Views of Kendal (1)

Kendal is the major town in Southern Lakeland and has a population of around 25000. The town is mentioned in … More

Museum of Lakeland life (2): Lakeland House

Inside the Museum of Lakeland Life in Kendal there are reconstructed rooms from a Lakeland farm house in the c … More

3698 Repulse is an example of the Hunslett austerity class of industrial locomotives. It was built in 1950 and saw … More

We visited Kendal in Southern Lakeland twice during our holiday. There was an information board by the River Kent as … More

The Museum of Lakeland life in Kendal is a wonderful place containing a rather eclectic collection of items to do … More

About a mile from the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss is the RSPB reserve at Morecombe Bay. This is a … More

The RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss near Carnforth in Lancashire consists of a number of Reed-beds and lakes. It is … More

The line leaves Lakeside station alongside Lake Windermere and passes into the valley of the river Leven, just above where … More

In the 1860s the Furness Railway Company decided to build a branch line from Plumpton Junction, near Ulverston to Lake … More

We had a pair of pheasants come to the feeder station in the back garden of our cottage most days. … More