Kendal Castle
You will find Kendal Castle in Kendal. Add any of 5 more places within 5 km to a visit. The site is run by South Lakeland District Council.
Castle in Kendal
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Kendal
Kendal Castle is inside Kendal’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Kendal peak at 18–19°C, June to August.
Kendal Castle
It is written up in 10 Wikipedias. Sizergh Castle, 5.1 km off, heads what is near.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- South Lakeland District Council
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- in Kendal
Kendal Castle at a glance
The places near Kendal Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kendal’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Kendal Castle
In size, Kendal comes first of the 8, with 28,939 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Kendal
Oxenholme
Natland
Burneside
Compare the 8 towns
Close to Kendal Castle
There are 19 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle among them.
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle5.1 km away2
Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery500 m away3
MuseumKendal Museum800 m away4
MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry600 m away5
Historic houseLevens Hall7.8 km away6
MuseumWindermere Jetty13 km away7
GardenHolehird Gardens14 km away8
Historic houseBlackwell12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Kendal Castle
Where is Kendal Castle?
Kendal Castle is in Kendal, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Kendal Castle?
Castle in the United Kingdom.
Who runs Kendal Castle?
South Lakeland District Council.
When is the best time to visit Kendal Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kendal, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kendal Castle?
Within 15 km: Sizergh Castle (5.1 km), Abbot Hall Art Gallery (500 m), Kendal Museum (800 m) and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry (600 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holehird Gardens: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackwell: GavinJA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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