Kendal Museum
Kendal Museum is a local museum in Kendal. It comes under Kendal College. Nearby, Kendal Castle (800 m) heads a list of 19 within 15 km.
Museum in Kendal
Inside Kendal
Kendal Museum 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.
The seasons here
If warmth matters, go June to August: Kendal reaches 18–19°C.
Kendal Museum
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Kendal College
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Kendal
- Official site
- kendalmuseum.org.uk
The map
Kendal Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kendal’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Kendal tops the 4 for size, at 28,939 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
What else is near Kendal Museum
Within 15 km are 19 places, among them 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses.
CastleKendal Castle800 m away2
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle5.6 km away3
Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery900 m away4
MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry1 km away5
Historic houseLevens Hall8.4 km away6
Historic house · National TrustTownend14 km away7
MuseumWindermere Jetty12 km away8
GardenHolehird Gardens13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Kendal Museum
Where is Kendal Museum?
Kendal Museum is in Kendal, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Kendal Museum?
Local museum in Kendal, England.
Who runs Kendal Museum?
Kendal College.
When is the best time to visit Kendal Museum?
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 Museum?
Within 15 km: Kendal Castle (800 m), Sizergh Castle (5.6 km), Abbot Hall Art Gallery (900 m) and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry (1 km).
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 Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, 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
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