Kendal Mint Cake: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ate Romney's Kendal mint cake on the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953. This being the first successful expedition…

The Topiary Gardens and Levens Hall: Levens Hall is situated just off the A6 at near Levens village. The hall (with pele-tower) is the largest Elizabethan house in the Lake…

The Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal is very much at the heart of South Lakeland's cultural and creative life. It is one of the country's leading arts centres. Established in…

Levens Hall historic house is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th Century pele tower. The building was was expanded and rebuilt towards the end of the 16th Century. It…

Sedgwick House Following our boat trip on the Kendal to Lancaster canal, I have realised the connection with the canal and a grand house at Sedgwick nearby. In 1852, at…

Waterwitch on Lancaster Canal