Kendal Castle sits quietly above the town and is the perfect spot to stretch your legs and soak up a little history. The walk takes around 30 minutes round trip, with views over Kendal’s rooftops and the fells beyond. You can park at Kendal Snowsports Club (pay and display, just off Parkside Road). From there, follow the path uphill past the dry ski slope on your left and continue up the steps, you’ll be greeted with one of Kendal’s best views at the top. Peaceful, easy to reach and right on our

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Kendal Castle ruins on Castle Hill overlooking the Lake District town of Kendal. The castle dates from around the 12th century but has been a ruin since the 16th century.

A fly around Kendal Castle - a proper hilltop ruin that still feels like it’s keeping an eye on the town below. The stone castle was built around 1200 to replace the earlier fortification at Castle Howe, and it became the seat of the Barony of Kendal. You can still read the plan from above - curtain wall, towers, the gatehouse area - even though the place has been a ruin since the Tudor period. It’s also tangled up in local legend through the Parr family, later owners of the castle and linked wi