Kendal Transport

Getting There

Car

Leave the M6 motorway at junction 36, 37, 38 or 39.

Air

The closest airport to Kendal is Blackpool (54 miles by road). Others include Manchester (82 miles), Liverpool (86 miles) and Leeds Bradford (65 miles).

First TransPennine Express operates a direct train service between Manchester Airport and Kendal.

Train

Kendal train station [map] is on the branch line between Windermere and Oxenholme, a village a couple of miles to the south of Kendal. Oxenholme train station [map] is on the West Coast Mainline and offers services to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Carlisle, London, Lancaster and the south coast of England.

Timetables and cheap train tickets are available from the Trainline.

From Stopping (*see note) To Operator
Oxenholme Lake District Kendal Windermere First TransPennine Express
Manchester Airport Manchester Piccadilly, Bolton, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Kendal Windermere First TransPennine Express

* Only major stops in North West England are listed.

Kendal Facts & Figures

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the topiary gardens at Levens Hall are the oldest in the world.

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