Whinfell Beacon, Kendal

Name: Whinfell Beacon
Address: Kendal, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Kendal

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Whinfell Beacon is a hill of 472 metres in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, to the east of the Lake District. It is in the far east of the Lake District National Park since the national park's expansion in 2019. It is east of the A6 road and west of the M6 motorway, south of Borrowdale, Westmorland and east of the upper reaches of the River Mint. ()

Coordinates: 54°23'46"N, 2°39'29"W

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Kendal United Kingdom

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Whinfell Beacon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kendal Castle, Kendal Town Hall, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal Museum.

5.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, View point
Kendal Castle, Kendal
149 min walk • Kendal Castle is a medieval fortification to the east of the town of Kendal, Cumbria, in northern England. The castle, which is atop a glacial drumlin, was built in the 12th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal.
6 miSW
City hall
Kendal Town Hall, Kendal
153 min walk • The Town Hall is a municipal building in Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
6.1 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal
157 min walk • Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a museum and gallery in Kendal, England. Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the old Abbot’s Hall, roughly where the museum is today.
5.6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Kendal Museum, Kendal
143 min walk • Kendal Museum is a local museum in Kendal, Cumbria, on the edge of the Lake District in northwest England. It was founded in 1796 and includes collections of local archaeology, history, and geology, and a natural history collection from around the globe.
5.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Fashion museum
Quaker Tapestry, Kendal
148 min walk • The Quaker Tapestry consists of 77 panels illustrating the history of Quakerism from the 17th century to the present day. The idea of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson, the tapestry has a permanent home at the Friends Meeting House at Kendal, Cumbria, England.
4.8 miW
Valley
Longsleddale
122 min walk • Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73.
5.6 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St George's Church, Kendal
144 min walk • St George's Church is in Castle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
All Saints Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
150 min walk • All Saints Church is in the village of Orton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.9 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Thomas' Church, Kendal
150 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
5.8 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
149 min walk • The Church of Holy Trinity and St George is in New Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Lancaster. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
6 miSW
Church
Kendal Parish Church, Kendal
153 min walk • Kendal Parish Church, also known as the Holy Trinity Church due to its dedication to the Holy Trinity, is the Anglican parish church of Kendal, Cumbria, England.