Friends of the Lake District

Friends of the Lake District is an office in Natland, Westmorland and Furness, England which is located on Oxenholme Road. Friends of the Lake District is situated nearby to the government office Kendal Driving Test Centre, as well as near Lake District National Park Authority.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alavana and Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station.

Alavana

Archaeological site

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Alavana was a name tentatively applied to the ruins of a Roman fort at Watercrook about 2 mi south of Kendal in Cumbria, for which the Roman name Medibogdo is a perfect fit to its river-bend position. Alavana is situated 3,100 feet west of Friends of the Lake District.

Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station

Railway station

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Oxenholme Lake District railway station serves the village of Oxenholme, near Kendal, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the West Coast Main Line and is the south-eastern terminus of the branch line to Windermere. Oxenholme Lake District Railway Station is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Friends of the Lake District.

Kendal Castle

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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 13th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal. Kendal Castle is situated 1 mile north of Friends of the Lake District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxenholme and Kendal.

Oxenholme

Village

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Oxenholme is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Westmorland and is part of the civil parish of Kendal, and lies just to the south east of the town.

Kendal

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Kendal, in Cumbria, is a market town of 29,000 inhabitants. It describes itself as "The Gateway to the Lakes". Kendal is a picturesque, moderate sized town with plenty of shopping and surprisingly little tourist activity.