Kendal Museum
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Thursday—Saturday 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Local museum in Kendal, England
- Address: Station Road, Kendal, LA9 6BT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kendal railway station and St George’s Church, Kendal.
Kendal railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kendal railway station serves the market town of Kendal, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the Windermere branch line, which runs between Oxenholme and Windermere. Kendal railway station is situated 460 feet northeast of Kendal Museum.
St George’s Church, Kendal
Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. St George’s Church, Kendal is situated 710 feet southeast of Kendal Museum.
Stramongate Bridge
Bridge
Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stramongate Bridge is situated 520 feet south of Kendal Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kentrigg and Skelsmergh.
Kentrigg
Suburb
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kentrigg is a northern suburb of Kendal, Cumbria, England. By road, Kentrigg is located 1.2 miles north of the centre of Kendal and 1.4 miles southeast of Burneside.
Skelsmergh
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelsmergh is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg, in Westmorland and Furness in rural Cumbria, England, about 4 miles north of Kendal, on the A6 road. Skelsmergh is situated 1½ miles northeast of Kendal Museum.
Burneside
Village
Photo: Ryan Postlethwaite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burneside is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the south east of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from the confluence of the River Sprint. Burneside is situated 2 miles northwest of Kendal Museum.
Kendal Museum
- Categories: natural history museum, local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.33144° or 54° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.74179° or 2° 44′ 30″ westOperator
Kendal CollegeOpen location code
9C6V87J5+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 354080638OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6388857
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Kendal Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Kendal”
- German: “Kendal Museum”
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