KENDAL YARDS AND HISTORY

4th June 2017

Aimed at/grading: Easy

Duration/length: 1 ½ – 2 hours

The Yards of Kendal are one of the town’s most distinctive features. They are a characteristic portrayal of parts of Kendal’s unique history.  In days gone by they were a series of thriving little communities lined with cottages and workshops.  With the march of progress and the wholesale destruction during the slum clearances of the 1960s, their number has been drastically reduced to become little more than a tourist attraction.  Having said that, there is still life in the yards and they deserve more than a superficial inspection. This walk will take you down some of the more picturesque ones revealing their history.
 

Meeting place The Town Hall

Meeting time 9.50 for 10.00 start.

Leader Kendal Civic Society

Need Clothing appropriate to weather conditions as forecast.

Dogs? Only if on lead

Transport? Not required

Max number of people  25 -30

Cost £1, please consider a donation to The Civic Society on the day.

DATES & TIMES

4th June 2017

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