TWO BREWERIES AND A TOWN

Having left Windermere behind, we soon arrive at the small village of Ings. Here we find the excellent Watermill Inn, with its own brewery. 

We now take a Stagecoach bus to Staveley (not to be confused with other places of the same name).

We could also have arrived at Staveley by rail, on the Windermere branch. (Creative Commons License).

Staveley is blessed with St James' Church.  (Creative Commons License).

There are also the only remains of a medieval church, now called St Margaret's Tower. (Creative Commons License).

More important perhaps, there's a pub, the Eagle & Child.

Staveley is also now home to Hawkshead Brewery, with its adjacent beer hall.

From the nearby Dales Way, there are views towards the Howgill Fells.

Onwards now, through Burneside by Ribble bus.

We the arrive at the town of Kendal, famous for mint cakes. Here's the raiway station, a shadow of its former self.

A Trans Pennine 185 unit arrives in 2011.

Ribble Motor Services ran buses in Kendal.

Bus services later passed to Cumberland MS.

Stagecoach then took over.

A bit of culture for you, in the form of Holy Trinity Church. (Creative Commons License).

Kendal once boasted a brewery. It's now an arts centre (more culture).

Every town has one - a Wetherspoons. It's called the Miles Thompson.

Burgundy's Wine Bar serves wine (obviously), but also has real ale.

This once fine establishment, the Sawyers Arms, is now shut.

The Castle Inn had closed, but is now open again in the hands of the former owner of the Ring o'Bells.

I'm pleased to say that the Ring o'Bells has also recently reopened!

That's yer lot for now. We'll move onwards to Oxenholme and beyond in my next posting. Don't forget, you can follow the route here.