Penrith, lying in the heart of Cumbria is a hidden gem amongst the busy travel and tourism hot spots within the Lake District National Park.  Experience action and adventure or unwind and relax - Penrith is the ideal base whatever your preference.

For the visitor, Penrith offers a unique shopping experience with a wealth of Specialist Shops and a farmers market on every 3rd Tuesday of each month, providing fresh local produce. Penrith also boasts a Castle and a Grade 1 listed Church, both of which are set in pleasant gardens and provide ideal sites for summer picnics. Within the town there is a variety of food eateries, offering Spanish, Chinese, Indian, and Italian cuisine. The many pubs offer local beers and traditional food.

To find out about things to do, visitor information and guidebooks call into the Tourist Information Centre on Middlegate. The Penrith Museum next door will take you on a trip into Penrith's past. There is a wide variety of accommodation available from hostels, to large family run hotels, and everything in between.

Within a very short distance from Penrith there is an abundance of natural attractions - Ullswater, Lacey's Caves, the River Eden - to mention just a few. There are many other popular places to visit close by - Long Meg, gardens, old houses, farms and wildlife parks in the area - there is something for everyone.

Penrith is the ideal base for exploring the Lake District. There is fast access to South Lakeland with the tourist hotspots of Windermere and Ambleside. The grandeur of the northern lakes is within half an hour's drive to the west where the town of Keswick in its spectacular setting welcomes the serious walkers and climbers with its wealth of specialist shops dedicated to outdoor pursuits. Our "local" lake is beautiful Ullswater with its dramatic setting and the unspoilt and quiet Eden Valley is all around Penrith. Cycle along the country lanes, laze by the river and streams or walk the fields and hills of the Pennines on the east side of town. Penrith's location offers the best of everything.