Kendal roads and travel news
Kendal roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Kendal 20mph Order Made, Covering the A6 and Most Estates
The council made Kendal's 20mph order on 3 November. It covers the A6 through town and more than 170 lengths of road, and applies once the signs go up.
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Burneside
Burneside Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Burneside
Burneside roadworks: Chapel Field (notice of 29 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Windermere
Windermere Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Windermere
Windermere roadworks: Limethwaite Road (now, until 23 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Roads
Burneside and Grasmere 20mph Approved, Signs by March 2027
Councillors approved 20mph limits for Burneside, Grasmere, Crosscrake and four other places on 15 October, unchanged. Signs are due by the end of March 2027.
Roads
Kendal relief road dropped from government funding list
The Kendal Northern Access Route, a new road from the A591 to the A6, will not get government money. The council says it will ask ministers to explain why.
Roads
Burneside 20mph: 18 objections, order approved 15 October
Burneside's 20mph order was approved as advertised on 15 October despite 18 of 20 responses objecting. Here is every objection and the officers' answers.
Kendal
Cumbria bus consultation closed: what happens next for Kendal
The Cumbria bus reform questionnaire closed on 25 October and no findings date is set. What the study is, what it asked and why your Kendal buses stay the same.
Kendal
Westmorland Shopping Centre car park: wider bays from 28 Sep
Relining at Kendal's biggest car park starts Monday 28 September. Bays go from 2.4m to 2.6m wide, so there will be fewer spaces, and floors will shut in turn.
What's On
Westmorland County Show 2026: free Kendal bus, £23 tickets
Gates open at 8am on 9 and 10 September at Crooklands. Book by 8 September for £23 adult tickets, and take the free half-hourly bus from Kendal Bus Station.
Parking
County Hall Kendal Parking: 3 Areas Cut, Order Approved
Areas 1, 2 and 4 of the County Hall car park in Kendal leave public use after the order was approved on 15 October. Area 5 stays as public parking.
Roads
Burneside and Grasmere 20mph: 16 Roads, Approved 15 October
Burneside gets 20mph on 11 roads and Grasmere on five under the order approved on 15 October. Windermere's scheme was dropped. Signs are due by March 2027.
Travel
Kendal Christmas Trains and Buses: What Stops, and When
No Northern trains run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Last winter the main line shut north of Oxenholme for two weeks. What we know about Christmas 2026 so far.