Kendal Local Information
Practical local information for Kendal: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Kendal Roadworks This Week: Burneside Road and Nether Bridge
Burneside Road is shut to all traffic into early November. Nether Bridge closes on 12 October, the night A590 closures at Meathop begin. Full list.
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Kendal Bin Days: Bank Holiday Puts Every Round a Day Late
Monday 31 August pushes every Kendal collection a day later all week. Garden waste now costs £60 a year, and Canal Head tip opens 8am to 4pm every day.
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Parking in Kendal: No Free Car Park, £1.50 on a Sunday
There is no free council car park anywhere in Kendal. All day costs £8.10, or £1.50 on a Sunday at South Lakeland House and £1.40 if you buy before 7am.
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Kendal Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,525.45
Band D in Kendal is £2,525.45 for 2026/27, up 5.1% on last year. Full A to H table, what each precept adds, and the 100% premium now charged on second homes.
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Kendal house prices: £249,000 median, 440 sales
The typical Kendal home sold for £249,000 last year, against £385,000 in the Lakes parish. Land Registry sales by parish, with prices by property type.
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Kendal to London: 3h01 fastest, via Oxenholme
The fastest Kendal to Euston journey is 3 hours 1 minute with one change at Oxenholme. August 2026 fares: £135.10 off-peak return, advance singles from £89.
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Things to do in Kendal: prices, and 2 museums shut
Two Kendal museums are closed and a third opens on Wednesdays only. Verified August 2026 prices and opening hours for everything that is actually open.
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Kendal planning: 491 homes and 26,000 by 2045
Story Homes wants 491 houses off Burton Road, and the council must find room for 26,000 by 2045. Where both stand on the register, and who decides what here.
Schools
Kendal School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is 26 October
Westmorland and Furness half term is 26 to 30 October and schools break up on 18 December. KKS and QKS go back on 4 January, a day before the council's date.
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Kendal October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, What's On
Kendal's October half term is Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026. Twelve things on, from Nick Cope at Brewery Arts to Sizergh and the Lakeside steam trains.
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.