visit kirkby lonsdale...
The picturesque market town of Kirkby Lonsdale on the banks of the River Lune is ideally located on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and within easy reach of the Lake District.
The centre is a pleasing mix of elegant 18th-century buildings and stone cottages
huddled around cobbled courtyards and narrow alleyways with evocative names such as Salt Pie Lane and Jingling Lane. Traditional butchers, bakers and ‘the best independent cheese shop in the UK' (2007) jostle alongside designer jewellery, fashion and home décor outlets.
About the area
History & heritage
Kirkby Lonsdale is one of the few Cumbrian towns mentioned in the Domesday Book.
history
heritage
Art & culture
Traditional butchers, bakers and ‘the best independent cheese shop in the UK' (2007) jostle alongside designer jewellery and home décor outlets.
Natural enviroment
Surrounding the town is a rolling landscape of winding lanes and verdant green fields
What's on
From Hot Air Balloon gathering to Brass Band Competitions, Kirkby Lonsdale has lots to offer.
Did you know....
Bronte sisters
The Bronte Sisters attended a school for clergymen's daughters at Cowan Bridge in 1824-25. The school later moved to Casterton in 1833 and became Casterton School. In Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, the village school was the setting for ‘Lowood' and Kirkby Lonsdale became ‘Lowton'.
Radical Steps
The Radical Steps were named after the liberal views of a Dr Pearson, who had them built around 1830.
