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Kirkby Lonsdale
A picturesque market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District
Welcome to KIRKBY LONSDALE: a small, vibrant and relatively unspoilt market town situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Flanking the three counties of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire, the town offers a picturesque base from which to explore the English Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the Forest of Bowland. Named as one of the Best Places to Live in the UK by the Sunday Times, Kirkby Lonsdale itself is a historic, quaint market town with a fantastic reputation for high quality independent shopping, as well as excellent restaurants, cafés and pubs, and superb accommodation.
Here, you’ll find plenty to see and do, as well as popular landmarks like the 14th century Devil’s Bridge and Ruskin’s View – which inspired a painting by artist JMW Turner in 1822, and poet John Ruskin to declare ‘I do not know in all my country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.’
‘I do not know in all my country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.’
JOHN RUSKIN
The sun's shining and it's market day in Kirkby Lonsdale! ☀🛍
📍 Kirkby Lonsdale Charter Market, Market Square | 9am - 3pm*
📍 Craft & Artisan Market, Lunesdale Hall | 10am - 3pm
Once you've browsed the independent stalls, pop into town for a bite to eat or enjoy a walk along the River Lune. We hope to see you soon!
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We are thrilled to share that Kirkby Lonsdale is bidding to be Town of Culture 2028! 🎉
Kirkby Lonsdale has played a quiet but significant role in England's national story, inspiring artists and creatives like Turner, John Ruskin, Lee Child and more. It's a fantastic town with a strong spirit of welcome and belonging and we're proud to be a part of it ❤
Read more below - thank you to the BBC for sharing the news ⬇
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Kirkby Lonsdale bids for Town of Culture 2028
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Market town Kirkby Lonsdale enters for a chance to win £3m in prize money.5 CommentsComment on Facebook
Kirkby Lonsdale is going to be on TV! 📺🍿🎥
Tune in to BBC2 this evening at 6:30pm to catch our town on "Do You Know Your Place?".
Host Vernon Kay is joined by unreliable tour guide, The Traitors' Paul Gorton, and celebrities including Owain Wyn Evans, Greg Rutherford and Abby Cook - who must separate the credible from the questionable.
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