Stricklandgate, Kendal, Westmorland And Furness
- Use Class
- Use Class: E
Key Features
- Prime town centre location in the heart of Kendal
- Situated within the popular Elephant Yard retail and leisure destination
- Prominent frontage onto Stricklandgate, Kendal's main shopping street
- Freehold hospitality opportunity with vacant possession
- Approximately 3,947 sq ft arranged over three floors
- Excellent transport links via the M6 and West Coast Main Line
- Suitable for pub, bar, restaurant or leisure use (subject to consents)
- Surrounded by established national and regional operators
- Strong year-round trade from both local residents and Lake District visitors
- Rare opportunity to acquire a Grade II Listed hospitality property with period features in one of Cumbria's most sought-after market towns.
Description
An exceptional opportunity to acquire a substantial Grade II freehold hospitality premises in a prime town centre location within Kendal, the principal town of South Lakeland and gateway to the Lake District National Park.
Located within the highly successful Elephant Yard development, a thriving retail and leisure destination, the property occupies a prominent position fronting Stricklandgate, Kendal's premier commercial thoroughfare. Surrounding occupiers include national and regional operators such as Boots, Costa Coffee, NatWest, Bob & Berts, Peacocks and Claire's Accessories, ensuring strong footfall throughout the year.
Kendal benefits from excellent transport connections, situated just 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 motorway. Oxenholme Lake District railway station is approximately 3 miles away, providing direct services to London Euston in under 3 hours and Glasgow in under 2 hours.
The property has period features, extends over three floors, and offers versatile accommodation suitable for a public house, bar, restaurant, boutique hospitality venue, or mixed-use leisure concept, subject to any necessary consents.
Accommodation:
Ground Floor: Approximately 1,285 sq ft
First Floor: Approximately 1,652 sq ft
Second Floor: Approximately 1,010 sq ft
Total Approximate Area: 3,947 sq ft
The attractive frontage onto Stricklandgate provides excellent visibility and branding opportunities in one of Cumbria's busiest market towns. The generous floor space offers significant potential for a destination food-and-beverage business, a boutique hotel conversion, an events venue, or other commercial hospitality use.
A rare opportunity to secure a landmark property in a highly sought-after Lake District location with strong year-round trade driven by both residents and visitors.
Map Location
Property details
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-13
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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- Listed Property
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 67% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Stramongate Primary School234 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 237
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ghyllside Primary School798 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 424
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 239
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Vicarage Park CofE Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 109
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Kirkbie Kendal School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,029
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Queen Katherine School0.9 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 910
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dallam School7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 761
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Lakes School8.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 445
- Type
- Community school
- Settlebeck School9.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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