Our closest town is Kirkby Stephen, 5 miles East. Kirkby Stephen is a small town but has a variety of shops for gifts, clothes, walking gear, and antiques. It’s a lovely little place for a stroll and a coffee. You may notice large parrots flying around up above the high street. No, you haven’t gone mad – these are birds who escaped from captivity decades ago and now thrive in the Kirkby Stephen area. 

​There are several restaurants and bars such as:

• The Mulberry Bush Café
• Church Gallery cakes
• Various fish and chip shops
• A Chinese restaurant
• An Indian restaurant
• Taggy man pub – serves pie
• The Pennine – serves local tapas  and cocktails
• The Black Bull – Pub
• The Kings Arms – Pub
• Several small cafes
• L’al Nook – Cocktail bar
• Mini Eden – coffee and cake
• The Bothy – Vegetarian food

And some lovely shops to explore

((to name a few as there are quite a few):

• The Church Gallery – Clothes and homeware
• Mini Eden – Children’s clothes
• Croft House – gifts
• Mic Macs – DIY and everything you might need
• Several other small walking shops and gift shops
• The Bothy/Mad about Mountains – walking gear