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