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Penrith is a market town in Cumbria on the M6. Many people pass the town on their way between England and Scotland or the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. There’s a castle ruin, an unusual Church and loads of tearooms and pubs.

Penrith Castle

Centre of Penrith

Penrith Church

If you’re looking for internet access, you can use a cafe on Devonshire Street which charges £1.50 for a couple of hours, or there’s the friendly and spacious Bluebell bookshop on Angel Square which allows free wifi and has comfy sofas, tables and chairs to boot. They also serve drinks and cakes.

Bluebell Bookshop in Penrith


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The Tourist Information has a free musem exhibit and there’s a bus connection to the nearby Whinfell Forest Center Parcs on the 104 service.