53 Highgate
Kendal LA9 4ED
Property For Lease

The property is situated on Highgate in Kendal town centre, which is in South Lakeland, South Cumbria and in the North West of England. Kendal is the principal town of South Lakeland and is situated just outside of the southern boundary of the Lake District National Park only 6 miles from Junctions 36 and 37 of the M6 Motorway. The market town has a resident population of 29,495 (2011 Census) and is a popular tourist destination being 10 miles south of Windermere. The town has a weighted retail catchment in excess of 50,000 people and a greater district catchment in excess of 102,000. The district’s Class Grouping indicates that in excess of 50% of the catchment area is of A, B or C demographic. Kendal provides a lively town centre which benefits from local and tourism trade from the Lake District National Park with a good mix of local, regional and national retailers and leisure outlets. There are two main shopping centres, Elephant Yard which has occupiers such as Next, Boots and Costa Coffee and the Westmorland Shopping Centre which has Clarks Shoes, Waterstones and EE. The town centre also has a Marks and Spencer’s, Booths Supermarket, Lidl and a Tesco Metro. The Westmorland Shopping Centre has an indoor market and, on a Wednesday and Saturday. Highgate forms part of Kendal’s retailing centre and connects with Stricklandgate/Finkle Street, around 100 metres to the north of the subject property. Surrounding occupiers on Highgate include Boyes, Iceland, HSBC, Scope, Ladbrokes, Oxfam and Betfred as well as a range of local businesses including cafes, restaurants, hairdressers and professional services. The Town Hall, with the main local authority offices, is just 50 metres to the north including a large multi-storey car park and further parking is provided immediately to the rear on Dowker’s Lane.