Stricklandgate0.1 mi from Kendal centrelast reviewed May 2026
A working tea and coffee merchant since 1819, with a retail counter that's still the point of the room. Ask about the Ethiopian range; staff can match an origin to a taste preference on the spot.
Trading coffee since 1819, and the staff still know what they're selling.
Stricklandgate0.1 mi from Kendal centrelast reviewed May 2026
A working tea and coffee merchant since 1819, with a retail counter that's still the point of the room. Ask about the Ethiopian range; staff can match an origin to a taste preference on the spot.
Trading coffee since 1819, and the staff still know what they're selling.
13 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4LY, UK
0.1 mi from Kendal centre
A working roastery you can walk into, with named single-origin lots on the counter and staff who roasted every one of them. This is a sourcing-led operation, not a cafe that happens to stock bags.
Penningtons roast in Kendal and sell direct from the roastery. The Summit Special arrives before it stops degassing.
Podda & Wren roast on-site in Elephant Yard, and the flat white you order here is the source product before it heads out to the rest of the Lakes.