Kendal Meeting
Meeting for Worship
Sundays: 10:30am -11.30am
Friday: 12:30pm – 1.00pm
Wednesday: 7:30pm – 8:00pm
Stramongate
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4BH
Welcome to Kendal Quaker Meeting, a medium sized, caring and outward looking worshipping Quaker community. Our historic Meeting House is a grade 2* listed building where Quakers have worshipped for over 200 years. Everybody is always welcome to our Meetings for Worship. Worship takes place in the Meeting House at the following times.
In person
- Sunday morning 10.30am -11.30am
- Friday lunchtime 12.30pm -1.00pm
On-line
- Wednesday evening 7.30pm – 8.00pm. Please contact us to join our Zoom Meeting for Worship.
Location
Kendal Meeting House is in the centre of the town and a few minutes’ walk from both the Bus Station and Kendal Railway Station. If you arrive by car, the building is on the one way system through Kendal. If you miss the car park entrance, you can continue turning right round the block for a second attempt! Look out for our brightly coloured railings.
Children’s Meeting
We hold a Meeting for Worship for children and young people on the first and third Sunday. Please contact us for further details.
Accessibility
The ground floor is wheelchair accessible, we have self opening doors, an accessible toilet and there is a hearing loop in the main meeting room. There is limited car parking including a Blue Badge bay next to the front door.
Room Hire
We have several spaces of varying sizes available to hire for meetings, training, workshops, therapy sessions, events etc. Over the years our building has been the venue for talks, book launches, AGMs, craft fairs and numerous community events.
Kendal Meeting House
Kendal Meeting House is a large two storey building with lots of rooms. It is simple, plain and uncluttered, in line with Quaker principles. The Meeting House garden has a large lawn and borders filled with flowers, shrubs and mature trees. There is a Peace Pole and there are benches to sit on. Next door to our Meeting House is the Garden Cafe & Takeaway and we are part of Kendal’s Courtesy Toilet Scheme.
History
Kendal Meeting House is in ‘1652 country’; the area of the North-West of England in which George Fox and others established Quakerism, and is also in the centre of what has historically been a Quaker town. For a brief history of Kendal Meeting House click here. Kendal Meeting House can be visited during the cafe’s opening hours (usually Wednesday to Saturday) and on a Sunday morning.
Explore
Exploring Kendal Meeting House
The entrance hall to our Meeting House has information on Quakerism and the 1652 country where Quakerism was founded. You will also see information on the history of Kendal Meeting House.
Sometimes small groups of Friends worship in our garden. This is a view of the river side of the Meeting House and garden.
Our Meeting Room.
Our ancient Quaker Burial Ground on Sedbergh Road in Kendal.