if you are coming up to the Lakes for biking Kendal isn’t really the best place to stay as there isn’t much biking from the door
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I can string together a 2+hr ride from Kendal over The Helm, Brigsteer, Underbarrow without too much effort. OK, some of it you kind of need to know or discover (rather than just look on a map) but there’s loads of biking right from the town centre if you’re willing to throw in a few bits of road or farm track to link it all up.
Back to the OP: no idea of where to stay but I like the food in the Brewery Arts Centre. There’s a good restaurant and the pub next door does a slightly more basic menu (pizza etc) as well.