The findings of an annual survey that sought to find the happiest places to live in Great Britain have been announced by the online real estate experts Rightmove.
The property website named Kendal 30th in the national rankings while impressively the south Cumbrian town sat fourth in the north west.
Skipton in North Yorkshire clinched the title of Britain’s happiest place to live this year, with the London locations of Richmond-upon-Thames and Camden sitting in second and third, according to the survey.
The town’s mayor, Councillor Richard Sutton, said: “We are delighted that Kendal has been recognised as one of the happiest places to live.
“Our town’s unique blend of stunning natural surroundings, vibrant community spirit, and rich cultural heritage makes Kendal a truly special place.
“At Kendal Town Council, we will continue working to make Kendal a desirable place to live, work, invest, and visit.”
Meanwhile some residents took to the social media platform of Facebook to comment on the news and to give their opinions on the new ranking.
Paula Jane Walker wrote: “I think Kendal is fabulous.
“On moving into the area from Manchester, I remember our first Westmorland Gazette front page headline: ‘Plant Pots Broken’.
“We knew then that we had made the right decision to move.”
Whilst Hazel Lawrence noted: “I moved to Kendal from the busy South East of the country in 2010, and I have never regretted it.”
On a slightly negative note, Richard Winn stated: “It is a nice town, but I feel the town centre has gone down a bit in the last 20 years but I suppose it’s the same for many towns across the country.”
However, on the town being one of the happiest places to live in the nation, Ian Oddy simply put: “Let’s keep it that way!”
And Emma Claire Browning wrote: “Love Kendal, and as many of you say, live somewhere else and then you appreciate the town’s beauty.”
Whilst Lewis Whiting noted that ‘Kendal is probably the nicest place to live in Cumbria, although that’s a pretty low bar.’
