Penrith is a large town acting as a regional centre for the eastern Lake District, lying just outside the National Park.
The Penrith Museum and Tourist Information Centre are housed in the former Robinson's School, an Elizabethan building which was altered in 1670 and used as a school until the early 1970's.
Penrith railway station is close to the centre of Penrith, and directly opposite the ruins of Penrith Castle.
Penrith has been noted for the number of wells in and around the town, and well-dressing ceremonies were commonplace on certain days in the month of May. Three miles south-east of the town, on the River Eamont are the "Giants' caves", where the well was dedicated to St.
Penrith was the home town of William Wordsworth's mother, and the poet spent some of his childhood in the town, attending the local school with Mary Hutchinson his later wife.
Penrith lies with the ITV Border region and the BBC's North East and Cumbria region.
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