Kendal, UK, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland District of Cumbria. The town lies in the valley of the River Kent. Kendal is known as a producer of pipe tobacco and snuff and as the home of Kendal mint cake, which is often eaten as an energy snack and has had long-time popularity with hikers and mountaineers. Renowned scientist John Dalton is from Kendal.