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About Keswick

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria.

Though relatively small in size, Keswick has become a major centre for tourism in the North Lakes and has a population of approximately 5000.

The ever changing landscape offers fantastic views and an enormous variety of walking and climbing opportunities.

Two large award winning public parks near to Keswick town centre provide picturesque wooded and garden settings to enjoy and explore along with a large open area which is perfect for picnics and playing ball games. Boating trips around Lake Derwentwater offer the opportunity to relax whilst soaking up the stunning views.

Local attractions include 'The Fitz Park Museum' where you can find original manuscripts by Wordsworth and Ruskin. Robert Southey, Wordsworths predecessor as Poet Laureate was renowned as both a famous Poet and Biographer and once lived at Greta Hall in Keswick.

The 'Moot Hall', built in 1813 is situated in the Market Square and features a very unusual one-handed clock. The building also houses an Art Gallery and the Tourist Information Centre. In 1276 Edward I granted Keswick it's market charter and still to this day the Saturday market continues to thrive.

The 'Theatre by the Lake' is a purpose built theatre which offers a varied programme of events in art and entertainment.

You can learn all about the history of pencil making at 'The Pencil Museum'.

On the nearby hilltop of Castlerigg is the Stone Circle which dates back over 4000 years and offers an outstanding view of Keswick in its beautiful valley setting.

Beatrix Potter spent her teenage years at Lingholm and Fawe Park and the Stately Homes along with the amazing surrounding scenery is said to have inspired her with material for several of her famous novels.

Other nearby attractions include, 'The Teapottery', 'Friars Cragg' and 'Crosthwaite Church'.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Keswick

Derwentwater	(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)	Pictures
Castlerigg Stone Circle	(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum	(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction E)	Pictures
Skiddaw Forest	(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)	Pictures
Whinlatter Forest Park	(3.8 miles, 6.0 km, direction W)	Pictures
The Bowder Stone	(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction S)	Pictures
Honister Slate Mine	(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)	Pictures
Trotters World of Animals	(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Crummock Water	(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)	Pictures
Aira Force	(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Lorton Vale	(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)	Pictures
Lake District National Park	(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)	Pictures
Langdale Pikes	(10.0 miles, 16.2 km, direction S)	Pictures
Brothers Water	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Cockermouth Castle	(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Keswick

Castlerigg, in the county of Cumbria (1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells.
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Threlkeld, in the county of Cumbria (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE)
This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions.
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Grange in Borrowdale, in the county of Cumbria (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S)
A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England.
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Watendlath, in the county of Cumbria (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction S)
A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series.
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Rosthwaite, in the county of Cumbria (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction S)
Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park
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Borrowdale, in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction S)
There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park.
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Seatoller, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)
Seatoller, set in one of the most beautiful and exciting landscapes to be found in the lakes, gains its prosperity as a centre for climbers and walkers.
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Bassenthwaite, in the county of Cumbria (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)
This is the most northerly of all the lakes, it resembles beaten silver nestling between the sun dappled heights of soaring fells...
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Stonethwaite, in the county of Cumbria (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction S)
Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley.
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Buttermere, in the county of Cumbria (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)
Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty.
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Glenridding, in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)
Glenridding lies in a beautiful area on the south-west side of Ullswater.
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Loweswater, in the county of Cumbria (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)
Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters.
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Patterdale, in the county of Cumbria (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SE)
The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater.
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Martindale, in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction E)
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Wasdale Head, in the county of Cumbria (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)
Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance.
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Nearby travel help

Aspatria Station	(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NW)
M6 Junction 41	(14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction NE)
Penrith Station	(15.3 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)
M6 Junction 40	(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction E)
Blackpool Airport	(57.1 miles, 91.9 km, direction S)
Newcastle International Airport	(64.7 miles, 104.1 km, direction NE)
Keswick to London	(247.5 miles, 398.2 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Keswick

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Keswick center
The Grange Country House	(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
The Edwardene Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Keswick Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Queens Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
Skiddaw Hotel	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
The Kings Arms	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Highfield Hotel & Restaurant	(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)
Lodore Falls Hotel	(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction S)
Borrowdale Gates Country House Hotel	(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction S)
Scafell Hotel	(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)
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