• Alston
• Allonby And Aspatria
• Ambleside And Troutbeck
• Appleby In Westmoreland
• Askam In Furness
• Barrow In Furness
• Bassenthwaite
• Borrowdale
• Bowness On Windermere
• Brough
• Buttermere
• Brampton
• Broughton In Furness
• Carlisle
• Cartmel
• Cleator Moor
• Cockermouth
• Coniston
• Dalston
• Dalton In Furness
• Dent
• Grange Over Sands
• Grasmere
• Greenodd
• Grizedale
• Hawkshead
• Kendal
• Keswick
• Kirkby Lonsdale
• Wasdale And Gosforth
• Kirkby Stephen
• Longtown
• Loweswater
• Maryport
• Melmerby
• Milnthorpe
• Nenthead
• Newby Bridge
• Orton
• Penrith
• Pooley Bridge
• Ravenglass And Eskdale
• Sedbergh
• Seascale
• Shap
• Silloth And Solway
• St Bees
• Skiddaw
• Staveley
• Tebay
• The Duddon Valley
• Threlkeld
• Ulverston
• Vale Of Lorton
• Wasdale
• Wetheral
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• Wigton
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Keswick

Situated at the centre of the Northern Lakes, Keswick offers visitors some of the most dramatic and beautiful countryside in the Lake District. To the west of the town are situated Grisedale Pike and Causey Pike, which are a stark contrast to the rugged Walla and Falcon Crags in the east.

Just south of the town are the deep waters of Derwentwater, which lead towards Borrowdale. Originally a cheese farm, Keswick is now a lively town with plenty of facilities and attractions for tourists.Built on mounds of glacial deposits, the town was actually shaped into oval mounds by the movement of glaciers.

Once joined to Bassenthwaite Lake, the glacial lake of Derwentwater is still home to the relic fish, the Vendace, which is from the last Ice Age. With four islands, namely Lord´s Island, Derwent Island, Rampsholme Island and Derwent Island, the lake offers visitors a wealth of things to see and do.

Friar´s Crag is a rocky point on Derwentwater which offers visitors superb views over the lake to Borrowdale. If you want to enjoy the views from the lake, take a trip on the Keswick launch which provides a regular service around the lake.

The Osprey Project

The nearby Osprey Project succeeded in getting ospreys to return to the Lake District in 2001, and every year since, ospreys have reared their young on a specially prepared platform at Wythop Woods, overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake. In Dodd Wood, just opposite, there is a viewing point with telescopes. Project staff are on hand daily until the end of August to provide visitors with information. The ospreys can also be viewed from afar by video link at Whinlatter Visitor Centre.

Moot Hall

Moot Hall replaced an earlier courthouse which dated back to 1695. Built in 1813, the hall has been used as a dairy market, a prison, a copper store and a town hall over the years. Today it functions as a National Park Information Centre and meeting room.

Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

Keswick Museum and Art Gallery includes some intriguing exhibits, including a mummified cat, Napoleon´s tea cup and the skin of a giant cobra. Original manuscripts from Wordsworth, Southey and Walpole can also be viewed.

Crosthwaite Church

Croshtwaite Church is dedicated to St Kentigern who came to Keswick in 553 AD. A Norman church was built on the site in 1181, and the churchyard holds the grave of Canon Rawnsley, the co-founder of the National Trust, who died in 1920.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

For visitors to the Lake District who are interested in the mining heritage of the area, a trip to the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a must. Here you can see photos, displays and artefacts on the mineral heritage of Cumbria and enjoy an underground tour of a reconstructed working mine.

St John's Church

Built in 1838, St John´s Church is the only red sandstone building in the town of Keswick, and it was paid for by John Marshall, a wealthy land owner from Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Walpole is buried in the terrace graveyard which overlooks the lake.

Honister Slate Mine

Situated close to Keswick at Borrowdale, the Honister Slate Mine allows visitors to experience the working conditions in a mine of this type. Guided tours through the underground passages explain the workings of the mine, and the Via Ferrata, outside, follows traditional miner´s paths to work over Fleetwith Pike.

Mirehouse

Located close to Keswick, the historic Mirehouse boasts beautiful gardens on the shores of Lake Bassenthwaite, plus lakeside walks, a woodland playground, a heather maze and a rhododendron tunnel. Mirehouse has literary connections with Tennyson, Southey and Wordsworth, and visitors can enjoy a home-cooked meal in the nearby Old Sawmill Tearoom.

Castlerigg Stone Circle

The Castlerigg Stone Circle is made up of 38 stones, situated on a grassy plateau, and surrounded by an incredible mountain panorama. The stones are glacial abnormalities which were dragged here on log rollers and placed in position about 3,500 years ago. The Stone Circle is thought to be 1,000 years older than Stonehenge, and it dates from around 3,000 BC. The stones were thought to be linked to the seasonal movements of the sun and moon.

The Lake District has recently been voted the most beautiful region of England, and visitors continue to flock to Keswick, Windermere, Carlisle, Ullswater and Grasmere to enjoy a range of fabulous hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfast accommodation, plus award-winning attractions and colourful annual festivals and events. If you are looking for accommodation in the Lake District that adds a touch of style and class to your visit, check out the boutique hotels and themed hotels in Windermere, Bowness and Keswick.

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