KESWICK & THE LAKE DISTRICT
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Enjoy the many attractions around the picturesque market town of Keswick-on-Derwentwater and explore the breathtaking scenery of the Lake District National Park |
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The 4000-year-old Stone Circle of Castlerigg lies to the east and overlooks Keswick in its lovely valley setting, nestling neatly between the massive peak of Skiddaw and the calm of Derwentwater. Early lead mining, quarrying and the growth of bobbin and pencil manufacturing have all played their part in a long and often dramatic history.
It is also a place where you can see both our native red squirrels and Ospreys in their natural wild habitat. |
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Lake
District National Park or beyond to the Solway coast or Hadrian's
wall. The peace and tranquility of this beautiful area can
be enjoyed whatever time of the year you visit.
Though
small in size, Keswick offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor
attractions for the visitor. Most of these are within a three
minute walk of Woolstore Cottage and include the Cumberland Pencil
Museum; Keswick Victorian Museum and Art Gallery; The Teapottery;
Hope Park; Fitz Park; Friars Crag; The 'state of the art' Theatre
by the Lake; the stylish 1920's Alhambra Cinema; Indoor Leisure
Pool; Indoor Climbing Wall; Derwentwater Launches.
