Exploring Derwentwater by Boat with the Keswick Launch Company Taking a Cruise on the Lake with Keswick Launch The easiest and probably
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A Place of Adventures There’s nowhere quite like Honister Slate Mine, the last working slate mine in England. As well as being
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On its way from Keswick to Buttermere, the B5289 tops out at 1168ft (356m) above sea level – at Honister Pass. This
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The Most Photogenic Bridge in the Lake District Is Ashness Bridge the most photographed place in the Lake District? If not, it
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Close to the oak-fringed banks of the River Derwent in Borrowdale lies an enormous chunk of rock, balancing at an improbable angle
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The Lodore Falls are hidden away in a rocky woodland ravine close to the south-eastern tip of Derwentwater. The Romantic poet Robert
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The first Keswick Convention, held in a tent on a vicar’s lawn in 1875, was attended by almost 400 people. Things have
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Usually held in May, the Keswick Mountain Festival attracts thousands of outdoor enthusiasts every year. Visitors can sign up to take part
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The diminutive Cat Bells is one of the most popular fells in the entire Lake District. View it from the west on
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A Neolithic Wonder Amidst Majestic Mountains The construction of the circle dates back 5000 years, to around 3000 BC. This was the
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