Guides and planning help for Keswick, written from what we found on the ground.
Lodore Falls: the Borrowdale Cascade from Keswick How to reach Lodore Falls from Keswick — the lakeshore walk, the launch to Lodore jetty, the 78 bus… Read more → 
Castlerigg Stone Circle: Dawn, the Fells and How to Get There from Keswick Castlerigg from Keswick — a free Neolithic circle on a plateau ringed by mountains, older than Stonehenge… Read more → 
The Derwent Pencil Museum: Graphite, Wartime Maps and the Factory Keswick Built Keswick's Pencil Museum — the Borrowdale wad mine, pencils made in town until 2008, the silk-map escape… Read more → 
When to Visit Keswick: Seasons, the Convention and the Weeks to Avoid The best time to come to Keswick — rainfall, fell conditions, Derwentwater in season, the Keswick Convention… Read more → 
Parking in Keswick: Where to Leave the Car Every Keswick car park explained — free options, the central pay-and-display sites, trailhead parking for… Read more → 
Day Trips From Keswick: Twelve Places Within an Hour Where to go on a day out from Keswick — Buttermere, Borrowdale, Ullswater, Cockermouth, Grasmere, Whinlatter… Read more → 
Derwentwater: Boats, Jetties and the Walk Around the Lake How to get out on Derwentwater — the Keswick Launch circuit, kayak and rowing boat hire, the islands, the… Read more → 
Where to Eat and Drink in Keswick A working guide to eating out in Keswick — the pubs with real ale and live music, the fish and chips locals… Read more →