Things To Do in and around Keswick
Burnside B&B is an excellent base for exploring Keswick and the Lake District. Burnside has a good range of brochures on local attractions and places of interest. Sharon & Peter are always happy to offer local advice on places to eat, fell walking & mountain bike routes from Burnside, birdwatching & wildlife hotspots etc. The Lake District National Park Weatherline forecast is available and updated daily.
There is an excellent Tourist Information Centre located in the ground floor of Moot Hall in Keswick’s Market Square with an comprehensive range of tourist information and very helpful staff. Keswick has an extensive range of facilities for short & long stay visitors. All the major banks are located in the Market Square along with a Post Office, Internet Cafes and Laundrette close by. If you have any special requirements or interests please feel free to contact us prior to your stay.
In the mean time please find some useful links below.
General
Lake District National Park Authority
www.lake-district.gov.uk
The National Trust
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Keswick Fairtrade Campaign
www.fairtradekeswick.org.uk
Services
Castelhead Medical Centre, Keswick
www.castlehead.org.uk
Bank Street Surgery, Keswick
www.northcumbriahealthnhs.uk/bankstreet
Weather
Keswick Schools Weather Stations
www.keswickweather.co.uk
LDNPA Weatherline
www.lake-district.gov.uk/weatherline
Metcheck
www.metcheck.co.uk
Restaurants
Unique Fine Dining, Keswick
www.uniquedining.co.uk
Luca’s Italian Restaurant, Keswick
www.lucasristorante.co.uk
Keswick Attractions
Bond Museum www.thebondmuseum.com Keswick Brewery Co. www.keswickbrewery.co.uk Keswick Parks
www.parks-in-keswick.co.uk
Keswick Pencil Museum
www.pencilmuseum.co.uk
Cars of the Stars, Keswick
www.carsofthestars.com
Keswick Mining Museum
www.keswickminingmuseum.co.uk
Mire House, Bassenthwaite
www.mirehouse.com
Cinema & Theatre
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
www.theatrebythelake.co.uk
Keswick Cinema
www.keswick-alhambra.co.uk
Keswick Film Club
www.keswickfilmclub.org
Shops
Lakeland Fine Leather
www.lakelandleather.co.uk
The Necessary Angel, Keswick
www.artangel.co.uk
Needle Sports of Keswick
www.needlesports.com
George Fisher Outdoor, Keswick
www.georgefisheronline.co.uk
Keswick Mountain Bikes
www.keswickbikes.co.uk
Treeby & Bolton-The China Shop
www.treeby-bolton.co.uk
John Young Furnishings of Keswick
www.johnyoungkeswick.co.uk
Cornerwise Specialist Whisky
www.cornerwise-keswick.com
Walking/Climbing
Walking & cycling smart phone route apps www.viewranger.com/lakes
British Mountaineering Council
www.thebmc.co.uk
Keswick Mountain Rescue
www.keswickmrt.org.uk
Cockermouth Mountain Rescue
www.cockermouthmrt.org.uk
Wainwright Society
www.wainwright.org.uk
Stanfords Maps & Guides
www.stanfords.co.uk
See LDNPA walks
www.lake-district.gov.uk
Online routes
www.go4awalk.com
Derwentwater
Keswick Launch Co.
www.keswick-launch.co.uk
Derwentwater Marina
www.derwentwatermarina.co.uk
Nichol End Marine, Derwentwater
www.nicholendmarine.co.uk
Platty+ Boat Hire & Tuition
www.plattyplus.co.uk
Mountain Bikes
Keswick Mountain Bikes
www.keswickbikes.co.uk
Cyclewise Whinlatter
www.cyclewisetraining.co.uk
Adrenalin
GoApe Whinlatter Forest Park
www.goape.co.uk
Honister Via Ferrata
www.honister-slate-mine.co.uk
Sport
Keswick Golf Club
www.keswickgolfclub.com
Keswick Rugby Club
www.kesickrugbyclub.co.uk
Keswick Anglers
www.keswickanglers.co.uk
Birds & Wildlife
Cumbria Bird Club
www.cumbriabirdclub.org.uk
Bassenthwaite Ospreys
www.ospreywatch.co.uk
Tourism & Conservation Partnership
www.ourstolookafter.co.uk
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle
www.tulliehouse.co.uk
Virtual Fauna of Lakeland
www.lakelandwildlife.co.uk
