Keswick



Borrowdale - Day outBorrowdale
Cars of the Stars - Day outCars of the Stars
Castlerigg Stone Circle - Day outCastlerigg Stone Circle
Derwent Island House - Day outDerwent Island House
Force Crag Mine - Day outForce Crag Mine
Go Ape! Whinlatter Forest Park - Day outGo Ape! Whinlatter Forest Park
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery - Day outKeswick Museum and Art Gallery
Mirehouse and Gardens - Day outMirehouse and Gardens
Platty+ - Day outPlatty+
The Bond Museum - Day outThe Bond Museum
The Cumberland Pencil Museum - Day outThe Cumberland Pencil Museum
Thornthwaite Galleries - Day outThornthwaite Galleries
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Borrowdale

Spectacular and varied landscape around Derwentwater. This is the location of the Trust's first acquisition in the Lake District, Brandelhow Woods, on the lakeshore. Total NT protection in the area today covers 11,806 hectares (29,173 acres), includi ...

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Cars of the Stars

In 1982, while filming the television series 'The Spoils of War' Granada Television approached Keswick painter and sculptor, Peter D Nelson and asked if they could borrow his MG TC for use in their production. It was as a result of this that several ...

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg is perhaps the most atmospheric and dramatically sited of all British stone circles, with panoramic views and the mountains of Helvellyn and High Seat as a backdrop. It is also among the earliest British circles, raised in about 3000 BC du ...

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Derwent Island House

18th-century house on an idyllic island. This intriguing house, set on an island in Derwentwater, is surrounded by mature wooded gardens and well hidden from the mainland. It reflects a variety of classical styles and has stunning views across the la ...

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Force Crag Mine

As you walk the gently rising mine track from just outside Braithwaite village, it is hard to believe that this beautiful area of the Lake District fells was once the backdrop to a mining industry. Hugging the side of the fell with the winding beck b ...

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Go Ape! Whinlatter Forest Park

Set in the North of the picturesque Lake District; the home of outdoor adventure. Whinlatter will be our highest course above sea level, (rising to 790 metres), making it a real high altitude experience. Soak up the spectacular views across the Lake ...

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Keswick Museum and Art Gallery

Keswick Museum has been ranked third as one of 'The World's Strangest Museums' on a knowledge website called helium.com.
The Museum tells the story of Keswick and the surrounding area. Keswick has a unique history, with lots of 'firsts', includin ...

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Mirehouse and Gardens

Set in the heart of the North Lake District, three miles from Keswick, the beautiful gardens at Mirehouse include the Poetry Walk, rhododendron tunnel and walled Bee Garden.
In this year of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lord Tennyson, exp ...

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Platty+

Platty+ is a small family run water sports business on the shores of Derwentwater in the heart of the English Lake District. We offer a high standard of both hire and tuition in Canoeing, Kayaking and Sailing.. We also have a Dragonboat, a Viking Lon ...

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The Bond Museum

Welcome to Keswick's most exciting visitor attraction, the James Bond Museum. We opened in April 2009 and have a unique private collection that has taken over twenty years to assemble numerous vehicles and props from the films of everyone's favourite ...

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The Cumberland Pencil Museum

Enter the museum through a replica of the Seathwaite mine where graphite was first discovered 350 years ago. Through words, pictures and carefully restored machinery you can trace the history of pencil making and see how Derwent Fine Art Pencils are ...

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Thornthwaite Galleries

For thirty five years Thornthwaite Galleries has been a country gallery and a true centre of excellence for artists wanting to exhibit the very best.
The changing exhibits over the years have responded to the subtle shifts in cultural expectations ...