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Keswick
is the main town in the northern area of the Lake District
and is situated at the top end of Derwent Water, lying on
the south side of the main road A66 from the M6.
The River Greta passes through Keswick to meet the River
Derwent which links with Bassenthwaite Lake further north
and Derwent Water with its wooded islands.
Keswick was once a small wool-market town. The town began
to grow and prosper in the 16th Century with the mining
industry. Lead, copper, iron and small amounts of silver
and gold were mined with the help of the German miners who
were brought in to help. Graphite was also mined in Borrowdale,
close by, which also resulted in a pencil factory which
is known as the Cumberland
Pencil Museum. Pencils are still made here but with
imported materials.
Keswick with its narrow streets and sturdy grey stone buildings
is the centre for walkers, climbers, cyclists and people
enjoying the town and Derwent Water close by.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the first poets to discover
Keswick and lived in Greta Hall which is now part of Keswick
School. Various other people to visit the town were Sir
Walter Scott, Lord Tennyson, John
Ruskin and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Visiting the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery you will discover
a rare collection of manuscripts by Robert Southey and a
display of Lakeland's literary connections. The museum is
one of the oldest in the country.
Standing in the middle of the market place is the Moot Hall,
rebuilt in 1813, with its single handed clock is now the
home of the Information Centre.
Castlerigg Stone Circle just outside Keswick dates back
to about 2,000BC. You will discover 38 stones in the circle
and 10 in the centre- its purpose unknown. It was purchased
by Canon Rawnsley and others for the National Trust. One
of the founder members of the National
Trust Canon Rawnsley is buried in Keswick at Crosthwaite
Church.
There is something for everyone in and around Keswick to
do. You can visit Cars
Of The Stars Motor Museum where you can see the cars
the from the James Bond films and from Only Fools and Horses
is Del Boy's Robin Reliant. Mirehouse
Historic House & Gardens is a place for the children
with adventure playgrounds and for the adults there is cultural
interest or you could take a walk next to the lake. Take
a trip on a Keswick
Launch on Derwent Water.
Excellent shops can be found in Keswick and if you like
outdoor shops you will find plenty, with the most popular
being George
Fisher.
For two weeks in July, Keswick becomes a convention for
thousands of Christians from around the world.
Excellent walks can be taken from Keswick from low-level
walks to the high walks of Skiddaw and Blencathra close
by.
Clicking
on the various Level Maps below will show different map
views of Keswick and District. Maps Courtesy of
Multi
Map.
County Level Map
Town Level Map
Street Level Map
