Keswick is at the heart of the Lake District, with mountains to climb, lakes to explore and scores of attractions. Here is a small selection near at hand:
Lake Derwentwater, with launches, canoes, sailing dinghies and windsurfers for hire.
Paragliding fundays or tandem flights
The Theatre of the Lakes and Keswick Cinema
The Alhambra cinema
Mirehouse', country house where Tennyson wrote the Morte d'Arthur
'Trotters and friends' pets farm
Cycle and tandem hire
Keswick'King Kong' climbing wall
Keswick pencil museum - where it all began
Quad biking and karting at Rookin House
Horse Riding at Rookin House
Hundreds of walks
Every kind of outdoor shop
Dozens of pubs and restaurants serving good value meals