things to see and do in the Keswick area

The charming market town of Keswick, with its interesting variety of shops is only 3 miles distant and access to major routes brings Grasmere, Ambleside & Windermere within easy reach.

You can view the ospreys, which breed each summer, through telescopes at Whinlatter Forest and Dodds Wood. Shooting, fishing, horse riding & golf can be organised for you during your stay. Experienced guides for mountaineering, rock climbing and fell walking can be booked ahead of your visit.

You can enjoy the delights of a market in Keswick on Thursdays & Saturdays.

Mirehouse is an historic house with links to Tennyson & Wordsworth, set on the edge of Bassenthwaite Lake. Enjoy the priory walk, heather maze & rhodedendron tunnel.

Dove Cottage & Wordsworth museum in Grasmere - where Wordsworth wrote many of his most famous poems.

Wordsworth's House in Cockermouth - step back in time and experience a living, working Georgian townhouse.

Blackwell - an Arts & Crafts house at Bowness on Windermere. A superb example of Arts & Crafts architecture.