Keswick
Things to see and do
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Keswick Hotel tips
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Highfield Hotel & Restaurant from60 £
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The Kings Arms Hotel from87 £
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The Inn at Keswick - a Thwaites Inn of Character from49 £
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Keswick Travel guide
Keswick : Michelin's recommendations
This typical lakeland town of medieval origin was the home of Coleridge and Southey (who died here); their respective families lived at Greta Hall (private). Thanks to the graphite mined at Borrowdale since the mid-16C, Keswick has the distinction of having been the site of the world's first pencil factory (1832).
Tourist attractions Keswick : Things to see and do
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Local museum
Station Road GB - Keswick CA12 4NF
The local museum contains manuscripts by Wordsworth and Southey and the famous musical stones.
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Pencil Museum
Southey Works. Main Street GB - Keswick CA12 5NG
This little but interesting museum describes the process for manufacturing quality pencils.
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Catslerigg Stone Circle
Penrith Road - A 66 GB - Keswick CA12
Catslerigg with its 38 megaliths situated on grassy land near Keswick is older (5 000 years old) than the legendary Stonehenge . Its use, like that of Stonehenge, remains a mystery. The site is all the more remarkable in that it offers a view extend..
Hotels Keswick
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The Kings Arms Hotel
Main Street GB - Keswick CA12 5BN
On Keswick’s main street, 10 minutes’ walk from Derwentwater, The Kings Arms Hotel offers easy access to the Lake District. A private bathroom is included in each room, which has a modern or classic décor and a TV. Full English breakfasts and tradit..
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Queens Hotel
Main Street GB - Keswick CA12 5JF
Prix Prices from : 54 £
In the Lake District National Park, Queens Hotel has a central location by Keswick’s market square. The hotel offers good food, traditional rooms and free Wi-Fi. On the edge of Derwent Water, the Queens is just a short walk from the shops, pubs and ..
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Crow Park Hotel
The Heads GB - Keswick CA12 5ER
Prix Prices from : 120 £
Situated in the old market town of Keswick, the Crow Park Hotel boasts a restaurant and a bar, along with free Wi-Fi and free parking. The shores of Derwent Water are within a 5-minute walk. This traditional Lake District hotel offers rooms with a f..
Restaurants Keswick
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Lairbeck
Vicarage Hill GB - Keswick CA12 5QB
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Morrel's
34 Lake Rd GB - Keswick CA12 5DQ
Popular local eatery with scrubbed wood flooring, etched glass dividers and a buzzy atmosphere. Seasonally changing dishes have subtle Mediterranean influences; some come in two sizes. Good value menus.

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