| Coordinates: | 54.556, -3.114 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 28 18 |
| Dialling code: | 017687 |
Keswick is a compact market town and electoral ward in Cumberland, set in the northern reaches of the Lake District at the head of Derwentwater beneath the bulk of Skiddaw. Its dramatic setting makes it a longstanding hub for walkers, climbers and watersports, and the town punches above its weight culturally with venues such as Theatre by the Lake and the local Pencil Museum celebrating the area's craft heritage alongside literary associations with the Lake Poets.
Tourism and outdoor retail are the mainstays of the local economy, and Keswick hosts several festivals and the long‑running Keswick Convention, while nearby antiquities like the Castlerigg Stone Circle underline the deep history of the area. Like many Lake District communities it balances a busy visitor season with the everyday needs of residents, giving it a lively but sometimes seasonal social character.
Postcode districts covering Keswick
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 24.9 miles40 km
- Kendal 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Workington 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Whitehaven 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Penrith 17.5 miles28.2 km
Neighbouring places
- St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Borrowdale Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Keswick Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Portinscale Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Braithwaite Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Above Derwent Parish 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Underskiddaw Parish 5 miles8 km
- Threlkeld Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Patterdale Parish 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Buttermere Parish 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Grasmere Built-up area 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Bassenthwaite Parish 8.2 miles13.2 km
Example postcodes in Keswick
CA12 5AB, CA12 4LQ, CA12 9BA, CA12 4ND, CA12 5HU, CA12 4EN, CA12 5BA, CA12 4HW, CA12 5HB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 65.7 miles105.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 67.6 miles108.8 km
- Windermere Railway Station 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Penrith Railway Station 16 miles25.8 km
Hotels in Keswick Ad
- Hazel Bank Country House Borrowdale Valley 5
- Glaramara Hotel
- The Swinside Inn 4
- Highfield
- The Royal Oak 3
- Borrowdale Gates Hotel 4
- The Edwardene 4
- Seatoller House
- Inn on the Square 4
- Skiddaw Hotel 4
Schools in Keswick
- Borrowdale C of E Primary School Primary
- Keswick School Secondary
- St Herbert's C of E (VA) Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blencathra Centre Country house 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Wray Castle Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 15.5 miles25 km
- Winscales Estate 16 miles25.8 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Calder Hall Estate 18.2 miles29.4 km
- Borough Park Stadium 18.6 miles30 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 19.1 miles30.7 km