| 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 miles
- Kendal 21.8 miles
- Workington 18.3 miles
- Whitehaven 18.5 miles
- Penrith 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn Parish 1.4 miles
- Borrowdale Parish 2.1 miles
- Keswick Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Portinscale Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Braithwaite Built-up area 4.5 miles
- Above Derwent Parish 4.5 miles
- Underskiddaw Parish 5 miles
- Threlkeld Built-up area 5 miles
- Patterdale Parish 6.9 miles
- Buttermere Parish 7.1 miles
- Grasmere Built-up area 7.4 miles
- Bassenthwaite Parish 8.2 miles
Example postcodes in Keswick
CA12 4DJ, CA12 4LY, CA12 5XP, CA12 5UG, CA12 4DE, CA12 4NJ, CA12 5NY, CA12 5UR, CA12 4JL … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 65.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 67.6 miles
- Windermere Railway Station 14.9 miles
- Penrith Railway Station 16 miles
Hotels in Keswick Ad
- Keswick Country House Hotel 3
- The Royal Oak 2
- YHA Keswick Hostel 4
- Rickerby Grange Country House 4
- Borrowdale Gates Hotel 4
- Skiddaw Hotel 4
- The King's Head 3
- YHA Borrowdale 4
- Keswick Park Hotel 3
- Glaramara Hotel
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 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 6.8 miles
- Wray Castle Estate 13.6 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 15.5 miles
- Winscales Estate 16 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 17.2 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 17.2 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 17.6 miles
- Calder Hall Estate 18.2 miles
- Borough Park Stadium 18.6 miles
- Derwent Park Stadium 18.8 miles
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 19.1 miles