Local Heroes:
Next up in our Local Heroes series is the wonderful Adam Campion who is Run Director at Parkrun!
The official visitor website for Keswick
Visit Keswick - The Lake District
Visit Keswick the Lake District, an award-winning destination just 20 minutes from Junction 40 of the M6.
Discover where to eat, sleep, shop and have fun in Keswick the Lake District.
Book accommodation quickly and easily on Keswick's premier tourism website, operated and managed by Keswick Tourism Association. Plan your stay and discover Keswick and its surrounding valleys and villages.
Book your accommodation on-line with us commission free and support the local economy.
Book quality Guest houses and experience a true Lake District welcome or spoil yourself in a luxurious Hotel
Stay in superb Self Catering Cottages or plan a break in a luxurious lodge.
Stay on a farm and enjoy rural life. We are surrounded by stunning scenery, choose between B&B, self catering and camping.
Book a stay in a caravan or bring your own and enjoy magnificent views from your door.
Try Camping and glamping in wonderfully situated campsites or stay in a camping barn. Camping in the Lake District has to be one of the great holiday experiences
Explore our six lakes– Derwentwater, Bassenthwaite Lake, Buttermere, Crummock Water, Loweswater and Thirlmere
Discover our valleys - Borrowdale, Buttermere, Newlands, Derwent, St John’s in the Vale and back of Skiddaw
Climb our mountains – Skiddaw, Catbells, Blencathra, Scafell Pike, Helvellyn
Join a virtual reality choir at Keswick Museum
Take part in a project led by the National Trust as part of the commemoration for the First World War centenary.
Enjoy our video of Keswick
With six lakes, stunning mountain scenery, woodlands and valleys there is much to enjoy in Keswick and the surrounding area.
Keswick Guide 2018
Order a copy of our 2018 Keswick Guide or view it online. Whether you are a first time visitor or have been visiting Keswick for many years we are sure you will find something in to interest you.
Keswick Agricultural Show
The Keswick Agricultural Show was founded in 1880 and is traditionally held on August Bank Holiday Monday
It will take place at Pump Field, Old Braithwaite Bridge Road, Braithwaite, Keswick.
Fun for all the family -
Ponies, horses, sheep, dogs. Industrial marquee for home produce, handicrafts, horticulture and children's classes. Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. Art and craft marquee. Children's amusements Fell race Sheep clipping Vintage display by West Cumbria Vintage Club Over 60 trade stands Entertainment includes The Company of Horseman jousting display and terrier racing.
Free parking next to the show field and free shuttle bus from Keswick throughout the day.
Keswick events calendar
View all events- A passionate nature 10 March - 17 October 2018
- Hard at work for the Wordsworths 10 March - 13 October 2018
- Go wild like William and Dorothy 10 March - 28 October 2018
- Step back to the 1770s 10 March - 28 October 2018
- Matters of life and death 12 March - 18 October 2018
- A poet in the making 14 March - 17 October 2018
- Man and Mountain - Chris Bonington 19 May 2018 - 06 January 2019
- Roald Dahl's Wonderous World 30 June - 02 September 2018
- Where Poppies Blow 16 July - 28 October 2018
- Sew a poppy field 23 July - 27 August 2018
