Discover Keswick
Launches on Derwentwater, a stone circle on the hill, and fells that start at the end of the street
A market town at the foot of Skiddaw
Keswick is a market town of about 4,700 people (2021 census) at the north end of Derwentwater, with Skiddaw and Latrigg rising straight behind it and Blencathra to the north-east. The Market Square and its Moot Hall are the middle of it, and Thursday and Saturday are market days. Lake Road runs down past the pubs to the boat landings and the theatre.
It is a walking town first. Friar's Crag is a short level walk from the theatre, Latrigg is a short steep one from the car park at the head of Gale Road, the launch takes walkers across the lake to the foot of Catbells, and Castlerigg Stone Circle is about half an hour on foot from the centre by English Heritage's reckoning.
What's On
Upcoming events and things happening in Keswick
A Christmas Carol at Theatre by the Lake
Theatre by the Lake's Christmas show, 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, with live music and a Keswick Scrooge.
Pinocchio in the Studio
Puppetry and shadow theatre in the Studio, 28 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, ages 4 and up.
Keswick Market
RecurringThursday and Saturday street market round the Moot Hall, some 65 to 70 stalls.
Keswick Film Festival
RecurringVolunteer-run film festival, 18 to 21 March 2027.
Keswick Right Now
Keswick's weather turns quickly, and the fells around it are colder, wetter and windier than the town. Carry a waterproof whatever the forecast, and have an indoor plan for a wet day: Keswick Museum, Theatre by the Lake or a pub on Lake Road.
Where To Eat
From fine dining to casual favourites
Dog & Gun
Walk-in pub at the top of Lake Road, known for its Hungarian goulash; dogs welcome.
The Wainwright
Lake Road pub with up to eight Cumbrian real ales, oak floors and dogs welcome.
Fellpack
Lake Road restaurant serving its own 'fellpots'; book online or walk in.