English (UK)
English (US)
Français
Deutsch
Español
Italiano
Nederlands
简体中文
Lake
Derwentwater
Lake in the northern Lake District, immediately south of Keswick.
A mini guide to
Keswick & Derwentwater: things to do
Places worth your time in Keswick & Derwentwater
Top places
Things to do in Keswick & Derwentwater
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Viewpoint
Friar's Crag
Promontory over Derwentwater near Keswick, acquired for the public by the National Trust in the 1920s.
Boat trips
Keswick Launch
Cruises around Derwentwater from the Lake Road landing stage, with stops including Ashness Gate, Lodore and Hawes End.
Theatre
Theatre by the Lake
Theatre on the shore of Derwentwater, opened in 1999, with a summer repertory season.
Directions Website Report a problem with Theatre by the Lake
Stone circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Stone circle on a prominent hill east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park.
Museum
Keswick Museum
Local museum on Station Road showing the landscape, history and culture of the area.
Museum
Derwent Pencil Museum
Museum on Main Street about the making and history of pencils.
Historic building
Moot Hall
Grade II* listed building at the southern end of Main Street, in the market place.
Fell
Cat Bells
Fell of 451 metres on the western shore of Derwentwater, one of the most popular in the Lake District.
Fell
Walla Crag
Low fell near Keswick, a short walk from town, overlooking Derwentwater.
Fell
Latrigg
One of the lowest fells in the Lake District, popular for views over Keswick and down Borrowdale.
Waterfall
Lodore Falls
Waterfall of more than 100 feet on the beck from Watendlath, strongest after heavy rain.
Bridge
Ashness Bridge
Stone bridge on the single-track road from Borrowdale to Watendlath.
Boulder
Bowder Stone
Large lava boulder in Borrowdale weighing an estimated 2,000 tons, with a staircase to the top.
Historic house
Derwent Island House
Italianate house on Derwent Island owned by the National Trust and open to the public five days a year.
Church
St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite
Parish church on Church Lane, north-west of the town centre.
Directions Report a problem with St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite
The Lake District
More areas to explore
15 sights · 12 places to eat
Ullswater & Pooley Bridge
A long lake with steamers, a waterfall and Helvellyn behind Glenridding
Open the mini guide →
15 sights · 9 places to eat
Coniston & Hawkshead
Ruskin, Beatrix Potter and a boat on Coniston Water, between two small villages
Open the mini guide →
15 sights · 8 places to eat
Wasdale & Eskdale
England's deepest lake and highest mountain, and a little railway through Eskdale
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Keswick & Derwentwater (area photo): Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Derwentwater: Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Friar's Crag: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Keswick Launch: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Theatre by the Lake: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlerigg Stone Circle: brian gillman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Keswick Museum: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Derwent Pencil Museum: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moot Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cat Bells: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Walla Crag: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Latrigg: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lodore Falls: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ashness Bridge: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bowder Stone: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Derwent Island House: The joy of all things, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ullswater & Pooley Bridge: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Coniston & Hawkshead: Martin Jeffries, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wasdale & Eskdale: John260660, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Windermere & Bowness: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ambleside & Grasmere: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
Keep exploring the Lake District