Enjoy a 50 minute trip around Derwentwater. The launches start their journey from the Keswick boat landings and cruise around the lake stopping at seven lakeshore jetties where you may embark or join the various boats.

Theatre by the Lake is a year-round professional producing and presenting theatre. The core programme is home-produced professional drama productions, including a six month Summer Season of six plays in repertoire, a major Christmas production and at least one other production in the Spring of each year.

Catch the latest films in Keswick’s traditional cinema. Situated on St Johns Street in Keswick, the Alhambra cinema offers first class cinema entertainment in traditional surroundings. Open seven days a week the cinema has Digital sound, seats 246 people and provides wheelchair access.

Follow the history of pencil making in words, pictures and lovingly restored machinery, find out exactly how we get a lead into a pencil today and let the kids imaginations run free in the Kids Art Studio.

Suitable for all ages and abilities, the climbing centre has over 40 top ropes, large bouldering area and a new 45 degree Woody.

George Fisher is one of the UK’s leading retailers of outdoor equipment and clothing and it’s flagship story is here in Keswick.

Home to the Anti-gravity Room, Ames Room, Hologram Gallery and Eyelusions Exhibition, Puzzling Place is a fascinatingand fun excursion into the wonderful world of optical illusion, which will leave you quite literally, not believing your eyes!

A unique award winning experience,  tour England’s last working slate mine or for the adrenaline seeker have an adventure on England’s first Via Ferrata!

Situated in a microgranite quarry, the museum has been open now for ten years. The quarry itself is a RIGS site and displays contacts between the “Skiddaw Slate” and the granite intrusion, as well as other fascinating features.

An opportunity to try your hand at one of the most exciting sports out there with facilities such as an indoor ice wall in the north of England, 12m high lead wall, 390 m2 of dedicated Bouldering, Training room, Fun Climb area, indoor Caving Experience, Kids Hard Play area and Café.

Located next to bassenthwaite lake in the lake district national park, we have renovated an 1850’s victorian model farm to be home of the lakes distillery and our world class spirits. Discover how we make our whisky, gin and vodka, and why the place we have chosen for the lakes distillery is so very special. Our tours take you on a spectacular 25 mile journey from the source of the river derwent to the sea via visual mastery, and then on to the distillery house itself to see our world class and lovely created spirits as they are produced. The bistro inviting and informal, it’s a place for both a coffee and slice of home-made cake or a leisurely three-course supper.

A beautiful 24 acre parkland with over 100 species. The magical Bird of Prey flying displays have been a regular feature since the park opened and they have gathered an eclectic mix of over 100 species from Anaconda to Zebra.

England’s only true Mountain Forest, is home to stunning views, fantastic walks, exhilarating mountain biking, rare wildlife, adventure play and tree top adventures.

A visit to Wordsworth House and Garden in Cockermouth is a unique opportunity to experience late 18th-century life at first hand. The birthplace and childhood home of romantic poet William and his sister Dorothy.

Three miles from Keswick, Mirehouse is a family run historic house attraction open to visitors to enjoy its strong literary connections, live piano music and children’s activities.