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The epitome of a Lakeland country house hotel set in 16 acres of conservation grounds on the shores of Derwent Water. The Deer’s Leap Restaurant uses the best of local produce with vegetarian options always available. Award-winning hospitality where pets are welcome and entry to a local leisure club make it the perfect Lakes Districts retreat.
About Keswick and the Lake District: Take the train to Penrith and then bus or taxi to Keswick and stay for a few days at the Derwentwater Hotel in Keswick and explore some of the secrets and treasures of Keswick and the Lake District. Keswick is a market town within the district of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. With a population of 4,281, it is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cumberland. During the 16th century, small scale mining took place in Keswick, and it was the source of the world's first graphite pencils. The pencil industry remains today, including the Cumberland Pencil Museum and the world's largest pencil. Keswick was granted a charter to be a market town in 1276 by Edward I of England. The market is held every Saturday in the pedestrianised main street in the middle of the town. The marketplace features the Moot Hall which once acted as the town hall but is now a local tourist information office. Keswick is the home of the Theatre by the Lake which is the permanent home for repertoire and festivals and carries on the tradition of summer season productions first started by Century Theatre in the Blue Box. The town is also home to the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum, a motor vehicle museum featuring celebrity cars from television and film, and Keswick Museum and Art Gallery; a Victorian museum which features the famous Musical Stones of Skiddaw. Keswick is also home to the famous Cumberland Pencil Museum. This details the manufacturing history of pencils and how pencils have been used through the ages. It even has facilities to allow children to experience pencils. Castlerigg stone circle, a well preserved prehistoric monument, is a short two mile walk away.
This hotel is sometimes used by our walking and cycling tours.
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