Keswick

The site is situated only 2.5 miles from bustling Keswick with its shops, pubs and restaurants all catering for tourists.

The centre of the town is now a pedestrian precinct, offering pay-and display off street parking. The tourist information Centre is housed in the middle of Main Street named the Moot Hall and has all the local information, events and programmes, a must at the start of your visit to Keswick. Every day from the Moot Hall there is arranged graded walks organised by the Keswick Rambles they usually cost about �5 per person.

You can also visit Lake Derwentwater Marina for sailing, fishing wind-surfing, rowing, swimming or go on one of the regular Launches useful to use to get to and from many walks around the area and of course to admire some of the most awesome views in the world.

Keswick, which has only 4,000 inhabitants, is the only town in the northern Lake District National Park. In addition to a vast number of eating places, restaurants and not to mention pubs� and shops, catering for tourists, it has:

• an excellent supermarket, "Booths": take the first signed road to Keswick, follow the main flow of traffic into the town, turn left at the first roundabout, take the first right and it is there on the right. Free parking if you buy something. There is also a smaller Co-op supermarket, also with free parking.
• a number of bakeries/delicatessens, which specialise in sandwiches and packed lunches; try Bryson's in the Main Street.
• scores of outdor equipment shops; probably the best, and certainly the best known, is George Fisher� right at the top end of the Main Street on Lake Road.
• a theatre - 'The Theatre by the Lake'
• a cinema
• a leisure pool
• a park with crecket ground, tennis, bowls and miniature golf facilities
• a street market every Saturday morning