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Derwent Pencil Museum
Attractions in Keswick

What to see in Keswick, from Derwent Pencil Museum on

Around Keswick, the places to visit include 5 museums, 4 historic houses and 3 attractions. 5 places to visit are mapped inside Keswick’s built-up area, with 10 more within 5 km of its edge. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. The middle of town keeps 5 within 1 km. Carlisle Cathedral is worth a day, 35 km from the centre.

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In Keswick
5
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Best known, in and near Keswick

After Derwent Pencil Museum come 3 museums, an art gallery and a historic house.

MuseumDerwent Pencil Museumin townMuseumKeswick Museum & Art Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryLucy Pittaway Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumPuzzling Placein townMuseumMuseumThe Retro Zonein townHistoric house · National TrustDerwent Island and House700 m outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

Furthest from the centre is Go Ape Whinlatter, 6.4 km away.

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The dashed line is Keswick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

6 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 6.

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery5 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 2 historic sites0 in town · 6 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Keswick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Derwent Island and House and Castlerigg Stone Circle).

Every place

The complete list

The 5 inside Keswick come first, then 10 more within 5 km of its edge.

Underscar

Historic house · 1.5 km outside town, to the north

English country house in Underskiddaw, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK.

About Underscar →

The 5 inside Keswick come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

49 listed buildings are on Keswick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Keswick →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Carlisle Cathedral, at 35 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CathedralCarlisle Cathedral35 km northCastle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle35 km northCastle · English HeritageBrougham Castle27 km eastCastle · English HeritagePenrith Castle25 km eastCastleGreystoke Castle18 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustHill Top30 km southHistoric house · National TrustWordworth House17 km northwestCastleCockermouth Castle17 km northwestHistoric houseRydal Mount19 km southeastCastleDacre Castle19 km eastCastleCastleMuncaster Castle32 km southwestHistoric houseHutton-in-the-Forest23 km northeast

Places well known beyond Keswick (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Asked about places to visit in Keswick

What are the main attractions in Keswick?

The best known inside Keswick’s built-up area are Derwent Pencil Museum, Keswick Museum & Art Gallery, Lucy Pittaway Art Gallery and Puzzling Place. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 10 more within 5 km.

Does Keswick have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Keswick: Derwent Pencil Museum, Keswick Museum & Art Gallery, Lucy Pittaway Art Gallery and Puzzling Place.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Keswick?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Keswick, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Derwent Island and House and Castlerigg Stone Circle).

What are the best-known days out near Keswick?

Within 40 km: Carlisle Cathedral (35 km), Carlisle Castle (35 km), Brougham Castle (27 km), Penrith Castle (25 km).

Where are Keswick’s historic buildings listed?

Keswick has 49 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Keswick when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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