Things to do
Please have a look at the contents on the left, for information about different activities.
Local events
The keswick.org website maintains a good calendar of local events. You can also look at the National Trust and Lake District National Park websites to find smaller and more regular events.
Running races organised throughout the year by Keswick AC and Borrowdale Fell Runners.
February: Keswick Film Festival
March: Words by the Water Festival (Theatre by the Lake in Keswick) - but not in 2023
May: Fred Whitton Cycling Challenge
Keswick Mountain Festival (not in 2023)
June: Keswick Mountain Festival
June: Bassenthwaite Festival
June: Keswick Beer Festival
June: The Lakesman Triathlon (Ironman distance, Keswick)
June: Keswick Midsummer Festival
July: Keswick Convention
July: Derwent Water Regatta
August: Bassenthwaite Regatta
August: Keswick Agricultural Show
September: Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet
October: Lakeland Monster Miles Adventure Cycle-Cross Sportive
November: Derwentwater 10 Mile Running Road Race
November: Maryport Literature Festival
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Local sights Find out more > -
Triathlon Find out more > -
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Walking Find out more > -
Cycling Find out more > -
Swimming Find out more > -
Climbing Find out more > -
Water sports Find out more > -
Other adventures Find out more > -
Indoor activities Find out more > -
50 Things to Do Find out more > -
Orienteering Find out more >
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Derwentwater Independent Hostel -
Looking down on the hostel -
A bedroom in the modern annexe -
Evening light on Derwent Water
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Barrow House in Spring -
Inspiring local walks -
Red squirrels can be seen in our grounds -
View of Derwentwater Independent Hostel from a kayak -
Spring-time view from Derwentwater Independent Hostel -
Room One, our largest dormitory -
Autumn colours by the waterfall -
A heron next to our waterfall -
Spectacular local walks -
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You can see Derwent Island from the hostel grounds. It used to be owned by Joseph Pocklington, the wealthy bachelor who built Barrow House. -
Astronomy workshops at Derwentwater Independent Hostel -
Expedition Medicine training at Derwentwater Indepedent Hostel -
The dam of the hydro-electric plant in the Derwentwater Independent Hostel grounds -
Walking up the fells behind the hostel -
Castlerigg Stone Circle - a short walk from the hostel -
Ashness Bridge - at the top of the hostel waterfall path -
Mist on Derwentwater -
Keswick Launch on Derwentwater -
Clear night sky -
View of Skiddaw Range from Falcon Crag (above the hostel) -
Half way up Cat Bells -
Keswick Christmas lights -
Bluebells near Buttermere -
Many of our guests enjoy walking on the fells around Borrowdale
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Building shelters in our woodland
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Our groups often enjoy adventurous activities in the Borrowdale Valley -
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Sunset from the terrace in April -
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Some of the staff and volunteers with our giant Easter Egg -
The dining room decorated for a wedding in 2014 -
Conservation volunteers making a willow shelter in our grounds 2014 -
A local walk around Watendlath -
A close-up of the fireplace in Room One -
Gingerbread house in front of the real thing. -
Staff take an evening walk along the lake shore. -
A very calm day on Derwent Water. -
A Mandarin duck on the lake shore. -
York Rowing Club training on Derwent Water during their stay with us. -
Bugle flower in the hostel grounds -
Tea and cake in the servery -
Winter walking -
Wooden hands sculpture on west side of Derwent Water.
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