Acorn Cottage, Northern Lakes

20/03/2024

A great service. It’s often really difficult getting parked at National Trust Beatrix Potter's Hill Top

We are delighted to announce the return of the Cross Lakes 525 shuttle bus service to disembark from Monday 18th March! 🏞😁🚐
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Working in partnership with National Trust Lake District the service will connect Ferry House to Hawkshead throughout the summer season for just £2 per fare! The service also stops at Beatrix Potter's former farm, Hill Top House! 🛳🐇

https://shorturl.at/ptEV3

20/03/2024

Be Adventure Smart and don’t follow the wrong path…

14/07/2023

Some amazing photos at Wildlife Photographer exhibition at Rheged Gallery. Running until 3 September

Our modern, independent gallery hosts a dynamic programme of events, bringing together established and emerging artists in curated and touring exhibitions.

13/07/2023

Nice pint of local craft ale after a fine walk over Lingmoor Fell including a tight Squeeze at Fat Man’s Agony. Fell Brewery

12/07/2023

Forest bathing at Whinlatter 👍👍👍

11/07/2023

Great initiative but shame it doesn’t operate daily during the summer at least.

11/07/2023

Had dinner at the newly refurbished The Ruddings last night. Duck and lamb dishes were cooked to perfection. Lovely atmosphere. Congratulations on the refurb.

The Ruddings is a dog friendly hotel in Braithwaite near Keswick in the Lake District. The hotel is a haven for locals and visitors alike, providing a down to earth resting point between walks and other activities in the beautiful English Lakes. We look forward to offering you a warm welcome and enj...

11/07/2023

Amazing achievement for an amazing location.

09/07/2023

A nice local half day walk up Sale Fell. Park near Wythop Church above the Pheasant Inn, just off the A66 heading towards Cockermouth. A nice circular loop with some great views to the coast and over Bassenthwaite and the Skiddaw Massif.

Rides’n’Ridges went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 7.91 km | Duration: 02:53 h

09/07/2023

A great walk over on the Crummock Water side. Park on the Lorton to Buttermere Road at Lanthwaite Green. A stiff climb up Whin Ben and then a further climb over Whiteside, eventually reaching Hopegill Head. Descend down an initially steep scramble followed by a more gradual descent to above Lorton. Then a nice gentle walk on sheep tracks back to Lanthwaite Green.

Rides’n’Ridges went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 13.7 km | Duration: 06:32 h

23/06/2023

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28/03/2023

Another great walk to one of the more remote and seldom visited parts of the Northwest Lakes. Langstrath is a lovely valley and the further your go up the valley the more you get a real feeling for wilderness. Check out the route on Komoot.

Rides’n’Ridges went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 14.1 km | Duration: 04:59 h

28/03/2023

If you are a keen cyclist, then check out this great route which heads out along the Threlkeld railway trail, heads up a quiet gated road from Scales to Mungrisdale, over Caldbeck Common to Hesket Newmarket before taking in a loop to the north before returning towards Penrith. Stopping off at Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens for coffee and cake before taking in a major climb up to Matterdale End. Great views on the descent back down to Troutbeck of Blencathra and the Northwestern Fells before returning via Threlkeld, Castlerigg Stone Circle and Keswick.

Rides’n’Ridges went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 100 km | Duration: 06:42 h

28/03/2023

Check out one of our recommended walks around Derwentwater. Best place to park is Great Wood, out the Borrowdale Road. Good spot for lunch or a coffee is The Chalet in Portinscale. We would recommend doing this route clockwise. In high season you can cut the walk short by jumping on one of the lake steamers. Check timetables for details.

Rides’n’Ridges went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 17.0 km | Duration: 06:01 h

21/03/2023

Ullock Pike is one of our favourite walks and this view is spectacular and shows it in its full early evening glory.

The Edge - Lake District.

After a day of significant snowfall in Cumbria, I had just enough time to venture out after work on Tuesday evening and capture this sunset from the northernmost Wainwright summit in the Lake District - Binsey. I have always loved the prospect towards Skiddaw from the top, and in particular this intimate view of the ridge leading up to subsidiary summit of Ullock Pike; appropriately named The Edge.

Here, the late evening sunshine illuminated the western flank providing a wonderful contrast to the shadowy eastern contours and therefore highlighting the ridgeline perfectly. I also really liked the undulating foreground which managed to provide some scale with the scattered trees and lone horse dwarfed by the mountainous backdrop.

Wishing the snow would make a comeback but unfortunately looks like it won't be returning for the foreseeable future.

14/03/2023

Overlooking the market town of Keswick, with the lake of Derwentwater, and surrounding hills known locally as fells, in the background.

A pictorial guide to the beautiful Lake District: BritainAndBritishness.com/LakeDistrict/

Featured photo credit: Chris Hepburn | UK based travel and landscape photographer instagram.com/chrishepburn/ ✨✨✨

08/03/2023

06/12/2022

If you enjoy the scenery of the Northwestern Fells then check out this episode of the amazing Countrystride podcast which gives some very listenable background on the geology of the Lake District and particularly the Skiddaw area.

‎Show Countrystride, Ep Countrystride #91: Geology of the Lake District - 18 Nov 2022

24/11/2022

Great news. Thank you Montane and all the people at Fix the Fells for helping to make fells safe and in good order.

24/11/2022

24/11/2022

Congratulations to Mr Vikki’s. Love the Banana Habenero, Lime Pickle, Tomato and Nigella and both the hot and normal Chilli Jams. Always make a point at stopping off at the stall when in Keswick

Allerdale's Market Trader of the Year has been crowned.

21/11/2022

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. There is even snow on the fells around Keswick.

It is the ‘Christmas Light Switch On’ this Friday…

Which means it is then officially Christmas in Keswick! 🎄

To get you into the festive mood, on the 27th of November you can join us for a morning workshop of Christmas crafts, making cards and decorations to take home with you.

Suitable for all the family.

£3 per participant

Booking recommended! You can find all the info, including how to book for this and other festive sessions over on our website

https://keswickmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/event/christmas-crafts-workshop/

St Herbert's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

18/10/2022

Sounds like a lovely exhibition

A remarkable new book showcases the agricultural landscapes of one of our most stunning counties

18/10/2022

Great coffee, meals, pies and of course Ice Cream! ☕️ 🥧 🍦 🐄

How amazing is the weather today?!
Come and enjoy our beautiful illy coffee with us while enjoying the scenery 🍂

18/10/2022

You get a really different perspective of the fells from the lake. Well worth the effort.

18/10/2022

Lovely, traditional venue to watch a film. Some interesting non blockbusters during the week too.

18/10/2022

Cracking day for a walk out and 🍺

18/10/2022

13/09/2022

More sad news about the downfall of Jennings with the imminent closure of the Cockermouth Brewery. The days of Jennings Best, Cumberland Ale, Cocker Hoop and Snecklifter appear to be over. We haven’t seen Cocker Hoop for some time and moving the brewing of Cumberland to Burton will be as unpopular and as ruinous for the brand as moving Boddingtons from Strangeways to Cardiff many years ago. Thankfully there are so many great local craft ale breweries across Cumbria and many new bars open to serve them.
Surely Marstons pubs will understand the desire of many locals and tourists alike to drink truly local ales rather than the mass produced generic ales served across the country. Hopefully they will give managers and tenants the freedom to add local guest ales to their offer. Every region of the UK has its own distinctive brews and we need to protect and support local champions. We can help by drinking local.

It has been revealed that Jennings Brewery is set to close next month.

04/09/2022

Nice walk up Walla Crag this morning followed by a great pint and Fiddler’s Black Pudding Lancashire crisps at The Coledale with Silvertown Brass Band. By ‘eck life is grand, even if it is a little damp today.