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Things to do in Keswick
Wondering what to do in Keswick? This guide lists the area's attractions — zoos, museums, theme parks and more — with distances, so you can plan every day of your trip.
Showing museums, aquariums and attractions with indoor areas — the ones that work whatever the forecast.
🎟️ This weekend near Keswick
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Skiddle
Fri 13 Nov · 18:00
An Evening With - Michael Bridges & Dean Walling
Box Arena, Carlisle · 21.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:30
Death of Guitar Pop
Old Fire Station, Carlisle · 21.9 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Carlisle Audio Tour: An Acoustic Journey Through History
St Martin's College, Carlisle · 21.7 mi
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Sat 14 Nov · 19:30
The Smiths Ltd - The Old Fire Station, Carlisle
Carlisle Old Fire Station, Carlisle · 21.9 mi
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Aquariums
16.7 mi from Keswick
Lake District Coast Aquarium
The Lake District Coast Aquarium sits on the harbourside in Maryport, Cumbria, with over 75 displays of local and marine species, a SeaLab lobster hatchery and seahorses, plus dail...
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23.5 mi from Keswick
Lakes Aquarium
Lakes Aquarium sits in Colton, in the Lake District, and is open daily from 10am. You can catch the Otter Talk and Feed, held daily, and explore exhibits covering conservation, cre...
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Museums & Galleries
0.1 mi from Keswick
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
Keswick Museum sits on the edge of Fitz Park, just five minutes' walk from the town centre, and has been part of Keswick's community since 1873. Inside, you'll find exhibitions exp...
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0.2 mi from Keswick
Puzzling Place
Puzzling Place is an indoor attraction in Keswick, in the heart of the Lake District, dedicated entirely to optical illusion. Inside you'll find the Anti-gravity Room, the Ames Roo...
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0.3 mi from Keswick
The Retro Zone
The Retro Zone is a small, independently run museum in Keswick showcasing a personal collection of 1970s and 1980s toys, bikes, early home computers and vintage gadgets, including...
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0.3 mi from Keswick
Derwent Pencil Museum
The Derwent Pencil Museum is a museum dedicated to the manufacturing and history of pencils, located in Keswick, in the north-west of England. — Wikipedia
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3.7 mi from Keswick
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum sits in a working quarry near Keswick in the Lake District, where you can ride a narrow gauge railway into the old workings, explore a mining and g...
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11.2 mi from Keswick
Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage was the Lake District home of William Wordsworth, a humble cottage with whitewashed walls and Lakeland slate floors, where he wrote some of the most famous poetry in t...
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13.4 mi from Keswick
The Armitt Museum & Library
The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum, gallery, and library full of interesting and unusual objects telling the history and heritage of Ambleside, its people, and the surrounding...
15 mi from Keswick
Eskdale Mill
Eskdale Mill is a Grade II* listed watermill in the village of Boot, and it's the last remaining working water-powered corn mill in the Lake District National Park. Dating back to...
15.9 mi from Keswick
Penrith & Eden Musuem
Penrith and Eden Museum tells the story of the local area through art, artefacts, history and collections, with displays on local history and a newly refurbished gallery tracing th...
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16.1 mi from Keswick
The Ruskin Museum
The Ruskin Museum sits in the heart of Coniston village and tells the 'Story of Coniston', from Stone Age fell-walkers to Donald Campbell's record-breaking Bluebird K7, now on disp...
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16.4 mi from Keswick
Helena Thompson Museum
The Helena Thompson Museum is a Grade II listed Georgian house in Keswick, Cumbria, run as both a museum and a community venue by Workington Heritage Group. Inside, you'll find dis...
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16.6 mi from Keswick
Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area.... — Wikipedia
16.6 mi from Keswick
Senhouse Roman Museum
Senhouse Roman Museum sits dramatically on cliffs overlooking the Solway Firth, next to a Roman fort probably founded in the first century AD and rebuilt under Hadrian. Inside, you...
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17.4 mi from Keswick
Brantwood
Brantwood is the historic lakeside home of John Ruskin, now a museum set across a 250-acre estate on the eastern shore of Coniston Water. You can explore the seven rooms Ruskin liv...
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18 mi from Keswick
From Auschwitz to Ambleside
This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in 1945 to recuperate, including artefacts, images and an award-winning video docum...
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18.1 mi from Keswick
Windermere Jetty
Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Windermere's boating story through historic vessels, interactive galleries and a worki...
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18.6 mi from Keswick
The Rum Story
The Rum Story is a museum in Whitehaven, Cumbria, set within the original 1785 shop, cellars, bonded warehouse and courtyard of the Jefferson family business. You'll journey throug...
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18.8 mi from Keswick
The Beacon Museum
The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is a museum and gallery space exploring the area's past, present and future, with changing exhibitions such as Carboniferous Monsters and Pillar 200...
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Theme Parks
25.3 mi from Keswick
Walby Farm Park
Walby Farm Park is a working family farm near Carlisle that has opened part of its land as a visitor attraction since 2008. You can meet farm animals, watch the Fab Ferret Show, tr...
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Water Parks
19.4 mi from Keswick
Subtropical Swimming Paradise
The Subtropical Swimming Paradise is a heated indoor-outdoor water park, kept at 29.5°C all year round and filled with tropical plants and trees. You'll find wave pools, lazy river...
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Zoos & Wildlife
Where to stay near Keswick
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Keswick?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Keswick.
What can we do in Keswick when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
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