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The Skiddaw Hotel

Keswick

📍 31 Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5BN

📞 +44 17687 72071

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.0 mi (Open Charge Map)

🌊 Derwent Water at Crow Park: Poor bathing water 0.4 mi · Environment Agency

The Skiddaw Hotel

Photo: Jennifer Petrie  (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Four-star hotel in the heart of Keswick town
  • 43 en-suite bedrooms including large family suites
  • Award-winning dining at Brasserie 31 using local ingredients
  • Conservatory overlooking Keswick's Market Square
  • Greta Suite venue for weddings and events, up to 100 guests
The Skiddaw Hotel sits right in the heart of Keswick, Cumbria, placing you close to the lakes and fells on the town's doorstep. Inside you'll find 43 en-suite bedrooms, including spacious family suites, plus a conservatory overlooking Market Square and a stylish lounge bar for coffee and daytime treats. The hotel's Brasserie 31 serves a la carte dining using fresh, local ingredients, and the Greta Suite caters for weddings and events for up to 100 guests. Free Wi-Fi is provided throughout, and the hotel welcomes dogs in most rooms. Locally, you're a short walk from Puzzling Place, The Retro Zone and Keswick Museum & Art Gallery, with Derwent Water at Crow Park beach also nearby.

How far to…

Puzzling Place
0.1 miles
The Retro Zone
0.2 miles
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
0.3 miles
Beach
0.4 miles
Station
13.4 miles

Practical details

Pets
Dog friendly, most rooms allow dogs
Families
Travel cots and extra beds available

Accommodation on site

  • Rooms
  • Prestige Plus rooms
  • Prestige Family Suites
  • Standard rooms

Details taken from the operator's own website on 18 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

  • ✓ Bar
  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Disabled Access
  • ✓ Pet Friendly
  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Puzzling Place

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.1 mi

Puzzling Place

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The Retro Zone

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.2 mi

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Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 0.3 mi

Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

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Derwent Pencil Museum

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Lord's Island

National Trust · 0.9 mi

Lord's Island

The Lingholm House

Stately Home & Palace · 1 mi

The Lingholm House

Underscar

Stately Home & Palace · 1.4 mi

Underscar

Derwentwater

Lake · 2.1 mi

Derwentwater

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Bryson's Bakery

🥐 Bakeries · 0 mi

Bryson's Bakery

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Oddfellows Arms

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Oddfellows Arms

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The Golden Lion

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The Golden Lion

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Bank Tavern

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Bank Tavern

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Sweet Temptations

🍬 Sweet Shops & Fudge · 0 mi

Sweet Temptations

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Merienda

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0 mi

Merienda

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