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Keswick (pronounced "ke-zick") is a market town within the
district of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. With a population
of 4,281, it is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a
short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake
District National Park. It lies within the historic county
boundaries of Cumberland.
Keswick is the home of the Theatre by the
Lake which is the permanent home for repertoire and
festivals and carries on the tradition of summer season
productions first started by Century Theatre in the Blue
Box.
The town is also home to the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum,
a motor vehicle museum featuring celebrity cars from
television and film, and Keswick Museum and Art Gallery; a
Victorian museum which features the famous Musical Stones of
Skiddaw.
Keswick is also home to the famous Cumberland Pencil Museum.
This details the manufacturing history of pencils and how
pencils have been used through the ages. For more info
click here
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