Keswick Market Town

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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