Keswick is an ideal base for exploring the northern fells which include many of England's highest mountains - Skiddaw, Helvellyn, Blencathra and of course, Scafell Pike! For the less adventurous there are smaller but equally impressive walks through woods, on lakesides and lower fells. You might even spot a red squirrel! Public transport around the area is excellent. We are ideally situated for guests to leave their car at Brierholme and use the bus.

The Lake District is also the ideal landscape for many other sporting acitivites - windsurfing on Derwentwater, rock climbing on Eagle Crag, paragliding from Latrigg, mountain biking in Whinlatter, the list is endless.

Other leisure activities include a theatre, cinema and tropical indoor pool. You can watch a cricket match at Fitz Park "Wisden - the loveliest cricket ground in Britain", Pitch and Putt golf in Hope Park or just stroll and admire the lovely flower beds. Indoors you can visit the Pencil Museum or the Victorian Museum.

There is a varied selection of shops, galleries, pubs and restaurants to suit every taste and most within a 5 minute walk of Brierholme.

There is a magnificent golf club near to Keswick with panoramic views of Blencathra and Skiddaw. Click here for the Keswick Golf Club website.