Keswick (Cumbria)
54.601111111111 - 3.1363888888889Koordinaten: 54 ° 36 'N, 3 ° 8' W
Keswick is a town with about 4,200 inhabitants in the northern part of the English Lake District and Cumbria.
Name
The name is derived from the Old Norse cese and wik = cheese. Around 1240 the place was called Kesewic and was referred to in 1285 as Chesewyk.
Geography
Keswick is on the northern end of Derwent Water at the mouth of the River Greta in the River Derwent which forms the outflow of Derwent Water and northwest by the Bassenthwaite Lake flows to open in the city of Workington in the Irish Sea.
North of town is the Skiddaw Forest Skiddaw and Blencathra with the mountains, which are among the highest in the region.
By Keswick leads the A66, the Workington and Penrith and Carlisle together. Another connection exists to the south over Ambleside to Windermere and Kendal. To the west there is a connection via an unclassified road over the Newlands Pass to Buttermere.
Landscape
The landscape is characterized by many elongated valleys that were formed during the last ice age glaciers. At the time of the British Empire, the forests were cut down completely, so that a barren landscape was created, prevent the nowadays many flocks of sheep a possible Neubewuchs with bushes and trees.
Attractions
In the 16th century mining was operated and dismantled graphite among others on a small scale. This one survived until today pencil manufactory which widespread, providing high-quality writing and drawing pins, which have a good reputation among artists was born. This tradition of pencil production is supported by a " Pencil Museum " bill.
The Moot Hall ( Assembly Hall ) formerly served as City Hall and now houses the tourist information center and an art gallery. The present building was built in 1813, but sources refer to works in the same location since 1571st
Not far from Keswick, on a hilltop surrounded by the mountains of the Lake District, is the Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the largest stone circles in England.
Cultural activities
In the small town there are a number of cultural and recreational infrastructure:
- Mini Golf: No miniature German sense, but a golf course on grass in miniature. The course is open to all visitors.
- Keswick Golf Club: About six miles to the east is the small village of Threlkeld, an 18 - hole golf course.
- Hope Park: Located next to the mini- golf course is the very lovingly maintained park
- Blue theater: Actually it was a mobile theater, but has his permanent home found in Keswick. If you look behind the scenes, but you can see again and again matched to the trailer design. The name it had on the uniform blue paint. Superseded it was from the new building, the Theatre by the Lake
- Keswick Launch: A round trip by boat on the Derwent Water. The boats can be left at each pier and re-enter to take a break or to take a hike.
- Boat rentals at the pier of the Keswick Launch
- Automobile Museum: This museum automobiles are shown, which played a role in film or television productions. There are, for example, KITT from Knight Rider, Laurel and Hardy's Ford Model T or the race car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- Weekly Market: Keswick was granted in 1276 by King Edward I of market rights and the market is held every Saturday on the square around the Moot Hall.
- Numerous restaurants and pubs invite you to a pint - best known is the " Masons " in the Lake Road.
Attractions
Many destinations can be found in the area:
- Whinlatter Park: a large park, which is dedicated to the knowledge about wood and forest. There you can indulge in an English national sport: The Orienteering, a scavenger hunt. In Whinlatter large and heavy courses are created with over 100 different control points.
- Ospreywatch: About five kilometers north- west of Keswick you can from a vantage point the nest of a fish eagle (English Osprey ) on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake Watch, is there some years back home.
- Village of Grange: In a quaint cafe there's a fabulous cocoa, at least there is one, after many hours of walking as before!
- Teahouse at Hawse End: Hidden away in the forest, but you can enjoy his tea in a lovely old English way.