Places you can walk to
from Swiss Court Guest House
With our central
location the shops, market on Thursdays and Saturdays, galleries, museum and Pencil
Museum, Cars of the Stars, The Puzzling Place and much more are all just a short
stroll away.
Keswick has
probably the best range of outdoor shops, for either the discount range up to
the professional range of outdoor clothing and equipment. When your feet are tired
and you are looking for refreshment Keswick also has wide range of eateries with
cafes, pubs and restaurants.
Keswick
is lucky enough to have two lovely parks. Just a few minutes walk from the Guest
House is Fitz Park, Low Fitz and High Fitz. The River Greta gives the park a beautiful
riverside setting and the wonderful views of Skiddaw and Latrigg give a lovely
backdrop. The lower park accommodates the Cricket ground. Cricket has been played
here for over 100 years, and the ground has more recently been voted England’s
most beautiful cricket ground. To one side there are some of the tennis courts
right next to Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. The High Park is a smaller area
with bowling greens and putting along with more tennis courts, amid specimen trees
and shrubs. Games open in April and run through until September, and taking a
seat to watch is a nice relaxing way to spend an afternoon.
Hope Park is
located between the town centre and lake, and was donated to the town in 1925
by Sir Percy Hope. This beautiful park gives immense pleasure with its magnificent
surroundings. The Park was opened as a golf course on the 27th May 1927 by Mr
J H Taylor, who was the British Golf Champion at that time. Golf is still played
in Hope Park today. In 1974 the Hope Park Charitable Trust took over the running
of the park. There is an obstacle golf course with a Lakeland theme, just perfect
for family fun. Plus an 18 hole putting course and a splendid 9 hole pitch and
putt course.
Keswick also
has the wonderful Theatre by the lake always an enjoyable night out. Just a short
stroll from the Theatre along the lakeside brings you to Friar’s Crag, a
beautiful spot which is popular with the romantics who wish to propose to their
loved one. Derwentwater is hailed as 'Queen of the Lakes', and is surrounded by
some of the most magnificent scenery in the Lake District.
Derwentwater
the Lake is three miles long by one and a quarter miles wide and is the third
largest of the Cumbrian lakes. It is seventy five feet deep at its deepest point,
though its average depth is just fifteen feet. This means it’s the first
lake to freeze over in the winter.
Keswick and the North Lakes
offers a multitude of activities and events to cater for all tastes.
