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All the United Kingdom England Keswick

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Keswick

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Keswick, England

Updated March 8, 2024
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Stone Circle at Castlerigg with the mountain Blencathra in the background

Keswick, England

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Keswick, England

Derwent Pencil Museum

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Hundred Year Stone

Keswick, England

Hundred Year Stone

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.
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The Bowder Stone

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
4 miles from Keswick
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Borrowdale, England

Millican Daltons Caves

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.
4 miles from Keswick
Scafell Pike

Cumbria, England

Scafell Pike

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
10 miles from Keswick
Dove Cottage

Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.
11 miles from Keswick
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Stories About Keswick

Joseph Richardson and his sons, the Original Monstre Rock Band.

When Hard Rock Music Meant Banging on Actual Hard Rocks

The “shipwrecked Mozart” who wowed Victorian audiences, including the Queen herself.
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