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The top five things to do on a rainy day in Keswick, by Royal Oak hotel

Weather in the Lake District can be changeable so take a look at our list of the top 5 things to do on a rainy day in Keswick to keep all the family entertained.

Extreme weather events

Some astounding facts and figures about some incredible events that have happened in the Lake District.

Three Peaks Challenge - Scafell Pike guidelines

Doing the Three Peaks Challenge and going up Scafell Pike? Here are some top tips.

Rare centuries-old fish house in Rusland saved through FiPL funding

Funding through Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) allowed for repairs and restoration at the Fish House in Black Beck Wood

Keswick meeting room hire

The Keswick Information Centre has a stunning, large room offering ideal meeting space or exhibition space for all types of organisations.Situated on the top floor of the Moot Hall, the Community Room can comfortably sit 50 people theatre style, or 24 people boardroom style.

Our social media house rules

Social media can be an exciting, accessible place to find out new information, get inspired about things to do, places to go and people to meet. It can also be a great place for informed debate about important issues and topics. However, it can also be a place where people are quick to talk, without thinking through the impact of their actions.Our social house rules set out how we will behave on social media and what we expect in return.

Appeal for performers to take flight over Windermere

Local dancers, singers, model plane pilots and even croquet players are being offered an exciting opportunity to be part of a performance that celebrates our desire to fly and the importance of Cumbrian aviation history during World War One.

Windermere Conservation Area

Windermere Draft Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Consultation

Burneside Parish

Consultation period 2016 on Burneside Neighbourhood Plan, including the parishes of Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger.

Little Fells for Little Legs

Getting out into the fells with young children has so many benefits to their health and development and is good for parents too. As a single parent to a four and a half year old daughter, being able to share time outdoors with her has felt like a lifeline at times and continues to help me be the best parent I possibly can be.

Hydropower

With links to the Lake District National Park Hydropower Scoping Study. Our fells and high rainfall mean that we have a large number of watercourses in the National Park, and some of these may be suitable for hydropower schemes.

Authority - 13 December 2023


Date: 13th Dec 2023

Educational resources

Links to activity packs and information sheets.

Archaeology volunteers go bracken bashing

During the months of May and June, our archaeology volunteers are hard at work clearing bracken from some of our scheduled monuments around the National Park.

Hardknott Fort

Hardknott Fort photo resource for teaching Key Stage 2. Includes discussion questions such as "Can you tell which way people walk into the fort?"

Historical places

Take a step back in time by visiting one of the remains of the Lake District's past.

Brockhole

Photographs from the 1890s and later of Brockhole House.