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Keswick
As with Bowness and Windermere tourist visits to Keswick began in the late 18th century due to the area's connections with famous writers such as Ruskin, Coleridge, Wordsworth and Southey and its popularity with artists including Turner and Constable.
Roads into the Lake District gradually improved but it was in the 1860's with the building of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith railway line that Keswick saw visitor numbers dramatically increase, and Keswick commenced the transformation from a small market town to the busy tourist centre it is today.
Its chief attractions include The Cars & Stars Musuem,Cumberland Pencil Museum (Graphite was mined here) and The Theatre By The Lake.
Nearby Derwent Water has boat trips and you can hire rowing boats or small powered craft to discover the delights of the lake.
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