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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Keswick

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

Updated May 8, 2018

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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.
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Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

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

Borrowdale, England

Millican Daltons Caves

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

Cumbria, England

Scafell Pike

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

Grasmere, England

Dove Cottage

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

Cumbria, England

Merzbarn

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.
11 miles from Keswick
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