Visiting lightly
It is vital to do our best to preserve this place, for residents and visitors alike, for generations to come. Small changes during a visit make a big difference to the local environment and culture.
The single biggest one is leaving the car where it is. Keswick is walkable end to end, and the bus network reaches Borrowdale, Buttermere, Grasmere, Ullswater and both railheads — see transport and parking.
Twenty-six of the walking routes are marked Car free: fifteen you can start on foot from the market square, and the rest are a bus ride away — the 78 up Borrowdale, the X4 and X5 east and west, the 77 and 77A round Whinlatter.
Recycling in Keswick
There is a recycling point at Otley Road car park for paper, card, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and metal cans.
TerraCycle schemes
- Keswick Alhambra Cinema — crisp packets, and packaging from snacks, nuts, popcorn and biscuits
- Booths supermarket — batteries and oral health care products
Electric bikes and charging
Electric bikes are available to hire at Cyclewise in Whinlatter Forest, which is also the base for the graded mountain bike trails.
Charging points for electric vehicles are in the Booths, Central and Skiddaw Street car parks — details and prices on the transport and parking page.
Out on the fells
The countryside code covers what respecting this landscape means in practice — wild camping, dogs and livestock, fires, and what to do about the waste nobody wants to discuss.
Start your trip here
Plan your perfect escape with our Keswick guide. From places to stay and things to do, where to eat, explore and unwind.