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Keswick and Derwent Water from Castlerigg, Cumberland

Keswick Keswick is a market town in Cumberland, lying just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park. It is a popular town for visitors, and the majority of Keswick's businesses are tourism-related, providing accommodation and facilities for the tens of thousands of people visiting the area each year. In the centre of the town stands the Moot Hall, which acts as its focal point and the centre for the Saturday Market on the Market Square. Keswick is in the mountainous area of Cumberland and several of the county's famous fells are close to the town, including the Skiddaw and Blencathra close by to the north and the northeast, and Helvellyn to the southeast. At the same time, some of the finest waters are hereabouts at the feet of the fells; Derwent Water, Bassenthwaite Lake and Thirlmere a little southward. (Read more)