We have 4 tastefully decorated rooms, each with their own individual charm and character. We use high quality bed linen and furnishings in all our rooms. The compliments tray includes herbal teas, fresh milk and bottled water. Each room has a CD clock radio alarm and a TV/DVD. To make a booking please telephone us on 017687 72398. Superkingsize Room This large and airy room with beautiful views of Castlerigg Fell has an ensuite with powershower, a superkingsize bed and a comfortable armchair. This room can also be used as a twin room. Check Superkingsize room availability! Kingsize Room This large 2nd floor room has a dormer window with beautiful views of Castlerigg Fell. It has an ensuite with powershower, a kingsize bed, a comfortable armchair and a flat screen TV/DVD. Check Kingsize room availability! Double room This cosy and compact room has a double bed, a modern ensuite with powershower, a comfortable armchair and flat screen TV/DVD. Check Double room availability! Double Dormer Room This 2nd floor room has excellent views of the Skiddaw range of mountains. This room is cosy and compact and has a double bed, comfortable chair and flat screen TV/DVD. This room also has a newly fitted ensuite with powershower. Check Double Dormer room availability. If you would like to make a booking please contact us on - 35 Helvellyn Street Keswick Cumbria CA12 4EP. Telephone 017687 72398 www.oakthwaite-keswick.com

KESWICK UPON DERWENTWATER is a Lakeland market town which derives from Old English for 'cheese farm', is pronounced Kezzick. (Keso is the Latin derivative for cheese and wick is Old English for farm). At its heart is Market Square and the famous Moot Hall, with its famous one-handed clock. The history of the Moot Hall is sketchy, but there are reports of a significant building on the site as early as 1571. The current building was erected in 1813, and since then has served as a courthouse, a prison, a museum, a town hall and even a butter and fruit market! The famous one-handed clock can be seen above the west end of the hall. The building is now home to Keswick’s Tourist Information Centre. The countryside around Keswick has provided for the town in a number of ways since days gone by. The hills around Keswick were mined for lead, copper and silver as far back as the 16th Century, when Keswick was a thriving mining community. Then, German miners made up a significant part of the skilled workforce of the town, using their skills and expertise to prospect and dig new mines, e.g. the Wad mine at Seathwaite, Silver Gill mine at Roughton Gill. Indeed their legacy still remains – the names Hindmarch, Stanger, Pepper and many more are still common in the area. The remains of many charcoal pits in Borrowdale woods bear testimony to a prosperous charcoal industry. Peat from the fells fuelled many furnaces in the area and beyond. In fact part of the town used to be a large ash tip. But it is for its graphite that Keswick is most famous. Indeed, Keswick was once the ‘pencil’ capital of the world. Stories still abound of the lengths the graphite industry went to, to protect its graphite from being smuggled out. Indeed, some of the walking trails to the southwest and west of Keswick were once smuggling routes for graphite, out of Keswick to the sea. In modern times Keswick has emerged as a thriving, vibrant and popular community. It boasts a number of fine restaurants, public houses and shops, most centred around Market Square and Main Street. It has an excellent reputation for outdoor equipment and clothing, from its plethora of outdoor shops and outlets. Many an expedition to far off exotic mountains has had equipment sourced from Keswick shops. Keswick cinema shows the latest films and plays host to the Keswick Film Club. There are a number of museums in the town – the pencil factory, the Keswick museum at Fitz park, Cars of the Stars motor museum and many more. The numerous and award winning town parks have a variety of facilities including tennis courts, bowls a miniature golf course and beautiful gardens. To many, Keswick is the heart of northern Lakeland.

KESWICK UPON DERWENTWATER IS a Lakeland market town which derives from Old English for 'cheese farm' (Keswick is pronounced Kezzick). Keswick is a vibrant town, both culturally and otherwise, and one of the most popular resorts in the Lake District. At its heart is the Market Square and the famous Moot Hall, with its famous one-handed clock. The Moot Hall, now home to Keswick’s Tourist Information Centre, has served as a courthouse, a prison, a museum, a town hall and even a butter and fruit market. Keswick boasts a number of fine restaurants, public houses and shops, most centred around Market Square and Main Street. It has an excellent reputation for outdoor equipment and clothing, with its plethora of outdoor shops. Keswick has a cinema too, showing the latest films and playing host to the Keswick Film Club. There are also a number of museums in the town -, the Keswick museum at Fitz park, Cars of the Stars motor museum and many more. Five minutes walk from the town centre brings you to the shores of Derwentwater lake, the “Queen of Lakes”. Here, the Theatre by the Lake is well renowned and hosts a number of professional plays, concerts and talks -- www.theatrebythelake.com. At the lakeshore, you can also choose a leisurely lakeshore walk, a laze in Crow Park with stunning views of the lake and the fells beyond or a trip on the Keswick Launch to a number of destinations around Derwentwater, including stop offs in the Borrowdale valley, the valley Ruskin proclaimed to be the most beautiful in England. Keswick is awash with festivals and events to interest and please most – the Jazz festival, the Film Festival, the Beer Festival, the Religious Convention and many more. Keswick’s unique location on the shores of Derwentwater lake, surrounded by the northern Lakeland fells, make it ideal for all types of visitors, from those seeking quiet enjoyment in the beauty of the landscape to those wanting a bit more out of its many offerings; e.g. walkers, climbers, photographers, mountain bikers and paragliders. What's on in Keswick

We offer a nutritious, tasty and filling breakfast to all our guests, meeting individual needs as best we can. Our 2 course breakfast menu includes for starters juice, porridge, cereal, or our delicious homemade granola pot (crunchy homemade granola on layers of Greek yogurt and honey). At Oakthwaite House our full Lakeland breakfast includes local Cumberland sausage and thick rashers of dry-cured bacon, mushrooms,beans, baked tomatoes and your choice of local free range eggs. Or for a lighter breakfast why not try our delicious freshly made crepes with chocolate, lemon, or fresh fruit salsa? We also serve bagels with cream cheese and bacon or keep it simple with poached free range eggs on granary toast. We serve a variety of hot drinks which include tea, filter coffee, herbal teas and decaffeinated tea/coffee. We use fresh local produce whenever possible. We can cater for vegeterians and Coeliacs (with a gluten free breakfast). Please inform us of any special dietary requirements when booking- we will do our best to cater for you!

Welcome to Oakthwaite House in Keswick. David and Karen Faria look forward to welcoming you to their guesthouse. Oakthwaite House is a Victorian town house built c.1876 in a quiet residential area of Keswick, only a five-minute walk from the town centre. We provide a high quality service and offer you a comfortable, relaxing, refreshing and enjoyable stay. We have 4 tastefully decorated ensuite rooms, each with their own individual charm and character. CHECK ROOM AVAILABILITY (click here)--------- We use high quality bed linen and furnishings in all our rooms. Along with the usual compliments tray which includes herbal teas and bottled water, each room has a CD clock radio and a TV/DVD. We also offer wireless broadband internet access in all rooms*. The location of our guesthouse in Keswick and in the Lake District National Park makes it an ideal base from which to explore and enjoy the many wonders of the northern Lakes. Parking is 'on street' and there aren't any restrictions. Unfortunately we do not take pets. Oakthwaite House is a non-smoking guesthouse. Please read our. TERMS and CONDITIONS before booking. *Subject to your laptop having a wireless card or adaptor. WAINWRIGHT WALKS The first Wainwright Walks series with Julia Bradbury was filmed in October 2006 and shown initially on BBC4, then BBC2 in February 2007. Julia and the crew stayed at Oakthwaite House during the filming! We were delighted to host the Skyworks / BBC crew again at Oakthwaite House as they made the next series in May and June 2007. Thanks for looking after us so well. Your superb breakfasts set us up for a hard day on the fells! Julia Bradbury BBC. ***WAINWRIGHT WALKS UPDATE ***WAINWRIGHT WALKS UPDATE ***WAINWRIGHT WALKS UPDATE. After all the hard work the next series of Wainwright Walks is showing on BBC 2 from Wed 6th Feb'08 at 7.30pm. Julia returns with six new walks, exploring Alfred Wainwright's Lake District. From the giant peak of Helvellyn to the ever popular Cat Bells, Julia faces sunshine and rain, accompanied by Wainwright's famous Pictorial Guides. Find out more Cumbria Tourism (click here)---------

Tariffs for Bed and Breakfast Accommodation. Please contact us by phone or email to make your booking. All 'double room' tariffs are based on two people sharing. For our low season rates (winter '08-'09) please scroll down. We will generally only accept 'two-night' weekend bookings from 20th Mar. to 1st Nov.'08 and 27th Dec.'08 to 4th Jan.'09. However, 'one-night openings' at weekends may well arise due to multiple-night bookings either ending on a Friday night or starting on a Saturday night. So please check for availability. For Bank Holidays we will generally only accept 'three-night' bookings. Once again however, 'two-night openings' may well arise due to multiple-night bookings either ending on a Friday night or starting on a Sunday night. So please check for availability. ***CHECK ROOM AVAILABILITY-click here!***. High Season rates for 2008 - 20 March to 1 November 2008. Prices are per person per night (pppn). Superkingsize/twin ensuite with shower Kingsize ensuite with shower Double ensuite with shower Double dormer ensuite with shower. £34.00 £34.00 £29.00 £29.00. Single occupancy of Superkingsize room Single occupancy of Kingsize room Single occupancy of Double ensuite room Single occupancy of Double dormer ensuite room. £58.00 £58.00 £53.00 £53.00. Special Offers For stays of 4 or more nights Sunday to Thursday, there is a 5% discount on the total bill for the room. Not applicable to single occupancy of 'double' rooms. (Excluding half term breaks, Bank holiday weekends and Easter break). Low Season - 2 Nov 2008 to 26 March 2009. Prices per person per night (pppn). £30.00 £30.00 £27.50 £27.50. Single occupancy Superkingsize room Single occupancy of Kingsize room Single occupancy of Double ensuite Single occupancy of Double dormer ensuite. £50.00 £50.00 £45.00 £45.00. Special Offers For stays of 4 or more nights Sunday to Thursday, there is a 5% discount on the total bill for the room. Not applicable to single occupancy of 'double' rooms. *Low season prices and the special offer above are not applicable during half term breaks, Christmas and New year season (24th Dec. to 4th Jan.), Valentine's season (13th to 21st Feb. 2009 inclusive) and Bank holiday weekends. See our special offer page for further winter offers

 Baby chairs and cots are provided
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 Central situation
 Clothes dry cleaning
 Credit cards accepted
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