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Derwent Water
Just south of Keswick, Derwent Water is one of the park's most popular destinations.
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Derwent Water Details
Just a 10-minute walk south of the busy Lake District town of Keswick, Derwent Water is one of the park's most popular destinations. The lake is three miles long, one mile wide, and 72 feet at its deepest. There are plentiful recreation opportunities, including paddling, sailing, boating and swimming. There's an 8-mile walk around the lake, or you can hop onboard the Keswick Launch for a 50-minute cruise on the lake. If you'd rather pilot your own watercraft, you can rent row boats or small motorboats from the Keswich Launch as well. To rent a canoe or sailboat, visit Derwent Water Marina or Nichol End Marina in the northwest of the lake or Platty+ Water Sports in the south of the lake. There are a number of spots from which to launch your boat; ask at the marina where you rent for the nearest one. Although the footpath does encircle the lake, much of the shoreline is private property.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Derwent Water
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Derwentwater Way
A scenic 10 mile waymarked walk around Derwentwater, Queen of the Lakes.
0.1 mi away
Theatre on the Lake
The theatre, hailed as "the most beautifully located and friendly theatre in Britain", is a short stroll from Derwentwater on the edge of Keswick, amid the magnificent western fells of the Lake District.
0.4 mi away
Moot Hall
This imposing building houses the National Park's Keswick Information Centre. The present Moot Hall date s from 1813, but there was a building on the site long before the beginning of the 19th century.
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Keswick Information Centre
Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
0.7 mi away
Pencil Museum
Keswick's Pencil Museum is the home of the biggest colouring pencil in the world. It 7.91 metres (26 ft) long, and weighs 446.36 kilograms (984.1 lb).
