A place compelling people to return again and again
Maybe what shocked me more than anything was the amount of foreign tongues I heard about city. Keswick was more cosmopolitan than I had imagined. It had moved with the times, but retained plenty of its old values. Many well known retailers are present, but Keswick maintains deep roots to traditional past.
as tempting as Keswick is it is not the main draw in this part of the world. That title goes to a place of surprising natural beauty that has provoked artists and poets for centuries, compelling them to return again.
Derwent Water lies just outside Keswick town centre in the north of Lake District state Park, England. Its picture postcard looks have captivated audiences for centuries. Hire a boat and view the lake from a different viewpoint. It’s dotted with tempting tiny islands craving to be explored. Boat hire is cheap and great fun for all the family.
The journey approaching Derwent Water incorporates an array of green, gentle hills divided by deep, lowly valleys. As I travelled northwards from Windermere along the A591, the clouds all of a sudden broke and bright daylight flooded the valley, chasing away dark shadows settled over the huge ground. The valley seemed calm and content.
Rydal Water passed serenely by ; the road ran opposite to the north shore of the lake. Across the water, families picnicked beside the grassy banks ; fogeys and youngsters paddled in the cool, shallow waters.
The route advanced towards the mass of Helvellyn and its 950-metre peak. Its large presence a magnet for hikers and travelers attracted to the Lake District across the year. I remember conquering the peak myself one summer’s day many years back on a college trip, staying over in Patterdale. I looked in awe, in the same way as when visiting as a child.
Lake Thirlmere was reminiscent of some of Canada’s great lakes, if a little smaller. Enveloped by tall trees, temporary openings offered a tantalising glance of a delightful stretch of water. As the road snaked alongside the eastern coast, many small boats were visible cruising the open water.
The raised mountain road broke from the undulating hills and offered a glance of Keswick. The entire city sat snug amongst the gentle knolls, guardians of the village.
For centuries, those hills and mountains have overlooked Derwent Water and its neighbouring town of Keswick, evolve from medieval beginnings. Modern touches are evident throughout, but Keswick will always retain its ancient roots.
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