Introduction
Enjoy your own space in Keswick
Would you like to have the space of a whole YHA hostel and have the place to yourself and your loved ones? Book our Keswick properties exclusively, just for your group.
Get ready to make everlasting memories and experience a rural getaway exploring one of England’s most loved national park with family and friends. Some of our properties allow you to holiday with your four-legged companion too. Discover our unique places to hire in Keswick. We’re sure you’ll have a holiday to remember.
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YHA properties to hire in Keswick
YHA Skiddaw Bunkhouse
Whole hostel
Keswick, Cumbria
- Sleeps up to 20 guests
- 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- Assistance dogs only
Why book with YHA Exclusive Hire?
Why book with YHA Exclusive Hire?
Things to do in Keswick
Welcome to Keswick
Situated in the Lake District National Park, Keswick is the perfect location for a rural retreat with great walking and cycling available on your doorstep and plenty to see and do.
The market town of Keswick is surrounded by rugged mountain ranges and is home to incredible water sports including canoeing, windsurfing and sailing, Fitz Park, Pencil Museum, quaint gift shops and plenty of cosy pubs and eateries, so whatever you get up to during your visit, we’re sure you will have a memorable time when visiting.
Bowder Stone
The Bowder Stone is one of the most recognisable rocks in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Located in the Borrowdale Valley, not far from the market town of Keswick, this large rock has a...
Castle Crag
Castle Crag is a hill in the Lake District National Park. It is situated in the north-western fells and is one of the smallest Wainwrights in the Lakes. From the summit of Castle Crag, you’ll get some...
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle, a Neolithic monument close to Keswick in the Lake District, is one of the earliest stone circles in Great Britain. Erected around 3,000 BC, it also has one of the best...
Dubwath Silver Meadows Nature Reserve
Dubwath Silver Meadows Nature Reserve is a wetland nature reserve at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake, the only official ‘lake’ in the Lake District National Park. Here you can spot wildlife and...
Entrust Sculpture at Derwentwater
The Entrust sculpture, also known as ‘the hands sculpture’, is an impressive wooden carving of two hands together in a cupping movement. The sculpture is by local artist John Merrill and can be found...
Grange in Borrowdale
Grange in Borrowdale, or just Grange as it’s also known, is a gorgeous village in the Lake District National Park, near the market town of Keswick. It’s known for its striking bridge with two arches...
Keswick Golf Club
An 18 hole golf course offering a unique golfing experience - with breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding Lakeland Fells.
Keswick Leisure Pool
With its warm waters, wave machine and 'black hole' flume there's fun for all the family.
Keswick Library
Keswick Library is a small library in the market town of Keswick in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Not only does Keswick Library house a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books, it...
Keswick Mouse Trail
The Keswick Mouse Trail is a fun walking trail where you can explore Keswick as you look for Gerald the mouse and his mischievous friends who have escaped from the Keswick Cheese Deli. There are over...
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
With its large collection of exhibits, the museum is a fascinating place to discover old Keswick and the Lake District. See the museum website.
Lodore Falls
Lodore Falls is a spectacular waterfall in the Lake District. The water starts in the beck from Watendlath Tarn, then cascades over huge rocks and boulders down into the valley. The drop is over 100...
Map & Navigation social walk (improvers) from YHA Keswick
Sunday 13th September 2026 Distance: 6.2 miles (10km) Duration: 6.5 hours Led by: Harriet MacMillan, Navigation with Harriet Skills and confidence If you already use OS maps on your phone but want to...
Map & Navigation social walk (introductory) from YHA Keswick
Saturday 12th September 2026 Distance: 6.2 miles (10km) Duration: 6.5 hours Led by: Harriet MacMillan, Navigation with Harriet Skills and confidence This relaxed and friendly Introduction to...
Moot Hall
Moot Hall, or The Moot Hall, is one of the most recognisable buildings in the market town of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. Situated in the centre of the town, in Market...
Newlands Church
Newlands Church is just outside the hamlet of Little Town, near Keswick in the Lake District National Park. It’s a picturesque white building which dates right back to the 16th century. Inside, you...
Osprey View Point
Spectacular view of the ospreys flying to and from their nest and, most amazing of all, catching fish from Bassenthwaite Lake.
Rosthwaite
Rosthwaite is a small but perfectly formed village situated in the heart of the Borrowdale valley in the Lake District. It is one of the most scenic places in the Lakes and is surrounded by incredible...
Rosthwaite and Stonethwaite Beck self-guided walking route
A walk through Lake District villages providing great views of the surrounding hills and a peaceful riverside path.
The Makers Mill
The Makers Mill is a creative venue in the town centre of Keswick, a popular market town, in the Lake District in Cumbria. It houses two spaces for arts and crafts workshops, a gallery where work from...
The Pencil Museum
Enter through a graphite mine replica and follow the path of pencil making from the reign of Elizabeth 1st to the present day.
The Puzzling Place
Stuffed with puzzles, gadgets and curiosities The Puzzling Place is guaranteed to have something to amuse, entertain or puzzle you.
Theatre by the Lake
One of the most beautifully located theatres in England, hosting film and literary festivals throughout the year.
Thornthwaite Gallery & Tea Room
Thornthwaite Gallery is an independent art gallery located in the village of Thornthwaite, just outside the market town of Keswick, in the Lake District in Cumbria. The gallery is set in a beautiful...
Walking and Rambling in Keswick
If you're planning on staying at YHA Keswick, why not download a free map and get out exploring? All our self-guided walks start and end at a YHA hostel and are graded so that you can explore the area...
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