Places to eat & drink in Keswick

Italian, Indian, pan-Asian and steakhouse kitchens in town, and hotel dining rooms by the lake and in the valleys.

Book ahead on summer evenings and in the school holidays, when the town is busy. Many tables are a short walk from the market square.

Country-house dining rooms for a special evening in the northern Lakes.

Set aside the evening: seasonal menus, a good wine list and time to linger over the view.

Bars in Keswick’s hotels and inns, for a drink after the fells or before dinner.

Find a seat by the fire in winter or outside in summer, with local ales on the bar and food served in many of them.

Coffee, brunch, cake and something warm after a walk.

Fuel up before a walk, or stop for tea and cake on the way back down. Some welcome dogs and muddy boots.

Food to take away, for a picnic by the lake or an easy evening in.

Collect on the way back to your cottage, or take it down to the lake on a fine evening.

Cumbrian cheese and local food for a picnic, the cottage fridge or a present to take home.

Handy when you are self-catering: lunch to carry up the fells, or supper for the evening back at the cottage.

Sweets and treats to take home, or to eat on the walk back from the lake.

Fudge, toffee and traditional sweets make easy gifts to take home from the Lakes.