Snacking alongside the eastern shoreline
Perhaps what stunned me more than anything was the amount of foreign tongues I heard about town. Keswick was more cosmopolitan than I had imagined. It had moved with the times, but kept lots of its old values. Many well-known retailers are present, but Keswick maintains deep roots to traditional past.
as appealing as Keswick is it is not the main draw in this part of the Earth. That title goes to a place of surprising natural beauty that has electrified artists and poets for centuries, compelling them to return again and again.
Derwent Water lies just outside Keswick city centre in the north of Lake District national Park, England. Its picture postcard looks have charmed audiences for centuries. Hire a ship and view the lake from a different point of view. It’s dotted with enticing little islands yearning to be explored. Boat hire is inexpensive and great fun for all the family.
The journey approaching Derwent Water incorporates an array of green, rolling hills parted by deep, lowly valleys. As I travelled northwards from Windermere along the A591, the clouds all of a sudden broke and bright sunlight flooded the valley, chasing away dark shadows settled over the vast ground. The valley looked peaceful and content.
Rydal Water passed serenely by ; the road ran diagonally opposite to the north shore of the lake. Across the water, families picnicked beside the grassy banks ; oldsters and children paddled in the cool, shallow waters.
The route sophisticated towards the mass of Helvellyn and its 950-metre peak. Its giant presence attractive to hikers and ramblers attracted to the Lake District across the year. I remember conquering the peak myself one summer’s day many years back on a school trip, staying over in Patterdale. I looked in amazement, 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, brief openings offered a tantalising glance of a wonderful stretch of water. As the road snaked alongside the eastern coast, several little boats were visible cruising the open water.
The raised mountain road broke from the undulating hills and offered a glimpse of Keswick. The whole city sat snug amongst the mild knolls, guardians of the village.
For centuries, those hills and mountains have overlooked Derwent Water and its neighbouring city of Keswick, develop from medieval beginnings. Modern touches are evident through, but Keswick will always keep its traditional roots.
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