4 miles from town
Catbells
The classic Keswick ridge walk. Derwentwater below, Borrowdale beyond, Skiddaw behind you.
Keswick · Lake District · Cumbria
Little Slate House
Three bedrooms in the heart of Keswick.
Two minutes from Market Square · one minute from Fitz Park · easy reach of Derwentwater, Catbells, and Borrowdale. Sleeps 6.
- 3 bedrooms · sleeps 6
- Keswick town centre
- 2 min high street · 1 min Fitz Park
- Fell views · wood burner · boot room
A house made for the Lake District
Little Slate House is a three-bedroom Victorian cottage on a quiet residential street in Keswick — which means you step out of the front door and you're already in town. Market Square and the Moot Hall are two minutes' walk. Fitz Park and the River Greta are one.
The house sleeps six across three proper bedrooms: a king-size double, a double, and a third room that can be made up as twin singles or pushed together as a super-king. The sitting room has a wood-burning stove. There's a boot room with drying space — an essential rather than a luxury when you're coming back from Blencathra in November.
Derwentwater is twelve minutes' walk, the Keswick Launch boats leave from the north shore, and the path to Catbells starts across the lake at Hawse End. Latrigg is walkable from the edge of town. Borrowdale opens up four miles south. The house makes a good base whether you're here for the fells, the lake, or simply a few days in one of the better small towns in England.
Why Keswick, and why this house
People come to the Lake District and head straight for Windermere. Which is fine — but Keswick sits at the foot of Skiddaw, right between Derwentwater and the northern fells, with access to Borrowdale and Honister to the south and Blencathra to the east. It's a proper walking town with a good butcher, a decent farmers' market, and enough good cafes and pubs to make a rest day feel worthwhile.
The house is in town because we think being in town matters. You don't need a car to get a coffee in the morning or walk to the lake after dinner. Castlerigg Stone Circle is twenty minutes on foot. The walks start from the doorstep.
Enquire about your datesAt a glance
Three bedrooms
King double, double, and a twin/super-king. Sleeps up to 6.
Town centre
Shops, cafes, and the lake all within ten minutes on foot.
Sleeps 6
Comfortable for two families, a group of friends, or an extended family.
Wood burner
A good sitting room with a working stove for autumn and winter stays.
From the doorstep
A few of the places you can reach easily from Keswick.
10 min walk
Derwentwater
Boat trips, shoreline walks, and the launch to Borrowdale on a good day.
20 min walk
Castlerigg
Neolithic stone circle on a fell-top platform with a 360-degree view of the surrounding summits.
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