When the railway was built in 1864 to carry coke from Durham to Workington’s iron and steel works, it brought a new era of prosperity to the town. The grand railway station and its associated hotel, which you can see from here, marked the start of a major change in the layout, function and appearance of the town. Thus Keswick developed as a Victorian tourist resort, planned with a grid layout immediately to the east of the centre. In the 20th century, development has had limited impact on the town centre, but there have been significant post 1st and 2nd World War residential developments on the periphery of the town. If you wish to learn more about Keswick, ask at the information centre about the Civic Society’s guided walks and their self-guided tour booklet. 3 From the viewpoint, the top of Latrigg (368m) is reached by turning left up the path on the ridge. Beyond the summit, the path continues east along the ridge to a gate and stile in a wire fence. Cross the stile and continue downhill. As you near the end of a long field, View across Derwentwater from Latrigg turn half left down a grassy slope to join a wide track at the edge of a plantation by a rusty metal 4 Continue along the track under the sheepfold and a metal gate. Turn right through arched road bridge. The track here is on a built the gate to go down the track to eventually up stone embankment beside the river which led pass gorse bushes on the right and reach a to a tunnel for the railway. Notice the mostly gate and stile. Cross the stile and turn right buried old tunnel entrance as you reach the elevated along the narrow metalled road. Please take care; boardwalk and on the right, below see the start of 8 cars do use this road. Continue along the road the mill race which used to feed Keswick’s early until you reach a wood on the left, take the first electricity generating station. cart track sharp left into the wood (signed Permissive Path to Keswick) and follow this At the end of the boardwalk, pass through a gate downhill to reach the River Greta. The path to see the plaque given for Greta Bridge, as the Best follows the bank of the river rising steeply uphill Concrete Structure of the 20th century. on a stepped path. Bear left at the top of the first set of steps and continue along the path, taking Follow the railway footpath through another great care as there are steep drops down to the gate to the C2C Millennium milepost. Continue river. At a FPS ‘Railway Footpath’ take a hairpin along the clear railway footpath until its end left to descend, traversing back to the riverside at the Keswick Hotel (note the remains of the old and to a flight of steps up to the old railway line. railway station). Turn right and cross the bowstring bridge to reach the remains of Low Briery station. From the station go left round the side of the Previously a bobbin mill, Low Briery is now a Leisure Centre to reach Station Road at its front. Keswick railway footpath holiday caravan complex. Go right down Station Road to Penrith Road; use the pedestrian crossing and then proceed down Station Street, turn right at the junction and the Moot Hall (1) is ahead of you. Latrigg Pencil 3 Mill 2 Fitz Park Brundholme A66 Woods 1 Old Station River Greta N KESWICK 4 1)Helvellyn Range, 2)High Rigg, 3)Bleaberry Fell, 4)Langdales, 5)Walla Crag, 6)Scafell Group, 7)Castle Crag, 8)Maiden Moor, 9)Catbells, 10)Buttermere Fells and Newlands, 11)Causey Pike 11)Causey Newlands, and Fells 10)Buttermere 9)Catbells, Moor, 8)Maiden Crag, 7)Castle Group, 6)Scafell Crag, 5)Walla 4)Langdales, Fell, 3)Bleaberry Rigg, 2)High Range, 1)Helvellyn LATRIGG: FROM VIEWFINDER A 5 7 9 3 2 11 4 1 6 8 10 and about 300 metres beyond a gate into the the into gate a beyond metres 300 about and adjacent to the Greta. the to adjacent (unnamed). Your objective is now in full view. view. full in now is objective Your (unnamed). Follow the path along the side of the plantation plantation the of side the along path the Follow side. You can just make out the current pencil mill mill pencil current the out make just can You side. the park and turn right along Briar Rigg Road Road Rigg Briar along right turn and park the Latrigg, this is the gentler way to the summit. summit. the to way gentler the is this Latrigg, water-powered mills were clustered along the river river the along clustered were mills water-powered embankment, take the first exit (right) from from (right) exit first the take embankment, this path seems to be heading away from from away heading be to seems path this tightly built up with homes and workshops, and and workshops, and homes with up built tightly the of end the At embankment. railway to cross a field towards a plantation. Although Although plantation. a towards field a cross to early 19th centuries, the once-open yards became became yards once-open the centuries, 19th early and follow the path as it runs adjacent to the old old the to adjacent runs it as path the follow and gate kissing a through goes and woodland and 18th the of prosperity increasing the With Bear left by a small building (‘the Hoghouse’) Hoghouse’) (‘the building small a by left Bear another one. Just after this, the path leaves leaves path the this, after Just one. another first turn right, at the end of the sports pitches. pitches. sports the of end the at right, turn first Derwentwater and Catbells Catbells and Derwentwater track as it crosses a stream and eventually, eventually, and stream a crosses it as track left. Follow the path beside the river taking the the taking river the beside path the Follow left. Ignoring paths off to the right, follow the main main the follow right, the to off paths Ignoring bridge. Enter Fitz Park by the first gate on the the on gate first the by Park Fitz Enter bridge. Station Road to cross the River Greta on the the on Greta River the cross to Road Station family of landowners welcome visitors on their land. land. their on visitors welcome landowners of family pedestrian crossing and continue ahead on on ahead continue and crossing pedestrian fight for access to the fells and, today, the same same the today, and, fells the to access for fight main Penrith Road. Cross this road at the the at road this Cross Road. Penrith main access to Latrigg. This was a landmark case in the the in case landmark a was This Latrigg. to access Turn left on to Station Street and walk to the the to walk and Street Station to on left Turn compromise which secured the Spooney Green Green Spooney the secured which compromise created by Medieval town planning. town Medieval by created take the left hand exit from the Market Square. Square. Market the from exit hand left the take a in resulted then action court high A MP. the town’s distinctive yards are what remain of plots plots of remain what are yards distinctive town’s the entrance of the Moot Hall Information Centre, Centre, Information Hall Moot the of entrance 1 led by Henry Jenkinson, included Samuel Plimsoll, Plimsoll, Samuel included Jenkinson, Henry by led out the Moot Hall in the market place. Around this, this, Around place. market the in Hall Moot the out Standing with your back to the main main the to back your with Standing all the routes up Latrigg. The 2000 strong protestors, protestors, strong 2000 The Latrigg. up routes the all make just can you town, of centre the towards Please note that ‘FPS’ means footpath sign footpath means ‘FPS’ that note Please Footpath Preservation Society against the closure of of closure the against Society Preservation Footpath develop significantly. If you look straight ahead ahead straight look you If significantly. develop Moderate Grade: Keswick the by organised 1887 October 1st on market charter in 1276 that the town began to to began town the that 1276 in charter market 3-4 hours hours 3-4 Time: This area was the scene of a mass protest protest mass a of scene the was area This hill. the years it probably wasn’t until Keswick gained its its gained Keswick until wasn’t probably it years gate beside a house. Continue on the track up up track the on Continue house. a beside gate 10 km km 10 Distance: 6,000 least at for area this in lived have people as it goes over the A66 and through a kissing kissing a through and A66 the over goes it as Although Although bench. a is there where ridge a of AND THE FELLS THE AND Public Bridleway, Skiddaw) and follow the track track the follow and Skiddaw) Bridleway, Public end the to side fell the up zig-zags which path LATRIGG - VIEWS OF KESWICK KESWICK OF VIEWS - LATRIGG 2 Turn left up Spooney Green Lane (signed (signed Lane Green Spooney up left Turn plantation, take a sharp right to a well-graded well-graded a to right sharp a take plantation, KESWICK WALKS The Countryside Code The Lake District National Park The land in the Lake District National Park With its world renowned landscape, is nearly all privately owned and much of it the National Park is for everyone to enjoy, now and in the future.