Borrowdale Activities and Links
Below are a selection of links to Borrowdale websites. These provide local activities and information for visitors to Borrowdale Valley and the surrounding area (approximate distances from Thwaite How are shown in brackets):

Borrowdale and Keswick Activities
Keswick Launch Company - Boat trips on Derwentwater. Also rowing boat hire (LodoreJetty - 3 miles)
Platty Plus - Sailing lessons on Derwentwater (3 miles)
Keswick Golf Club - Stunning mountain course in Threlkeld (11 miles)
Watendlath Trout Fishery - no permits required for this weekly stocked tarn close to the hotel (8 miles by road)
Keswick Climbing Wall - Excellent climbing wall with superb facilities
Escape Paragliding - Paragliding tuition

Places to Visit
Honister Slate Mine - just up the road; watch slate splitting that has changed little in 300 years. (2 miles)
Cars of the Stars - Museum of famous TV and film vehicles (Keswick - 7 miles)
Pencil Museum - The home of the modern pencil! Including the World's largest pencil (Keswick - 7 miles)
Keswick Museum - Amazing collection of historical Keswick artifacts (7 miles)
Keswick Mining Museum - In the middle of Keswick, this was the first mining museum in Cumbria (7 miles)
Mirehouse Historic House & Gardens - links to great poets & a large woodland adventure playground (10 miles)

Borrowdale Information
DoKeswick - Travel and community website for Keswick on Derwentwater
Borrowdale.com - Borrowdale valley website
Milk Two Sugars - Cumbrian and Lake District website directory

Nearby Annual Events
Keswick Beer Festival - Popular beer festival in June
Keswick Film Festival - Film festival held at various venues around the town
Keswick Jazz Festival - Increasingly popular jazz festival attracting World famous musicians
Keswick Convention - Religious convention held over 4 weeks in Summer