Outdoor Retailer of the UK
Compact streets made for browsing, independent shops selling antiques, books, pottery and local food — and a choice of outdoor kit second to none.
Keswick’s compact streets, in the northern Lake District, are ideal for browsing and make a pleasant change from the larger towns and cities. You will find everything from your daily requirements to that elusive special gift to take home.
There are many independent shops offering antiques, books, paintings and pottery, jewellery, speciality foods and local produce, as well as clothes, gifts and traditional toys. There are supermarkets in Keswick and in Cockermouth, and many of the smallest villages have well-stocked general stores for day-to-day needs.
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Goldsmiths and bespoke jewellery makers. A family-run business making fine diamond and gem-set jewellery for over 35 years, handcrafted in its Keswick workshop.
In Keswick town centre
Outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment shop in Keswick's Kings Head Court, with free fitting and personal shopping services.
In Keswick town centre
Specialist cheese deli stocking over 90 Cumbrian and artisan cheeses, plus local meats, gifts and bespoke hampers.
In Keswick town centre
Heritage pin badges and woven patches celebrating climbing achievements and British landscapes.
In Keswick town centre
Award-winning gallery showcasing abstract art by Lucy Pittaway, Fine Art Trade Guild member.
0.1 mi from Keswick town centre
Independent Cumbrian bookshop specialising in regional books, maps, DVDs and signed editions.
0.1 mi from Keswick town centre
Rohan's outdoor and travel clothing shop on Lake Road, Keswick, open daily.
0.1 mi from Keswick town centre
Independent art gallery in Keswick showcasing British art and craft by Diane Gainey and guest artists.
0.1 mi from Keswick town centre
Twenty-six locally owned, independent shops, galleries, vintage and antique dealers, cafes, restaurants and salons on St John’s Street, just off Keswick’s Market Square.
0.1 mi from Keswick town centre
Keswick's largest supermarket, with fresh counters, a café and local Lake District produce, on Tithebarn Street.
0.2 mi from Keswick town centre
Curated homeware shop stocking hand-thrown ceramics, textiles and curiosities by British makers.
16.0 mi from Keswick town centre
The choice of outdoor clothing and equipment retailers in Keswick is second to none, earning it the title of Outdoor Retailer of the UK if not Europe.
Which is convenient, given how much of the town’s reason for being is up a hill. If you are heading out, safety on the fells covers what you actually need.
Walk out of the top left corner of the Market Square and up St John’s Street, and you are in Keswick’s Bohemian Quarter: twenty-six locally owned, independent businesses just off the busy pedestrian centre.
It is a street for browsing, with art galleries, vintage and antique shops, collectables and vinyl, boho clothing, and gifts designed or made in the Lake District, and cafes, a pub, restaurants and salons in between. Call in at Viridian Gallery on the way up, and finish at the Keswick Alhambra, the town’s vintage-chic cinema.
A traditional weekly market is held in Keswick on Saturdays. A local produce and craft market, specialising in Made in Cumbria products, takes place on most Thursdays of the year.
Both are on the Market Square, in front of the Moot Hall — see the town.
Plan your perfect escape with our Keswick guide. From places to stay and things to do, where to eat, explore and unwind.
