Caliente
pfm Member
I really like Keswick, bit touristy but it's excellent, we were there last week for one night, stayed in a dog friendly hotel just outside of Keswick in a small hamlet, really nice place and reasonable with great breakfasts and a good pub within walking distance of the hotel.
http://www.lakedistrictinns.co.uk
http://www.lakedistrictinns.co.uk/kings-head
Yes, we normally stay in Keswick every other year - Derwentwater is my wife's favourite lake and it also has possibly the best of the Lake District walks - the town as a place to live lacks a decent supermarket, but otherwise for its size is amazing - especially the setting and the theatre.