Keswick Adventures Blog

News and information about our activities and the local area

Keswick Adventures is one of the leading outdoor adventure companies in the Lake District. From our base just outside the beautiful town of Keswick, we run a huge range of outdoor activities including paddle boarding, ghyll scrambling, kayaking, and camping expeditions.

We are small, friendly team providing amazing experiences that are both...

Keswick Adventures is one of the leading outdoor adventure companies in the Lake District. From our base just outside the beautiful town of Keswick, we run a huge range of outdoor activities including paddle boarding, ghyll scrambling, kayaking, and camping expeditions.

We are small, friendly team providing amazing experiences that are both safe and fun. We also care about supporting the local environment, which is why you’ll often seeing us clear up after ourselves and litter pick on many of our adventures - feel free to do your part and lend a hand!

Our Awards

Our hard work has been recognised with a number of awards. We were winners of the 2021 World Luxury Travel Awards and finalists in the Rural Business Awards 2021-22. We have also been awarded Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award for several years in a row thanks to the great reviews from our amazing guests.

News and Updates

We love to share our news and updates, which range from award nominations, to the regular training we go through, to working behind the scenes on hit TV shows and Blockbuster movies with our sister company UNIT 7.

If you’re interested in knowing more about what we do and what goes on behind the scenes, keep up to date on our Facebook page, where we also share photos of our adventures, interesting blogs about the local area, and special offers.

Take a look at some of our most exciting updates in these news pieces:

Or pick one of the below articles for more information about Keswick Adventures, our team, and our outdoor adventure activities.

If you have any questions about the below articles, or want to know more about Keswick Adventures, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We are also available for press interviews and comments.

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New Indoor Adventures for Keswick

Keswick Adventures has this month launched a set of exciting indoor adventure activities from its new venue in the heart of the town.We have been running outdoor activities around the northern Lake District since 2016 and have expanded so much that we recently relocated to larger premises at The Pencil Factory in Keswick. As part of the move, we ha...

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Keswick Adventures is Reopening!

Read our latest Covid-19 update here. We’re delighted to announce that, following Government guidelines, we will be restarting our adventure activitie...

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Shooting 1917 on Location on the River Tees

1917 took the movie world by storm when it was released in December 2019. The Oscar-winning World War 1 epic was directed by world-famous director Sir...

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Skull Canyon is Open for Outdoor Adventures!

It’s finally here! Canyoning in Skull Canyon is our newest and most challenging outdoor adventure activity yet. Pre-booking has been open since August...

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Covid-19 Update, March 2021

Update, March 2021 After Boris Johnson’s announcement at the end of February, things are feeling positive and we hope to be able to open soon! Althoug...

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Online Booking is Live!

Over the past few months we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make it even easier for you to book an amazing outdoor adventure activity in the...

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Keswick Adventures’ Round-Up of the Year (2020)

2020 has been quite the year, with our Lake District adventure activities put on hold twice due to the Coronavirus lockdowns. Despite that, the year h...

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Staff Training: Behind the Scenes at Keswick Adventures

We’ve been excitedly waiting to reopen our outdoor adventure activities following lockdown and, to prepare, have been undergoing some intense staff tr...

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New Outdoor Adventure Qualifications for Lee at Keswick Adventures

It’s been a great couple of weeks here at Keswick Adventures as things have started to reopen and we’ve been lucky enough to take out a few small grou...

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Work With Us: Outdoor Adventure Instructor

With an exciting and busy season coming up, and lots of interest in our adventure activities currently, we are recruiting for a new outdoor instructor...

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Keswick Adventures are Finalists in the Rural Business Awards 2021-22

We’re thrilled to confirm that we are finalists in the Rural Business Awards (RBAs) 2021-22! Set up by Anna Price and Jemma Clifford, the Awards showc...

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We're Nominated in the World Luxury Travel Awards 2021-22!

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated in the international World Luxury Travel Awards 2021-22! Established in 2019, The World Luxury Tr...

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Kayaking with The Real Housewives of Cheshire

The Lake District has so many stunning locations that it’s no surprise it’s regularly used as the setting for films, TV shows, and documentaries. With...

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Keswick Adventures Wins at the World Luxury Travel Awards!

We’re delighted to confirm that Keswick Adventures has been announced as a winner in the 2021 World Luxury Travel Awards! The awards ceremony will tak...

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Keswick Beer Festival 2022 Sponsor

We’re delighted to announce that, this year, Keswick Adventures is sponsoring a beer at the annual Keswick Beer Festival! After a long day out and abo...

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“Military Stealth” Corporate Fun Days are Here!

We’ve been working on an exciting project recently and are pleased to be able to announce a new team building challenge: Military Stealth! Get your te...

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Stroke Association Memorial Walk up Scafell Pike

At the end of May we had the privilege of guiding a very special walk up Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain. The walk was set up by the family o...

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Winter 2022 Opening Hours and Christmas Gift Vouchers

As the season comes to a close, we will be wrapping up some activities and taking a partial hibernation until next spring. However, although individua...

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Keswick Adventures’ Round-Up of the Year 2022

Another year is coming to a close so it’s time to look back on 2022 and celebrate the amazing times we’ve had with customers, staff and friends. It’s ...

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Behind the Scenes of The Witcher

Like many enthusiastic fans, we were very excited to see The Witcher back on our screens as Season 3 launched on Netflix. As part of our sister compan...

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