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Fitz Park

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Fitz Park, Keswick
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Just a few minutes stroll from Keswick Market Square, Fitz Park has a riverside setting with glorious open views towards Skiddaw and Latrigg and is an ideal spot for picnics.

The Lower Park has a large open recreational area, cricket pavilion and fantastic children's playground aswell as a multi use games area and BMX track. The upper park is a smaller formal area with bowling green, grass tennis courts and and putting green and an arboretum. For enquiries about opening hours of the games at Fitz Park tel 017687 73445.

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Public transport

By Rail

The nearest railway station to Keswick is Penrith, on the West Coast Main Line, a distance of 17 miles. A bus service, taking forty minutes, connects Penrith railway station with Keswick Bus Station. Taxis from Keswick will meet trains at Penrith by prior arrangement. Contact Davies Taxis on 017687 72676 for transport to Keswick. The historic Settle to Carlisle Railway line brings passengers from Yorkshire via the Eden Valley.

Directions

By Road

Keswick is easily reached via junction 40 of the M6 (Penrith) and the A66 or via the A1 and the A66. For a scenic route coming from the South leave the M6 at junction 36 and take the A591 through Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere. Using motorways from Manchester it takes approximately 2 hours, whilst from the Midlands Keswick is around a 3 hour drive. The average journey time from London is approximately 5 1/2 hours.

Parking

Visit our parking page for more info on car parks and on street disc parking in Keswick.

Coordinates

OS Grid

NY 26878 23705

54.603204, -3.133445

DMS

54°36'11.5"N 3°08'00.4"W

UTM

30U 491379 6050646

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Upper Fitz Park
CA12 4NF Keswick
Cumbria
+44 17687 73445 https://www.keswick.org/what-to-do/parksinkeswick

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