Travel to Keswick

We would encourage participants to use public transport to attend our Festival.

The nearest railway station to Keswick is Penrith, 17 miles from Keswick

To get times and from London (Euston), Manchester, St Andrews, Lancaster, Liverpool – check with Trainline route planner for times, fares and details.

For travel from Leeds, mainline trains are available, but there is also a famous scenic route via the historic Settle to Carlisle Railway which travels over the Yorkshire Moors and the Ribblehead Viaduct. This would then require a change of trains at Carlisle to get to Penrith.

The West Coast Main Line, run by Avanti, offers group discount if 3 or more people are travelling together, and students are able to get significant discounts on trains in the UK with a Student or 16-25 Railcard

Buses:

The Stagecoach X5 bus between Penrith Train Station and Keswick takes 40 minutes.  Mondays to Saturdays the bus departs from Penrith Railway Station for Keswick at 7, 8, 9am and then 20 minutes past the hour between 10.20am and 8.20pm . It returns from Keswick to Penrith Railway station hourly between 6am and 7.20pm, mostly at 15 or 20 minutes past the hour. On Sundays there is only one bus every two hours from Keswick bus station to Penrith railway station: 8.20, 10.20, 12.20, 14.20, 16.20, and 18.20.

Taxi services 

Taxi services are limited between Penrith and Keswick, so do pre-book as early as possible, and to maximise efficiency please let the operator know that you are willing to share with other customers if travelling at a similar time (the taxi companies have 4, 6 and 8-seater vehicles)

Davies taxis  Penrith-Keswick costs £45 for a 4-seater car, and £48 for a 6 or 8-seater minibus. Email info@daviestaxis.co.uk or telephone 017687 72676 to book.

Derwent Taxis 017687 75585 

Dakin taxis Call 07946895363 or Email dakin.taxis@gmail.com

Ian's taxis (£45 for 4-seater car Keswick-Penrith) iainstaxis@hotmail.co.uk Tel 017687 36333 or message: 07540 530466 or 07949 542189

Penrith Taxis 01768 899 298

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. Check out Parking in Keswick.

Comprehensive information on Getting to and from Keswick can be found here:

https://www.keswick.org/visitor-information/getting-to-keswick