Friar's Crag Walk
This short walk in Keswick visits a beautiful viewpoint overlooking Derwentwater. You can start the walk from the theatre car park just north of the crag. The route then passes along the lake before coming to the viewpoint. Here you can enjoy a rest on the bench and take in the stunning views across the lake and Derwent Isle. You will also pass the memorial to John Ruskin, the leading English art critic of the Victorian era. He has strong associations with Keswick and greatly admired the view from Friar's Crag.
After taking in the views you can return to the car park the same way or head around Strandshag Bay and return through Cockshott Wood. Just to the east of Cockshott Wood you can take a small detour and visit Castlehead Woods and the Castlehead viewpoint. It's worth visiting as you can enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding fells with a toposcope naming them all.
If you would like to extend your walk further you could continue south and explore Great Wood before climbing to Walla Crag.
Also nearby is the wonderful Castlerigg Stone Circle.
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Friar's Crag
Derwentwater from Friar's Crag, Keswick.
John Ruskin was a well-known champion of the Lake District, and apparently had a particular fondness for the view from Friar's Crag. He died in 1900 and this memorial was erected shortly afterwards. It is listed grade II
Small bay east of Friar's Crag
Footpath to Keswick from Friar's Crag
This Derwent Water beach runs around to the wooded Friars Crag on the left. The crag achieved its name because it was believed to be the embarkment point for monks making a pilgrimage to St Herbert's Island, located south-west of the crag.