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Does it have many pubs? is it a decent place to drink?
Obviously i'm not expecting the sort of thing you see on those 'night cops' type programs or strip clubs and the like but just wondering about the pub scene there?!?
dog and gun is ace for proper beer.
Pints/beer session - grand
"night out"/dancing - absolutely poo.
Im heading up there for the weekend in february as a group of 5 guys. Will be interested to see what people say here.....
We will def be after a beer session after a day riding Whinlattter/Borrowdale Bash rather than a night on the tiles.
It's great for pubs, some great pub food to be had too.
hav been groped by a complete stranger (female) at a bar there - no warning, never said owt just felt me tackle (spoke after tho not sure if that was a good or bad thing)iirc it was a black and white pub
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Went into its only nightclub last time I was there. canny rubbish and everyone else seemed to know each other.
There's a nightclub?
In the loosest sense of the word, yes
The chippy in the main square then more the a few pints in the dog and gun. Nothing else to do in Keswick.
Cheers fellas,
Sounds like it's decent for a beer session then. That's what i wanted to here.
I take it theres more pubs than just the dog and gun though???
Loads of pubs in the town. We spent lots of time in the pie pub. I think it's called the George. I really liked Keswick.
Yeh I really like Keswick too and plenty of decent pubs.
[i]it was a black and white pub[/i] - racist 😀
Loads of pubs in the square
whats wrong with everyone knowing each other - think I lost a Kona rep I was meant to be looking after in there........If anyone finds him...
Good for drinking in great pubs, some good food to be had
then go to the club only after enough beer
i like the square orange cafe.
(if it's still there...)
still there, the locals are all out riding tonight hence no local response yet
there's loads of pubs - you'll be fine. I went on a stag do there which was ace - real ales, beers sessions culminating in a few whiskies.
Keswick is good crack and great local brew!
Locals very friendly.
Defo visit Dog and Gun.
Dog and Gun for Hungarian Goulash - that's a must. Good beer two, and enough pubs to keep you happy.
'The Loft' nightclub...mmm...not the best. We visited during our C2C trip a couple of years back, and it's a bit grim. But the lass we all tried to chat up, laughably, was our waitress at breakfast the next morning at the hotel.
As a lad , we would get the bus through and do a crawl around Keswick ,
used to be a good crack -until the (younger)locals found out where we were from! 😀
Cockermouth is also good for an evening out.
I was up in Keswick over the weekend and did a quick reccy of some pubs for our lads weekend in June.
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I love Keswick 🙂
As mentioned, the Dog and Gun and The George are good for food and beer - Square Orange for ale, pizza, tapas. The Lakes Bistro and Morrells are good for food - three curry houses, two chinese, and one thai, all pretty similar standard. Chippies in town are pretty rubbish - Bank Street's usually the best though. Pubs to avoid: the Queens Back Bar and Casa's.
Also as mentioned, there's one club. If you're looking to settle down with an attractive local lass who's still got most of her own teeth, then 1 a.m. outside The Loft is the place be.
Anyone know anywhere decent to stay there? Planning a stag do there for 9 of us in June and its becoming pretty hard to find anything.
If youre after cheap and cheerfull Ive just booked a group of 5 of us in what was Denton House Hostel. Its changing ownership at the moment but still taking bookings.
Anyone know anywhere decent to stay there? Planning a stag do there for 9 of us in June and its becoming pretty hard to find anything.
Youth Hostel ?
If you're struggling with B and Bs, you could try the [url= http://www.youth-hostels.co.uk/youth-Hostel/YHA-Keswick/46900 ]youth hostel[/url].
Edit - beat me to it Dave 😉
Mmmmmm goulash in the dog & gun,, washed down with real beer. Brings back some fabulous memories
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My uncle used to own this place and i liked it then - 20 years ago so no idea what it's like now!