From: Cole, Owain
To: Fletcher, Andrew; Slater, Benjamin; Bosworth, Duncan; Cox, David; Clarke, Gareth; Mooney, 
Gavin; Brain, Jennifer; Inge, James; Barnby, Michael; Casson, Michael; Seasman, Martin; Beavis, 
Paul; Woods, Peter; Selwyn, Richard; Santhalingam, Ragu; Rodway, Stephen
Subject: Keswick - What to do in....
Date: 04 February 1997 10:22

Ok, so Mike reckons that Keswick is the most exciting place on earth.
What I want is a list of things that can be done in Keswick, examples are:
Going to the Pencil Museum - Sole home of Rexel Pencils and site of the Largest Pencil in the world (about 1 storey High)

Please be as insulting as possible; I look forward to deleting your reply:

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From: Michael Barnby

In Keswick you can rock climb - indoors and out. The local valley in which Keswick sits has some
 of the best climbing in the country. You can also run (road running, half marathons, fell, X-country).

	The world orienteering champs is coming to the lakes in 1999 because it has world class
 areas. The World paragliding champs was held above Keswick last year. You can do this yourself
 from many places in and around Keswick. These companies also offer things like quad biking, 
bungee jumping etc.

	For those who like life at a more sedate pace, there is walking - the highest mountain 
in England is just down the valley.  You can ride horses from a number of treking places around
 the area. There is the lake which has a scenic boat service around it as well as a full range
 of water sports (windsurfing, rowing, canoeing (kyaks and canadian) sailing, dragon boating)


	All these outdoor pursuits are supported by a wide range of outdoor shops. There are 
around 10 different specialist outdoor shops in a town smaller than Malvern. These all kick so
 much arse over Blacks in Worcester.

	That's why we have thousands of people coming to Keswick every year.
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From: Andrew Fletcher

You can climb on the wonderfully small climbing wall, when you are in the densest area of cliffs 
and mountains in England.
 You can wonder around the dozens of camping and climbing shops. (Keswick is the climbing and 
camping shop capital of britain)
There is a chip-and-put golf course in Keswick, par for the course is about 35, shame Im a par 
37, so my total score was 72.
Besides the only reason people ever go to keswick is to the camping shops and for food.
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From: Dave Cox
For a really exciting evening out, why not cut off your own head and watch it slowly dissolve as
 you soak it in a bath of acid.
Or tune into the local radio station " White Noise FM " and sit back and relax as those
 wonderful static sounds crackle around the house.
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Regards: James Inge
What to do in Keswick:

Good question.....
Get wet (and cold) in the lake.
Pitch and put?
Look at the Moot Hall?
Find some friendly lake district inhabitants (sheep)?
Leave?
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From: Duncan Bosworth
You can go to the Jennings Brewery, I'm not sure if its in Keswick but it definitely is not far
 away
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From: Owain Cole
Look Mike, it's crap.
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From: Mik Casson
It's in the NORTH

ENOUGH SAID

you anti-social midlander git.
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We contacted the tourist information services and they sent us the following areas of interest:


Climbing Wall,
Various Golf Courses,
Paragliding facilities,
Quad biking,
Somebody from Mikes school got done for armed robbery (using a fake gun) and got no dosh. Put
 away for 5 years.
Pencil Museum,
Cars of the Stars Museum,
canoeing,
Yearly World Champion chip eating competition,
Largest hedgehog memorial stone,
Site of Roman Annual Christian vs Lion theatre,
Druid worship stone circle,
Braithwaite skiing champion rest home,
Last remaining natural habitat of the lakeland blue squirrel, (noted for it's striking plumage)
vast underground cave system leading to st.Cuthbert's island on Dertwentwater,
Handy nuclear power station (within stones throw of shops and school),
1'st world war underground train link to Basildon,
Joint Euro-American bio-chemical weapons silo,
Nuclear waste storage depo - Say No to Nirex,
Test Launch site for failed french Arianne5 rocket.
Home of northern counties 5 year running champion slug racer, Bert Swainstien.


But it's no where near as good as where AF lives. (Which is also really crap but good.)