Keswick's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Keswick will celebrate the very special 4-day bank holiday for the Queen’s 60 year reign with a range of events and activities!A mosaic portrait of the Queen which will be made up of 2,000 photos of Keswick will be on show in the Market Square on the wall of the Keswick Information Centre in The Moot Hall. Details of the portrait can be found - www.keswickjubilee.co.uk
Watch The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on Sunday 3rd June whilst enjoying a Big Jubilee Lunch to celebrate and commemorate the Queen’s 60 year reign. Food stalls will offer you a wide range of different food from 9am to 7pm. Along with the food you will be entertained by live music in the Market Square featuring local bands between 12 noon and 7pm making for a great street party!
A large screen will be setup in the Market Square for viewing of the main Pageant event down in London between 2 – 6pm. The Pageant will be one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river Thames and will consist of up to 1,000 boats from all over the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world, headed by The Queen travelling in the Royal Barge.
Back in Keswick at Derwentwater, just a short walk from the doorstep of Howe Keld, a boat will be decorated just like the flotillas in London allowing you to cruise around the lake in Jubilee style!
There will be a range of other events to enjoy and experience over the weekend including:
- The Big Lunch lakeshore at Friars Crag, Derwentwater
- Diamond Duck Race
- The Cumberland Pencil Museum Big Jubille Lunch
- The Cumberland Pencil Museum Kid’s quiz trail
- The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons
- Bonfire at Crow Park
- Keswick’s own floating flotilla
- County Archery Competition and “Come and Try” sessions
- Thornthwaite Gallery Jubilee Exhibition
- “Forest of Delights” Temporary Art Installation
Car parking will be free in Keswick on Sunday 3rd June in Bell Close, Central, Lakeside and Otley Road car parks, courtesy of Allerdale Borough Council and Keswick Town Council.
For more details on the “Forest of Delights” Temporary Art Installation please see www.nationaltrust.org.uk/borrowdale
For further information on the event or to book your stay over the weekend, be quick and contact us at Howe Keld see to see if we have any availbility for this exciting weekend of events!
