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This view is of Derwentwater
- a lake near Keswick. The white dots on the lake are boats
with large sails! There are 4 islands in Derwentwater. Derwentwater is very big. It is nearly 5 km long, and about 1 and a half km wide. In places it is over 20 metres deep! (Deeper than if you put 10 classroom doors on top of each other!) |
| Can you measure 22 metres in your school playground? How many children long is that? How many times deeper than your tallest classmate? | The lake is 4.8km long,
1.6km at it's widest point, and 22 metres at it's deepest point. |
| "I am waiting for the 'boat-bus' into Keswick. You can take a boat tour that goes all the way around the lake. While I was waiting I saw a group of children on an adventure holiday. They had to row their boat. I'm glad this boat has an engine! " |  |
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This is the same bus arriving in Keswick. How many other boats can you see? Many boats use Derwentwater. There is a marina on the shore oposite Keswick. There is a 10mph speed limit on the lake to protect the animals that live here. |
| Can you draw a map of the lake? Keswick is at the northeast end of the lake. The marina is on the northwest shore. North, and southwest of the lake there are caravan parks. The southernmost shore is called Great Bay. Great Wood is on the east shore, and Hawes End is on the western shore. If you want a scale for your map, check back to the top of the page for measurements. |  |
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There are plenty of other things to do at Derwentwater. This person is hangliding, they have probably
come from one of the nearby mountains. As well as the boats you have seen in the photographs, there are often canoes or windsurfers on the lake. |
You can dive and swim in the lake, but you need to display a
warning flag if you are diving. This tells people in boats to be careful.
 There are lots of routes to walk around the lake, but cycling is not allowed. You can walk all the way around the lake, along the shore and through woods. Some parts of the shore belong to the National Trust, but others belong to people, so you have to ask permission to walk there. Fishing is allowed on the lake, but you need to get a fishing licence and permit first. |
| There are a lot of rules to read if you go fishing. That is because Derwentwater is a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest' (SSSI) because it is very clean and has rare species of plants and fish. |
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This part of the shore belongs to the National Trust.
Can you see the fenced off area to the right of the photo? It is there to stop people walking there, to
stop erosion of the shoreline, and to protect plants.
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| Barnaby Bear went for a walk along the lake shore. It was tiring work! It wasn't long before he was hungry. |
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