Keswick sits at the head of Derwentwater in the northern Lake District — a lively and well-equipped market town that makes one of the region's best all-round bases, within reach of Skiddaw, Helvellyn and some of the most celebrated walking in England. The Good Hotel Guide recommends hotels in the town and its surrounding valleys that offer genuine comfort, good food and the kind of attentive, independent welcome that makes the difference at the end of a long day on the fells.