5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms
Styled to a beautiful high standard, the Townhouses offer you the option to stay together with friends or family in your very own private Lakeland residence. Built at the turn of the century in the vernacular slate architecture, the Townhouses are warm and welcoming yet stylish, light and spacious. The houses are tastefully stocked to make your stay in the Lake District a pleasure. Many period features are retained and sympathetically restored, including original floor tiles, fireplaces and ceiling coving. The four elegant bedrooms are spread out over three floors for space, comfort and privacy.
On the ground floor there is a spacious bedroom with king size bed, a well stocked kitchen teamed with rustic bench and seating, and also a shower room to the back of the house. Essentials such as cutlery, utensils, cookware and appliances are paired with indulgent little extras such as an espresso machine.
The stylish living area is on the first floor with a log burning stove to complement the central heating enjoyed throughout. A flat screen smart TV permits access to Netflix, Now TV, Amazon Prime (please bring your subscription details to log in to these services) as well as a DVD player and normal TV channels. Also on the first floor is the main family bathroom, and a double bedroom. Cole and Lewis bathroom toiletries are offered in the bath and shower rooms, together with fresh towels. The twin bedroom is on the 2nd floor and can be made up as super-king on request (please be aware there is a £15 charge for this service), along with another double bedroom.
High specification wifi is provided throughout for your convenience and connectivity to home. Each house has its own private outdoor area, with seating to enjoy a meal or a glass of wine at the end of the day. The restaurants, wine bars, supermarkets and other diversions of Keswick are only a moment's walk away yet the quietude of the fells can be experienced in under an hour's walk or a few minutes drive. Windows open onto views of Skiddaw and Latrigg to the north and to Catbells over the rooftops of Keswick to the south. Visitors to No.5 have the convenience of two complimentary parking permits to the adjacent long stay car park. Please note the Townhouses are not available for hen or stag events.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
About the area
Keswick
Keswick is home to this cottage. Keswick Museum and Art Gallery and Derwent Pencil Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Keswick Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre and Womenrock. Go Ape Whinlatter and Raw War Paintball Games are also worth visiting.
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Hope Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Derwent Pencil Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
Theatre By The Lake - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
Derwentwater - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
Getting around
Penrith Station - 23 min drive
Carlisle (CAX) - 56 min drive
Restaurants
The Wainwright Pub - 4 min walk
The Wild Strawberry - 3 min walk
Crooked River Tap - 2 min walk
The Round - 3 min walk
Brysons - 3 min walk
Frequently asked questions
Is 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms?
As of 14 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms on 31 August 2026 start from NZ$1,219, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is 5 The Townhouses - a house that sleeps 8 guests in 4 bedrooms located?
Situated in Keswick, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, The Puzzling Place and Keswick Leisure Pool & Fitness Centre. Hope Park and Derwent Pencil Museum are also within 10 minutes.
Reviews
9.6
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Good location although very busy road
Bedrooms all well appointed
Kitchen a bit cramped but good quantity of crockery etc
lovely lounge with great views
The parking permits are very handy
Drop off and pick up challenging due to bus stop right outside
Altogether really great Place to stay
Simon B.
Response from VrboOwner on 17 April 2026
Hi, Simon!
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re really pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay at 5 The Townhouses and found it a great place overall. It’s lovely to know you appreciated the well?appointed bedrooms, the comfortable lounge with its great views, and the convenience of the parking permits.
Thank you also for your balanced comments regarding the busy road, the kitchen layout, and the drop?off and pick?up being a little challenging due to the bus stop outside. Feedback like this is always helpful for future guests to understand what to expect and for us to continue improving where possible. We’re glad you still found everything well equipped and enjoyable.
We’d be very happy to welcome you back to Keswick again in the future.
Best wishes,
Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
22 April 2026
Shhh! Don't tell others...
Great property, great location, great value for money, and a super-slick use of technology to make the whole experience easy and efficient. In fact, I almost didn't write a review as I wanted to keep this place 'secret' as it's a proper gem!
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
4 October 2023
Lovely Stay!
Really lovely property with fab views out over Keswick.
Clean and spacious with everything you need.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
3 July 2023
Lovely stay
Thoroughly enjoyed the house and it’s close proximity to everything you could need. Well appointed and comfortable with fantastic views.
Keswick cottages have excellent customer service and would definitely recommend.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
Kerry F.
25 March 2025
Lovely house, with amazing location, and amazing customer services
Such a lovely house, really clean, and the bottle of Prosecco was a lovely touch.
Customer services was exceptional, thank you so much
Kerry F.
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2025
Thank you so much for your very kind 5* review of 5 the Townhouses, we are happy to hear you had an enjoyable stay! 5 the Townhouses is a beautiful townhouse which is in a fantastic location central to Keswick, perfect if you wish to park up and leave the car during your stay! Thank you also for your kind words about our service, exceptional customer service is something we strive for so this is such a compliment! We hope to welcome you back! Best Wishes, Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
11 January 2024
Fantastic new year
Fantastic house for a family new year break and can’t get any closer to the town, bedrooms all beautifully decorated everything you need for perfect Keswick break, will definitely be back xx
Response from VrboOwner on 12 January 2024
Thank you so much for your review! We are so happy that you had a fantastic time celebrating the New Year at 5 The Townhouses. We agree its situated perfectly to enjoy being in the town centre and the décor of the house is beautiful. We can't wait to welcome you back when you return! Best Wishes, Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
27 March 2024
Lovely stay
Everything was as it should be. The house was very clean and warm. Cooking equipment was a very high quality. Excellent location for restaurants and walking. No complaints here. Looking forward to staying again.
Response from VrboOwner on 29 March 2024
Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We love that you found it had everything you needed and that it was warm and very clean. We're glad you found the cooking equipment of high quality and in an excellent location being in central Keswick. We hope you had a wonderful time and we can't wait to welcome you back again! Best Wishes, Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
12 September 2023
Short Break
Stayed at number 5 the town house for the weekend, there was a party of 8 of us to celebrate my Husband’s 50th Birthday. Ideal location for exploring Keswick right in the town centre. Beautiful accommodation very spacious, clean and everything you need is there. Loved the outside area to the back great for sitting out, as we had perfect weather. I would highly recommend this property excellent value for money. I would no hesitate to stay here again.
Wonderful Cottage, centrally located in Keswick, enjoyed our stay, plenty of plates/glasses etc in kitchen and lovely property. The only thing we would add would be an clothes airier as after lake water sports and getting wet walking hard to get clothes dried in small area above Washing Machine or maybe a tumble dryer would be of benefit. Would highly recommend property and owner.
Simon G.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
From a partner site
8/10 Good
14 October 2024
Great location
Great location for a stay in Keswick, right in the town for access to the shops and restaurants. There is a downstairs bedroom and bathroom with a walk in shower, which is great if you have someone with limited mobility, but be aware the living room is on the first floor, so you do need to tackle some stairs. Very clean, warm and well provisioned in general. There is some traffic noise to the front downstairs bedroom.
Response from VrboOwner on 14 October 2024
Thank you for your fabulous review, we're really glad that you enjoyed your stay at 5 The Townhouses. The location is fabulous, being so central. We hope that you got to enjoy the wonderful shops and restaurants on your doorstep. Thanks for your wonderful comments, we hope to host you again for your next Lakeland holiday. Best wishes, Keswick Cottages.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
20 November 2023
Excellent Location
We found 5 Townhouse very warm and comfortable. The kitchen has everything that you need and the bathrooms are excellent.
The only problem we had was that next doors internal doors made a loud bang when closing, probably could do with slow closing door closers being fitted. Overall excellent house and we would use it again.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 April 2024
Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We are so happy that you found it comfortable and very warm. We are so glad you found it had everything you needed whilst on your holiday. Thank you for letting us know about the doors. we will get this sorted. We hope you had a great time and we hope to welcome you back if you visit again. Best Wishes, Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
28 February 2024
Lovely property - great location
Lovely 4 bed townhouse house (1 large ground floor bedroom and shower room). Well equipped. Courtyard garden. Pet friendly. Beautiful views from living room (Skiddaw) and within walking distance of Derwentwater, with theatre by the lake, access to boat trips etc. Good location in Keswick. Decorated to high standard. Accommodated our party of 6 adults and 2 children without any overcrowding. Beds very comfy! Parking permits issued for cars to use car park. No parking outside property. Only need to take this into account if severe mobility issues. Fab property and would return.
Response from VrboOwner on 1 March 2024
Thank you so much for your 5-star review of 5 The Townhouses! We are so happy you found this a lovely townhouse to stay in. We are pleased to know that you found it spacious, comfortable, well equipped, enjoyed the courtyard garden and the beautiful views of Skiddaw. The complimentary digital parking permits are a great feature of 5 The Townhouses. We hope you had a fantastic time and hope to welcome you back again. Best Wishes, Keswick Cottages
From a partner site
6/10 Okay
Samantha T.
7 February 2024
House in central location but extra attention to detail needed.
The town house is on a main road and so if you are a light sleeper then this isn’t the place for you. The old saying put the wood in the hole is literal in this property and the noise on the ground floor is loud with it sounding like the front door is open. Location is great for exploring Keswick. Whilst the house had everything we needed, the cleanliness fell significantly short of what we have experienced before from the same company which was disappointing. The property could do with a bit of TLC to make this a more enjoyable stay. Parking wasn’t an issue for us in winter but can imagine in summer it may be more challenging.
Samantha T.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 April 2024
We're so sorry that you felt there were some shortcomings this time. As soon as you made us aware there were some cleanliness issues the Housekeeping manager called round to see you and rectify them personally straight away. This is certainly not our usual standard and please be assured additional training has since been completed with the cleaner. The Townhouses are situated in central Keswick only a stones throw from the lovely independent shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants etc. so while this is extremely convenient, unfortunately some noise is inevitable. We do look after a number of beautiful properties on the outskirts of Keswick and the surrounding villages so if you would prefer a more peaceful/rural location please get in touch and we would be happy to make some suggestions for your next holiday. We hope to welcome you and your family again soon!
We all had a great time. Weather was typically unpredictable but we got some good walks in regardless.
On the property it was very well situated near to the town centre.
A few minor niggles
The key wasn’t in the lock box at 4:00pm we had to contact the letting agent who rapidly sorted that out.
The tablet which is used to provide information gave the WiFi for the next door property again the letting agent sorted this out.
There are two keys one for the front door the other for the back. They look identical yet we consistently picked the wrong front door key.
The email about the car park says permits were valid from 4:00pm tomorrow; it should have said 4:00 pm today.
Peter W.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
Kay D.
30 December 2022
Wonderful stay
This was our second stay in one of the townhouses for Christmas and again it didn’t disappoint. Location is fabulous, the house is very well equipped with everything you need and the customer service was excellent from the Keswick Cottages team. To top it off, they’d arranged for a lovely thoughtful Christmas present for our daughter! Looking forward to staying again!
Kay D.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
15 November 2022
Keswick Nov 22
Our first stay in one of the Townhouse properties and all excellent as always. Although located on the main road it is really well positioned for getting about Keswick itself. Would return and book again.
From a partner site
8/10 Good
Vicky B.
8 August 2022
First visit to Keswick
After many years of putting it off we made the trip from Essex and what a wonder. Location fantastic with ease of booking. However having come all that way there were a few things that made what we paid a little over budget.
Downstairs bedroom windows do not open (and someone with asthma, wasn’t very helpful!). there were not enough dining room chairs for this 8 sleeper (only 6). The microwave door was very temperamental , which couldn’t be used most of the time. There wasn’t enough oven trays to cook for 8 (or more) people.
The house does not have it’s own Wi-Fi, it tells you to connect to no7 and therefore when needed to send or receive work emails this proved very difficult most of the day.
We only had a television signal for 2 days until it decided not to work anymore, so when my children wanted to relax of an evening we couldn’t watch TV.
2 front door keys would be a lot easier than trying to use the key box or making sure someone locks the door behind if they have the key.
Luckily the scenery and Keswick Convention made the week but was very let down my this property
Vicky B.
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