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The town has also its town-hall, market^house, banks, 

 mechanics' institute, library which visitors are allowed to use, 

 a second church, a well-endowed grammar school, and, gene- 

 rally in summer, there are (third-class) players at the theatre. 



There are excellent guides in all parts of the district, but 

 none better than at Keswick. 



CASTLE HEAD. 

 (An hour's walk.) 



The first piece of advice given to strangers is to go to 

 Castle Head, or, as it is locally called, Castlet. Castle 

 Head is a wooded hill rising to the left of the road from 

 Keswick to Borrowdale, and about a third of a mile from the 

 town. One footpath surrounds the hill, leading to a quarry 

 of fine stone, used in the buildings in the neighbourhood : 

 but the other path is the interesting one, winding up and 

 through the wood to the summit of the rock, from whence 

 the best view of the surrounding mountains may be obtained 

 by persons who cannot undertake more arduous ascents. 

 Far away to the right, or northwards, stretches Bassenthwaite 

 Lake, and, nearer, the populous and rich plain which fills 

 up the space between the two lakes. Immediately below 

 lie the church and parsonage of St. John, and the grey town. 

 In front lies ^erirrentloater, sprinkled with islands, and 

 showing in clear and still reflection the wooded heights which 

 guard it to the west. The southern view is the special glory 

 of this station. Beginning at the left hand, the nearest 

 height is Walla (or Wallow) Crag, with its fellow. Falcon 

 Crag, immediately beyond it. These crags, wooded to their 

 very crests, are beautiful in all seasons, and especially in 

 autumn, when all woods less sheltered show only a wintry 



