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Keswick Museum You are about to embark on a challenge that will
Kong take you on a trail around our beautiful market
Laura in the Lakes town. All the mischievous mice from the Cheese
Pencil Museum The team comprises up to 50 volunteers who Deli have escaped and are hiding in lots of
Podgy Paws live in and around Keswick. As well as being on wonderful shops around the town. Can you help to
Present Moment call in all weather, 24 hours a day and 365 days find all 22 of them? Don’t worry, this trail doesn’t
Square Orange Café Bar a year, there is a significant amount of on-going have to be completed in a day. Take your time and
Thomason’s Butchers training in advanced first aid, mountain and maybe call into some of the lovely places that our
Touchwood Toy Shop water rescue. This can only be achieved through cheeky little mice are hiding in!
Twisted Magnolia the dedication of our volunteers and the
Viewpoints Gallery generosity of their employers. Complete the Keswick Mouse Trail!
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The trail starts in a quaint, cobbled courtyard in Keswick, Walk back through Museum Square, then turn left. Look
called Packhorse Court. Here you’ll find mouse number 1 for a little window with lots of lovely gifts. Can you find
hiding in the Cheese Deli window. This is where all the mouse number 12?
cheeky little mice live. They get up to all sorts of wild and
wonderful things in there! Sometimes however, they like A few doors away, is the largest stack of Kendal Mint
to get up to mischief and go for a wander. Cake you ever did see. Mouse number 13 will be in this
window. Can you find him?
Now leave the Deli and head half way up the covered
walkway, that leads out of Packhorse Court and onto Continue until you arrive at a mini roundabout. From here,
Station Street. Listen for the sound of buzzing. You’ll find you should be able to see a place that has many pet
mouse number 2 hiding with some friendly bees. treats. Cross over the road at the crossing, as mouse
number 14 is hiding in this window somewhere.
Continue up the walkway, then turn right, following the
bend in the road. Look out for a blue canopy. There’s Head back towards the mini roundabout, then turn left.
definitely something strange about the shape of this fruit! Look out for a man riding a bike, that’s coming out of the
Can you see mouse number 3? wall! Mouse number 15 is waiting here for you.

Carry on up St John’s Street until you see things from a Carefully cross over the road and the bridge over River
different point of view. There are beautiful photographs of Greta; look out for an old fashioned van. This is the home
mountains in this window, and mouse number 4. of something rather special and very big in Keswick.
Mouse number 16 is hiding here.
Further up this road is one of Keswick’s treasures. You
can step back in time here, whilst watching modern films. Walk back over the bridge and turn left. Turn down the
Mouse number 5 is hiding somewhere here! side of the town hall and keep walking until you find a
shop that has a very sheepish name. Can you find mouse
Walk back towards Moot Hall on Main Street, then follow 17 in the window?
the finger post directions to the lake. Continue down Lake
Road until you find a flower with a twist. Can you find Continue on this road, past the laundrette. Turn left after
mouse number 6? this building and the name of the street should give you a
clue as to where to find mouse 18.
Carry on in the direction of the lake and admire the mural
in the subway. Enter Hope Park. Mouse number 7 might Head back towards the main road and turn left. Walk up
just be enjoying a bite to eat here! the hill and turn left before the Keswick Rotary Club Tree
of Light. You will walk over River Greta once more. Keep
Walk through Hope Park to the end. You might like to turn walking until you come to a building with lots of interesting
right as you leave the park and go to see Derwentwater and old artefacts. Mouse number 19 is hiding in this
and some spectacular views. Then head back towards window somewhere.
the park, but go past the gate you walked out of before.
Look straight ahead for a large building at the other side Walk back in the direction of the town centre and cross via
of the car park. In front of you, is the home of our local the pedestrian crossing. Walk down Station Street looking
super heroes. Mouse number 8 is peeping from high up. out for a place to buy delicious food to cook. Can you find
mouse 20?

Re-trace your steps through the park and up Lake Road. Look for the covered walk way facing you, and walk back
Walk down the left hand side of Moot Hall. You might be into Packhorse Court. At the bottom, walk diagonally right.
able to see a delicious waterfall, but it’s not water that’s There’s a special place where everything is made out of
falling! Look carefully in the window for Mouse number 9. wood. Hiding somewhere in this window is mouse number
21.

Carry on walking in the same direction. Somebody is in Walk through the courtyard and find a shop with the name
the Lakes and so are lots of sheep. Can you find mouse of the town in it. The final mouse, number 22, will be
number 10 in the window? waiting somewhere here for you.

Continue to walk down Main Street. Don’t forget to wave


at the webcam on the side of the town hall. Turn left into
Museum Square, then right when you reach the road.
Watch out for a rather large gorilla – he’s very friendly!
Mouse number 11 will be hiding in the window here.
Map & town picture
courtesy of KTA.

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