Newbie with a question or 2!

[PauloTG]

Firstly, as a newbie, Hello guys!

Currently I do quite a large amount of trail running, a lot of it on the South Downs. I want to have a crack at fell running, so I am planning a trip to give it a go. Can anybody recomend some good places to stay in Keswick for around 3 nights. I am open to B&B or sticking up a Tent.

Also if you can recommend some good places to start that would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[TurboTom]

Firstly, as a newbie, Hello guys!

Currently I do quite a large amount of trail running, a lot of it on the South Downs. I want to have a crack at fell running, so I am planning a trip to give it a go. Can anybody recomend some good places to stay in Keswick for around 3 nights. I am open to B&B or sticking up a Tent.

Also if you can recommend some good places to start that would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Denton house private hostel is cracking....start off with Latrigg maybe and then Skiddaw

[Brotherton Lad]

Have you considered the Youth Hostels?

http://www.yha.org.uk/

[ZootHornRollo]

Firstly, as a newbie, Hello guys!

Currently I do quite a large amount of trail running, a lot of it on the South Downs. I want to have a crack at fell running, so I am planning a trip to give it a go. Can anybody recomend some good places to stay in Keswick for around 3 nights. I am open to B&B or sticking up a Tent.

Also if you can recommend some good places to start that would be appreciated.

Cheers.

PauloTG, similar to me: I did a lot of running in the Surrey hills / North Downs before I entered my first fell race a year ago.

B&Bs in Keswick can be found cheaply: I've had perfectly good single rooms for £26 a night. Cartwheel and Lincoln House are two that I have found v comfy and welcoming. Check out tripadvisor for 'Keswick B&Bs' to suss out which are better, then google the B&B for its website and most of them have online tariffs / availability these days ...

The YHA is good also but to be honest at £20 a night (they insist on including breakfast, which is annoying, cos it's sh * te), I'd rather spend the extra £7 and get a B&B.

Campsite that I've used is at Castlerigg Hall (there's another called Castlerigg Farm right across the road)

Good facilities, 10-ming stroll downhill into town, 20 min stagger back up.

[tinyman]

Firstly, as a newbie, Hello guys!

Welcome Paulo.

Make the most of your visit to the Lakes - you can rest when you get home

[PauloTG]

Cheers for the quick replies guys... i will take a look into what has been posted.

[Al Fowler]

I stayed at the Cranford B&B is keswick.

Perfect place, no tacky b&b furniture and i had a very nice room, breakfast was reet good as well.

I stayed there on a recommendation from another forumitie.

[goldsim1963]

The camping barn at Sykeside (Brotherswater) is very good and £14 pounds per night. It has great access to Fairfield, Hellvelyn and even High Street.
Great beer too.... Jennings Cumberland Ale, Cheers
http://www.sykeside.co.uk/

[Antisocial]

If i have read your post correctly, are you also asking where to start in terms of what races to do etc?

Have you seen on the Fra front page their is a (very small) link to the calendar.

[sbrt]

Could be worth talking to these folk;


http://www.keswick-ac.org.uk/

http://www.borrowdale-fell-runners.org/index.php

Have fun