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Keswick
Water Sports
Derwent Water Marina. Rental boats in all shapes and sizes and instruction in canoeing, sailing, and windsurfing can be had at Derwent Water Marina. Other water-related activities include ghyll scrambling—the fine art of walking up a steep Lakeland stream. A two-day sailing or windsurfing course costs £185. Portinscale, Keswick, CA12 5RF. 017687/72912. www.derwentwatermarina.co.uk.
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