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Where Are Needle Sports?

Needle Sports is easily found. It is just off the western (downhill) edge of the Market Square, near the Post Office, and next to the Wild Strawberry Cafe. Please click for a Map. Our address is: 56 Main Street Keswick Cumbria England CA12 5JS UK Telephone +44 (0)17687 72227 Fax +44 (0)17687 75593 email info@needlesports.com NB We always aim to reply to emails within 24 hours. If you haven't heard from us by then it is probable that the email hasn't got through. In that case, please ring us rather than email again. We are open from 9am - 5.30pm, 7 days a week, every day of the year except Christmas Day and Boxing Day, though we may be a little late to start on New Year's Day!   Keswick lies within the English Lake District, one of the most beautiful National Parks in the British Isles. Here we are surrounded by high fells (peaks), such as Scafell Pike (978m), Skiddaw (931m), Blencathra (868m) and Helvellyn (950m), as well as the many lakes that give the area its name, such as Derwent Water, Waswater and Windermere. Here too, we have superb rock climbing ranging from small, roadside outcrops such as Shepherd's Crag, to committing multi-pitch climbs on famous high mountain crags such as Scafell, Gimmer, Dow and Pillar Rock. In winter, gills (small streams) and waterfalls may freeze and give excellent ice routes, whilst on the high crags, traditional snow gullies and modern buttress routes can provide superb sport.     Needle Sports's old fashioned frontage belies its cavernous and up to date interior. The Lake District town of Keswick at the far, northern, end of Derwentwater, nestles under the mountain massif of Skiddaw (703m). Keswick is the largest town in the northern Lake District. Over the last two hundred years it has grown from a small market town into a major tourist centre. At the last count, there were over 35 different "outdoor" shops! Of these, and amongst its competitors nationwide, Needle Sports is recognised as one of the leading suppliers of technical mountaineering equipment in the United Kingdom. Keswick Market Square, and its famous Moot Hall photographed from Needle Sports.