On Licence

Derwentwater Hotel

Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026

Premises
Derwentwater Hotel
Address
Portinscale, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5RE
Licence
Premises licence, PL0502
Status
In force (register: Current)
Issued
5 May 2026
Licensing authority
Cumberland Council
Food hygiene rating
4 out of 5 (good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 00:00-00:00
Performance of live music (Indoors)
Mon to Fri 11:00-23:30, Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-23:30
Performance of live music (Indoors), other times
New Years Eve 11:00-01:00
Playing of recorded music (Indoors)
Mon to Fri 11:00-23:30, Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-23:30
Playing of recorded music (Indoors), other times
New Years Eve 11:00-01:00
Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors)
Mon to Fri 11:00-23:30, Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-23:30
Provision of facilities for dancing (Indoors), other times
New Years Eve 11:00-01:00
Late night refreshment (Indoors)
Mon to Fri 23:00-23:30, Sat 23:00-00:00, Sun 23:00-23:30
Late night refreshment (Indoors), other times
New Years Eve 23:00-01:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON the premises only
Mon to Fri 10:00-23:30, Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 10:00-23:30
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON the premises only, other times
New Years Eve 10:00-01:00
Licence conditions (17)
  1. PPN A noise management plan should be devised and submitted for the approval of the licensing authority and implemented when the premises are open. N.B. The noise management plan shall include all details of what steps will be taken to reduce the level of noise to avoid a noise disturbance to nearby residents. A noise management plan has been agreed with Environmental Health.
  2. PPN4 All external doors and windows shall be remain closed in all areas identified in the application when regulated entertainment is being provided, except in the event of an emergency.
  3. PPN10 No explosive, firework or pyrotechnic shall be discharged in or from the premises which may cause a disturbance to the local area. Notice of a proposed event shall be served on the Council, the Chief Fire Officer, the Environmental Health Officer and the Chief Police Officer, not less than 28 days before the proposed date of any such event. Any such event shall be conducted in accordance with conditions or restrictions required by the Chief Fire Officer, the Environmental Health Officer and the Chief Police Officer.
  4. PPN14 The placing of bottles into receptacles outside the premises is not permitted to take place between the hours of 2000 and 0800 to minimise disturbance to nearby properties.
  5. PPN 15 The playing of live or recorded music in garden areas and other external spaces of the premises is not permitted.
  6. PPN23 No refuse shall be disposed of from the premises into a receptacle where such disposal is likely to cause a disturbance to residents in the area of the premises at any time between 20:00 and 08.00 on any day except Sunday when no such disposal shall take place before 10.00.
  7. PPN24 No light from or on the premises and any other light under the control of the premises shall cause nuisance to any nearby premises.
  8. PS2 - Electrical Installation Testing The electrical installation shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.
  9. PS4 - RCD Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for regulated entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device (RCD) having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03 amps). Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.
  10. PS5 - Licensee Safety Inspection Before the premises are opened for the purposes authorised by the licence an inspection shall be carried out by the licence holder to ensure that the premises are safe for use.
  11. PS6 - First Aid There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.
  12. Each socket, outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for public entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device (RCD) having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03amps).
  13. Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person.
  14. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.
  15. There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.
  16. There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public pointing out the needs of local residents and the need to leave the premises and the area quietly.
  17. The placing of bottles into receptacles outside the premises shall not take place between 20:00 and 08:00 hours in order to minimise disturbance to nearby properties.

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Cumberland Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/derwentwater-hotel-ca12-aaa8278276