Braithwaite /ˈbrɛθɪt/ is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent. The eastern end of the Whinlatter Pass road is in the village. The A66 road bypasses Braithwaite, but does not enter the village. The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway, now closed, called at a station in Braithwaite. Braithwaite is near to the Whinlatter Forest which has many walking trails of varying length.