Good lake district camping sites

monkai666 · 13 Sep 2008 at 17:53

I was just wondering whether anyone could recommend a good camping site in cumbria (hold back on the gay jokes). I've found a few on google but if anyone here can give a good word for one they've been to it'd be useful. I always get paranoid of those reviews, I reckon they write them themselves. I once went to one in Suffolk with a good review and it was rubbish.

Thanks for your time!

platinum87 · 13 Sep 2008 at 19:37

i never use a camp site, i went into a isolated place and just set up a tent.. i dont see the point of camping near a campsite with a shop down the road or a tap and toilet/shower... imo theres no difference to setting up a tent in your garden

BigglesPiP · 13 Sep 2008 at 19:50

Tent? Caravan?

BeatMaster · 13 Sep 2008 at 20:35

I can recommend Park Cliffe, Bowness which my Aunty stayed at not so long ago. Pitches are well spaced out and not in a row. Also, the facilities were very clean

See the website for more details - http://www.parkcliffe.co.uk/

Super Tigers · 13 Sep 2008 at 20:45

Been to Sykeside in Brotherswater many times, head over the stunning Kirkstone pass on the road to Ullswater and when you see the Brotherswater Inn you have reached the site. Stunning scenery, waking up to the 4 big hills surrounding the site in the morning is just awesome. Keep your eye open for the badgers, the adore pringles, beans, loaves of bread, anything they can get their paws on they will nick off you!!

http://www.sykeside.co.uk/

Rob H

BigglesPiP · 13 Sep 2008 at 21:00

BeatMaster said:
I can recommend Park Cliffe, Bowness which my Aunty stayed at not so long ago. Pitches are well spaced out and not in a row. Also, the facilities were very clean

See the website for more details - http://www.parkcliffe.co.uk/

That's not far from me (when I'm up there), it's next to Great Tower scout camp. Manages to be away from it all, without being far from Bowness.

Grimley · 14 Sep 2008 at 00:31

Dunno if this place accepts tents but my family stayed here in our caravan many moons ago

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/Planni...Club+Sites/Site+Detail.htm?csid=LOW+PARK+WOOD

JBuk · 14 Sep 2008 at 01:16

Super Tigers said:
http://www.sykeside.co.uk/

Rob H

looks nice , very close to Patterdale & Glenridding which are nice little villages
also some nice walks around there

Helium_Junkie · 14 Sep 2008 at 01:42

http://www.siteseeker.co.uk/aspx/details.aspx?id=6190
We've stayed here twice, lovely site in Kendal.

mattpc · 14 Sep 2008 at 04:44

I suggest you look at http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/ I have found the guest reviews very useful. Generally however, the reviewers of the sites are much more picky and fussy than I am!

carbon8ed · 14 Sep 2008 at 08:11

Lake Buttermere in the 1980's LOL, did one of my undergrad thesis in LD, spent 10 great weeks there and the owners (then at least) were A1!

[noodle] · 14 Sep 2008 at 11:21

platinum87 said:
i never use a camp site, i went into a isolated place and just set up a tent.. i dont see the point of camping near a campsite with a shop down the road or a tap and toilet/shower... imo theres no difference to setting up a tent in your garden

Too right.

There are some brilliant places up in the hills if you're willing to get up there. My personal suggestions would be Sprinkling Tarn up near Scafell Pike or Angle Tarn near(ish) High Street. They aren't that difficult to get up to either.

georges · 14 Sep 2008 at 11:26

When I did my DofE hike we spoke to the National Trust(I think - or it was a local land-owner) and saw if we could camp wild. It was amazing camping high up in a mountain, just to the edge of a corrie with a natural spring lake.

BigglesPiP · 14 Sep 2008 at 11:30

Grimley said:
Dunno if this place accepts tents but my family stayed here in our caravan many moons ago

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/Planni...Club+Sites/Site+Detail.htm?csid=LOW+PARK+WOOD

That's not even in the Lake District. It's a car journey from anything interesting, except maybe a good walk to Kendal Castle.

JBuk · 14 Sep 2008 at 11:38

[noodle];12499703 said:
Too right.

There are some brilliant places up in the hills if you're willing to get up there. My personal suggestions would be Sprinkling Tarn up near Scafell Pike or Angle Tarn near(ish) High Street. They aren't that difficult to get up to either.

yeah Sprinkling tarn is a nice spot for camping, not done it myself but i've seen one or 2 tents there