Student groups welcome: Campgrounds in Derwent Water

Borrowdale Youth Hostel

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

YHA Helvellyn

• Stunningly scenic site 300 metres up England's third highest mountain
• Quiet/secluded but with excellent amenities including bar and lounge
• Hot and cold breakfast buffet plus supper club meals available to buy

Riverside Farm

YHA Patterdale

• Spacious green site two minutes' drive or 25 mins' walk from Ullswater
• Riverside setting: kayak to Ullswater straight from the site
• Toilets, showers and kitchen; local village two minutes' walk away

Rydal Hall Campsite

• Peaceful site in a quiet corner of a Cumbria country estate
• A five-minute drive from Ambleside and Grasmere; easy main road access
• Formal gardens, tea room and woodlands on site to explore

River House Retreat Campsite

• Peaceful Lake District campsite on the banks of the Brathay river
• A mile from Ambleside and Windermere; Grasmere 15 minutes' drive
• Simple pitches with river access and gorgeous views

Woolpack Farm

• Scenic Eskdale Valley glampsite in Lake District National Park
• A 25-minute drive from Wast Water and 30 minutes from beaches
• Ensuite lodges with private decks and heating; communal firepits

Eskdale Campsite

Top Field

• Small, peaceful and scenic site with fantastic views over open fields
• A 10-minute drive from Penrith and 30 from Lake Ullswater
• Great base for off-grid, self-sufficient stays close to walking paths

Wasdale Yurt Holiday

• Farm park overlooking Scafell Pike on the fringes of the western fells
• A 10-minute drive from Wast Water lake and 15 from Seascale beach
• Yurts come with kitchenettes, woodburning stoves and private bathrooms

Coniston Holly How Youth Hostel