Campsites in The Lake District and Cumbria

High Bridge End Farm

High Fell Gate Caravan and Camping Park

Park House Caravan Park

Plough Inn Wreay

• Great Little Country Pub doing fantastic food

Inglenook Caravan Park

Wasdale Campsite

Skellerah Farm

• Peaceful back to basics meadow site in the Lake District National Park
• A 10-minute drive from the beach; walking distance from two fells
• River for bathing and clean drinking water; pub five minutes' drive

Whinfell Lodge Park

Faugh Head Farm

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

Derwentwater Camping and Caravanning Club Site (Walker Park)

Wyndham Hall Caravan Park

Chapel Stile

• Back to basics site in the Lake District National Park
• A 10-minute drive from Ambleside; Grasmere an hour's walk
• Within half a mile of local pubs, the village shop and a river

Drybeck Farm

• Small, eco-friendly farm site a mile from Armathwaite
• On the banks of the Eden River for wild swims
• Wood-fired hot tub on site; station pickups available

Castle How Wild Camping

• Peaceful wild camping on a Cumbria working farm in the Howgills Fells
• Sedburgh 15 minutes’ drive; Cautley Spout waterfall 20 minutes
• Off-grid site with no amenities; fell walks direct from the pitches

Docker Holiday Park

• Peaceful and scenic holiday park near Kirkby Lonsdale
• Halfway between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales
• Small lake with regular visits from kingfishers and an osprey

Allonby Bay Camping

• Family-friendly site on a field by the Cumbrian coast
• A 20-minute drive from the Lake District; Whitehaven 35 minutes
• Overlooking Allonby Bay, with access to bike paths and coastal trails