Newlands Valley Campsite

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  • Well-maintained Lake District site half a kilometre from Derwentwater
  • A five-minute drive from Catbells; 15 minutes from Whinlatter Forest
  • Pub with a beer garden a short walk away; adventure centre nearby
Mountain biking, high ropes, quad biking and boating… whatever your calling, you’ll be well placed for mucking into all sorts of outdoor activities from Newlands Valley Campsite in the Lake District National Park. Half a kilometre from Derwentwater and 10 minutes’ drive away from Keswick, this family-run pop-up site will plant you firmly near to fells, lakes and forests. You’ll be able to channel your energy into the outdoors from here, as there’s an activity centre five minutes’ drive away (climbing, archery and kayaking included). The nearest fell is five minutes’ drive away for a challenging hike and there are more trails including mountain biking or cycling courses around Whinlatter Forest Park, 15 minutes’ drive away. When you’re ready to give your feet a rest and refill with some tasty food, the local pub is 10 minutes’ walk away up the hill – it’s quite the cosy spot with a beer garden so you can stay in the fresh air if you please while you indulge in a homecooked meal. As a pop-up site, the facilities on site simply take care of the essentials – as you’ll likely be a little mucky from your adventures out and about, there are showers, toilets and clean water where you can freshen up.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Opens 2 May
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 2 May to

Open from Sat, 24 May to

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

Open from Fri, 8 Aug to

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 195 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 63% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great location. Good facilities! Much improved from the previous year. Level pitches…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great location. Good facilities! Much improved from the previous year.
Level pitches and amazing views!

Disliked: None

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Toilets and facilities were kept clean, pretty basic but everything that we…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Alex H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Toilets and facilities were kept clean, pretty basic but everything that we needed.
Large field and wasn’t over crowded

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Overall a very good basic site in a fantastic location.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful setting, with hills all around. Nearby stream a few minutes walk away.

The showers were wonderfully warm and cleaned frequently. The toilets were clean and regularly maintained. The washing up area was tidy and had hot water too.

Not the quietest site I've stayed on, but no real noise from 10:30pm.

Disliked: We stayed for 2 nights. The first night when we arrived the field was extremely wet and boggy. Everything got very muddy, people were slipping in the mud, a car got stuck and had to be pushed.

However, I think this was probably a rare case of arriving after lots of rain, as by the following day the field had dried out a lot.

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Really welcoming owners, location is amazing! Showers were great quality and always…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Eve N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really welcoming owners, location is amazing! Showers were great quality and always warm. Toilets were clean and always had loo roll.

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perfect camping experience

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great Location , quite place, friendly customer service,
toilet and showers clean, huge place for any size tent.
Budget place.

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Great spot with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Emma S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great place and loved the hospitality and friendly staff. I also loved the cleanliness of the place and used the shower block which is a first for me at a campsite. Close to some good walks and a nice pub. Dog friendly

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Good site if you want to stay up a bit with beers fire and music

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Jamie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Scenic, nice places to wonder nearby. Toilets and wash facilities were in good order, numerous water taps around site were handy.
Spacious with room for kids to play. The neighbors had a beautiful dog who came to sit with us for the evening.

Disliked: Very busy and noisy on the second night, luckily my son sleeps through anything otherwise I'd have packed up.
Amount of traffic turned the entry into a bog.
Price was double what I'd paid for a peaceful site nearby a couple of weeks ago but I'd left booking too late for that one.

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Terrible site!

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Catherine B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Liked nothing! I was quite astounded when I arrived that the campsite had not called and forewarned me that the campsite was flooded. The field was like a quagmire! My tent is ruined and my children basically spent their night playing in mud. The facilities were very, very basic and not kept clean. Two people in our party could not drive their cars into the field as they feared they would get stuck on it. My car subsequently needs a deep valet from all the mud that’s it’s acquired from having to pack down all the muddy equipment.

There is a fast flowing river running round the outside of one side of the campsite. The fence has broke down, so it is easily accessible for children to get near too, posing a risk to them.

If this field were not flooded it would’ve been better but still very basic. All it would’ve taken was a courtesy call from the owners to say it isn’t fit to camp on then I would’ve saved a lot of hassle.

Disliked: All of it! Ruined our trip!

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Ejoyed it regardless and good experience

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Asad C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very nice location though was a bit hard to find as post code too us elsewhere. It had been raining so field was muddy and not ideal but we enjoyed and had good fun. Will visit again possibly during relatively dry conditions. lol

Disliked: Muddy dur to continuous rain and not easily accessible based on directions

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Great location, adequate facilities, good price, friendly owners, pub nearby was nice…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Fran D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great location, adequate facilities, good price, friendly owners, pub nearby was nice and cosy (although a bit on the pricey side) on a very rainy night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Newlands Valley Campsite

The Oaks

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.58252°N
-3.16727°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Bus Station
9.7 mi Gallowbarrow
9.7 mi Fairfield Junior School
Rail
13.9 mi Aspatria Rail Station
15.8 mi Maryport Rail Station
16 mi Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
0.3 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
0.6 mi Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ walk from the site. You’ve got a few ways to get stuck in at Whinlatter Forest Park (15 minutes' drive) – aside from hiking, cycling and mountain biking, there are zipwires and treetop obstacles to tackle on the Go Ape course. That’s not all in the way of outdoorsy pursuits. The local adventure centre (five minutes) runs kayaking and canoeing, scrambling, rock climbing, archery and another high ropes course. If you like a challenge, Catbells (five minutes) is a fell with a six-kilometre hike. For a watersports day, nearby Nichol End Marine (five minutes) offer a 20% discount for all campsite guests (just ask the site for the discount code after you've booked your pitch). Otherwise, take a more leisurely route (or a boat, if you want to rest your feet) around Derwentwater (10 minutes’ walk). Aira Force Waterfall (half an hour’s drive) has more spectacular water scenery. For more of those chilled-out activities, be sure to call by the Lake District Wildlife Park (20 minutes) and Castlerigg Stone Circle (15 minutes), a Neolithic stone circle.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 16.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 18.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 18.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 26.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 26.6 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 2.1 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 3.1 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 4.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 9.3 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 10.7 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 9.8 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 11.6 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 13.2 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 14.8 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 15 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 0.1 mi

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 0.1 mi

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 0.2 mi

Keswick Launch - Hawes End - Cat Bells - High Spy 1.3 mi

Friar's Crag, Derwent Water 1.4 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)

    Penrith, Cumbria 18.1 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Newlands Valley Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Newlands Valley Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Newlands Valley Campsite? Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newlands Valley Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Newlands Valley Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.