Crossfell Caravan Park

View prices & book 8.9 173 reviews
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  • Peaceful Eden Valley site with spectacular views of the Pennines
  • A 20-minute drive from Penrith and the Lake District National Park
  • Across the road from a pub serving food Friday to Sunday evenings
Tempted to head away on a break that's full of mountain views, scenic explores and plenty of scudding across lakes? Make your way to Crossfell Caravan Park, a family-friendly site 15 minutes’ drive from the Cumbrian town of Penrith – you’ll think you’re in Eden. And you will be: the site’s in the spectacular Eden Valley, five minutes from the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and 20 minutes from the Lake District National Park. Unsurprisingly, this is a fab spot for rambling wanders, horseback treks and challenging cycles – there are loads of hiking trails in the Pennines and the Lake District, and horse riding and bike hire are within 15 minutes of the site. Filling up on eats may be a priority on active hols and that's handily sorted round here: there’s breakfast catering on site for large groups (of around 12 people) and barbecues are welcome on site too. The local pub just across the road in the village of Ousby is open for dinner and drinks from Friday to Sunday evenings from 6pm, serving meals from 6pm to 8.30pm. After long days of hiking, biking and riding through hills and dales, return to base to warm up chilled bodies and ease aching muscles in the hot showers, then settle in for quiet evenings soaking up views of the Pennines and the Cumbrian countryside.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

8.9

Overall rating based on 173 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

One to try

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely little site with big pitches, the amenities was ok, used the wash room for washing pots. The welcome was good & the pub is very local 😁 and very welcoming, I found every one to be very friendly.
The views are lovely & a good field near the bus stop for letting the dog off for a run.

Disliked: Shower room a chilly & the toilets wasn’t great but putting that down to people leaving them like that!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet, clean, peaceful.…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Quiet, clean, peaceful.

Disliked: WiFi coverage not great

Recommend to friends Visit again

A nice quiet place for resting after a long journey,

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Sadly only here for one night, as driven over 100 miles, I needed a site ( pub food but was closed) that was quiet, & it didn’t disappoint, site level, access through gate opposite the pub, ( not behind as I travelled around static vans till someone directed me across the road) 16amp electric power supply, each bay had grass around stone bays, views could sorted by looking over the hedges ( which were blessing when a heavy storm wind came through during the night and early morning) all other amenities were on other side of road behind the pub, clean and tidy, phone signal was a bit hit and miss ( WiFi password was attached to main gate), which was plenty wide enough for all units to gain access to,

Disliked: It looked like some bays were for regular use as caravan left there, only a few were for touring units sadly either the way booking services work no information about pub opening times,

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Nice sight, clean and level pitches.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: The area was lovely, very picturesque.
Beautiful views! Food nice at local pub, friendly staff.
The site pitches were organised well, neat and tidy.

Disliked: The showers were behind the pub where the static vans were so across the road. They were clean and usable though.

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Lovely comfortable surroundings and a pitch in the middle of paradise.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Shower and toilet facilities. Pitch tidy and well kept. Easy check in with staff to contact when arrived. Lovely pub next to site and great food and atmosphere. Beautiful views all around and relaxing.

Disliked: Nice if the pub was open for breakfast but did provide eggs to collect. Didn't connect with the WiFi so not sure what it would be like.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and 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
David L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Phoned Sid on arrival and was shown to our pitch, got the campervan all set up then took my son to a small park which is just around the corner, it was lambing season so he enjoyed seeing the lambs, we booked in for food at the fox inn which is on site basically, food was 10 out of 10 and I’d return just for the food, we will definitely be back, thank you to Sid and all your staff

Disliked: Nothing

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All really good small private site ideal for adults pub at the…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: All really good small private site ideal for adults pub at the entrance was excellent food really good good service met the locals really friendly and some returning patrons an elderly couple from Durham that had a static caravan on a permanent basis

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site and views. Lovely and quiet. Pub across the road which…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Great site and views. Lovely and quiet.
Pub across the road which is great when we didn’t want to cook

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Lovely site, toilets clean, pitches were level

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Really lovely quiet stay and the pub was very cosy with great food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Small site, basic facilities, friendly staff.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: This is a quiet, small site with standpipes and electric hook up. Some pitches looked to be in seasonal use. Clean, enclosed wash up area. Pub opposite site, friendly, good food, reasonable pricing (landlord is owner of camp site.

Disliked: Limited toilet facilities (2 ladies & 2 gents). Shower is housed within toilet area and can get very muddy.

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Features

Dogs 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

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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Outdoor pool nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Crossfell Caravan Park

Ousby

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 1QA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.70854°N
-2.59194°W

Route directions

When entering Ousby please do not follow your satnav; just follow the main road and this will bring you into Ousby. The caravan site is in the centre of the village, directly in front of the Fox Inn pub.

Nearest transport

Coach
7.4 mi Rail Station
18.7 mi Bus Station
23.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
3 mi Langwathby Rail Station
5.3 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
7.4 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
Ferry
11.6 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
14.4 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
18.1 mi Glenridding Ullswater 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

This close to the Lake District, not spending any time on a lake would surely lead to a rather sinking feeling… There are lots of options nearby for boating trips, starting with Ullswater Steamers, 25 minutes’ drive away at Pooley Bridge, before puttering along to Keswick on Derwentwater 40 minutes away and the Lake Coniston gondola just under an hour and a half from base. Prefer those lake experiences to be had from dry land? The site’s less than 10 minutes from Blencarn Lake and its 15 acres of fly fishing – a lucky catch for some… When back on dry land, sweet treats await: Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream is 25 minutes from base, where kids can spend time at the indoor and outdoor playgrounds while grownups tuck in to a healthy helping of homemade ice cream. Want to pencil in some more unusual outings? The Derwent Pencil Museum is 40 minutes away and (not to put too fine a point on it) comes highly recommended by the site team. If that doesn’t do it for the gang, try a visit to Trotters World of Animals, 50 minutes away, for hundreds of species – as well as bird of prey displays – or nab a ticket for a movie at the Rheged Centre (20 minutes), home of a six-storey-high cinema screen.

Must see

The Rheged Centre 8.7 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 10.4 mi

High Force Waterfall 16.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 18.1 mi

Carlisle Castle 19.1 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 4.2 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 20.7 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 23.6 mi

Townend 24.4 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 25.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langwathby - Edenhall - Langwathby 3.2 mi

Dufton Pike 7.5 mi

Dufton - High Cup Nick - Middletongue Crags - Dufton 7.5 mi

LOWTHER CASTLE 9.2 mi

ASKHAM HALL 9.4 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, Cumbria 8.7 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 Crossfell Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crossfell Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crossfell Caravan Park? This close to the Lake District, not spending any time on a lake would surely lead to a rather sinking feeling… There are lots of options nearby for boating trips, starting with … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crossfell Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Crossfell Caravan Park? From £27 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.