Lowther Holiday Park

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Aerial view of Lowther
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Lowther holiday park
Lowther castle
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Lowther holiday park
Lowther castle

  • Dog-friendly site on a private, wooded riverside in the Eden Valley
  • A 10-minute drive from Ullswater and 15 minutes from Lowther Castle
  • Bar and shop; fly fishing available in the river Lowther
Whether it’s an active or a lazy Lake District getaway you have in mind, Lowther Holiday Park will get the opening scenes rolling splendidly. What might these scenes look like? Well, when you’re not unwinding in the site’s 40-acre managed woodland in the Eden Valley or paddling in the river running through the site, you might be out boating on Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge 10 minutes’ drive away. Have a gander at the medieval ruins of Lowther Castle & Gardens, which lie at the end of a quiet 40-minute woodland walk from the site. Then, recharge your batteries at one of the period pubs in Askham, 10 minutes’ drive away from the site. Those of you who prefer a picnic lunch will be pleased to know that Lowther Holiday Park has a fully-stocked mini market, which also supplies essential camping equipment and gas. There’s a family-run bar on site with outdoor entertainment in the summer and Sky Sports for those who can’t bear to miss a match day. Down a mile-long, newly-laid and private tarmac drive lined with mature trees, this place really feels like a wildlife haven. The long Lowther river snakes through the site, so wade around the shallows and keep your eyes peeled for native red squirrels, wild rabbits and birds. You wouldn’t guess that junction 40 on the M6 is just 10 minutes’ drive away. Access to the site is through the scenic village of Eamont Bridge.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 15
Tent pitches 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Caravans for hire 4
Touring caravan pitches 15
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

This site is a member of Pure Leisure group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 290 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulForest

86% would recommend this site to a friend

80% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very nice , clean , friendly. Recommend it to my friends and family

Overall 10/10

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked Enjoyed my couple of days at your site . Friendly and helpful staff . Enjoyed my couple of pints in the squirrel. Shop was very reasonable prices . Young lady on the till was very helpful and friendly. Site was very clean . Showers and toilets were clean . Enjoyed my walks along the river with my dog Reggie . Definitely will be coming back .

Disliked Just one complaint ? There where a few toilet seats broken .

Amazing walks and peaceful surroundings. Lowther castle grounds was amazing…

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch (super)

Liked Amazing walks and peaceful surroundings. Lowther castle grounds was amazing

Great for us

Overall 10/10

Location
 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ian H.

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked Everything , very well kept site great location , we are keen mounting bikers so from the far end of site you can easily get out onto the hills with no traffic perfect for hikers and very stroll to the castle with the river it’s lovely

Disliked Nothing at all

Location. Nice reception staff. Quiet park…

Overall 5/10

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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked Location. Nice reception staff. Quiet park

Disliked Poor showers and toilets

Reception staff. Bar. Situation in woods.…

Overall 5/10

Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Steve C.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Reception staff. Bar. Situation in woods.

Disliked Sloping camping area making pitching & sleeping difficult. Distance to any toilet block from camping area. Noise at night from nearby busy mainline train line.

My daughter and I had a really good week at Lowther and will return.

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Andrew M.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Play Park
Cleanliness of toilet and shower facilities.
Camping pitches are excellent - flat and excellent ground of easy pitching and pegging.

Disliked It would have been handy, but not vital to have a shop on site. We did miss the lack of a leisure centre with swimming pool. There is no where is the Penrith area where a swimming pool is easily available. As far as I can see, no holiday park in the area has one.

Penrith Leisure Centre has very limited 'public' swimming sessions and not at convenient times. There are a number of outdoor pools, but they are very restricted opening hours and not available in the winter for obvious reasons. Centre Parcs is not open to non-residents.

Although a significant investment, such a facility would set Lowther Holiday Park apart from every other similar place in the whole North Lakes and Eden Valley area, would be an additional enticement for people to 'buy' a holiday home there and would be a positive addition to the local community as well which again, doesn't really have a 'private' leisure facility.

The walks around the site, good clean shower/toilet facilities. The wee pub…

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Graham S.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The walks around the site, good clean shower/toilet facilities. The wee pub and cafe were good too. All the staff were lovely, polite and approachable.
Plenty of day trips out and about for families in areas nearby.

Enjoyed and will certainly be back. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Emily B.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Loved that there were walks connected to the site.
Close by to Lowther Castle walk.
Close to town.
Park on site.
Football/basketball ball pitch on site.
Pub on site, with dartboard, pool table and music box.
Takeaway delivery to site and able to eat them in pubs.

Disliked Could do with toilet block closer to tent pitches.
The shop/bakery was closed in opening hours, could have been down to shocking weather.

Excellent site, very quiet, with nature very close by.

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Neil B.

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked Quietness, level pitch, and cleanliness of was facilities

I would definitely return and I will recommend to fruebds

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Angela B.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Clean well kept site
Friendly staff
Nice pub on site

Disliked Toilets are a bit of a distance for those camping in tents
Disabled toilet didnt have any loo role for the 2 days we were there

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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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 Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Lowther Holiday Park

Eamont Bridge

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 2JB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.63146°N
2.73469°W

Route directions

Check in at the top of the drive, next to reception. You will need a gate code to enter the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.3 mi Rail Station
16.5 mi Bus Station
16.7 mi Kelsick Road opposite Library
Rail
2.3 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
5.2 mi Langwathby Rail Station
8.3 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
Ferry
4 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
6.6 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
10.4 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

Set an early alarm, because you’ll want plenty of time to explore the Lake District’s second-largest lake. There’s a 20-mile path around Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge (10 minutes’ drive). So, take it all in on foot, or opt for the boat hire and cruises if you’d like to cover as much ground (or rather, water) as possible in one go. Haweswater Reservoir (half an hour) isn’t as busy as Ullswater, making it a great pick for more peaceful days out hiking. Penrith (10 minutes) will pick up the pace once again; there’s the popular Beacon Hill hike for those not done with the outdoorsy adventures and a museum and 14th-century castle for those interested in a slice of history. As Lowther Holiday Park is so close to the A66 and the M6, it’s not so tricky to take a day trip to the Yorkshire Dales National Park (45 minutes), Hexham (an hour and 15 minutes) or Barnard Castle (an hour and five minutes) either.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 29.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Rheged Centre 2.2 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 3.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 10.4 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 14.7 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 16.1 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 5.5 mi

Townend 16.9 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 17.7 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 18.2 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 20.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ASKHAM HALL 1.7 mi

LOWTHER CASTLE 1.9 mi

DALEMAIN 3 mi

Pooley Bridge - Loadpot Hill - Howtown - Pooley Bridge 3.7 mi

Pooley Bridge and Heughscar Hill 3.7 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, Cumbria 2 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Lowther Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lowther Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lowther Holiday Park? Set an early alarm, because you’ll want plenty of time to explore the Lake District’s second-largest lake. There’s a 20-mile path around Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge (10 minutes’ drive). … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lowther Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Reception is located on the left at the top of the drive.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lowther Holiday Park? From £28 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.