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Ullswater Holiday Park

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Camping area looking over towards the fells

Spacious family park with spectacular views of Lake District fells
Penrith a 20-minute drive and Lake Ullswater within a 30-minute walk
Marina, licensed bar with TV and a games room, shop and playground

If you reckon a site with stunning views of the Cumbrian fells sounds like your kind of place, head over to family-friendly Ullswater Holiday Park. Sitting a half-hour walk from the shores of Ullswater (where guests can use Fair Field Marina or spend time canoeing, fishing and riding the famed Ullswater steamers), this option’s in a fab location for touring round the Lake District National Park. Kids can mess about in the half-acre playground at this well-equipped place, while adults have an ale at the licensed bar or a Farrer’s coffee in the café. Wifi is available (around the reception area and bar, not the whole site) and there's also a shop for essentials (including groceries and camping equipment) and a few supermarkets are 20 minutes’ drive away in the nearest town of Penrith. The capital of Cumbria in days of yore, this place has the 14th-century fortress to prove it... If loping from local village to local village seeing structures such as this sounds like an excellent option too, ride one of the Lake Ullswater steamers stopping at settlements such as Pooley Bridge and Glenridding along with the Aira Force falls. After you’ve set eyes on the whooshing water, other attractions nearby include those that combine architecture with lush landscapes – like Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens, 10 minutes away, and Lowther Castle & Gardens (20 minutes). There's also the Rheged Centre Cinema, a heritage hub in an old quarry with a grass roof, gallery and 3D screen (15 minutes away). Please note that the games room and bar may not be available in the low season (check in advance for opening hours).

Site type

100

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
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.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
The games room is open between 04/04 and 02/11.
Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.
The bar is open between 04/04 and 02/11.
Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.

The bar, lounge and games room are open 4pm to 10pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site). The Ullswater chip shop is open between 06 March and 02 November, 5pm - 8pm Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to Thu, 13 Nov 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Couldn’t fault this place , clean , beautiful plenty for the kids…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Jade W. Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Couldn’t fault this place , clean , beautiful plenty for the kids , kept under control no noise at inappropriate times 10/10 we loved our stay & will be returning !!

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From the manager: Thank you for your great feedback, we hope to welcome you back again soon.

Well maintained and very warm welcome they couldn't do anuff for you…

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 Apr 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: Well maintained and very warm welcome they couldn't do anuff for you will be staying again

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From the manager: Thank you for your great feedback, we hope to welcome you back again soon.

Wonderful

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Sophie C. Apr 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: A fabulous site. Arrived and enjoyed the fish and chips from the shop on site. Ate them in the bar area, take your own condiments!

Spacious gravel service pitch was perfect for our needs.

A great site for venturing out in the western fells and not far from Pooley Bridge or even Keswick.

Great show blocks, huge park for kids and a walks from the site.

Disliked: Electric kept tripping on a morning, even though we unplugged everything.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely feedback, we hope to welcome you back again soon.

Good site but too far from Pooley bridge for us, quiet site

Overall	8/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Apr 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very clean site, friendly staff, lovely toilet and shower area. Nice bar/lounge, best presentation of prosecos ever.

Disliked: Bit too far from Pooley bridge, had bikes but a good climb back to site. Showers too powerful. No ice to buy in shop.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.

Will definitely book again its fantastic!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Helen J. Apr 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Site was amazing! Clean. Friendly with brilliant facilities and helpful staff. The shop has everything you need and more at affordable prices. The chip shop was fantastic and the owners lovely. The bar and games room were ideal for chilling out after a hard day rambling. The itches themselves are great, has everything you need and plenty of space, set in a quiet location which was lovely. The location is spot on as you can walk or drive to so many great attractions.

Disliked: Nothing, couldn't ask for more.

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From the manager: Thank you for your great feedback.

Cleanliness, friendly staff, amazing views, gorgeous food,…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

neil s. Apr 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Cleanliness, friendly staff, amazing views, gorgeous food,

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your great feedback, we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Lovely site, we were also lucky with lovely weather throughout our stay.…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Gill R. Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely site, we were also lucky with lovely weather throughout our stay. Everyone very friendly.

Special thanks to the two guys who jumped started our car flat battery with their tractor 😊🚜

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, its great to hear the team managed to help get your car battery sorted.

We had a two night stop over and were very pleased with…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Jim M. Mar 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: We had a two night stop over and were very pleased with the site. The toilet and shower block were immaculate and kept clean. The site itself is kept to a high standard, we walked right through for future reference. The onsite shop is well stocked and the staff were very helpful and polite. We will definitely be stopping again in the future.

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From the manager: Thank you for the great feedback.

Would stay again

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Lian M. Mar 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: Great information sent before hand, maps, available facilities, how to access site when reception was closed.
Nice site, very clean, decent toilets and shower, good play area.
Lovely views and good location, very enjoyable weekend there.

Disliked: Walking up the big hill to get back to the site lol 😊

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From the manager: Thank you for the lovely feedback

Would definitely go back

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Matt J. Mar 2025

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very nice site, was quite when we stayed. Toilets/showers were modern and very clean.
Pitches were a nice size. Fish and chips shop did amazing fish.
If you arrived after 5 they will supply the access code and you can just drive in with no hassle.

Disliked: On the booking email it stated the bar was reopening on the 22/03 but it was shut.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback, i do apologise the bar dose not open until April we will certainly look into this and get this corrected.

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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Themes

Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Step-free or level access Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Ullswater Holiday Park

Watermillock

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA11 0LR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.59736°N
-2.87492°W

Route directions

After following the A592 from Penrith, look out for The Brackenrigg Inn on your right and continue down the road for half a mile. Turn right at the junction with the postbox and a brown camping sign that says Ullswater Holiday Park. The site is half a mile up the road, on the right.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.5 mi Rail Station

10.7 mi Bus Station

11.4 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage

Rail

6.4 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station

10.8 mi Langwathby Rail Station

12.6 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station

Ferry

1.9 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing

2.1 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing

4.6 mi Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing

Airport

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

The Lake District doesn’t skimp on swish sights and attractions, and many of the best things to see and do in the national park – from bushcraft and watersports to golf and tennis – are within easy driving distance of the site. For classic Cumbrian walks Hallin Fell is a 20-minute drive away and the market town of Keswick, where you can go from perusing a pencil museum to dancing around the megalithic Castlerigg Stone Circle, is reachable in 25 minutes. A bit south of the town of Penrith (20 minutes) are the prehistoric Mayburgh Henge and Norman Brougham Castle. Other well-known Lake District settlements are also within easy reach along winding roads, like to Windermere (45 minutes away) and Ambleside (50 minutes). And if you fancy a crack at cantering instead of sitting in the car? Horse riding can be had from stables within a 15-minute drive, while guests who prefer roving on a revving vehicle can squat upon a quad bike and set off into the local lands (25 minutes from the park).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	25.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Seascale	28.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 3.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 4.6 mi

The Rheged Centre 5.1 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 9 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 11.2 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 11.6 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.5 mi

Townend 13 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 14.5 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 16.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Howtown - Patterdale - Glenridding 1.9 mi

Howtown - Hallin Fell - Sandwick via Steamer 1.9 mi

Howtown - Rampsgill Head - Angletarn Pikes - Howtown 2 mi

Pooley Bridge and Heughscar Hill 2.4 mi

Pooley Bridge - Loadpot Hill - Howtown - Pooley Bridge 2.4 mi

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)
Penrith, Cumbria 6.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The bar is open between 04/04 and 02/11.
The games room is open between 04/04 and 02/11.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Occupancy

Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

Reception is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. between 22/07 and 05/09.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between 01/03 and 21/07.
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.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Swimming in the lake is allowed.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 8 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

The bar, lounge and games room are open 4pm to 10pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

The Ullswater chip shop is open between 06 March and 02 November, 5pm - 8pm Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Ullswater Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Ullswater Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Ullswater Holiday Park? The Lake District doesn’t skimp on swish sights and attractions, and many of the best things to see and do in the national park – from bushcraft and watersports to golf and … Read more