The Barn Campsite

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  • Quiet, peaceful rural site with stunning views over Eskdale Valley
  • A 10-minute drive to Wast Water; 25 minutes to Scafell Pike
  • Pick your own pitch; pub 10 minutes' walk away
Fancy a trip to England’s deepest lake? Perhaps a scramble up the country’s highest mountain? Both of these (Wast Water and Scafell Pike, of course) are within easy reach of The Barn Campsite, as are plenty of other top spots including Coniston Water, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Cumbria coastline. From this Lake District site between Eskdale and Holmrook there are some fine views to be had out over the Eskdale Valley and plenty of space from which to enjoy them. It’s a pitch-free setup here, so you can simply take a wander around and pick the spot that suits you best. Flushing toilets, rubbish bins and three drinking water stations are provided for guests’ use. Raised firepits are allowed on site; along with firewood, the firepits are available from the site at an extra cost. (and in general you’re asked to be considerate and respect the countryside). This is a properly green and rural location (as you’ll spot from the accompanying pics) but it’s not devoid of local amenities – it’s a 10-minute walk to a local pub for some great food and real ales. A little further along the road (a mile and a bit away) is a village store, and there’s a small supermarket about five minutes’ drive away in Holmrook (which also has a pub and some great salmon fishing on the River Irt).

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating based on 247 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 85% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent location, great faculties, flat ground, amazing views.

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Great location, close to a super pub. Ground is flat and plenty of shower and toilets. Very friendly too.

Disliked: Nothing. Would book again!

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Lovely campsite with a wonderful host

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The campsite is in a lovely location with amazing views. The toilets were clean and well-stocked and there were plenty of taps for clean drinking water. Jonnty is a wonderful host; we felt very welcome and will definitely be visiting again

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Superb site with and clean facilities. Not too busy with a good vibe.

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The whole set up of the campsite was great. The shelter for eating was very useful on our arrival day, as well as having a decent amount of showers and toilet to use. They were always clean and well stocked. The owner of the campsite Jonty was such a legend. He was helpful, personable and very knowledgeable about the area. The pub down the road was amazing to drink and eat at. Will definitely be staying there again. A great find.

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Spot on

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The campsite was firstly very welcoming, Johnty met us at the gate even in the rain, gave us a quick run over how the place worked and let us get sorted. He was very friendly throughout the stay and has plenty of great ideas for hikes in the area or other activities if you’re short. Small metal fire pits were available to use which is a great touch and showed why the field itself was very clean and a nice place to be. The view from the field is also spectacular along with a nice covered area you could socialise in if the weather was poor. The toilets and showers as well as the site in general were all very clean.

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Will 100% be coming back

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

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Liked: Really nice host, lots of free facilities, made you as comfortable as he could.

Disliked: Nothing.

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Amazing stay with an amazing host! Already planning our next trip!

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

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Liked: Jonnty was the BEST host ever! Very welcoming. Campsite was clean, showers were great (reached 46deg at one point which was amazing after a long hike!), the dry room was great for cooking in, eating in, drying clothes after a wet day! Jonnty was super knowledgable and made our stay amazing! First night was freezing, he kindly gave us two double duvets to help and made every night after very cosy! Couldn’t stay at a better campsite!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing.

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My holiday would have been a complete disaster but for jonnty thanks

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

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Liked: Facilities were clean and spotless
Could not have asked for more.

Disliked: Only the rain 🌧

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Great site

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Nice flat ground, hot showers, firepits available, friendly helpful owner, WiFi, phone charging, peaceful site, eggs for sale.

Nice pub down the road, nice quiet forest walk 5 minutes away.

Great place to camp.

Disliked: Nothing,

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10/10- owner was awesome

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: The owner was fantastic, met us on arrival and couldn’t be more helpful or friendly! Shower was very warm.
Facilities were spot on, couldn’t really ask for more, clean toilets and showers

Disliked: Nothing

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Amazing place and owner

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

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked: Amazing sit, we've been camping twice here and will only come here from now on. Owner puts heart and soul into this place and couldn't be anymore welcoming. Lovely area near lake and beach and amazing facilities. Will always come

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Features

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Barn Campsite

Sleathwaite

Irton

Holmrook

Cumbria

England

CA19 1TD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.38899°N
-3.35219°W

Route directions

The what3words address for this site is blindfold.website.heave

Nearest transport

Coach
22.9 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
22.9 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
23.6 km Tangier Street
Rail
5.2 km Ravenglass Rail Station
6.1 km Drigg Rail Station
8.6 km Seascale Rail Station
Ferry
18.6 km Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
18.7 km Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
18.8 km Coniston 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

Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes to the dramatic cascades of Stanley Ghyll waterfall or 40 minutes to Coniston Water for boat trips and sailing courses. If you’d like a little more of an uphill challenge, scramble up Sca Fell (15 minutes’ drive) or the slightly taller Scafell Pike (25 minutes). Alternatively, for a much gentler day out, sign up for llama or alpaca trekking at The Woolly Farm (five minutes). There’s plenty of heritage around here too: perhaps you’d like to mooch around Muncaster Castle (10 minutes) to see the haunted castle and hawk centre, or visit the atmospheric ruins of Egremont Castle (20 minutes). A ride on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (10 minutes) is a good way to mix up a bit of scenery and a sense of past times. Looking out towards the coast instead, you may like to head to the seaside at Seascale (15 minutes), where there’s a beach and a golf course.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seascale 8.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Silecroft 18.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Bees 20 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Haverigg 22.6 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Walney West Shore 30.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 5.2 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 22.8 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 22.8 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 24.7 km

Hill Top 25 km

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 3.9 km

Gondola' 18.6 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 18.8 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 19.3 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 22 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Eskdale Green - Muncaster Fell - Muncaster Head - Eskdale Green 1.8 km

MUNCASTER CASTLE 4.4 km

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 14.1 km

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 16.4 km

The Gables from Honister Pass 16.7 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 47.6 km

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 site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Barn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Barn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Barn Campsite? Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Barn Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Barn Campsite? From $61.24 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.