Church Stile Farm Holiday Park

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View from campsite entrance
View from campsite entrance
A great place for relaxation
Tent pitches are large and flat
Grass area for tents: flat land with ample space for parking next to your tent
The hogget shepherd's hut in a quiet corner by the woods
Exterior
Exterior view
Deckchairs and barbecue by the hut
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A great place for relaxation
Tent pitches are large and flat
Grass area for tents: flat land with ample space for parking next to your tent

  • Peaceful Lake District park near Scafell Peak and Wastwater
  • Pub, licensed riverside café and farm shop within five minutes' walk
  • Well-equipped play area, picnic tables and woodland area
Holy moly. You'll likely already be sold with the Lake District location of welcoming Church Stile Farm Holiday Park, in the midst of superbly scenic Wasdale with close-by climbing and kayaking on Scafell Pike and Wastwater. But a hard day clambering and kayaking is always best followed by a fine ale and supper at a local watering hole, so you'll likely be sold all the more with Church Stile’s setting only two minutes’ walk from the pub in local hamlet Nether Wasdale, and a licensed riverside café too. Praise be. All is praiseworthy on site too: Church Stile Farm Holiday Park covers about seven acres of a spacious oak woodland and wildlife-laden setting, with venerable views of the Wasdale valley and the Screes mountain range. Facilities are kept to high standards and include free hot showers in separate ladies’ and gents’ washrooms, free hairdryers (for both ladies and gents, hurrah), and a disabled/family room with baby changing unit. The laundry room has a free freezer for ice blocks, a token-operated washing machine and a dryer. To keep the kids happy when they’re not sorting out the laundry, there’s a well-equipped play area with swings and climbing frames, a grass area for ball games, and a woodland area adjacent to the site for wildlife spotting and walks. Picnic tables are dotted around the park and barbecues/firepits are available to hire (pick up essentials for the barbie in the shop and some wood from the Church Stile team, or venture to the farm shop a few minutes' walk away).

Site type

RV sites 12
Mobile homes for rent 6
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Tent sites 75
Open now
Opens March 27
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the park 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 park: no music is allowed.
  • There is no mobile phone reception in Wasdale: a free wifi hotspot is available at the reception/shop. Gazebos larger than 3.5m are not permitted. Car camping is not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, Mar 27 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 399 reviews View breakdown

Hikers’ paradise

Voted 73% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

94%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

We loved everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Margaret G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite (no awning)

Liked: We loved everything

Disliked: Loved everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

staff really friendly, the site was everything that was advertised.…

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: staff really friendly, the site was everything that was advertised.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot to camp between the peaks!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Ashley J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite (small)

Liked: Great facilities and location! 15 minute drive to the foot of Scafell Pike, plenty of available items in the campsite shop (we even got some free spuds!), and a very short walk from the local pub!!

Disliked: The ground is quite rocky under the grass pitches making it a bit more difficult to peg the tent out but after a few minutes and a few bent pegs you get there! Worth bringing some spare pegs and a mallet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site ideal for Wasdale hikes

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

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: It is an ideal location for hiking Wasdale area.
The pitches are in separate fields and flat with easy access , ideal for the rainy weather the Lakes have.
The shower and toilet cubicle are clean and well maintained.
The laundry only has one washer and dryer ( not a problem when we stayed , but possibly could be if busier ? ). Tokens are available that are reasonably priced.
The shop has everything you need .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good and friendly camp site with overall good facilities. The place…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Agi W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very good and friendly camp site with overall good facilities.
The place was safe for all kids playing till late in the evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Good location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot, few changes could enhance the experience.

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 5
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi No rating
Ryan P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: Location was lovely with surrounding mountains and trees. Kids enjoyed going to the onsite playground

Disliked: We came 6 years ago and had a lovely stay. It seems alot busier now. Some more toilets would be a good addition, several times I went and with my young son and they were all occupied. Removing the urinal could fit 3/4 more toilets.
More choice at breakfast rather than croissants would be nice too. I'd have preferred to spend my money on-site, but we went out every morning elsewhere.
It was the same price to buy a can of beer at the shop as the pub down the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good family site, lovely facilities, good location.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 5
Stacey C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: The toilets and showers were lovely, well maintained and clean.
Had a laundry room which was lovely and warm and plenty of people were drying boots and clothes in there.
Shop was nice, good selection of food available.
Site was clean and well maintained.
The free explorer bus was at the end of the road.
Could get phone signal all over. Didn’t use the wifi at the shop.

Disliked: The 11pm quiet time is late, would prefer this to be earlier but I understand it’s a family site.
The quiet pitches were next to the football area so not at all quiet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site in the perfect location for hikes with clean facilities

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 4
Craig D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: Perfect location for hiking with a local pub within a couple of minutes walk a well stocked camp shop with friendly and helpful staff.
Very clean facilities with free showers and plenty of them so you didn't have to wait
We ordered pizza's on Saturday night from the pizza van ( very tasty ). Overall a very good site worth a second visit and highly recommend.

Disliked: Only one issue was that it was difficult to get tent pegs in due to the stoney pitch but not a massive problem we still got them in.
We were intending to hire some bikes as they were advertised to save taking our own but we were told the hire shop has moved to a different location a distance away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, nothing a problem for staff.

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 9
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite (no awning)

Liked: Nice clean site in a lovely location.Very helpful and friendly staff.

Disliked: Mix of tents and vans on same pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Level campground, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Church Stile Farm Holiday Park

Nether Wasdale

Cumbria

England

CA20 1ET

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.42453°N
-3.34969°W

Nearest transport

Coach
20.9 km Tangier Street
21.8 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
21.8 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
8.1 km Drigg Rail Station
8.6 km Ravenglass Rail Station
9.3 km Seascale Rail Station
Ferry
19.6 km Coniston Ferry Landing
19.8 km Waterhead Hotel (Coniston) Ferry Landing
19.8 km Torver (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

Whether you’re climbing, canoeing or just ambling gently around with picnic in backpack, the Wasdale valley is a pretty pleasant place for a Lake District break. The valley is over 10 miles long if you fancy a full day’s historic hike, starting from the village of Wasdale Head, the start of the Three Peaks Challenge and the former home of Cumbrian pub landlord Will Ritson, whose tall tales led to the still-going-strong Biggest Liar Competition. One of the tiniest churches in the land, St Olaf’s, is at Wasdale in its ‘Viking fields’: Wasdale was originally settled by Norse farmers and the beams in the church are rumoured to be from Viking longships. Climbers can get to Scafell Pike and Great Gable from Wasdale Head, but walkers can continue along the valley length down to the village of Gosforth, which has the biggest Viking Cross in England at the Grade I-listed St Mary’s Church. Finally, fancy the beach? The Cumbrian coast at Seascale is seven miles from Church Stile Farm (walkable, you might reckon), with miles of sandy beach leading to the Lake District’s only coastal village, the fishing village of Ravenglass.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seascale 9.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 18.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 22.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Haverigg 26.5 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Walney West Shore 34.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 8.5 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 21.7 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 22.3 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 23.3 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 23.8 km

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 0.1 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 15.9 km

Gondola' 19.4 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 19.9 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 21.2 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 4.2 km

MUNCASTER CASTLE 8.1 km

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 10.2 km

The Gables from Honister Pass 13.6 km

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 13.6 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 45.6 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 pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Church Stile Farm Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Church Stile Farm Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Church Stile Farm Holiday Park? Whether you’re climbing, canoeing or just ambling gently around with picnic in backpack, the Wasdale valley is a pretty pleasant place for a Lake District break. The valley is over 10 miles … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Church Stile Farm Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Church Stile Farm Holiday Park? From $42.40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.