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From $45.99 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 5 hours ago 9.5 34 reviews

View of the campsite on a sunny day with skiddaw in the background

View of the campsite with skiddaw in the background

Pop-up site on a working fell farm in the northern Lake District
Bassenthwaite Lake 10 minutes’ drive; Keswick 20 minutes
Views of Over Water; close to cycle routes and Wainwright hikes

A peaceful, off-grid spot for wild camping, Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite sits within sight of Over Water, a feeding place for ospreys, in the northern Lake District. Here, you get a front-row seat to views of the northern fells, including Longlands, Lowthwaite, Great Sca Fell, Knott, Great Cockup, Little Cockup, Meal Fell and Binsey. Indeed, the site’s location is so convenient that you will soon be bagging Wainwrights (as the local peaks are affectionately known) or pedalling down stunning cycle routes. More Wainwrights await at the ‘back o’ Skiddaw’ (20 minutes), as the locals call it. This area has cycling routes such as the Skiddaw Loop, the Lakeland Monster Miles Adventure Cross and the Lakes 100. Added bonus: somehow, big crowds have yet to discover it… Well-behaved dogs are welcome, but they must be kept on a lead at all times, since the site is on a working sheep farm with Herdwick and Swaledale flocks. The barn (which once featured on a ‘Top Gear’ episode) has covered picnic tables for rainy spells. Raised firepits and small, raised barbecues are welcome; logs are for sale on site. There are no showers or electricity here, but simple facilities extend to unisex portable toilets, a water source (not for drinking water) and rubbish bins. Please note that there is no public access to the lake, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest owned by the National Trust.

Site type

Open now

Please note

This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 2 to Tue, May 6 2025

Open from Fri, May 23 to Tue, May 27 2025

Open from Fri, Jun 13 to Sun, Jun 29 2025

Open from Fri, Jul 25 to Tue, Aug 26 2025

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful sunset from the camping field.

Very relaxing campsite Very clean manger really helpful and pleasant…

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Wifi	10

Anonymous Apr 2025

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked: Very relaxing campsite Very clean manger really helpful and pleasant

Disliked: Na

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loads of space, views were amazing and toilets clean. The owners of…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Thomas B. Apr 2025

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Loads of space, views were amazing and toilets clean. The owners of the campsite even came round to sell camp fires which was really handy! The location was great too, really close to lots of beautiful walks. Will absolutely be coming back.

Disliked: No running drinking water, but not a huge issue as we brought our own.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location and lovely views…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Tom M. Apr 2025

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great location and lovely views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very peaceful campsite, clean and lots of space. Owners were lovely, friendly…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
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Amber G. Apr 2025

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Very peaceful campsite, clean and lots of space. Owners were lovely, friendly and happy to help. Provided a fire pit and logs so we could have a campfire to keep warm!

Recommend to friends Visit again

This is a pop up site which is basically a step up from wild camping.

Overall	6/10
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Value for money	6
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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
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Wifi	2

Susan C. Apr 2025

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lots of space and clean toilets, friendly owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing pop up campsite with great owners

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2025

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Amazing site to start the 2025 season off! Pretty standard facilities in regards to portaloo and non drinkable water but it’s clearly stated when booking so you can’t complain.
The owners of the land were amazing, visible throughout the day maintain toilets, emptying bins and just making sure all guests were accommodated for.
Site was a mix of families, couples and groups but plenty of space to have your own pitch without intruding anyone else vice versa.
The views of the lake are amazing with views of Skidaw behind you, as stated in other reviews you can’t use the lake! Cockermouth has a lake about 20 mins away if you’re desperate to do some water sports etc.
The site itself is off the beaten track loads of country lanes once off the M6, but we throughly enjoyed taking in the nature with no mobile signal for a couple days. We will most definitely be back in the near future. Thanks guys!

Disliked: Nowt!

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Fantastic, quiet, peaceful campsite in a beautiful location. We are always on…

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 B. Sep 2024

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked: Fantastic, quiet, peaceful campsite in a beautiful location. We are always on the hunt for wild camp spots and this hit the brief. It’s not overloaded with caravans, meaning you can get that nice peaceful get away and a dose of nature. The owner is lovely and comes round offering fire pits and logs which is a great touch! We’ll be back and recommending!

Disliked: Only thing that would make this spot better would be if you could swim in the lake :)

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. It was lovely to meet you both, and we look forward to seeing you in the field again next year 😊.

Lovely peaceful site, we had a great stay. Thanks!

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

Anonymous Sep 2024

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked: Lovely welcome from the owner when we arrived. There was so much space, a huge field and only about 5 groups/couples in it. The toilets were very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review 😊. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to seeing you in the field again next year!

The view is fantastic!…

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

Anonymous Sep 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The view is fantastic!

Disliked: Hard to find flat space for the tent

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review 😊. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us, and we look forward to seeing you in the field again soon!

Excellent site with portable toilets they get emptied, friendly staff.

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

Anonymous Sep 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The campsite it beautiful with a little lake to look over and plenty room for your tent / car / dogs. The owners were also lovely and came and had a chat with us when they were checking who was in the campsite. Lovely people and it was a lovely campsite. Not too far from Keswick so a quick drive and you’re able to get your shopping in and take yourself a fish and chips back!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us 😊, and we look forward to seeing you in the field again next year!

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No drinkable water point No hot water No running water Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite

Orthwaite Hall

Uldale

Wigton

Cumbria

England

CA7 1HL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.704°N
-3.15687°W

Route directions

What3words: ///spires.craziest.sedative

Nearest transport

Coach

11.4 km Bus Station

14.4 km Gallowbarrow

14.4 km Fairfield Junior School

Rail

12.8 km Aspatria Rail Station

13.9 km Wigton Rail Station

19.2 km Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station

Ferry

12.1 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

12.2 km Keswick Ferry Landing

13.7 km Hawes End Derwentwater 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 area around Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ drive) includes Dodd Wood, whose forests are home to red squirrels, and Lake District Wildlife Park, with birds of prey, primates and farmyard animals. At the Lakes Distillery, you can take a tour of the facilities – complete with a whisky tasting, of course. In the lively market town of Keswick (20 minutes), the riverside Derwent Pencil Museum displays a huge pencil (almost eight metres long) and has a colourful shop stocked with quality art supplies. The town is also the gateway to island-dotted Derwentwater, with its splendid lakeside trails and assorted watery attractions. After visiting the ruins of the 14th-century castle in Penrith (40 minutes), linger a while in the surrounding park, where there’s a playground with a miniature adventure course for the kids. On the outskirts of town are a public pool and several golf courses, plus the Thacka Beck Nature Reserve, where you might spot birds and dragonflies.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	19.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Southerness	34.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
St Bees	37.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seascale	40.5 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Sandyhills	41.3 km	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 7.1 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 11.3 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 11.9 km

Ullswater Steamers 22.5 km

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 23.3 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 14.3 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 30.8 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 30.8 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 33.5 km

Townend 36.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

High Pike, Fellside 5.4 km

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 5.8 km

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 7.1 km

Bassenthwaite Osprey Walk 7.1 km

Latrigg, Blease and Lonscale 9.9 km

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Thursday, July 31, 2025)
Penrith, England 30.5 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

General

Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

General

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.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Please do not touch or feed the animals.

General

Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Arrivals and departures

Please pick any available site on arrival.

General

Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..

Safety

Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

General

The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Dogs

The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on 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 Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite? The area around Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ drive) includes Dodd Wood, whose forests are home to red squirrels, and Lake District Wildlife Park, with birds of prey, primates and … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: Anytime – Anytime

Depart by: Anytime

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How much does it cost to stay at Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite? From $45.99 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.