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North Lakes Campsite

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 7.1 7 reviews

No-frills site on the northern fringes of Lake District National Park
Cockermouth 10 minutes’ drive; Moss Force Waterfall 35 minutes
Dogs welcome; spectacular fell views; a 10-minute walk from a pub

If you spend your working life in front of a computer, behind the wheel or dealing with customers on the phone, you might want to disconnect from it all and go back to basics during your holiday. Cue North Lakes Campsite, an off-grid pop-up site on a farm that’s… well, north of Lake District National Park. And ‘back to basics’ really means that in this instance: there is no running water on site, for example – so that’s neither drinkable water (be sure to bring supplies from home, or stop at a supermarket en route to stock up on bottled water and other essentials), nor hot water. What there is, though, is indescribable peace and far-reaching views of splendid rural landscapes crowned by mountain peaks in the distance. (In more practical terms, there is also a portable toilet.) The vibe is distinctly remote, but you’re only a five-minute drive from the A5086 road, which leads into the market town of Cockermouth (10 minutes’ drive), with its shops and dining options, plus a leisure centre with a swimming pool. Arguably better than that: you’re a 10-minute stroll from the nearest pub, which also serves meals prepared with seasonal, West Cumbria-grown produce. The site owners welcome families with children and dogs (and there are plenty of canine-friendly walks in the vicinity); plus, the expansive field where you’ll set up your tent makes for a great playground on which to kick a ball around or fly a kite (just be aware and respectful of other guests, please).

Campground type

Please note

This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Max. persons unlimited

Ground type: Grass

Site size: Max 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)

Max. persons unlimited

One Tent allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Bring a shelter tent 3 included, 3 max.
Car 1 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 3 included, 3 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Other restrictions

Extras

Bring a gazebo Free (1 max) £0 (£0) per stay
Bring an awning Free (1 max) £0 (£0) per stay
Extra car (1 max)

£3 (£3) per stay

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

No availability on our site

Reviews

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Field with portaloo.

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Remote location

Disliked: This is a field with a single portaloo. The bin has a sign saying ‘please take your litter home’.
There is no water. When I messaged to ask was told ‘we don’t provide water’.
Expensive for (lack of) facilities.
Entrance gate got so muddy it needed run up to get out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's a very quiet place until morning that you could hear some…

Overall	2/10
Location	6
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: It's a very quiet place until morning that you could hear some works around

Disliked: The toilet looked and smelled so bad... Probably one of the worst toilets I've seen. Tall grass so as soon as it rains it's so wet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just booked it as a spur of the moment thing to do…

Overall	10/10
Location	4
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Just booked it as a spur of the moment thing to do with the kids instead of sitting in the house. It was just what we needed. Close to home and cheap no frills field with a portaloo. The kids really enjoyed it

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, with clean facilities, level pitches and great staff.

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

Tasha H. Jul 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great campsite, amazing communication. Clean field definitely come again, so close to a beautiful lake.

Thankyou

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent for the price

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Me and my girlfriend stayed here over the weekend and had a great time. Easy enough to find the location and we were allowed to pitch up anywhere which was nice. Making contact with Mike (the landowner) was simple and he was pleasant and easy going.

Disliked: Portaloo was very unclean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site in a very good location

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

Oksana G. Jul 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great place, very peaceful and quiet. Budget friendly campsite. Clean facilities. Would go back one day for sure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic and cheap site, only one portaloo but good base to explore.

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

Anonymous Jul 2024

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Convalescent location for visiting derwent water and ullswater lakes, with local town providing having plenty of shops and takeaways.
Also fairly close to the motorway making accessing the rest of the lakes easy by car.

Disliked: Grass on the field wasn't cut (was quite long) and only one portaloo on site, although this was clean.

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Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

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 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

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 Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Disabled facilities Level campground, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Tennis nearby

Location

North Lakes Campsite

Croftlands Bracken Barrow Farm

Deanscales

Cockermouth

Cumbria

England

CA13 0SL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.6269°N
-3.40572°W

Nearest transport

Bus

2.8 mi Gallowbarrow

2.9 mi Fairfield Junior School

5.7 mi The Queens Head

Rail

6.3 mi Workington Rail Station

6.3 mi Flimby Rail Station

6.5 mi Harrington Rail Station

Ferry

10.3 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

10.3 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

10.6 mi Low Brandelhow 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

With its pretty stone cottages, Cockermouth (10 minutes’ drive) sits at the confluence of the Cocker and Derwent rivers. On the banks of the latter is the National Trust - Wordsworth House and Garden, the elegant Georgian townhouse where the Romantic poet was born in 1770. Cross Miller’s Bridge across the Derwent to reach the Memorial Gardens, with a playground and riverside paths. From tiny, inquisitive meerkats to large, long-haired yaks, Lake District Wildlife Park (15 minutes) is home to a wide range of beasties. The park also runs a series of keeper talks, displays and animal experiences, and there are indoor and outdoor playgrounds, plus picnic areas. In these land of lakes, you owe it to yourself to spend some time in the water. Start with a wild swim with views of the surrounding peaks at Crummock Water (25 minutes), then clamber up Scale Fell all the way to Scale Force Waterfall, which thunders down a forested gorge. Alternatively, drive to Moss Force Waterfall (35 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	9.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
St Bees	12.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Seascale	16.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Southerness	18.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Sandyhills	21.5 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 8.3 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 8.8 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 12.4 mi

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 18.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 19.3 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 2.9 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 8.4 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 14.2 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 20.2 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 22.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 3 mi

WORKINGTON HALL 5 mi

Buttermere - Haystacks - Red Pike - Buttermere 7.9 mi

Around Buttermere 7.9 mi

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 8.3 mi

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Thursday, July 31, 2025)
Penrith, England 27.7 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

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Please pick any available site on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leashes and supervised at all times.
The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

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.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.
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.
The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.
This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
This park has no on-site shower facilities.

Occupancy

No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked at the site. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

Does North Lakes Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is North Lakes Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near North Lakes Campsite? With its pretty stone cottages, Cockermouth (10 minutes’ drive) sits at the confluence of the Cocker and Derwent rivers. On the banks of the latter is the National Trust - Wordsworth House … Read more
When can I check in and check out of North Lakes Campsite?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: Anytime

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