Coalbeck Caravan Park

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Views from the site
Visitor image of pitches on site
Pitches are hard standing.
Plots are equipped with electricity hook ups
Pitches at the end of the park
Electric hookups for each pitch
Pretty planters add colour around the site
Coalbeck caravan park
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Visitor image of pitches on site
Pitches are hard standing.
Plots are equipped with electricity hook ups

  • Quiet and secluded site with spectacular views of the Lake District
  • Five-minute drive from Bassenthwaite Lake; 15 to Keswick, Cockermouth
  • Spa next door; five minutes' walk to the Lake District Wildlife Park
Could trips to Cumbria get any more spectacular than at this serene site…? Answers on a postcard please to Coalbeck Caravan Park… in a central setting for touring the Lake District and nearby coastline, this haven has views of the region’s woods, fields and hills from its spacious grounds. Getting you to linger a little longer before heading out for explores, the spacious pitches at Coalbeck Caravan Park are prime for spotting creatures like rare red squirrels among the pretty planters, and are a suntrap when the rays come out too. But if rain’s threatening? A spa next door to the site means you can book in for a treatment (or three…?). Back outdoors, the site’s a five-minute drive from Bassenthwaite Lake – one of the only bodies of water in the region with no settlements around it – so it’s got a peaceful vibe yet is close enough to many of the main sights in the northern part of the lakes. Case in point: it’s around a 15-minute drive to historic towns like Keswick and Cockermouth and about a half an hour to the coast. If you’re looking for leisure without having to get behind the wheel, Lake District Wildlife Park’s 24 acres of land home to more than 100 animals is a five-minute walk away. You’ll also need to ditch the car to visit The Lakes Distillery: this artisan gin, whisky and vodka producing place a 25-minute stroll from the park has tastings, tours and a small shop where you can wander off with some of its wares.

Campground type

RV sites 5
Open now
Opens March 31
Please note
  • 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).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Mar 31 to

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 192 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Incredibly clean, friendly, great 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 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Incredibly clean, friendly, great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Neat, compact, quiet and very tidy site. The toilet and shower facilities…

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Neat, compact, quiet and very tidy site. The toilet and shower facilities were spotlessly clean. Sid, the owner, was very friendly and helpful and obviously works very hard to maintain the cleanliness of the toilet facilities (which are exclusive to each of the five pitches.
We stayed for two nights to do some fellwalking in Ennerdale which was quite easily and quickly reached from here. It would also make a good base for the Northern and North Western fells.

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Another great stay. Standards never drop. facilities immaculate

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Immaculate grounds
Limited pitches
Spotless facilities
Great hosts

Disliked: None

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Excellent small site with clean facilities

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: I liked the idea of having your own toilet and the shower was very clean

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious, clean and a peaceful part of the Lake District

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Spacious pitches, clean facilities and the books on offer to guests in exchange for a donation to the local hospice charity were a nice touch. A very quiet spot with lovely views of the wildlife in the fields.

Each pitch is given it’s own dedicated toilet cubicle which is convenient.

The campsite owner Sid was friendly and helpful, ready to greet us on arrival and ensure we knew where all the facilities were based.

The campsite is based within a 5 minute walk of the Lake District Wildlife Park, well worth a visit.

Wifi worked perfectly throughout our trip and the electric hookup was easy to use.

Disliked: While each pitch has it’s own dedicated toilet facility, there is only one shower cubicle available on site which I can imagine may be trickier to access during busier parts of the year. It wasn’t a problem for us as we came during a quieter part of the season. The shower was very clean and spacious.

I’d recommend visitors bring torches as the paths from the camping pitches to the facilities are unlit at night.

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Would definitely stay again.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Jen B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Nice quiet site. Clean facilities. Friendly staff. On the bus route to Keswick. Near the pub.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site with great facilities

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Fantastic little site. Great views and really clean toilet and shower block. Sid was on hand to answer all our questions and share his local knowledge with us.
Will definitely return.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We will certainly return.

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Coalbeck is a lovely site in a beautiful setting.
The site is very clean, peaceful and well-kept.
The manager is incredibly friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant stay 100% recommended

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Everything!
Small site which suited us 5 touring pitches. Each one has its own specific toilet in the very clean toilet block
Nice quiet site. No noise in the evenings. As your wake up there a little field about 10 metres from your door with 26 lovely sheep in.
Such a relaxing break.
We don't have a driveway awning so we jumped on the local buses.
End of the road(literally a 5 minute walk) you can catch the bus to keswick and workington.
We did both. As well as cockermouth and a little further afield Whitehaven.
Sid was very helpful and very friendly. Will 100% return when staying in the area again

Disliked: Absolutely nothing

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Location, clean and allocated toilet. And Sid was brilliant.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Ian W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Location, clean and allocated toilet. And Sid was brilliant.

Disliked: Pitches really close together.

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 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

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Coalbeck Caravan Park

Basenthwaite

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4RD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.68341°N
-3.22997°W

Nearest transport

Bus
5.7 mi Gallowbarrow
5.7 mi Fairfield Junior School
6.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.6 mi Aspatria Rail Station
10.4 mi Wigton Rail Station
10.8 mi Maryport Rail Station
Ferry
6.8 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
7.1 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
7.6 mi Hawes End Derwentwater 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

For ambles around art galleries and wanders in Wordsworth House and Garden, Keswick is eight miles away. Cockermouth, on the other hand, about the same distance to the south east, is just the place for meandering through medieval and Georgian alleyways under castle walls. Or for classic Lake District outdoorsy options instead, Derwentwater's walking and cycling circuit (set aside about half a day to complete if strolling) takes half an hour to reach in the car. To break up traipsing around the tarns inland, Solway Coast Area of Natural Beauty is 40 minutes by car, while underground explores at Honister Slate Mine in Borrowdale are 45 minutes away. If you fancy staying above ground and sauntering southwards, Lake Ullswater steamer cruises are also 45 minutes from the park and Lake Windermere is the place to waterski (an hour and five minutes away from Coalbeck Caravan Park). To scale one of the region’s highest peaks, Scafell Pike takes an hour and 15 minutes to reach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 10 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 19.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
St Bees 20.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seascale 22.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Sandyhills 23.9 mi Sea N/AN/APoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 3.2 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 5.5 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 7.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 15 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 16.9 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 5.7 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 16 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 18.6 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 18.9 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

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 2.6 mi

Bassenthwaite Osprey Walk 3.3 mi

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 3.3 mi

Cockermouth - River Cocker 5.4 mi

Braithwaite, Stair and Newlands Beck 5.8 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 21.3 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Coalbeck Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Coalbeck Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Coalbeck Caravan Park? For ambles around art galleries and wanders in Wordsworth House and Garden, Keswick is eight miles away. Cockermouth, on the other hand, about the same distance to the south east, is just … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Coalbeck Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Coalbeck Caravan Park? From $46.45 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.