When can I check in and check out of Setmabanning Caravan Park?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites Arrive: noon – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11:30 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Setmabanning Caravan Park?

From $38.48 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Setmabanning Caravan Park

View prices & book Last booked 8 hours ago 9.2 247 reviews

Great views, comfortable spacious pitches

Working farm site in the Lake District with stunning fell views
Just off the A66 road in Threlkeld, a 10-minute drive from Keswick
Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges within 20-minute drive

Looking for a lush location to settle down in while exploring Lakeland? Step foot in the family-run Setmabanning Caravan Park, then step off site towards top spots like Keswick and the Castlerigg Stone Circle (10 minutes’ drive). This site really is very easy on the eye: it’s got spectacular views of Blencathra and the surrounding fells, making it fab for frolicking about the Lake District (or just having a bit of R&R in a rural bolthole). During a break here, the more energetic among your travel crew could tackle the Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges, all within about a 20-minute drive, while strollers seeking easier trails might prefer the pretty footpaths and cycle tracks around the local valley and towards Keswick. Sticking to the site is always an option too – being a working farm, there’s lots to see and do, whether it’s watching the sheep being sheared and the cows going out into the fields with their calves or feeding the chickens and ducks as they wander by. When it comes to filling your own stomach, it’s a 25-minute walk to the centre of the nearest village, Threlkeld, which has two country pubs serving Cumbrian food and ales. Meals are also to be had at the golf club, and the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum (10 minutes) is worth a quick nosey around as well.

Campground type

Open all year

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

5 people maximum

Ground type: Gravel

Site size: Max 9.0m width x 9.0m depth (29.5ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 81.0m² (871.9ft²)

5 people maximum

One Travel Trailer or Class B motorhome or RV allowed per site

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

Site size

Max 9.0m width x 9.0m depth (29.5ft width x 29.5ft depth) Calculated area: 81.0m² (871.9ft²)

Ground type

Gravel

0 rooms

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Travel Trailer, Class B motorhome, RV

Features

Electric: 10 amp included
Electric: 16 amp included

Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Car 1 included, 1 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit
Dump station
Grey water hook-up
Use of a motorhome service point
Water hook-up

Other restrictions

Gazebos not allowed
Pup tents not allowed

Arrival days

From £29 (£29) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely setting on a family run farm. Friendly welcome! Loved the onsite farm shop…

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

Rebecca J. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely setting on a family run farm.
Friendly welcome!
Loved the onsite farm shop with honesty box card and cash payment.
Really peaceful night's sleep!

Disliked: We didn't stay for longer! 😊

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again.

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

Jonathan H. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Great location for walking. Nice little on site shop.

Disliked: Shower block could do with updating. Not great for kids if you like a park.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay

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

Noreen m. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Pitch size, beautiful setting, honesty shop, very nice hosts. Stunning views. Great park a short walk away

Disliked: As others have said basic showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

An ideal stopover with easy access and good size pitches.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Peter W. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nice level pitches, EU & Water on pitch. Nice little farm shop. Short distance from A66. Also not far on public footpath to village with a couple of nice pubs serving good food. Site has basic amenities but is a working farm, which suits us.

Disliked: Unfortunately the showers are very inconsistent regard pressure and temperature, speaking to other residents they experienced the same. This applies to male and female showers it is cold and low pressure then all of a sudden so hot it is unbearable and with such force. Almost like being hit with a steam cleaner. Also there were other residents in a caravan with two dogs off lead and both came and did ther business by our pitch which in the heat was smelly although this was no fault of the farm itself.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location

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

Anonymous Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: The pitches were very spacious and liked we had a little wall to separate for our neighbours.

Disliked: The showers (female's only 1 with hot water) (male's, no hot water at all)
Deffinatly need more attention to keeping them clean and only 1 chair outside the cubicle to put your stuff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful stay in beautiful location

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

Amanda C. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely welcome on arrival by the owner. Super clean pitches and the whole site was immaculate.
Lovely little farm shop with local jams , bakery items and essentials even for dogs.
Toilet facilities basic but clean.
Beautiful views and wildlife. Perfect base to visit Keswick Grassmere and Ambleside

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent staff and friendly and a good pitch

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

George M. Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very good the money

Disliked: Facilities not so clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really great hosts and fantastic pitches.

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

Anonymous Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Really generous sized pitches with grey waste, drinking water and electric hook up all located at the pitch.

The location on a farm is great for kids and it was great to walk up to the mining museum.

We also like the quirky to farm shop on site. Great selection of items, prices slightly higher than what we would like to pay but great addition to the site.

Lastly, the hosts were very welcoming and made us feel comfortable.

Disliked: The shower and toilet building really needs a upgrade to modern standards but I worry that would put their prices up but they really weren't acceptable to use.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing

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 Apr 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Beautiful site lovely owners. Plenty of room per pitch didn't feel on top of people. Very clean even on a working farm. Lovely stream passing through with walks all around. Would 100% stay again.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely lovely campsite great place to stay

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

Sandra D. Mar 2025

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: The area
The little farm shop
Friendly people

Disliked: Toilets and showers could do with a freshen up maybe a little bit of a nicer touch

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 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Setmabanning Caravan Park

Threlkeld

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4TT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.61294°N
-3.05177°W

Nearest transport

Bus

3.7 mi Bus Station

11.1 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage

11.1 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage

Rail

12.2 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station

15.1 mi Aspatria Rail Station

15.6 mi Wigton Rail Station

Ferry

3.8 mi Keswick Ferry Landing

4.2 mi Ashness Gate Derwentwater Ferry Landing

4.3 mi Nichol 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 site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or so learning about the history of pencils at the Derwent Pencil Museum before gazing at artefacts dug up from around Lakeland in the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery. Just on the outskirts of town is the Castlerigg Stone Circle, dating back as far as the Neolithic area; check this historic spot out, then trudge up to the 2,848-foot Halls Fell Top at the peak of Blencathra. The mighty mountain ranges of Skiddaw (20 minutes’ drive) and Helvellyn (10 minutes) are also local to the site if you’re up for another hiking challenge. As you’re in the Lake District, you’ll surely want to be inspecting some of the area’s bodies of water too. The closest to Keswick is Derwent Water (15 minutes) – ace for boat trips around the Theatre by the Lake – but Thirlmere (10 minutes) and Ullswater (20 minutes) are within easy reach as well.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	18.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Seascale	23.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
St Bees	23.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Southerness	28.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Silecroft	29.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 2 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 5.9 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 6 mi

Ullswater Steamers 6.4 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 9.5 mi

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.2 mi

Wordsworth House and Garden 13.2 mi

Townend 15.1 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 16.4 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 16.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Threlkeld - Blencathra - Sharp Edge - Scales - Threlkeld 0.4 mi

Threlkeld, Westcoe and Keswick Railway 0.6 mi

Blencathra Ridge 1.3 mi

Blencathra Classic - Sharp Edge and Narrow Edge 1.9 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle and St John's in the Vale 2 mi

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Thursday, July 31, 2025)
Penrith, England 13.5 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

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Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

Does Setmabanning Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Setmabanning Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Setmabanning Caravan Park? The site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Setmabanning Caravan Park?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: noon – 9 p.m.

Depart by: 11:30 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Setmabanning Caravan Park? From $38.48 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.