The Wilson Arms

View prices & book 8.9 51 reviews
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  • Pitches within the grounds of a family-run Lake District village pub
  • On the Cumbria Way, a five-minute drive from Coniston village
  • Pub with great food, takeaways and beer garden, plus deli on site
From pint to pitch in a matter of just a few minutes… if that sounds like just the thing for your Cumbria break, book a spot at The Wilson Arms, where pitches are located just behind a fab family-run pub about five minutes’ drive from Coniston. This being the Lake District National Park, there are gorgeous views all around here – the pub sits in the shadow of the towering Old Man of Coniston and Dow Crag, and it’s close to the Duddon Valley, Furness Fells and other lovely parts of the Lakes (Ambleside, Grasmere and Wastwater are all within easy reach). Long-distance walkers may also like to note that it’s on the route of the Cumbria Way (a stopover with a pub attached… how handy…) Wherever you choose to roam by day, back at base you can spend the evening cosied up in the classic country pub, which serves top-notch meals, fine ales and takeaways. There’s also a lovely deli on site, so it’s easy to pick up various bits of local food for your picnic, home-baked cakes and light meals (including soups and jacket potatoes).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Motorhome pitches 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This site has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 02/01 et 25/12.
  • The grocery shop is open between 02/01 et 25/12.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • The bar is open between 02/01 and 25/12.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Please note that there are currently no toilet and shower facilities for the campsite, so onboard facilities are required. The pub toilets are available for use between 8.30am and approximately 10.30pm.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 51 Pitchup.com customers

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Lake and/or mountainPeaceful

86% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

The Wilson Arms has great pitches with essential services, set in a beautiful Lake District spot perfect for hiking. Guests rave about the food and friendly staff, plus the modern, clean loos. Some found pitches a bit close, affecting privacy and moving about. WiFi's mostly in the pub.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Location for walks, facilities, friendly staff. Plenty of open fields for dog walking.

Disliked Nothing… perfect setting for great walks!

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Bathroom clean. Quite area lovely views,…

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Diane M.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Bathroom clean. Quite area lovely views,

Disliked Loud music in the pub

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Lovely site stayed 3 nights …

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Jane R.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely site stayed 3 nights Good clean facilities tv point water and wastewater drains. Food in pub was fantastic and reasonably priced Short drive or walk to Coniston and local waterfalls and lakes.

Disliked Leaving

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Pitches great . everything u need really toliets showers bins etc

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Thomas W.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Big field at back for dog nice benches to sit on and nice views

Disliked Was a little bit steep at 35 a night

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Great place and would definitely book again

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely surroundings and ideal for walks. Pub lovely inside and Staff helpful and pub food great.

Disliked Would have been better if had a shower but aware of this when booking so was pre prepared

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Will definitely return & highly recommend.

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Joanna J.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Location.
Shower facilities . Clean and lovely hot water.
Hook up facilities
Pub grub
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Disliked Cockerel at 5 am ( not pubs fault ) but noisy .

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Very nice site, excellent all round…

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Robert M.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Very nice site, excellent all round really.
Very clean toilets and showers, fantastic little country pub with restaurant serving high quality menus and staff very friendly welcoming and excellent service.
Looking forward to returning next time in the Lake District.

Disliked No dislikes at all.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Excellent value for the money we paid; a good level gravel base and provision of neat units supplying water, power and a link to a communal aerial. Would have been helpful to know so we could take a coaxial cable.
Large green space, great views and esdy access to the fells
The new toilet facilities are good but limited (only 1 toilet at the moment)

Disliked No apparent manager or point of contact so the strong "rules" were pointless. A large white caravan pitched next to us, parked the white towing van at right angles, then added to it with a bike towing unit! We felt very hemmed in, intimidated and glad to leave when we did.
Annoying because had they used the available space in the car park (as per the "rules") it would have been fine - and their very large (well-behaved) German Shepherd dog would not have been watching our every move either!

Take earplugs to avoid the local cockerel with a loud, unusual 'crow' that started around 4am and continued unrelenting for hours! He seemed to belong to a private camping pod at the far side of the field rather than a local farmer ... the joys of the countryside!

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Great stay

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Staff, Food, Location, choice of local Beers, Shower and toilet facilities

Disliked A small map of how best to park would be nice on check in as parking can be tight for 6 motorhomes.

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Would highly recommend

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Great check in, easy hook up, good size pitch. New toilet and shower facility was a bonus and open 24 hours.

Disliked People walking through our pitch to get to the garden.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Wilson Arms

Torver

Coniston

Cumbria

England

LA21 8BB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.33805°N
3.10331°W

Nearest transport

Coach
13.7 km Kelsick Road opposite Library
13.7 km Tourist Information Centre
13.8 km Rail Station
Rail
11.5 km Foxfield Rail Station
12.9 km Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station
13.8 km Windermere Rail Station
Ferry
2 km Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
2.1 km Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
3.2 km Brantwood (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

Where will you go walking first? The Old Man of Coniston walking trail (10 minutes’ drive) for views of valleys and copper mines along the way? Tarn Hows (15 minutes) for a short hike around the lakeside? Windermere’s west shore (half an hour) to catch a boat over to the gothic jetty at the National Trust’s Wray Castle (25 minutes)? Or perhaps Wastwater (20 minutes) or Ambleside (25 minutes) for more of the lakes? Hiking the day away is easy from this site, but watersports are another way to keep active and Coniston (five minutes) has plenty on this front, from Canadian canoe or kayak hire to boat trips for those of you who want to get about the water a bit quicker. And for another place that will keep you moving, Grizedale Forest (25 minutes) has mountain biking trails, a sculpture park and Go Ape, so take your pick. Nature’s certainly a treat in these parts, but so is history. The National Trust’s Hill Top (25 minutes) is all about the stories of Beatrix Potter, as her old house lives on here. Elsewhere, Brantwood (15 minutes) is the home-turned-museum of another English writer, John Ruskin.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Haverigg 20.5 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Silecroft 20.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seascale 25.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Walney West Shore 26.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Walney Sandy Gap 28.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Beatrix Potter Gallery 7.8 km

Hill Top 8.7 km

Lakeland Motor Museum 11.4 km

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 11.5 km

Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House 11.8 km

National Trust

Gondola' 3.7 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 5.2 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 7.8 km

Hill Top 8.7 km

Fell Foot Park 12.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Coniston Heights: The Old Man to Swirl How 2.9 km

The Beacon and Blawith Fell 3.8 km

Coniston - Levers Water - Coniston 3.9 km

Coniston - Little Arrow - Coniston Lakeshore 3.9 km

Coniston - Tarn Hows - Coniston 3.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Wilson Arms have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Wilson Arms dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Wilson Arms? Where will you go walking first? The Old Man of Coniston walking trail (10 minutes’ drive) for views of valleys and copper mines along the way? Tarn Hows (15 minutes) for a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Wilson Arms?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Wilson Arms? From R471,18 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.