The Croft Caravan And Camp Site 
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North Lonsdale Road
Hawkshead
(lake District)
Ambleside
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA22 0NX See Map
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Tel: 01539 436 374
Pitches: 90
Open: March To November
Rating: 
9/10 from 88 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: July 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bugrain |
1 review from this member |
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2nd time at this site in two years, wanted to be in the area again and this was a great option.
We were in a tent but on a powered site, lots of tent room for non-powered people who like to "rough it", powered sites are fine though - not too cramped but the site was not full either.
Weather was bad (hey, it's the Lake District) and ground underfoot in grass areas was soggy, but things seemed to hold up OK.
Facilities are good and clean (albeit a little muddy in the toilet block because of the weather). Lot's of evidence of the cleaner putting in an extra few hours, though. Service at reception was friendly and they were often 'open' outside of advertised hours.
Hawkshead village is 2 minutes walk, mainly the sort of shop you'd expect to find plus 4 pubs, small supermarket and post office/general store. The 3 pubs we visited all do food lunch and evening with some excellent menu choices (and, true to Lakeland tradition, large portions).
Grizedale forest is within walking distance, or car to the visitors centre. Lots of forest walks, mountain biking (including the North Face trail which is great for an intermediate mountain biker with a good proportion of single track to forest road) and the "Go Ape" tree walk (which was fully booked when we tried to have a go, but looks great).
Further afield you can set off walking towards Lake Windermere, Tarn Hows, Langdale and Consiston, amongst others without hitting too much road.
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| Date of Visit: July 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Blupton |
8 reviews from this member |
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Nice location next to a wonderful village with a fab range of bars and cafes.
We arrived and were allowed to pitch our tent before paying for the week.
However most of the pitches available were about 1" deep in water, but it had been pouring with rain for days so I guess all sites suffered the same level of waterlogging.
We pitched in the only dry pitch left, unfortunately it was at the edge of the site nearest the road. Dont underestimate the noise from this road. From about 7am until about 11pm the noise is dreadful.
So, not a bad site (adequate) but avoid the pitches next to the road.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: DaveyDave |
17 reviews from this member |
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Tried this site for the first time and it was excellent. Very quiet, lovely views of the surrounding hillsides and excellent facilities. There are plenty of walks from the site which we tried and thoroughly enjoyed. Lovely little stream at the rear of the site where we were able to walk the dog. 2 minute walk to the village which had 4 pubs and a few really nice shops (including a Co-op).We will definitely be coming back. The only problem we had was the weather but that's England for you.
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| Date of Visit: May 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bundys |
7 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from 8 night stay at The Croft, over the bank holiday. This is the third time we have stayed at the croft and the fact that we have returned to this site speaks for itself. This is a nice site in a great area, Hawkshead village is very pretty with it's whitewashed buildings and cobbled streets and a nice mix of pubs, shops and necessities. We can thoroughly recommend the Sun Inn for fab food, service and cleanliness - by far the best pub in the village for families with children.
Site facilities are very good and maintained to a good standard, showers are coin operated (20p for approx 3-4mins) but powerful and always hot, downside to showers is the coin machines are outside the cubicles and water starts immediately you put the money in so you need to get ready and step outside the cubicle in your towel to put your money in, machine will take a couple of coins at a time so you can get a good shower.
We stayed on the touring side of the site as we need electric, good sized/level pitches, some grass but mostly hard-standings with grass area. We had a walk round the tent field, again appeared to be good space between units. Staff are friendly and helpful, leaving you to choose where you wish to pitch. Plenty to do off site (no childrens play area on site),walking, cycling, fantastic scenery, villages etc.something for everyone!, and we had good weather which made this stay enjoyable, the only downside for us on this occasion was on returning back to the site after a day out, we found we had lost our car parking space to a party of noisy caravanners which pitched up right next to us and taking up the hardstanding area of our pitch who then kept us awake until the early hours every single night. Can not grumble in anyway about the site just wish some people would be a bit more thoughtful to fellow campers!.
Would definitely recommend this site.
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| Date of Visit: May 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Katiet |
7 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site during the May bank holiday. The site was busy but wasn't too crowded. The pitches aren't marked out so you can pitch anywhere you like. Dogs are FOC. The facilities were great. There were 4 showers (20p for 3 minutes). There are also electric points for hair dryers etc at a small charge. There is a games & tv room also on site.
You are literally across the road from hawkshead village with shops, pubs etc. There are great walks from the site, maps are available at reception. The people at the site were very friendly. We will definitely be going to that site again. Lovely part of the country would recommend it to anyone.
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| Date of Visit: May 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Richard.and.wendy |
1 review from this member |
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Had just had 3 nights on this site. Have thoughly enjoyed the weekend. Staff were very kind and allowed us to use their electricity as we were unable to have a pitch with a hook up as it was fully booked. Campsite had all we needed and was clean and tidy. Would visit again.
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