Visitor Reviews - Ravenglass Camping And Caravanning Club Site
Ravenglass Camping And Caravanning Club Site 
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A595
Ravenglass
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA18 1SR See Map
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Tel: 01229 717250
Pitches: 75
Open: 1 Feb- 30 Nov 2012 & 21 Dec - 13 Jan 2013
Rating: 
9/10 from 101 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: February 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: ToshSoph |
2 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a very enjoyable week at Ravenglass
Yes the roads are a tad tedious,but hey we got there in the end and back. Our first time ever at towing a caravan with two small children also in tow! So can't be all that bad!
Excellent site,excellent staff, excellent immaculate clean facilities
Cannot find any faults at all,quiet relaxing holiday,our two little one's want to live there!
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| Date of Visit: February 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Questceque |
4 reviews from this member |
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I can understand the appeal this site does have. It's remoteness has a certain charm but it does mean that you are faced with in interminable drive from the M6 along a very long and winding road! The trees and the birdlife also make for a pleasant location. The beach was, in a word, bleak. The pitches are mainly hardstanding and and are level although the site itself is on a slope. Craig, the site manager, was very helpful when I initially booked this site and is an expert at directing a reversing caravanner. The toilet block/dishwashing area was very clean but the water only luke warm during the busy morning period when the two showers were in constant use. The site office/shop was only open for a couple of hours in the morning and afternoon and sold a fair selection of produce. There are no re-cycling facilities on site and no play area for young children so the bikes were a godsend but there is a play area nearby out of sight. TV reception was actually very good with our aerial and pole although there is cable TV available at a price. There is very little in Ravenglass for children and it markets itself on the back of La'al Ratty and Muncaster Castle. The railway ride to Dalegarth is fun but overpriced especially if you intend to take your bikes. From Dalegarth it's only a short distance to Boot which is a beautiful little village and there is also another CCC site nearby which may be more convenient for the serious hillwalkers out there. There is a cycle route back from Dalegarth along the Esk Trail which is perfect for children from about 7 years old onwards, until you arrive at Muncaster Hill however, then it's a difficult, unpleasant trudge upwards for half a mile or so. Muncaster Castle is a great day out and you can indeed ride up the trail from the site to the entrance but be aware that you will have to leave your bikes outside, unattended, for the duration of your visit. In my opinion this is a very good site for a brief family visit but I would not recommend it for an extended holiday. It seems very popular with motor-caravannners perhaps on tour but I didn't see a single tent during our stay.
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| Date of Visit: November 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Bessacarr560 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Not sure if I should leave a review on this site, it may just become to popular.
The welcome we received was way and above what you may normally expect and all info freely given as to the site and surrounding area.
Site facilities are way above the norm.
Site shop even in November was excellent for the essentials and I am sure in season would stock even more.
For a motorhomer this site is excellent with the local steam railway, Muncaster Castle ( don't miss the owls - recommend you visit near closing time as they are fed at this time ) and many walks including the Cumbria way.
Not by any means a detraction but if you are a dog owner be aware of the MOD Range several miles away, they to do occasionally fire off a shell and it may spook your hound if it is of the timid persuasion.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kbheal |
15 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for 4 nights in August and will return.
Have to add that the showers are the best we have encountered and even the children comment on how good they were. So much so that while there had a shower every day without question!
I would agree with the previous review about the trees,I can see how tha would happen as there are lots and very tall, however we only had rain so didn't see much sun.
Our pitch did back onto the minor road down to Ravenglass itself but was not really an issue for noise etc.
Again good shop, essentials and a few treats, local produce, bread and papers (to order). Alittle disappointed at the opening times for the morning as they closed by 10am didn't open again till late afternoon.
We ate at the Ratty Arms twice and they had an excellent choice,in my opinion,and always very busy.
Most other things have been covered and I would agree Muncaster Castle well worth a visit and a nice walk there and back.
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway a hit (we've been on it so many times now from various stations but we never tire of it, losts of walks from the stations, you can get a book about it from the shop.
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| Date of Visit: September 2008 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Fiona W |
99 reviews from this member |
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Friendly staff, very relaxed and laid back - not your typical CCC site managers in our experience.
Good wee shop on site - meat, unusual bread etc. Site busy so we got no choice about which hardstanding to go to. Large spotless toilet block, but there was a queue for the two ladies showers in the morning. Free hairdryer - unheard of on CCC sites!
Site well cared for, with pretty shrubs and perennials by many pitches. Personally, I prefer a sunnier pitch - the trees cast a chilly shade in September, and this damp shade attracted voracious midges worse than we have up north. (But we're prepared - we use Avon Skin So Soft dry oil moisturiser spray like forestry staff and the SAS do in Scotland.)
No recycling facilities on site because the Council won't supply them. Dog walk is off site and off road in the woods, and you can loop round under the mainline railway to the beach and back via a pub: the Holly Tree by the shore provides outside seats where you can watch the sun set with your glass of real ale.
Stayed longer than expected as there's plenty to do locally. Fabulous beach and challenging golf course at Seascale; pretty village, more real ale and a bank at Gosforth; 'Britain's (i.E. 'England's') Favourite View' at Wastwater. Avoided nearby Sellafield/Windscale visitor centre for political reasons - unexpectedly, and thankfully, the nuclear power station isn't intrusive in local views compared to other nuclear power stations I'm familiar with up north (Dounreay, Torness, Chapelcross).
Muncaster Castle merits a full day and you can cycle there off-road (site managers will advise you); amusing commentary going round the castle, fascinating owl sanctuary, and watch the herons feeding at 4.30. Take your bikes (have to book) onto the narrow-guage railway up into Eskdale and follow the cycle track back down to the site (after you've detoured to the base of Hardknott Pass and had more real ale at the inn nearby that brews its own). We timed it back to the M6 north at Penrith (about 3 hours) via Cockermouth, and based on that we'd happily come back another year.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Helgawills |
2 reviews from this member |
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After a fantastic visit last year we had to go again. We arrived after a wet spell and due to some of the ground being soggy in places Craig put us at the back of a hardstanding pitch, which worked out very well, as our very elderly dog could amble around on the grass without getting in anyone's way.
I can see that the immaculate facilities have been given lots of praise already. I feel it's worth mentioning that the shower cubicles step down a step, so preventing flooded floors, also there are more hooks and longer benches than in most changing rooms.
The Ratty arms does not just have a very interesting menu and friendly staff,it's also great value. We will definitely go again, some nice weather would be great.
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