Reviews of Troutbeck Head Caravan Club Site , Penrith, Cumbria Campsite

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Troutbeck Head Caravan Club Site

Trout Beck Caravan Club Site
(lake District)
Penrith
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA11 0SS See Map

Tel: 01768 483521
Pitches: 141
Open: 1st March - 9th January 06

Rating:

8/10 from 51 Reviews

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Date of Visit: April 2013	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Henshawcapes	12 reviews from this member
A fabulous site. The views of the surrounding fells are spectacular and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit - despite the water freezing up all the time! The serviced pitches are on the upper part of the site and the views of Blencathra are restricted but we had a great view of Great Mell Fell - which we climbed and would recommend this if you want a stunning view of all the fells. The dog walk at the top of the site takes you out into the forest - the dogs loved it! The site is quite isolated - but that is the beauty of it. On a clear night the stars are amazing and the tranquillity is very relaxing. If you want everything on your doorstep, this is not the site for you. However, if you want to get away from it all for a few days, then pack the walking boots and you will not be disappointed.

Date of Visit: August 2012	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Moss the Boss	3 reviews from this member
Very easy to get to the site, no access problems pulling a caravan. Facilities and pitches as always, very good with the Caravan Club. But the Caravan Club's fees, especially in high season, are increasingly expensive. The site is surrounded by an outward bound centre which is noisy at times with quad bikes and shooting, a busy road & private forests. This is a 'take the car everywhere' location with little scope for a stroll near the site. There is a forest road just to the south of the site, but that's all. However it is handily placed for Ullswater, Keswick & Derwent Water. Take plenty of change, Keswick is always busy & Allerdale Council love to charge for parking at all & every opportunity they get. Whilst in the area, try some of the less frequented parts of The Lakes away from the tourist areas of Ullswater & Derwent Water. Have a look at Crummock Water, Lowes Water and Lake Bassenthwaite (the only lake to have 'lake' in its title). Visit the west coast - very nice - especially Whitehaven. If it rains - and it does rain in The Lakes! - try Carlisle or if you have kids go to the Sellafield visitor centre. This is free and it's all hands on, press buttons, pull levers, interactive stuff.

Date of Visit: April 2012	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Waterman	12 reviews from this member
The site is quite large and on several levels, all hardstandings, with fully serviced pitches at the back on the highest level. It is attractive with a stream alongside the lowest level. Key fob entry on barrier. Very convenient for a night or two close to M6, but isolated. It was a quiet site when I was there, I parked near the stream, which came up about 18 ins after a night and day of heavy rain, so don't pitch along there if you don't like the sound of running water. It is next door to an activity centre that operates quad bikes and other motorised vehicles, looks fun, but can be noisy at times with kids screaming and engines racing. Also a lot of shooting in the area and started quite early in the morning. The wardens were friendly and the site was kept tidy and clean. Dog Walk, there are 2 one is just the grass verge along the entrance road, fine for a quick morning dash. The other is up the hill, through the fully serviced pitches and out onto forestry land, a lot of the trees have been felled, which make walking off the road difficult, otherwise it is just on gravel roads, and beware of fast moving logging lorries. Showers/Toilets, were always clean, but it just takes one. 2 blocks cleaned at different times so always one available. Large shower cubicles with underfloor heating. Wonderful. Only downside is it is a fixed shower head which means leaning into the wall to get your head wet. 2 playparks, one is at the top of the serviced pitches and although fenced has a steep drop down to the stream around the edge. One request, as a lone caravanner, could there be somewhere to tie dogs near the loos.

Date of Visit: September 2011	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Almaz	33 reviews from this member
Our 2nd time at this site. Went for a fully serviced pitch but as mentioned by someone earlier these pitches are not really on the best part of the site and good views are limited. Our friends on standard pitches had much better outlooks. My own fault I guess as I hadn't walked round the site on our first visit last year. You'll need a long piece of hose though for your waste water if you're on one of these serviced pitches (we had to buy extra from the site shop and it wasn't cheap considering it's just a piece of plastic)! The pitches are a good size however and comfortably take awning and car. There's nothing much in the way of facilities within a close stroll of the site - nearest hotel and bar is about a mile and a quarter away. There are one or two pleasant enough tracks around the area but you'll need the car to do any of the hills - like Blencathra, which you can see from the site.

Date of Visit: September 2011	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Esther1	9 reviews from this member
We spent a week here after reading the reviews but were a bit disappointed, the site itself is conveniently situated 7 miles from the M6 then 1. 5 miles down a well maintained road so access is very easy. Keswick is 11 miles away and for us we felt it was a little far out. It is set in a dip and is a large site so the views from the majority of pitches are mainly of other caravans with the top of Blencathra visible in the distance. It isn't regimented though so you aren't looking into each others windows but it'd feel much nicer if there were 25% less pitches. Being in a dip does have its benefits though as one night we had gale force winds & were well protected, none of the vans or awnings suffered any damage so it gave us peace of mind later in the week when it became very windy again. The fully serviced pitches are in the worst part of the site, a long straight row set between two high verges with no views at all. The dog walk is useless, it's the grass verge on the entrance to the site so there's no room to exercise them well, there is another walk through the serviced pitches but it's a fair distance if you're the other side of the site and not nice for fellow caravanners if your dog can't hold itself until it reaches the walk. There is a good walk if you turn right out of the site and drive for about 100m, it's signposted 'Matterdale', you can park on the track and loose them off for a proper run. We don't use site facilities but I went in twice to have a look for the purpose of my review and both times 3 out of the 4 toilets were dirty, they are only cleaned once a day and we never saw any staff other than the daily bin emptying, it would benefit from having an hourly check & clean if necessary. There are two blocks which when clean are perfectly usable, each block has toilets, separate sinks, showers & underfloor heating. There is also a disabled toilet/shower room for which you get the key from reception for the duration of your stay. Overall the site is a bit rough around the edges, the grass was long and about 5-6inches long around the electric stumps & drain covers and there are weeds growing through the hardstandings, the only part they mowed in the week we were there was the sites entrance. We would only use the site as a one night stopover if we were heading further north but wouldn't stay there for a holiday again.

Date of Visit: August 2011	Unit: Touring Caravan	Rating:
Reviewer: Weejanet	27 reviews from this member
Stayed for two nights and as usual with the caravan club we were asked to choose our own pitch and what a pitch it was (number 83 if I remember). We perched ourselves with our window overlooking beautiful scenery. Lovely very well kept site, spotless toilets and showers with underfloor heating. There are two sets of toilet blocks so although a busy site there were never any queues. The serviced pitches are at one end of the site and walking round them I thought that the unserviced pitches had much better views. There was a good games room with dads and children playing table tennis, snooker and having a chat with the other families. There is a good information area with lots of leaflets maps etc. , Next to the caravan site is an adventure activity organisation and it was great to watch the many activities from our caravan, if anybody reading this had children or teenagers and it looked just the thing for them it may be a good idea to book in advance. This is a good site for touring the north lakes or for stopping if going north or south as it is not too far from the motorway but far enough from any civilisation to feel you are really getting away from it all. We will definitely return to this site.

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