Hi all,i'm thinking of booking the C&CC club site at Ravenglass,will be towing the caravan there from Lancashire,just wondering if anyone has any views on which is the best route to take.Also if you've stayed there,your thoughts and experiences of the site would be appreciated.Many thanks in advance for any replies.
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Ravenglass is one of my favourite sites. I'm booked in for the beginning of July.
I go up the M6 then cut across on the A590/5092/595. If you look on Google maps you'll see the type of road it is. There's one particular section that's very twisty and hilly, it is in the Lakes after all, and there were a lot of roadworks along it when I went last year which didn't help. You'd certainly need to proceed with a lot of caution, and bear in mind that heavy traffic uses the road because it's the only one there is and it can be a bit hairy on the bends. To be honest, I was glad I didn't have the caravan with me, but you may be a more seasoned and confident tower than I am. This year I'm going to Keswick first so will be approaching Ravenglass from the other direction.
The site, however, is lovely, definitely one of the C&CC's best, but not one for children really. The site managers are great, a young couple who are very helpful. The toilet/shower blocks are spotless and the ladies even has tissues, cotton wool and hand lotion, which I thought was a really nice touch. The area is beautiful, you can walk to the beach without touching the road, or into the village where there are two pubs (there's a third but I think that's a hotel) including the Ratty Arms at the station. Both do food. The little railway is definitely worth going on. There's not much the other end except a craft shop and another couple of pubs, but the journey's good - but it can get chilly as you go along. There's a "normal" train into Whitehaven from the station, too, which I think takes about 30 minutes.
There's also a stately home or something in walking distance which we didn't get to last time but is on the agenda for this year.
Like Nora says, that's about the only route available from Lancashire if you are towing, been a while since we were there, but don't recall thinking the roads were a problem with a caravan on t' back. We are from Ramsbottom, & the only thing that I remember as anything to look out for on the journey, is that it seems to take ages to get there once you leave the motorway. Definitely as long as going right to the top end of the lakes at least. Remember the site as great, think you need a tv hook up lead to get a signal, if you want one, that is but this could have changed now. In fact we bought a lead on site, but hardly used it. Surrounding area is brill, spectacular scenery, we went up Scafell Pike while there, but still lovely if you don't fancy the big hills.
Quote: Originally posted by Whatamess on 29/1/2012
...The little railway is definitely worth going on. There's not much the other end except a craft shop and another couple of pubs, but the journey's good - but it can get chilly as you go along.
Nora
It's a shame you didn't look a bit further. You could have easily walked to the little church and the stepping stones across the River Esk. Then through the woods to the lovely Stanley Force waterfalls. Venture a bit further and you've got the rest of the Eskdale valley with paths leading up to Sca Fell and Scarfell Pike and beyond.
------------- Ollie
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Quote: Originally posted by OliverDay on 29/1/2012
Quote: Originally posted by Whatamess on 29/1/2012
...The little railway is definitely worth going on. There's not much the other end except a craft shop and another couple of pubs, but the journey's good - but it can get chilly as you go along.
Nora It's a shame you didn't look a bit further. You could have easily walked to the little church and the stepping stones across the River Esk. Then through the woods to the lovely Stanley Force waterfalls. Venture a bit further and you've got the rest of the Eskdale valley with paths leading up to Sca Fell and Scarfell Pike and beyond.
I'll second that. The area around Boot village at the end of the railway line is lovely. The Boot Inn does great food at reasonable prices, has a good beer garden with play equipment for kids and is dog friendly throughout. Also in the village is an old water mill with a working water wheel, the mill is now a shop with a real hotch-potch of old and new stuff, well worth having a look. I stayed at the C & CC site just along the road from the station last April and was very impressed with both the site and the area. There's loads of pics in my blog if you want to get an idea - look for the post 'first camp of the season'
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We went here last easter and had a great time. The site is very good, we were on hardstanding at the top of of the site so had a nice view.
The site is just below Muster Castle so you can visit ere easily, we also made a trip to Whitehaven for the day as well which was much nicer than expected.
I put a review the campsite entry I think from the trip. We were blessed with great sunshine for the trip as well which made it all the better.
Quote: Originally posted by Tobago on 31/1/2012
Hi Tigermouse, maybe it's me, but I can't find your blog, where is it?
Blog address is below my signature and tagline at the bottom of all my posts on here.
Scroll down to the bottom of the first page, click on 2011 on the left, scroll right down again and click on April, that gives you the pages and photos of the area round Boot
------------- Tigermouse
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