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Having just returned from Parkfoot, it's not a site I would recommend for those with children over 8 years old.
We arrived mid week, and were dealt with by helpful friendly staff at reception. We were in the Aickbeck field, away from the main park, with beautiful views across the lake. The pitch was flat, and as there are no set pitches there was room for our huge tent, however, as people were coming and going through the week, we arrived from a day out to find that two families had pitched either side leaving no room for us to park, or access the tent as they had pitched so close!
Anyway, that being said it was quiet after midnight and the washing facilities were clean, but with only 6 showers the queues were long each morning, and the toilets over crowded. The club house was small for the size of the site, overrun with small children for the whole evening, and to get a seat at all you needed to be in there by 5 at the latest with the disco starting at 7.30. The playground was well maintained, and the field next to the club house looked spacious, although I wouldn't have liked to be pitched there, it was always busy, and bustling with vehicles, and children.
The shop was well stocked, and the takeaway was on site if you needed a night off from cooking.
All in all, a very large,very busy site, which was just too much for us. My son at 13 found the entertainment too young for him, but there was little else for his age group. This is a site for those who enjoy the hustle and bustle of a holiday camp style holiday, with young children, not if you want peace and quiet, and somewhere to get away from it all. The prices were a little high considering most of the facilities could not be enjoyed or used as they had just too many people on site.
This is the 2nd year mums and kids have given park foot a visit. 2009 was great, this year just as good. We always pitch in the top field (lake view). A large field with plenty of room for the children to run around in and play ball games and enjoy the outdoor living. It is a bit of a walk to the shop, but there was a portable loo on this top field, which seemed as clean as a portable cabin can be.
The play area was great and kept the children entertained for hours, shop was well stocked and not over expensive. The main shower block was big so always a shower at hand. Yes you do have to pay 20p for 6 min,s. But that did not cause a problem.
A warden came around the site after midnight to keep the noise levels low, which was great as we did not want other campers keeping our little ones awake either.
The site was in walking distance to the lovely little village which always seemed very busy. A steam boat was at hand there for a morning out on the lake. Evening entertainment was ok, but I don't go camping to watch lady gaga or neil diamond. But children loved the disco and the day time children's clubs where there was a charge of 2.50 per child but worth it just to get rid of a child for a few hours while we did more washing up and made butties.
I Would def recommend this site. But pitch on the top field which never seems to be over packed then the other fields where. Would I go back, defo.
We normally go to France for a couple of weeks, but this year the credit crunch has given us a beating so it was time to pack the 20 year old tent, the 30 year old canoe and my boys (Alex 11, James 7) into the car for a series of stay-cation experiences.
Number one was the Lake District and Park Foot. This is a super site for family camping. We were in the field nearest to the lake where the grass was recently cut and the site very tidy and clean.
The toilet blocks were basic but more than adequate and the facilities around the main reception were excellent with lots for the kids to do.
This site seemed very popular with folk from the North East who are great fun and really know how to enjoy themselves. The kids thought they were abroad and soon learnt the local language!
The boat launch area shelves gently and the small beach to the left drops off rapidly into deeper water so young kids need to be careful.
There is plenty to do in and around the well run camp site and it was a hit with my boys. The main attraction is the lake with boat hire, steamer trips and good Trout and Pike fishing. But don't overlook Pooley Bridge with it's pubs, tea rooms and pretty river setting.
The prices for on-site food and services are very good - £3.80 for Cod and Chips for example (August 2010) is comparable to the chippy in nearby Penrith, so there is no sign of profiteering.
The price was £22 per night which is fairly pricey but reflects the additional facilities available. We paid about £10 a night more for a mobile home in the Vendee last year by comparison, so £22 for a few square metres of a field in Cumbria seems expensive.
Having said that we'll definitely go again (with a bigger tent to get our money's worth!) and I would advise you to book in advance.
Just retuned from a 5 night stay at park foot, me, wife, 3yr old son, 9yr old and 14yr old nephew and have to say we had an excellent time. After arriving at a very organised reception and being swiftly looked after we found a perfect spot on the 'shop field' which was perfect for the play ground, shop toilets and showers and surprisingly not noisy at all.
The pitch was reasonably flat and there was loads of room for our tent and car. Despite other reviews we could not hear the clubhouse at all. Prices in the shop were very reasonable and well stocked for everything from newspapers and food through to camping equipment and toys for the kids.
The clubhouse was a bit much when entertainment was on but not too pricey and the kids enjoyed the disco and gamesroom.
All in all excellent site and facilities, we will be booking again!
My husband, 2 young kids and I stayed with our parents in the touring caravan, it was over-crowded, but surprisingly quiet.
Plus points-
-10 minute walk from Pooley Bridge-nice village and the Pooley Bridge Inn does good ale and food.
-Hot showers and lots of them.
-Shop prices OK and it's open 'til 8pm!
-Onsite restaurant with 2 bars, games room and a takeaway!
-2 playparks, one for older kids, one for under 8's.
Down points-
-Closest toilet block was small, needed to be cleaned more than once a day with so many people on site, some of whom were not supervising young kids in there.
-Showers long walk away and cost 20p.
-Restaurant food tastes a bit like like school dinners.
-Pricey laundry 2 pound to wash and 2 pound to dry.
-Kids activities put on in holidays, but only for over 5's.
-Kids disco didn't start til 7:30pm, my kids were getting ready for bed at that time. Kids were taking over the bars all night, running round the dancefloor til 11pm when they shut-there should be rules about that.
For us there were too many down points. We were disappointed with this site and won't be going back again.
Nestling in the beautiful Eskdale Valley close to Scafell, England's highest mountain and Wastwater, this site is a children's paradise in the heart of the Lake District. The first thing that meets you on arrival is the pond, fed by a stream and usually full of children paddling and playing on tyre rafts. The playground has zip wires, climbing frames, tyre rope-swings and adventure courses.
Grass pitches (some with EHU) for tents, motorhomes, VW-sized campervans (no caravans). Refurbished toilets, showers and laundry. Peace is the watchword on the campsite - catering mainly for families and couples with silence after 10.30pm. Don't forget your marshmallows - campfires are allowed in selected areas. Nearby shop and pub. And there's an added extra: the site sits along the route of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Steam Railway line, with it's own station. Choo Choo! Find out more here
Having booked this site over the phone, didn't get a receipt for the deposit or official confirmation of the charge for the stay which we had booked.
I didn't get a very nice welcome at the reception, then was told that the balance which I thought was left to pay was more, click click click went the reception with her calculator telling me what she was charging me was correct £31 pn.
Pitches were hard and I personally felt not roomy at all.
After pitching up, I investigated the site, seemed a good walk up to the facilities. Shop, yes well equipped, seemed to have a very good selection of camping needs. Then the shock came, after paying £31 pn, we were expected to pay 20p for 6 minutes for the shower, well I know some sites do charge for showers but generally the charge per night at these sites are lower.
Off I went to the reception to complain as I was not happy, the booking form doesn't state there is a charge for showers and neither does the website, I noticed a sign saying you can not 'feed' the meter on the showers, so you need to come out of the shower to put in another 20p.
Firstly I pointed out my overcharge, and then the showers, eventually I decided to stay 1 night and got a refund for the rest of the original booking.
Personally I feel £31 per night is very high especially when you can get the likes of a travelodge for around that price.
I found this site very commercial, obviously banking in on the need for basic facilities.
At the time of our visit there was quite a lot of small fun bikes, which were quite noisy.
Sometimes its best to go to the smaller sites which generally are more friendly and personal.
The children's play area appeared to be well kept and cared for.
Other than the 'Modern shower & toilet blocks, there was a small portable cabin which had a few toilet. An uncovered / outside dish washing facility.
We spent two nights at this campsite meeting up with friends. We were in the bottom field as we require EHU. Unfortunately all EHU pitches are on hard standing gravel which is not ideal to pitch a tent on. We ended up using the gravel pitch to put the car on and part gravel / grass to pitch. It seemed most people did this and nobody said anything.
The site itself was extremely busy and did feel overcrowded. This is one of the biggest campsites we have ever been to. The facilities were adequate but toilets/showers a bit of a walk away.
We walked into Pooley Bridge a few times. What a lovely little village with good pubs which were family friendly.
Arrived on the Thursday where there was ample of road. Pitched up in the lower field close to the water. It was a bit of a walk to the shop/ bar/ playground but that was through choice not pitching closer.
Weekend got very busy with a majority of the space taken, toilet and shower block got busy in lower field and due to the bad weather got very muddy.
Bar and shop very good, friendly staff and good prices.The playground area got very busy.
Only down point of this great camp site was it got very noisy late on in the late evening. Also a few light fingered people whom took umbrellas which were left on the side while visiting the toilet.
A good camp site with plenty of activities, walking, boating and cycling
This was our first camping experience and despite setting up in the rain we really enjoyed this campsite.We were 2 families and had a gazebo in between the two, the site was plenty big enough to allow this.
There are many places to set up but we were shown to the 'Field with a view'. It was away from the clubhouse, shop and shower block but with 4 children between us felt this was fine as a trip to the showers was a walk away and an adventure for them too! (plus we were a bit more spaced out in the field so weren't disturbed by others)
The pitches nearer to the lake and around the clubhouse appeared cramped but it was a Bank Holiday weekend and the friends we went with had been before and said it was much busier than usual.
I didn't like the look of the electric hook up pitches on the 'gravel' and some were very close to the children's play areas and clubhouse.
There are 2 play areas, one for younger children which was fine for ours, the other for older children but was full of roudy teenagers when we went, it seemed the place to be whilst parents were in the clubhouse!
The shop sold everything you could imagine, we got milk, bread etc plus bits we needed for camping including extra tent pegs, they also have freezer blocks for a small fee.
The showers (run on a 20p coin for 6 minutes) were always hot, usually no queue and clean enough, maybe could be a bit cleaner and more space to put clothes once in the cubicle.
There were no hairdryers but plenty of plugs, mirrors and a hand drier which my young daughter dried her hair under!
This is a huge site with statics and log cabins too, the on site pony treking appealed but at £24 and hour for the kids seemed very expensive!
We used the pizza takeaway once, not cheap but very hot and nice.
The bar was expensive but only went once when we arrived, the nearest supermarket a short car ride away was fine for our food and alcohol needs!
Our one field only had 2 toilets for ladies and same for me but even when the field was full they were never too busy, clean and tidy. There are plenty of drinking water taps dotted around. The field we stayed in was on a hill (hence with a view!) but we found a flat pitch and were glad to be away from the main action as it was quite noisy, again, it was a Bank Holiday and very warm so lots of BBQs and music!
Pooley Bridge is lovely and a short walk away, a lovely river for the kids to paddle in and catch the small fish.You can also get the Ullswater Steamer from there, the highlight of our visit!
We were only a short walk from the lakeside where the pitches were flat but some of the site is quite hilly, especially around the shop and static caravans.
There are pot washing facilities which always seemed clean, a washing machine and iron etc all based again, around the clubhouse, a walk away from the field we were in but this was not a problem to us.
All in all a good site, good for children and we would go again.
Overall, we found it a good first start, no problems on site and would recommend it to anyone with children
Myself, wife and 3 year old daughter arrived on Bank Holiday Monday, (31st May) to pitch as bank holiday-ers left!
We got lucky and had a fantastic pitch right at the bottom of the main field with views through the trees to the lake.
Had read about 'noisy' reviews but we had a terrific experience at Park Foot. We clearly had one of the quieter pitches but could not complain about any aspect of the site.
Toilet facilities ample and clean, showers (although 20p) very spacious and always available. My wife thought they were a long way away, but that was only because we pitched well away from reception area due to reading reviews about noise near main facilities!
Amazed at reasonable prices in both the bar and the shop. Our daughter loved the youngsters playground. We also loved the walk to Pooley Bridge where we found good beer, food and playgrounds for the little'un. Terrific access onto fells to the East of Ullswater too.
Electric pitches looked to be right by the noisy bit and also noticed the 'hard' surface, so I was pleased to be on main field without electric. Big drainage work has obviously been carried out, leaving channels through field, but they were worth it as it rained a lot the day after we arrived and it didn't even dampen the ground underfoot.
I would certainly re-visit with my family but would endeavour to pitch in the same 'quiet' area of the site. The field by the lake certainly seemed rowdier! Maybe not a site for people searching for tranquillity or a 'back to nature' experience, but excellent value for families.
One final note: we had a flat tyre when departing and the staff couldn't do enough for us. They re-filled it for us using their tractor equipment and told us where to find the garage in Penrith!
Nestling in the beautiful Eskdale Valley close to Scafell, England's highest mountain and Wastwater, this site is a children's paradise in the heart of the Lake District. The first thing that meets you on arrival is the pond, fed by a stream and usually full of children paddling and playing on tyre rafts. The playground has zip wires, climbing frames, tyre rope-swings and adventure courses.
Grass pitches (some with EHU) for tents, motorhomes, VW-sized campervans (no caravans). Refurbished toilets, showers and laundry. Peace is the watchword on the campsite - catering mainly for families and couples with silence after 10.30pm. Don't forget your marshmallows - campfires are allowed in selected areas. Nearby shop and pub. And there's an added extra: the site sits along the route of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Steam Railway line, with it's own station. Choo Choo! Find out more here
Stayed here for 2 nights - Thursday June 10th and Friday June 11th. We used an electric hook-up and have a pricey Cabanon tent still under warranty - the significance of this will become apparent later.
Shop OK. Toilets OK but very long walk to get there. Staff OK and site fairly clean but extremely noisy. Some clientele were a problem with vehicles designed to emit maximum noise. There was also a horrendous dogfight.
However, in one respect this site is quite bizarre. The tent sites with electric hook-up requires that tents are pitched on quite sharp gravel. This does not apply to sites without electric (which gives the lie to the alleged reason for pitching on gravel) It is clear that these 'tent' pitches were originally intended for caravans although the staff insisted it was an anti-mud system. Maybe it did inhibit mud during rain but it would was also 100% guaranteed to invalidate the Cabanon tent warranty since damage to the zip-in groundsheet was certain.
We declined to put our tent on this 'camping gravel' (yes that's what they called it) and put our tent on the grass instead. The staff accepted this OK - maybe they were just following orders. However, other site users accepted this astonishing arrangement. Walking within there tents in bare feet would have been rather uncomfortable and many would damage their groundsheets. A geordie couple with two little children confirmed our our concerns - they had complied with the requirement and had slight damage to their tent (but it was not an expensive tent)
Because of the 'camping gravel' this site failed our KUMBAK test - we would not return to it.
Just got back from spending 2 nights at park, nice site. So many places to choose from to pitch tent. Kids loved the stream going all the way through the park.
Shop was good not overpriced. Lots of toilets a bit far to walk but they were very clean. I would recommend this site for familys, club house prices were £2.90 for pint of fosters and £3.20 for a bottle of blue wkd. Not to bad. There is a takeaway which sells frozen chips, pizza and burgers.
Me and my family including husband, 2 yr old and 11 yr old just come back from long weekend at park foot and really enjoyed it, apart from one from thing, the crows, if you have elec hook up then expect the sound of screeching crows as soon as sun light appears and they don't give up, if you have young ones avoid this area.
Apart from that its a very nice place.
The lake is beautiful and do recommend a trip out on lake.
We Have been to this site many times and cannot fault it, it is clean well maintained and the staff are polite friendly and always helpful and go out there way for you. But if its Silence your looking for like us, don't go on a bank holiday weekend and I've read a few say how expensive it is, ie 20p for a shower it was that price four years ago
We were there 24th may to 28 may and escaped as the bank holiday lot were arriving and to be honest it was the cheapest weeks holiday accommodation we have ever had, as we don't have a car and not being a bank holiday it only cost £16 a night (mid season price)
There was only 6 tents in the main field beside the main entrance to the site, we even had ducks and rabbits coming up to the tent, that's how peaceful the site was. We went into the Clubhouse on two nights and there was about 12 people in loved it. Prices in clubhouse are cheaper than most pubs and not a bad pint either
But the takeaway is ok only if you like cardboard pizza and cooked frozen chips and you pay over the top,
Shop is well stocked and it is cheaper than the shops in pooley bridge
Booked for 2 nights at the end of June. Not the cheapest of pitch prices, but at least you can book and reserve a pitch in advance, unlike some National Trust sites in this area.
Pretty good views of the lake, however it gets very busy, and many of our fellow campers were the sort of people who like to have the car radio blasting out all day, and into the evening. Also some campers seemed to think it ok to let their dog 'relieve themself' in the middle of one of the camping fields, between the tents, the owner did not clean up the mess.
On the 2nd day we returned to our tent to find some idiot had pitched their tent right up against our tent entrance, ignoring the 3m (or is it 6m?) minimum distance between tents. Lots of pretty rough people who don't like peace and quiet and are happy to chuck their litter anywhere other than a bin.
The site has 2 play areas for the children, which were ok but full of litter. Showers are good, wash facilities good, main toilet block good, but avoid the portable cabin toilets in the overspill field, where the electric comes on and off at random, leaving you in the dark with no hot water.
Because of the noise, litter, dog mess and idiots I would not recommend this site to friends, but mainly because it seems to attract the 'wrong type' of camper. Other than that its in a nice location with a lake side walk to the nearest village & pub.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing On Site 
Wild Swimming On Site 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
Horse Riding On Site 
Cycle Hire On Site 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach On Site 
Watersports On Site 
Boat Launch / Mooring On Site 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Having just returned from Parkfoot, it's not a site I would recommend for those with children over 8 years old.
