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This site is in a lovely location as the name suggest very quite.
Lovely bar on site with huge log fire which was great when we went as it was very cold at the beginning of may.
The toilets are nice and clean.
Only problem we was we got put on a sloping pitch which caused a problems when you where sleeping as you tended to slip off the airbed with being on a angle.
Also a great pub at the bottom of the road which takes you to the site food was amazing worth the steep walk back up in the dark.
Just got back from a great weekend at the Quiet Site. This was our very first camping weekend in our motorhome. Site was very clean and tidy, the bathrooms were clean and had plenty of hot water, they even had family bathrooms which were very clean and ideal for anyone with a couple of kids and even baths for babies. Our pitch was right next to the play ground which was ideal for our 8 year old, we never seen him all afternoon. We went for a walk from one of the maps we received when we got there. We did the 4 mile walk which took us about 2 hours, it was a bit muddy in places but we had great fun, and even took sandwiches for our picnic lunch. On site there is bar which is a converted barn, there are a lot of animal skins and heads on the wall (bit scary) but we didn't mind as there was a huge log fire and a room where the kids went off to play. On site there is a little shop which sells basic provisions in case you forgot anything. Staff very friendly and couldn't do enough to help. We will definitely be going back.
Very nice, clean and quiet site when we visited at the end of February. Friendly, helpful staff. Excellent position in the northern lake district, with stunning views and lovely walks.
Family bathroom proved very useful as it was heated but the toilet/shower block, while very clean, was very cold. My only complaint is with the electric hook-up. The site is advertised as having electric hook-up, so I would expect to be able to use electrical appliances in a reasonable manner.
However, on arrival we were issued with a flyer that stated that the hook-up is basically only to provide lighting and that electric heaters, toasters, kettles were not allowed. We used our gas heater until, unfortunately, the thermostat failed, so we decided to go home. It might be more helpful if the website was explicit about the situation with the electric hook-up.
Have just returned from the site thought the camp was really good, there was not many caravaners there so we had our pick of were to site our van. Very peaceful nice place to chill out. Toilets and showers were very clean didn't venture in the showers as the heating wasn't on and I'm not that brave, our vans showers good so we used that. We can recommend a good place to eat its a small country hotel called the Brentwood we had a fabulous meal there and not that expensive, it had a nice bar with a log fire and the food was great. We had a nice time exploring the northern lakes, there was still snow on the hills. We would go back to this site again our dog had a great time as so did we.
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
I've stayed on this site several times now (first in a tent and latterly in a caravan): the situation is beautiful, the facilities well maintained and the staff friendly and helpful. The shower block is kept very clean, with lots of hot water throughout the day,and central heating in the colder periods so you don't freeze to death when you come out of the shower. I haven't tried the family bathrooms but they seem to go down well with families (obviously!) and those who wish to avail themselves of a bath rather than a shower. The small shop sells most of the basic stuff you need and Penrith isn't too far away if you need to find a supermarket. The bar is very popular; lots of atmosphere in there on an evening, with folk jostling for position around the log fire. Not just adults in there - children and dogs are welcome too. Some of the pitches may get a wee bit boggy during the monsoon-like periods but it looks as though work is in progress (or it was last time I was there) to improve the drainage on site. The scenery round about is lovely - the views from Little Mell Fell and Gowbarrow are particularly impressive. I've tried and tested the walks on the information sheets provided . The Aira Force one is particularly to be recommended (suggest stopping off for a drink/something to eat at the Royal Hotel half way round; the tearoom at Aira Force is expensive and disappointing in my view).
So, all in all, a great place to stay. I'll definitely be visiting this site again in 2009.
Tucked away between Pooley Bridge and Glenridding the site is not easy to find.
Certainly lives up to its name at the moment!
Writing this from within one of the sites camping pod, surrounded by a dusting of snow. The children love them and they certainly have enabled us to continue 'camping' even when the temp is below freezing outside.
Getting 2 adults and 2 children in a POD is just possible with rules!
As mentioned before the bar is great. Showers and baths hot, heating well used. Very helpful staff.
Stayed here at the end of the awful weather in the summer of 2008. Pitch we stayed on was quite boggy but had expected worse. The views were fantastic and location great. A lot of the tent pitches were on a steep slope but we were lucky ours was hard standing with electric hook up. The family bathroom was fantastic for our young children and was kept very clean despite the mud around outside.
One down side was the site shop which didn't have any opening times, it was pot luck as to whether it was open or not. There was a very small bar on site but we didn't use it so couldn't comment. The walks around Ulswater were lovely and near by Rheghd centre was a nice trip for the children in bad weather. Overall nice site with good clean facilities
This was my first time camping and I was apprehensive to put it mildly! I needn't have worried, the site was lovely with fabulous views of the fells from the tent area at the top.
We arrived on a Saturday evening and there were lots of families around which gave the site a really nice feel. There were also younger (like us) and older couples too so it seems to appeal to everyone.
The site is meant to be a quiet site, hence the name and it was apart from the first night were we had a group of five young people next to us who talked until well after 11pm and then started again just after 7 in the morning. They went on the Sunday however and the site was very peaceful after that.
There was a choice of flat pitch or slightly sloping so, it being our first time camping, we went for the flat pitch which was slightly more expensive. It also meant that we were positioned under the trees which also provided shelter when the wind picked up - I can see that the sloping pitches might be a bit exposed in bad weather.
The facilities were excellent and far surpassed my expectations. Plenty of lovely, free, hot showers which were very clean, there were also bathrooms for those who wanted a soak. The ladies had a hairdryer which cost 10p and a plug if you wanted to bring your own. There was also a washing machine and tumble dryer (£1 to use each), a microwave and fridges. You can recycle almost everything onsite which was great. The small shop seemed quite well stocked and the onsite bar was very reasonable for drinks and full of character.
We went off-season but I can see that it would be necessary to book ahead at weekends and in the summer, particularly for caravans. Rightly so, it is a very popular site.
Great location over looking the lake with mountains in the background.
The highlight of this site has to be the pub which is a real treat - cosy and warm with open fires and lots of stuffed animals! It is truly unique and by far the best campsite pub we have ever experienced!
Site was on a very steep hill (not a massive surprise as in the Lake District) and in the upper field it was quite a trek down to the toilets and showers - we ended up driving down to the loo on a few occasions!
Site was quiet and very peaceful. Only slight complaint was that by the end of our stay the site was becoming crowded and there were so many cars in the upper field it started to resemble an NCP car park. This was over the weekend though and during the week it was much less crowded.
All in all a great site and would recommend as a base for the Northern Lakes. Will be back at some point I'm sure.
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
Good friendly site, well stocked site shop and Bar with child friendly games rooms. Shower, toilet and general washing facilities are good. Access to communal freezer, microwave and BBQ stands. Within easy reach of Penrith, approx. 6miles, to stock-up on those bits you forgot. Local eateries were a little expensive. Set in brilliant scenery, even with the weather closing in. Travelling a bit further afield (approx 45mins) with get you to Ambleside and Windermere.
WEATHER DURING STAY - Mixed. Some very rainy days and some lovely sunny ones. Just to give you an idea of the weather as it does affect the conditions on site.
APPROACH - We, as advised, took the second lane (not the one by the pub) to approach the site. It's a long haul up a hill along a lane which at the very end becomes single track but nothing to worry about. Have been up worse! Sister accidentally went up first lane but arrived unscathed. In fact I would say that the first route is less steep as it's less of a direct route although it is a lot narrower. Cars leaving the site are asked not to turn left leaving the site thereby reducing the likelihood of people meeting you head on but some do ignore this. On the second route you pass two other sites on the way up the hill The Ullswater and The Cove which is directly opposite the entrance to The Quiet Site.
PITCH - We had a lovely pitch that had the benefit of the evening sun but by 7pm it had gone behind Lttle Mell Fell. Decent sized pitches for the tourers although some were smaller than ours. Ours benefited from being on gravel but the tents seemed to be on grass and from walking around the site the higher pitches were in a sorry state. However, the wardens were out each day with grit and a shovel trying their best to keep on top of it when it had been particularly wet, fencing off some areas completely. The pitches were in a tiered effect and some cars parked in the pull in below. This is not a huge site as we had expected and so we were pleasantly surprised.
VIEWS - from the upper pitches which had the morning sun you could see the hills the other side of lake Ullswater. From the bottom pitches you were looking up to Little Mell Fell. Lovely!
PLAY AREA - Fantastic although mushy when it had rained. Swing rope across from one raised platform to the other. Climbing nets, pipe which I'm reliably informed a crawl through led to the playhouse. Lots of room to play. Hardly saw the children in the mornings before we went out and once we came back. They were either on the bikes with their new friends on the tarmac access roads on the site, in the games room or on the huge play area.
PUB - Lovely. Very rustic. Our youngest was a bit put off by the animal heads and skins hung everywhere but soon got used to it. We were lucky enough to get seats right next to the huge open fire but only because we got there within minutes of opening. Families go to play cards, chess etc and their dogs are welcome. There's an area upstairs where children aren't allowed and a play room for small children on the other side upstairs. Down the corridor is a small play room with table hockey £1 and table tennis table where you provide the ball and there's a football table too. Behind this is a TV room though we never saw anyone use it. The pub was very popular and had a nice atmosphere. The site was quiet after 11pm if not before.
TOILETS/SHOWERS - There were plenty of nice toilets and showers and they were cleaned regularly. There were several sinks with large mirrors too. Better still were the family bathrooms which always seemed to be empty. They were large with sink, loo, bath, baby bath, potty, step, toys and floor standing towel rail. You'd easily take a buggy/pram in with you and two or three children. They were always immaculate with plenty of hot water.
SHOP - small but had practically everything you needed and often open past the 6pm closing time due to demand. Nice pocket money priced toys and games for the children there too.
AREA - Fantastic. Our first visit to the Lakes since we were small and this is definitely the area to go to. We hired a boat on Ullswater from Pooley Bridge and the scenery is breathtaking. Pooley Bridge is just down the road and is a pretty little village with food/camping/souvenier shops and pubs although the large one we thought looked the nicest with lots of hanging baskets went into liquidation while we were there.
Bowness on Winderemere was awful. We tried in vain to park and resorted to the park and ride we'd passed nearly two miles away. We parked, paid the £6 for the few hours we expected to be there then found there was no park and ride and had to walk. Each bus stop we passed said 'sorry no bus stops on this route at present'. Once into Bowness we had to navigate crossing the road where three roads meet and it was nigh on impossible. We hired a boat (as you do) on Windermere but it wasn't half as nice as Ullswater. The men we hired from obviously hated their jobs and were really quite rude. It was that bad we had to laugh after we'd left the jetty. Back on tera firma we paid £2 for a tray of chips which the swans harassed us for. At ten pence a chip we put up quite a defence I can tell you. We shopped at the Tesco Express then walked the couple of miles back in driving rain to our car. What a cheek £6 for parking that far from the town.
The drive to Windermere is spectacular across 'The Struggle' a series of 20% and 25% hills. We also drove to Derwent and some other lakes whose names escape me to the North east of Ullswater and that drive was better still.
Aira Force is lovely and magical and there's plenty of walks from the site including that one although due to hubbies chest infection that day we parked below Aira Force to shorten the walk - still a hike though.
The Bird of Prey centre was a big hit especially with our youngest who wanted to stay there forever and he got to handle an eagle owl too.
The Rheged Centre on the road to Penrith was a good day out. You pay £1.50 for unlimited entry to the wooden play area which is large and incorporates a small children's area. It had a climbing wall, rope climbing, huge curly slides and fortresses etc. Inside the Rheged Centre are small shops selling jewellery, local produce, old fashioned sweets, camping equipment, toys, books, cafes workshops, art etc. The building is very organic set on different levels and had a fascinating free 15 min show of the history of the Lakes which we found very interesting. Entry is free but you can pay £6 a person to watch a film there but we didn't and you could pay the same for a GPS hunt the day we went which looked fun but we'd missed the start time.
PARKING - We're members of the National Trust so were able to park at Aira Force for free. We did pass other NT car parks but not where we wanted to park. Expect to pay above the odds to park anywhere and to queue for a space - in August anyway. Lots of very small free laybys next to Ullswater which we would have made use of if the weather had been hotter but then I suppose they'd be full. From these laybys you do have direct access to put a canoe etc on the water though or to take a dip.
WILDLIFE/ENVIRONMENT - The lack of light pollution on this environmentally friendly site meant excellent star watching at night with the owls hooting eerily above. Bird of prey and small birds could be seen along with rabbits. The smell of the wood burner in the evening was nice and bird boxes are everywhere.
Would we go again. Yes.
THINGS THEY COULD IMPROVE ON
- Marked pitches so that everyone gets the same size. Perhaps low indigenous hedging could separate the pitches whose roots could help absorb some of the water from the ground.
- Drainage work on the upper pitches and play area.
Everything else was great. Very clean. Wardens very friendly and knowledgeable. Great atmosphere. Fantastic spacious play area. Highly recommended, will be back.
Just arrived back home after staying at this lovely site for a week. We were lucky enough to have a very good sized pitch on hardstanding. We were on the lower level and had lovely views of Little Mell Fell. The tents and tourers higher up on the site had the best views of Lake Ullswater and the surrounding area, but because of the wet weather it was quite muddy higher up on the grass pitches. The children's play area was very good and screened off by trees so that even the caravans nearest to the play area were not disturbed by any noise. The site bar was really 'old worldy' and very atmospheric with a roaring wood fire burning each night. The small site shop seemed to have the essential items that are needed by campers with big stores like Morrisons being not too far away in Penrith (about 7 miles). We would definitely recommend this site to anyone. There are numerous walks all around the area and the village of Pooley Bridge, which is only a short drive away (about 10 minutes) was very nice. There were several pubs there, a small convenience store with post office and two or three gift shops and an outdoor clothing and accessories shop. We went on a motor boat ride on the lake and had one of the cheapest pots of tea going (£1.00 for two people)at the boat hiring kiosk. We would definitely return to this beautiful site again.
In brief – An overpriced, understaffed site offering outdated inadequate facilities – Offering poor value for money.
I booked our visit to this ‘five star’ site expecting quality service and facilities. We were very disappointed. We have only ever stay on four and five star sites so we are able to make a clear comparison with other sites.
(i) The washing facilities were wholly inadequate for the number of people staying on the site. There is one toilet block, which quite frankly had seen better days and would benefit from a deep clean and replacement of the tired, outdated, broken equipment. By 8.30 am the paper towels had run out, the one bin in the ladies was full and the soap dispensers were either empty or running low and difficult to get soap from. The showers dispensed water so hot it was quite frankly uncomfortable. By 9.00 pm toilet paper was running low or out completely in some of the cubicles – we were told by one member of staff that she’d be filling them up all the time and that she ‘ couldn’t work 24/7’
(ii) The fees are too much for the facilities and services offered – much better value can and is found on other sites.
(iii) Emptying your waste water is a ridiculous carry on – you have to take it all the way to the bottom of the hill – depending on where you have been sited this can be some distance - and with a full and heavy container it can be uncomfortable too.
(iv) On arrival you have to book in at the site shop and if you arrive at the same time as others you will be in for a quiet a wait as they do not seem to have the staff to meet the demand of booking in and serving in the shop. There were times when the shop was shut and children were told to wait outside whilst staff took another customer to their pitch.
(v) Pitch size and steepness of pitch vary greatly – it’s a bit of a lottery.
My family and I (we have 2 young children) stayed here for a week. It was very enjoyable and family friendly - both kids loved the playground, and there was 3 family bathrooms - excellent for anyone with small kids! The weather was kind to us, also! I would recommend the site.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <5 miles 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <1 mile 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This site is in a lovely location as the name suggest very quite.
