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This site is primarily for tenting campers. The valley is attractive and the train station is very handy for travelling up and down the valley.
Although the toilet block is very modern, it's not cleaned very well and one of the big negatives is that it's 50p to take a shower!
Well actually it's £1 if you like a reasonable shower as it runs out pretty quickly. Whilst we were there a couple of wardens had a major row in their caravan and sounded as if they were fighting physically!
Finally, as I pull a car with my motorhome, I was astonished to be charged for an 'extra car'; this has never happened to me in this country or across France. I would never go to this site again
They put us on a pitch next to the rocks outside the toilets very noisy and rocks busy with kids climbing on them. We had been previously told there was no electric hook up available but were some available. Toilet block kept very clean with lovely showers.
These are 50p but have plenty of time to wash hair etc. There is use of a washing machine and dryer if needed and freezer for freezer blocks only. They do have a drying cupboard for shoes but is always full with kids trainers for wellies.
The Steam railway has a stop at the top of the campsite (times available on site) which can take you to lots of different places and is the option of sitting inside or out.
Walk to shop is along a very busy road would advise walking on foot paths/ getting train or driving, there is no site shop. Only phone reception is EE WiFi is available in the café in Dalgarth.
Our camping trip was done 'on the fly', we arrived just before cut off point 9pm. Nice point was the vehicle to show us where to go. We are usually pretty self sufficient and do not have to worry about a near by shop. [but a pre-order of milk, bread, eggs, would be superb]
Our stay was end of august for 3 nights. We did Scafell, parked just passed wha house, on the left.
Limited facilities for drying, though I do appreciate its a more family non hikers climbers place, as foot warmer 'cupboard' was full, of children's shoes nd a few walkers shoes. No more room for my pair.
The camping green areas, well kept.
Kids and barking dogs not my thing. [just a point] but could be great site for said.
Teeny shower space - doing the dry hop and shuffle. That's camping! Glad for the hot water.
This was not our typical camping trip as this time we were helping with a Duke of Edinburgh expedition weekend. Our students were across many of the Eskdale and Wasdale campsites but the staff based themselves at Fisherground for the weekend.
Overall our impression of the campsite was favourable. The welcome was friendly, the washrooms were as kept as clean as could be expected - though would struggle with numbers if the site was very full, the firepits were being used by many parties and the atmosphere was very child friendly.
Showers are 50p. The hairdrier in the ladies was broken. There were washing machines, tumble driers, a freezer for ice blocks and a boot drying cupboard. It was quiet from 10. 30pm to about 7 the next morning. The site was level with cut grass. I can't comment on the drainage as it didn't rain over our stay. We were able to park our cars very close to the tents but I can imagine that you will be need to be prepared for a longer walk if the site is full.
Please take note that there is no shop on site - there is a small village store selling all the basics about a mile away but it is a difficult walk on narrow roads without a pavement. There are plenty of pubs and cafes in the valley plus the wonderful little steam train to keep young and old amused.
There is walking straight from the site - riverside strolls to high mountains.
The site is set in a beautiful part of the Lake District. Views from tent are spectacular. The site is a good 10 to 15 minutes from the main road.
Prior to arrival we paid a deposit of £10 per night over the phone and there was a £2 booking fee.
On arrival we were guided to our pitch. We had opted for no EHU and were shown to a pitch in the middle of the big field. We were encouraged to pitch closer to the camp fire than we would have preferred. Most of the EHU pitches we right next to the road and we were glad to be roughing it.
There are no pitch boundaries and we were glad of our wind breaks if only to give us some degree of privacy.
Other people arrived later and it did feel as if we were being jammed in like sardines. Having played car and trailer Tetris with all our kit, we were now one of the Tetris blocks ourselves. Tents were arranged in a back to back formation so we were not directly facing anybody, but it felt very cramped and even finding your way to the perimeter path meant walking uncomfortably close to other tents.
We were instructed not to drive on the grass which meant repeated winding walks around other pitches to get to and from the car carrying our kit. We were allowed to park our trailer next to our tent which was fortunate. We were asked to move our car to an overflow car park away from the tent. We could not see our car from the tent. Some campers were allowed to park their cars on the perimeter. By night 4 we rebelled and parked our car on the perimeter.
The pitches were flat throughout the site as far as I could tell.
Camp fires are allowed and this gave the site quite an atmosphere. There was a chap came round selling logs, kindling and marshmallows. A bag of logs was £5 and kindling £1
The facilities were woefully inadequate for the number of tents that had been crammed on site. During the bank holiday weekend we were told they had over 200 tents on site. The toilets were generally clean, but only 6 loos and 4 showers in the ladies. 1 hand dryer & 1 soap dispenser. The toilet block was cramped and very poorly laid our with the hair dryer and mirror directly outside a loo, so you were constantly moving to let folk in and out. There was a free hair dryer, but nowhere to plug in your hair straighteners. I had to queue to use the loo and queue to wash my hands and then queue to use the shower.
Only six washing up sinks and due to queues in the loos, people would clean their teeth in the washing up sinks. No laundry area, so hand washing also took place here too. Queues to wash up too.
The chemical disposal point was basic with a high up push button cold tap, which gave a jet of water at quite a force. Not practical and not terribly hygienic and then a queue to wash your hands afterwards.
There was one very small chest freezer with a broken lid. We use the bigger ice packs and we would find these and others were removed because of a lack of space. I would rather have paid to have guaranteed frozen blocks. The local shop sells ice at a price of £1 per kilo bag. We ended up relying on this.
There is no shop on site and in order to return to site with still frozen ice it meant driving and then parking up some 1000 yards away from the car. Whilst the shop might be described as a short walk away, in reality it is a mile from campsite to shop along a busy country lane with no footpath, so you need your wits about you if walking, especially with small children. The shop in the village was well stocked and we used it on a number of occasions. The site is quite a distance from any supermarkets.
The play area for children was exciting for our seven year old, with a pond and swings and ropes and things. The area was popular and noisy.
There was no room to play football or any other ball game without hitting tents. Most sites will leave some green space, but not here. Our tent was repeatedly bashed by footballs and apologetic children.
The site staff will ask people to be quiet after either 10 or 10:30, and people sit talking in hushed tones around the camp fire. We had no bother with rowdy groups because this is a family orientated site and generally once it went dark the little folks went to bed and the adults sat around the fire. We met other like minded campers!
The Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway has a stop at the campsite and the trains run regularly. It cost us £11 return for 2 adults and a child on the train to travel down the line from Fisherground to Dalegarth. A lovely cafe at the station with reasonable prices and plenty of walks to enjoy. There is a lovely river and plenty of picnic opportunities. There was also a pub within a short walk, although we did not go there.
Mobile phone signal was limited to EE subscribers as mentioned on the sites website. There’s not a hope with O2.
Whilst we enjoyed the location, we (and all the other campers we spoke to) would not stay on this site again during such a busy time. The site was very definitely overcrowded and people were constantly having to walk between and around pitches to get back to their tents. The facilities were insufficient for the numbers of people on site and when given a central pitch, it was difficult to carry your gear to and from the car.
If this site was not in the heart of Eskdale and such stunning scenery, they would struggle to justify such high prices in return for such poor facilities. Whilst we enjoyed our time here, we would be reluctant to visit again, unless we could get a pitch of our choosing and the facilities were improved to meet the needs of the high numbers of campers using them.
I'm sure that if you could visit outside school holidays, this site would be truly amazing, but this review is based on visiting at peak time and being subjected to the misery of overcrowding.
We stayed here April 2016, at the time there were maybe 8 - 10 other tents on site so very quiet all round. You can see from the way the fire pits were laid out it could get very busy in summer.
The children loved it, the small one (5) especially loved clambering over the rocks and rafting on the pond, the big one (14) loved being able to make smores over the fire and both really enjoyed the location which is great for walking whichever direction out of the main gate you go.
The only downside is no shop, we only stayed 2 nights which gave us only 1 full day in the area (Friday night to sunday morning) which we spent a few hours in the morning playing around the campsite and 6 hours walking the big hill behind the site and down towards Boot, and didn't much feel like walking in the opposite direction or driving or otherwise taking time from the limited time we had to go find a shop. Given that we ran out of gas & milk a small shop on site would really have been helpful.
Wardens were friendly and helpful, the toilets were cleaned at least 2-3 time a day even with so few people on site, and the shower block was getting a new lick of paint as we were leaving even though it looked well kept to me already. They even walked around to see if anyone needed to use the facilities before they closed them for painting which was nice.
The King George IV pub is just a couple of minutes walk away and does huge portions of really good pub food which was very welcome after a long hike - the fish & chips were fantastic and just £35 for a family of four to eat.
We will likely use this site again in future as there's lots in this region to do & see which we couldn't do in the time we had, and its ideally placed with the halt stop for the train.
I can honestly say this is one of the best run campsites I have stayed on. The rules in place just make it a pleasant for everyone and the staff at Fisherground are dedicated to keeping this site immaculate.
Our children (8 and 6) had great fun in the pond on the tyres and in the playground area, loved that we could toast marshmallows over an open fire and we all enjoyed being able to hop on the steam train from the station at the back of the site.
It's a good place to base yourselves if you want to visit the Western Lakes and coast. Just be sure to avoid the Hardknott Pass and Wrynose Pass even if your satnav points you this way.
It's a white-knuckle ride that most locals avoid. We found out the hard way and got stranded, but a kind guy called Dave from the campsite came to rescue us till our campervan could be towed down the next day!
Just got back from a weekend spent here. The site was lovely and clean, good size pitches and the fire pit was a great bonus. Could imagine in summer it would get busy.
The wardens were very friendly and helpful. The shower cubicles were a little small when you have a child with you (a family sized one would have been perfect). But they were cleaned regularly and were very nice. Little one loved the pond and playground.
Just got back from 'Lads and Dads' camping trip and felt the urge to write a review (not my thing normally). We were an all male group of 4 tents both things not normally allowed at Fisherground, but as we were Lads and Dads (8 lads aged 6-13 and 6 dads aged much older) we were welcomed after the rules had been explained.
Have no complaints whatsoever, the lads were on the play area within 5 minutes of arrival which kept them out of the way while we set up camp. We were given a corner of the field and pitched our 4 tents around our given 'fire pit'.
We had two great walks, a trip to the beach at Seascale, a ride on the narrow gauge railway, visits to the hostelries in Boot, barbecues, football, cricket and marshmallows roasted on the campfire (every night) all crammed into our long weekend stay.
The only reason I have scored the facilities a 9 is I think they might be overrun when the site is full, but while we were there we had no such problems, the showers/toilets were spotless and there were washing machines, dryers, a freezer for ice blocks and even a boot drying cupboard.
All in all if your looking for a proper camping experience I would recommend this to anyone and I can't wait to go back with the rest of the family.
It's very clean, the wardens are great. For the kids it's heaven! A shallow pond with 2 rafts to play in next to the adventure playground. Plus there are also rocky areas for them to climb.
For those left to do the boring stuff - there are plenty of washing up sinks with constant hot water, 1 washing machine £4 plus powder (takes 35 mins) then 3 tumble driers at 50p for 30 mins. There is a freezer for ice blocks which was very full and our carrier bag ripped with every one pulling their blocks in and out so a strong bag, clearly marked will save you a hassle. There is a boot drying cupboard and after having soggy boots on a walk was looking forward to having them dried over night. Unfortunately parents putting children's aqua-shoes and wellies on top of our boots meant they didn't dry. Annoying as I know the aqua-shoes/wellies would be straight in the pond the next day.
Shower block was nice and clean - the shower cubicles are a bit of a squeeze if like me need to take a child in with you. 50p (fixed temperature but lovely) is a bit of a price to pay but we just managed to get us both done in that time. At least you know the queue will go quite quick at 3 minutes each! There is a squeegee for the floor but not many used it unfortunately.
We have a big tent and stayed for 10 days so their policy is that it has to be moved mid stay to save the grass. Once I had everything out the wardens did help move it round but a bit of a hassle and took a morning to get everything back to normal.
Each plot was allocated a fire pit and the 'log man' came around every evening selling kindling, logs and charcoal. Bit pricey at £5 for a bag of logs but lovely to sit around in the evening. Also an ice cream van came around every evening.
The best bit - no road noise at night all I heard was an owl, sheep and snoring!
Cars aren't allowed on the grass but plenty of parking around the gravel track. The gate closes at 9pm but again parking by that if you are late back.
Lots of walks close by, a very basic shop a short walk away and we found 3 decent pubs. For a decent BBQ/food shop the shop in Gosforth (15 mins away) is lovely.
We had the unfortunate luck of having someone close by with a diesel generator chugging away constantly. Quick check with the wardens and no generators are allowed and next thing they were told to turn it off thankfully.
Would recommend this camp to anyone, the ground is good for tents. The shower and washing up facilities are clean with constant hot water, other facilities consisted of; ice/freezer service, washers and tumble dryers.
The playground facilities were good for children and were in in good view, yet allowing them freedom to enjoy playing in the pond.
The campsite allows fires which was a real plus as the its an added feature for the kids and an essential part of camping !.
There is also a good pub about 1/2 mile away which is welcoming and has good food and beer.
Amazing campsite- absolutely perfect for the kids. There was just so much to do! Zip wires, the lake, the list goes on. Definitely a family campsite and will be visiting again as soon as we have the chance- do not have a bad word to say about it! Thank you for a great stay and we will see you again soon!
A welcome return to our favourite campsite in the whole wide world.
I'm writing this review of the late May Bank Holiday - the site's busiest weekend of the year. There were certainly hundreds of tents on site but you still felt like you had your own space and fire-pit in which to test your scouting skills.
The facilities have been upgraded recently with a nicely spruced set of loos and four showers (in the men's). Showers were a little pricey at 50p for what felt like less than 3 minutes but they were good and clean and I've so little hair left that it didn't matter. Outside the loo/shower block there are sinks for washing up for six people at once. This got a little crowded at the height of the Bank Holiday but you didn't have to wait long for a sink to become available.
But here is the thing about Fisherground that makes it so special. It is a very tolerant site and people and children are free to make some noise and enjoy themselves 24x7. The only caveat to that is that at 10:30pm, you have to be quiet. No radios and no loud talking.
This is BRILLIANT!
There is normally still a low hum of quiet whisperings but nothing you can't sleep through and the wardens on site will not tolerate rule breakers beyond the curfew. Make too much noise and you can expect a visit!
Some see this as overbearing. I see it as a guarantee that you will have a stress free stay, knowing that the site's rules will be adhered to and those that want to break them will be welcome to leave.
To have a stress free bank holiday weekend on a site like this is fantastic. I will be going back again and again and again.
The rain poured all weekend, but we still thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
The facilities were clean, and there were plenty of showers, toilets and washing up sinks. That said, the site was only 2/3s full, so it'll probably get busy at peak time. The tent pitches were flat and well-tended, and keeping the cars off was a great idea. You park in little car parks around the site - our car was 5 metres from our tent, so this wasn't a problem.
The free, well-distributed wheel firepits were a godsend when it got a little cold and wet in the evenings. The adventure playground was a little tired, and was best suited for older children (8+). The paddling pond with island was very popular, with fearless children ferrying themselves on the provided rafts whatever the weather was doing.
There were a number of large groups (including ourselves) but all were relatively well behaved. The warden made a number of rounds after 10:30, very politely making sure it stayed that way.
The location is good, though we didn't really make the most of it so can't comment. The campsite has it's own stop on the local narrow-gauge railway, and this opens up some of the local area to families with small children.
The nearest pub is 5 minutes walk down the road, and the food, drink and atmosphere was excellent. You'll need to book tables in advance during busy times though!
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No 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 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <5 miles 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
Electric Car Charging Point
This site is primarily for tenting campers. The valley is attractive and the train station is very handy for travelling up and down the valley. 
