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The Croft: Caravans Lodges and Apartments
North Lonsdale Road
Hawkshead
Ambleside
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA22 0NX
Tel: 01539 436 374
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Pitches: 54
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 No Tents |
 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Demmo |
17 reviews from this member |
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 We had a short stay here last week as we made our way back home after a week away. We called in as we were passing and were lucky to get a spot by the river. Check in was very easy with a minimum of fuss and no lecture of do's and don't's. Excellent facilities, small tv/games room, spacious toilets and well spaced camping plots all at a reasonable price. The village is a great place to sit and relax in with some nice steady [dog] walks in the surrounding area. We're going to return in a few weeks. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Tony + Marg |
42 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for a long weekend, route to the site is from Ambleside which is a road typical for the lakes, narrow and winding. Not for a nervous driver with a big unit. Very pleasant welcome and given the choice of any vacant hardstanding pitch. So we chose one in the middle of the site. Facilities all very clean and to a good standard. As the pitch was fully serviced it meant that our use of the facilities was not essential. Being surrounded by trees I could not get a satellite signal but the TV point to the pitch worked fine. We did not have any issus with noise as the road is very quiet overnight and birds are dawn and dusk just like at home and I didn't even notice the church bells.
The village is just across the road so could not be closer and there are a number of places to eat. We used The Sun Inn great food good service but you will need to book.
As a couple the site was perfect, understand that there may not be much for children but there is a park very close and a lot of the kids enjoyed cycling around the site.
Would we go back, yes, and I would hope that we would not get 32mm of rain in 48hours, but then it was 'The Lakes. No such think as bad weather, just the wrong clothes!
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Lmarr |
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Just returned from rather an unpleasant stay at this site. Although it does have really lovely facilities which are clean and modern and is within easy walking distance of the village, if you are going with just a standard tent be warned!
This campsite is now all geared for caravans, camper-vans or huge tents requesting electric hook up. If you are going with just a standard tent there is very limited space where you can pitch and the main strip of land available is the one which runs alongside the busy main road. When I say along side, I actually mean about 2 meters away! This meant that we could not relax at the tent without the constant noise of cars, trucks or tractors going past behind a sparse hedge which is on a bit of a rise from the site; there were times we could hardly hear each other speak! It does quieten down in the evening but we were still disturbed at night by noise of vehicles and glare of headlights.
We were told where we had to pitch our tent and nothing more; no explanation of where the facilities were.
We will not be returning to this site again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Rachel 5 |
1 review from this member |
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We have just returned from a three night stay at this campsite and overall we enjoyed our visit. We found the staff friendly and helpful, and the campsite clean and well located. The owners must have read some of the previous reviews as there are now mops in the toilet blocks. Sadly we found the facilities around the campsite very limited. There is no play area on site for children and the local one is across a busy road. There is no specific dog walking area and no dog poo bins, the lady at reception seemed amused when I asked what I should do with it, surley I wasn't expected to keep it in the tent for three days and take it home.
The Wi-Fi network was only £1 for the duration of our stay but the signal was too weak to reach the tent. We have no complaint as the campsite had everything they said they would but I doubt we will hurry back. Even the excellent location right next to Hawkshead meant we had noise from the road, a rookery inthe trees above our head and a church clock that chimed every 15 minutes day and night. If it is convenient location you are after then this campsite is perfect, if you want a child friendly site and a good night sleep then perhaps give this one a miss.
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Smudge1970 |
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We visited this campsite for the first time with our 2 children and I have to say I was very disappointed. After an awful journey up pulling a caravan on roads that are not suitable we finally arrived to what I felt was like a carpark not a campsite. There was gravel everywhere and not much grass at all. The park we were told which was just across the road was further than we thought and was really only a football pitch with a few poorly maintained swings. The toilets were nice but no mops so mud all over the floor, and the worst part (which is not a fault of the campsite) was the 100's of Rooks in the trees above which were just hideous from 4am to 6am every morning. They must have woken the whole caravan site up! The price per night was also top whack.
On the plus site the village location was perfect and the pubs and shops were lovely.
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Victor Butler |
4 reviews from this member |
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Really enjoying our 5 days on this pleasant site with very good facilities. Clean shower block with plenty of hot water. Covered washing up area. Water tap on pitch.
Noise of traffic on B road is more than made up for by convenience of having village just across the road. No need to bring provisions here! Village has deli selling local meat, cheese etc, newsagents, pharmacy and well stocked small Co-op for everything else.
Plenty of places to eat or to buy take-aways.
Bought set of 5 easy to follow walk leaflets from reception for £2. 99. Well worth it. Enjoyed walks to Tarn Hows and up Latterbarrow Hill. Trying a third walk today.
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Swiftc3 |
7 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a long weekend, myself, husband and 6 year old daughter. Shower blocks were clean and a there was two private rooms a bathroom and a shower room, great for families. Although I think they should put some shelves or something to put your shower stuff on as the floor got wet and muddy at times and there was no mop to clean it up. Other than that it was a nice quiet site close to Hawkshead village, literally just across the road. Lots of lovely little shops and pubs with good food. We went to The Sun a couple of nights on the run, great food. Just be careful on some of the roads when towing as they are very tight on some corners, not good when you meet something coming the other way! Other than that we had a great time and would definitely go back.
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| Date of Visit: March 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Berthagirls |
5 reviews from this member |
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I love this site, especially on a Sunday morning sat in my caravan with the village church bells chiming away as I sit with my coffee without a care in the world.
We are a family of 4 with 2 girls and a tourer and were recommended this site by my brother who had camped here. A great recommendation, it ticks all the boxes.
* Lovely and peaceful with decent clientèle (I've never experienced any riff raff or trouble here)
* No park on site but the little stream provides hours of fun for the children. Sometimes the ducks pay a little visit too.
* Simple as it may seem, the daily visit by the milkman is a delight for ours as they run to meet him for a milkshake.
* The bathroom is a hit- clean and tidy and the toilet block is always clean too.
* The village of Hawkshead is literally across the road and so beautiful. The Queens head does a decent menu and child friendly. I also like people watching from the quirky Poppy café.
*Grizedale forest is just a few miles away
*The village park with tennis court and basket ball nets is a few metres away.
All in all a great site and I am looking forward to our next visit :-)
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| Date of Visit: November 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Jim7 |
6 reviews from this member |
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Nicely setup campsite with individual hard standings each with own water supply. The lovely village of Hawkshead is just over the road which runs along 2 sides of the site. Four nice dog friendly pubs in village. Internet is £1 for code for however long you stay but is only broadcoast from one point (TV room) so does not cover all the site. This would be a nice improvement. Cost is £23/night low season for van, 2 adults and dog.
For us the massive downside was there are only 3 toilet rooms open each containing a bath or shower. They are all very nice but when there are about 20 vans and families on site at the weekend they can be very hard to get into even out of peak hours. Imagine if a family of 3 all go for a shower at the same time. All 3 may be in use for 15 mins. This caused us and some others we saw issues with some going back and forth hoping to get in. This could easily be solved by opening their main toilet block at weekends. For us this became such a big hassle it spoilt the site for us and I would not return again on a weekend unless all the toilets were open. If they had of opened then I would have given it an 9 overall.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Parthianshot |
6 reviews from this member |
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There's lots in favour of this site and the village as other reviewers have described but we won't be returning because of the following niggles.
The road is very close and quite noisy, especially in the day when vehicles are bringing many visitors to the village.
The showers are too hot! Weird complaint I know but they have no adjustment and after a long, hot walk you need to be able to get the right temperature.
We thought the price was high end for very limited facilities.
All in you won't have a bad stay here but it's not the best available.
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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
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Linda Morrison |
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Just returned from a glorious week at The Croft - enjoying the hottest weather for years!
This was our first visit and we were very impressed with the facilities and 'laid-back' approach which allowed us to camp where we wished and were even offered a grass area next to a hard standing as there was limited space in the grass area. Although fairly busy the shower facilities were never full and were kept spotless throughout our stay. With the weather so hot it was an added bonus to find a large freezer available to freeze ice packs - we also used it to store bags of ice which we needed to keep food cool during the 30+ degrees - much better than the usual arrangement of going in and out of the reception to hand in and retrieve ice packs.
Local facilities are excellent - with locals very friendly and helpful - special mention to the Red Poppy cafe who serve delicious cakes to enjoy with your coffee/tea!
We tried to extend our stay by 2 nights but could only get 1 night due to the 2nd night being full - we could see why.
We will be back!
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Bigfatmal |
4 reviews from this member |
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I have visited this campsite on numerous occasions, with a tent, a motor-home and a caravan. Each time I visited I enjoyed my visit, irrespective of the weather. The campsite is in a beautiful location ans has good facilities and the staff are helpful. There is a small village nearby with one of the best pubs I have been to, Queens Head, which does really good beer and excellent food. There is lots to do in the surrounding areas. We have had good walks and have visited the Grisedale forest with our mountain bikes. It is a site I never tire of visiting.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Joolstwentyfour |
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Visited end of may for 3 nights. We have stayed before & were more than happy 2 years ago. Booking, paying & signing in on arrival is a breeze. The camping field has been updated recently to include hard standing with electric hook-up, although there is still plenty of pitches for people like us who want to slum it!
The toilet facilities have also been improved to include 2 separate shower rooms which are warm, large enough to sread your stuff about in, include a loo & hairdryer. The only thing missing is a shelf to set your toiletries on. There is also a bathroom, handy for families with little ones, I didn't go in so can't comment. The field was a bit boggy in parts, but with the rain lately it can't be helped.
The village is 3 mins walk away, includes a co-op for groceries, a post office, & chemist & various country shops & eateries along with a couple of pubs. Loads to do in the area would take weeks to try & fit it all in. Beatrix Potter gallery etc. Walk to Tarn Hows in 1 and half hours. Grizedale forest in an hour then spend all day there wandering the forest paths or visiting the main centre to hire a bike or use the treetop activity. The bus to coniston is once an hour, takes 25 mins ish, you then have access to the lake and the surrounding countryside for allsorts of activities.
This time my OH locked the only set of car keys in the car. I went round to reception & spent an hour using their phone & getting info off google to see what I could do! The staff were extremely helpful, at what was probably the busiest time of the week. Sat afternoon changeover for their other accommodations. I would go back tomorrow! (a friendly fellow camper, who had just pitched happened to be a car mechanic and helped us break in to get to the keys) not ideal but better than spending £221. 00 on a new window!
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: MIMA |
7 reviews from this member |
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Just got back from this site today. Its the first visit to this site but will definitely not be our last. The pitches are well spaced and not regimented. The staff are very helpful and efficient and checking in took a matter of minutes. The toilet facilities are clean and well looked after with a row of toilet cubicles but also some separate toilets with shower cubicles and hairdryer in each which I personally prefer.
A milk van comes round site each morning which is very handy. The beautiful village of Hawkshead is literally across the road with a selection of small shops and eating pubs. The food at the Queens Head is excellent and the Kings Arms foods is also good but I suggest if you want to eat in their restaurants rather than the pub you need to book as they get very busy. We didn't eat at the Red Lion but the food looked good also.
Grizedale forest is good for a day out as there are plenty of walks ranging from pretty easy to quite strenuous. All said this is one of the most enjoyable sites and caravan holidays we have had and cant wait to go back.
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Billrushforth |
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We arrived mid week un booked. We did not need electric so we went in to the right hand field. We had a full choice of pitches as there was only one other visitor in the field. We chose a hard standing as the grass areas were very wet - no surprise as it had rained for a week. One draw back is that field is bounded on 2 sides by the main road.
We had previously been staying at the head of Langdale and so we did notice the traffic noise in the early evening. Local farm lad seemed to be enjoying driving up and down in his new tractor. The problem was easily solved - we went to the pub. We visited 3 pubs (very easy level walking) all 3 were dog friendly and we had a good crack with locals and tourists alike.
Staff very helpful and looked up number of local vet as our hound had eaten mouse poison hidden under the seats at the pub at Outgate. If you want one of the best pubs in the world go to the Tower Bank Arms at nearby Sawrey. Toilets and showers were spotless and the water was invigoratingly hot. Make sure you go to Grizedale Forest and look for the Art Works. And take a rod to fish in the nearby Esthwaite Water.
A good site - we will be back as soon as the weather picks up.
Cost us £16 for campervan 2 adults and a hound.
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