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Clean and tidy site and facilities - loos, showers, elctric hook-ups. Not the cheapest, but you can always do your research before you choose! Nice welcome from the staff, and a good chat with Margaret.
Site is in a great location under Aye Gill Pike and Rise Hill, with two good pubs and small shop in walking distance.
This site is extremely expensive. I paid nearly £100 for 3 nights. It's already quite expensive and then everything is extra - dogs, wifi, showers, an additional car even though the pitch was no bigger to accommodate the car. I do not believe the site website is clear on these points.
Also the wifi did not work at all and I know that most other campers had this experience. While you may feel you don't go away to use a computer, we find it useful to find out when things are open and what to do in an area, and chose the site partly because it advertised the wifi which didn't work and which would have cost £6 for two iPads to use it for 3 nights.
Also the shower on the larger field is in a room separate to the toilets and it is impossible to get dressed without getting your underwear, trousers and socks wet.
Finally although it's a big camping field, pitches are very close together and allocated in clumps with the end result that you feel very hemmed in.
The welcome was not welcoming in that after my husband had sited the Motorhome he was asked to move it.
We would definitely not stay again I am afraid, which is a pity as Dent is a lovely village with nice pubs and a couple of nice shops,
The site is well placed, almost within Dent village centre. The camping area is made up of two separate areas, the larger of which was closed when we visited, divided by a road. Only the small field next to reception was open when we stayed.
The small field slopes and has space for about 10 touring units. You'll probably want to use levelling blocks. The facilities available were restricted; only one area/block (two toilets, two urinals and two showers in the gentlemen's area were open in Feb. For example) The toilet block was unheated and showers required 20p for 4 minutes of luke-warm water.
Tariff for two adults, one campervan and no electricity was £19 per night. N. B. : £1 pppn discount on production of a Camping and Caravan member card.
Pros: Village location, quiet.
Cons: Very expensive, sloping pitches, no hard-standing available for tourers. Restricted toileting/wash facilities in winter.
Lovely site, though I agree with others it would be tricky to access with a caravan or motorhome.
Owner was very friendly and directed us to our pitch, we have an Outwell Montana and there was plenty of room. Very picturesque and in the lovely village of Dent with a couple of very nice Pubs.
Toilet and shower blocks were kept extremely clean. Will definitely visit here again.
We have just returned from a weekend visit. Upon arriving we drove into a field and had to park and then walk across the road to book in. Once booked in and paid we were shown to a pitch on the large field.
The site is split into 2 fields, the one near the farmhouse which is all caravans, and the other side of the road for tents and caravans. The facilities are ok and cleaned regularly. On the tent field there are only 2 showers, one small one for children and a larger one or you can walk across the road for a further 10 showers and other facilities.
Pros - Views were beautiful and great if your a walker/hiker
Cons - difficult to get to with a caravan, very narrow in parts, no lighting on the field just at the toilet block which was a walk for us. There is no playground on the site but there is one 5 mins walk away in the village.
We paid £27. 50 per night for 2 adults, 1 child and elec, I have never paid this much for our caravan AND the showers are 20p for 3 mins.
As nice and spacious as the site is, we will not be returning as the cost for a September visit in a tent was far too much and may account for the site not being full at all.
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
A fantastic campsite which was quite full over the bank holiday weekend but never felt busy. The toilet block was always clean and although we never saw cleaners, I'm sure they were going in multiple times throughout the day. Loo roll always replenished and toilets were clean. Obviously there's always those mucky campers who don't tidy after themselves to let it down but that isn't a reflection on the site owners, they do their best to keep it tip top.
The bottom field was well drained and with lush maintained grass. It had been a wet week leading up to when we pitched but although the ground was soft, it wasn't boggy and was well drained. We pitched overlooking fields and a picturesque view. Plenty of mains water points and EHU boxes.
Ideally a couple more showers would have been great but there was plenty extra in the top field. 20p gets you 4 mins of hot water.
The reception/farm shop is located in the top field, which is mainly for touring caravans by the looks of it. The farm shop has all the basics you'll need and a good selection of frozen meat which can be defrosted on request.
Dent is a very lovely village. We found the George and dragon to be the nicer of the 2 pubs and the little local shop served lovely ice cream as well as being a well stocked shop for its size.
Dent is easy to find via Sedberg although the road leading up to it is narrow. We took the road from Kirkby Lonsdale on one day. Very narrow although beautiful scenery on the way.
All in all, we'll return. There's enough to keep you entertained for a few days without having to drive and our 4 year old loved it too. There's streams, short walks, history, and a small play area/park near the green in the village.
Just spent6 nights at High Laning. I'll admit that I think this is a great place to stay, I feel like I'm coming home when we arrive. So I might be biased !
The campsite is clean, well looked after with plenty of toilet, shower and washing facilities. Remember to bring 20 pence for the shower. One 20 pence is more than enough.
There was a group of 9 tents varying in size, some with electric some without.
The weather wasn't brilliant but remember, you've bought the kit so you might as well use it. Dent is one of them places that gets its own weather, so don't rely on a forecast. , it's usually better than expected.
Turn up and trust the weather and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves, the site owners will look after you and if you need a bit of extra kit, Margaret should be able to help.
Great pubs, real ale, good food, views and friends all help make you have an excellent time at High Laning.
I left a review last year and only wanted to add that this is a great place to come to 'get away from it all' but if you have to be glued to your mobile, checking emails or surfing the internet constantly whilst on holiday you'll have a problem here. Being in a deep and remote valley makes it peaceful (outside of peak holidays) with classic Dales views but it plays havoc with mobile reception and the internet. Admittedly it is still on the pricey side but cottages/ B&B in the village are probably a lot more expensive.
Visited for 3 nights during October 2013. Very wet and windy but that didn't spoil our visit as campsite has every thing we needed but very expensive and they have rule on what you can use electric wise in your van so could not use my heater which did spoil the visit. Village has great shop and is Ideal placed for short walks if you have young kids or longer walks if you want. A great place to get away from everything as no mobile service but all the pubs in the village have wifi (Camp wifi was crap and only worked for 10 minutes the whole time we were there).
Five miles along a twisting and very narrow road from Sedbergh and split by the road at the edge of the Dent, High Laning is the largest and best equipped site in the village but much busier and very popular with groups and families with young children. Facilities are very good with plenty of hot water, toilets and showers (20p extra), prices are not displayed on website so check before booking as there are quite a few extras, it is the most expensive here but does provide more than the others. Site is well looked after and kept very tidy.
This is a beautiful part of The Dales with superb walking/ cycling and stunning views so make sure that you can see them because due to limited hard standing larger motorhomes may need to be on hard ground, ask to be positioned so you can actually see the gorgeous fells from you window and not the road or a garage. Plenty of pubs and cafes within 5 minutes walk and a good local shop/post office selling groceries and papers as well as shop on site. Dent is right on The Dales Way footpath and perfect for a night stop or much longer. Village has a very useful but limited bus service, only 3 or 4 times a day on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday, to Dent Station- Cowgill- Sedbergh and Kendal, (my small dogs were allowed on the community bus ).
Top tips:
1. No phone signal on 3 or O2 network and free WiFi didn’t work when campsite was busy so use the phone box by reception it costs 20p to make a call instead of 60p in village phone box.
2. Take the bus to Sedbergh or go the opposite direction to Dent Station and walk back to Dent via the Dales Way. Both walks are about 5 miles and fairly easy going but from Dent Station the way is poorly signed and has plenty of doggy unfriendly styles you’ll have to lift dogs over and there were fields with cows in you have to cross.
3. This site was much busier at weekend and during school holidays so visit outside these times if you want peace and quiet.
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
My Husband, myself and our dog have just returned from a 4 night Bank Holiday stay at the High Laning Site.
We had a fabulous time and even though the park was very full, mainly with tents we still enjoyed the tranquillity of the surrounding countryside. The park rules given to you on booking into the site were followed to the letter by the majority and the site had a lovely friendly feel about it with very little noise after 10pm.
Shower and toilet facilities were clean and plentiful.
The road from Sedburgh was a little tight with only a 2 berth caravan so we could see why the site was mainly tented.
Only downside to the location were the 2 pubs. 1 had no outside area/seating at all and the other had outside seating in a grotty carpark, so on a hot Bank Holiday weekend we tended to stick to sitting outside our van.
We would recommend a stay here and Margaret makes you feel very welcome. A lovely picturesque site and run like a military operation, well done.
We stayed at High Laning for my wife's 50th birthday with a large group of friends. We were really lucky, because we had absolutely perfect weather that weekend - always nice when you're camping of course!
Firstly, a few words about the village of Dent: it's a really quaint pretty little village, with cobbled streets and looks as it probably did a few hundred years ago! It has 2 good pubs, with real ale, and they serve food. Also there is the option for B&B if some of your party don't love being under canvas. Next to High Laning campsite is a lovely little cafe that serves great breakfasts and lunches, if you don't feel like cooking. Surrounding Dent there are some really good walks, and views from the campsite are lovely, as it is nestled in a valley.
Now for High Laning: this is a superb campsite. The toilet and shower facilities are kept nice and clean, and the pitches are mostly flat. Margaret and Jim and their family looked after us to a fault. We had lots of chats with Margaret, and she made us feel very welcome, she's a lovely lady. They made sure my wife's birthday weekend went without a hitch. Margaret went out of her way to make it special for us, surprising us by loaning us her lovely large garden table to have as our centrepiece under our gazebo, with a gorgeous flower basket centre stage, so it looked celebratory for the occasion! We ordered online with Asda (in the nearby town- I forget the name of it, sorry) lots of BBQ food and provisions for our group, and Margaret was happy for us to have it delivered to us at the campsite, letting us use her large fridge and freezer to keep it fresh.
We had a fantastic time staying here (it's a weekend we all still talk about) and will definitely be back. Thanks Margaret and Jim.
We have stayed at High Laning on several occasions and generally two to three times each year. The site is on a working farm and where the owners have got the balance between a commercial farm operation and a holiday campsite absolutely right and without compromise or detriment to farming or camping.
The campsite is extremely well kept with very adequate facilities, excellent pubs and very quaint local amenities.
We stayed for 3 nights on a lovely weekend. Just to say a few goods and bads about the site.
Good are the facilities - spotless and very well managed.
Bad is the pricing policy. We had a medium frame tent (4 berth) and our friends had a, more normal nowadays, tunnel type tent (8 berth). Both of us had electric hook-up and yet they paid £57 and we paid £63 (plus £2 a night for the dog! I saw no dog facilities - not even a water dish!)
So our smaller tent cost an extra £2 a night, £21 a night is on the high side for camping for 2 people. Oh and they still charge 20p for a 4 minute shower. I don't think we'll be returning as we know many cheaper sites with equal scenery and facilities (and free showers).
We have just come back from a 3 night stay. Its a great site, we stayed on the bottom field and found the facilities were great.
There is only 1 shower but it was available when we wanted to use it. Plenty more showers near reception.
The shop on site sold everything including Rump Steaks which were gorgeous. Dent is lovely, ideal for walking.
We had a nice walk to sedburgh along the river on the dales way and then came back over the moors after buying a small walking guide map at the TIC in Sedburgh.
Margaret is lovely and helpful, we didn't meet her husband. We will be returning to this site as we really enjoyed it thank you.
We didn't take the children but there is a large field next to the campsite and a park not far away.
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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 
No Hardstandings 
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 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
Clean and tidy site and facilities - loos, showers, elctric hook-ups. Not the cheapest, but you can always do your research before you choose! Nice welcome from the staff, and a good chat with Margaret. 
