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Derwentwater Camping And Caravanning Club Site
The Oval And Walker Park
Crow Park Road
Keswick
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA12 5EN
Tel: 01768 772579
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Pitches: 55
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 Tennis On Site |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: September 2019 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Gone on holiday |
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 What a lovely site. We visited this site in 2018 while in the Lake District to take a look & liked what we saw so we booked in 2019 for September as a stop off on our way home from Scotland.
We arrived at the site around 2:30pm & was shown the available pitches, as we don't like being under trees or on an all gravel pitch we picked the one pitch left.
The warden was very helpful explaining everything & said anything you want to know just ask. When we booked we advised our caravan was 7 mitres long, and it just fit onto the pitch we chose.
We decided before arriving on site we were not going to put our awning up for the last part of our holiday, so our car was parked at the side of our caravan, however should we have wanted to put the awning up our car would have had to be parked on the grass to the side of our pitch, and they don't really like you parking on the grass.
The site is small & was very quiet while we were there & had views of the distant hills. The shower block was lovely, 4 showers, sinks & toilets, the shower was push button pre set & lovely & hot.
It's a 5 min walk from Keswick town centre & Booths supermarket. Also all the local bus's stop outside Booth's supermarket so you can get to other parts of the Lake District & not have to use your car which was a big bonus.
Keswick has a market, think it was Wednesday, you are not too far off the lake & local walks. We really enjoyed our stay at this site & will book again.
There is another site called Keswick nearly next door which is bigger & has a children's playground, as well as access directly to the lake where you can pay a fee to launch canoes, inflatables etc. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Pixie_Hez |
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This site is in an amazing location, a short walk from the town centre and close to the lake where you can head off walking in all directions.
We return here every summer as the location is so good but the pitches are very disappointing. We had even more trouble than usual this year getting our caravan, awning and car all on the pitch as the pitches are so narrow!
However, as we spend very little time on site, the location makes up for the poor pitches. The toilet block is still the same with a push button shower system and the water is still too hot for me to stand under comfortably as the temperature is not adjustable.
There are not enough showers for the number of people on site as there are a number of glamping tents on the site as well as the camping pitches and in peak season there are a lot of people!
However, despite all this we still keep going back due to the location.
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| Date of Visit: July 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Ct955 |
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Quiet club site. Well maintained by helpful wardens. Standard club pitches with car parked in front of your van.
Nice scenery around site. Short walk through crow park to lakeside. Clean modern facilities block. Keswick town and Booths supermarket walkable. We only took car out on one day.
So much to do and see in the area. Brilliant few days wish we could have stayed longer!
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
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| Nights stayed: 9 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Pixie_Hez |
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Please note that this site was completely redeveloped in 2016 so any reviews before that are inaccurate and some mention facilities such as a football field and children’s play area which no longer exist! We stayed on the Derwentwater C&CC Site in August 2016, August 2017 and again in August 2018.
The site is completely made up of hard standings, which are a little on the small side for a long caravan. You have to put your caravan and awning on the pitch and then you have to park your car horizontally across the front of the caravan and awning. If you have a long caravan this can make for a very cramped experience.
No part of your awning is allowed to overlap the grass, therefore if the combination of your caravan and awning it’s going to be wider than about 5 1/2 m you won’t be allowed to put up your awning so be aware. They have really packed the pitches in as well which again makes the site feel quite cramped.
The toilet block is only a few years old so is quite clean and modern, however the facilities weren’t enough for the numbers of people using them in peak season and queueing for showers in the morning was a regular occurrence. The showers are the pushbutton variety and you cannot adjust the temperature of the water, which for me was too hot and therefore taking a shower was an uncomfortable experience.
You might be asking yourself why on earth we keep going back if the site itself is so cramped. The answer is the location! The site itself is very well located, just a few minutes walk from the centre of Keswick which is what makes this site for us. Everything you could need from shops to cafes to restaurants are all available within a few minutes walk from site. You also have easy access to Derwentwater by walking through Crow Park and from there, you can head off walking in many different directions.
There are no play facilities for children on site, therefore families will probably be better on the Keswick site next door. Additionally, the Keswick site next door has direct access to the lake which is good for people who want to canoe or do other watersports.
However, it is much bigger than the Derwentwater site and not having any children, we prefer the quiet of the Derwentwater site. Even though it’s a bit cramped, we don’t go there to stay on site and we are out and about all day so don’t mind the fact that the pitches are small as the location is so good.
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| Date of Visit: May 2018 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Nectaryweasel |
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An excellent site.
The hardstanding pitches are, for the most part, level and all are well maintained with a small area of grass beside them and with nearby electric points. (I only saw two tents there during my stay which were on a small grassy area).
The toilet block is modern and well equipped with what look like new showers, private washbasins and two 'open' washbasins. There are air hand dryers and what I took to be hair-dryers. In the toilets, paper is provided. There is a laundry and washing up area and all the other things one normally finds on a club site.
Although this site is not situated right on the banks of Derwentwater, it is within easy walking distance. It is a matter of about ten minutes walk to the town centre (and the route into town passes by a supermarket on the way, close enough to nip out for forgotten items. )
But most valuable of all was the welcome – the staff are amazingly friendly and helpful. I had arrived intending to stay for only two nights but, having failed to do all the things I wanted to do I asked if it might be possible to stay an extra night. The staff bent over backwards to make this possible, and this on the run in to a bank holiday weekend too, and even offered to make it possible to stay yet another night. Sadly, I had to leave for work or I would have taken them up on their offer.
All in all, an excellent site.
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| Date of Visit: November 2017 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: John4703 |
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We loved our week at this site. The two members of staff who welcomed us were really helpful and friendly. We were given a choice from the three empty pitches and we chose one.
The hard-standing pitch was perfectly level across the pitch which makes setting up so easy.
The roads were all good tarmac which made it easy to walk to the toilet block, this was kept really clean. The site was nearly full and in November it was damp outside but the toilets and showers were always spotless so the staff must have cleaned them several times during the day.
The site is a few minutes walk from Keswick which is a nice wee town with loads of shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants etc.
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| Date of Visit: July 2017 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Pavlovscat |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for a few days to walk and mountain bike which you can do straight from the site.
Immaculately clean and tidy. Minutes away from shops, pubs etc. But still quiet. Handily placed fro lake launches. Will return.
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| Date of Visit: July 2016 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Zeagle64 |
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The newly devolped Derwentwater club site (the old oval and walker park site no longer exist as the land as been re-developed into the new all hard standing site).
Arrived Friday 15th July 2016 to a very warm welcome from the friendly wardens ( even though the Heavens had just opened). The new site looks quite impressive although it's not quite finished; the amenities block is in position but not roofed or serviced yet, so temporary Portaloos are in place and pot wash is a Portacabin. Also some fencing is to be completed and the hedge planting obviously has not had time to establish yet. All pitches are hard standing with 16A electric but no service water point anymore, so Aquarolls required. Also there is no wifi on this site. There are also nine fixed tents on the old oval section. There are no children's facilities on the site, so families maybe better suited to the main Keswick site. I know it's early days for Derwentwater but I think the club could have maximised the re-development opportunity and made all the pitches fully serviced and slightly larger. The wardens told us they are hoping the amenities block to be complete for early August.
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| Date of Visit: May 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kiradoggie |
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The site is well kept, toilet blocks very nice and clean (showers with push button operation-hate them!). Toilet blocks both within 100 yards of each other which I found strange considering size of site. The one thing that caused annoyance was the size of pitches which were just 6 meters wide. We were warned by the warden that the our awning must not overlap the pitch! As we have a motorhome 2.50 meters wide plus of awning 4 meters wide we were unable to use the awning despite having reserved an awning pitch. So beware. The lack of awnings being used was proof that this was a serious issue for caravan and Motorhome users. There was also restrictions on wind breaks and pup tents this was due to too many pitches crammed in making the 6 meter safety distance between units an issue.
The site is in easy walking distance to the lovely town of Keswick with an excellent bus service.
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| Date of Visit: September 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Lazyleyden |
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This is the poor relative of the next door Keswick site, with portacabin blocks for showers and toilets. Sounds worse than it is though, very clean, quite spacious showers and very hot water, , note no washing up facilities but welcome to take hot water back to van. But its in a great location, minutes from ferries and bus station and town centre. There are a couple of dodgy pitches right next to the toilets but some might find this a positive. I stayed without electrics on grass area with no problems, . And the staff are very friendly and helpful. Walks for all age groups from site as surrounded by NT land, and delightful off road family bike trail to threckeld. Very scenic bus routes too
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