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Great campsite if you are after a rural retreat and aren't after any luxuries. This site is basic - just a tap and two toilets for the whole site, so on a busy bank holiday you may have a queue for the loo.
On the plus side, its in a great location, not far from the main road and situated right on a bridleway and footpath taking you on some great walks and great views.
The local pub/hotel in Skelwith Bridge is dire and isn't worth a visit but it could be your only option- best bet, bring your own.
In summary, cheap, cheerful and basic. It's great if you want to get back to nature and want a change from the ever increasing tarmac electric hook-up clone sites out there.
My girlfriend and I along with our small dog stayed at this campsite for the weekend of the Great North Swim in Windermere and therefore expected it to be busy which it was. That said, you select your own pitch and there is plenty of room to set up your camp with your vehicle adjacent to your tent. The ground is quite undulating in places but getting a level pitch was not a problem. The scenery is beautiful and made a perfect backdrop for our evening barbeque.
The facilities are very basic to say the least but perfectly adequate for an overnight stay with clean toilets, (outdoor) washing up sink but no showers. However we knew this prior to our arrival thanks to this site and it was no issue due to showers being available at Windermere following the swim. However, this would restrict us from staying longer on this site in the future.
All in all though I really enjoyed our stay at this site at Loughrigg and would have no hesitation in returning.
I stumbled upon this site back in 1974 aged 17 with my mate cossa and what a gem it still is.I have been back a few times with my son but more recently with a couple of young nephews the views are stunning and unspoilt and the murphys who have run the farm all these years are realy helpful.
Lovely little site views stunning. Farmers wife very helpful, ran out of eggs she sold us some saved us going to the shops, about 5 mins away in the car. Fishing produced some good stamp of perch roach, no tench showed though. Basic but for 3ppppn. If you want the ritz pay the price. Cant wait to go again.
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
Totally agree with previous reviews, basic site - toilets and tap, friendly owners and fantastic scenery.
We arrived on a Saturday and the site was quite busy but plenty of space between pitches. Hubby had to go home on the Sunday (work) and I stayed with my dog until Thursday, felt perfectly safe camping alone and loved the peace and quiet. The site has a small lake (Tarn) and fishing permits can be purchased for £3 per day.
Ambleside is a lovely town, shop staff are very helpful and prices are reasonable (fresh free range eggs £1.10 for 6), plenty of outdoors type shops and loads of restaurants/cafes.
It is only 4 miles from Windermere, Grizedale forest is worth a visit (has a Going Ape attraction which looked great but I had the dog).
In short a lovely clean site, close to many attractions in the Lake District and for £3 pppn a total bargain.
Quick thanks to other peoples reviews and the tip with the post box. Just spent 4 nights here over the bank holiday weekend and what a great place the site is good old back to basic camping with a field, a toilet and a tap what more do you need!
The morning walks to ambleside only 2 miles away where a good way to start the day and the views where breathtaking.
The local pub is very welcoming although the walk back up the hill in the rain after a few bevvys is challenging.
The site got quite busy while we where there but people had enough sense to leave space for you to get cars out.
Every thing about the place was ideal for some great camping and walking
All in all a great friendly basic site and charged at basic rate of £6pppn you just cant find fault with the place.
I found this site purely by accident about 6yrs ago. Similar to others I'd tried and failed on a busy bank holiday weekend to find a place elsewhere and was given this name by another friendly site owner. Yep its basic but its charged accordingly. The scenery is amazing, its peaceful, the owners are lovely. Once I took my tent but forgot the poles! The Farmers wife wouldn't let us leave as it was quite a trek back to Wigan and so let us stay in the little barn conversion above their house, at no extra cost! Only just found this site that has the site listed so thought I'd let people know how lovely it is. Just don't all rush there at once!
Having recently visited Tarn Foot twice in the last month, I can honestly say what a fantastic place it is, but only for proper campers.
Facilities are the literal basics of a toilet and a sink, for me I think this deters most of the people you don’t want on the site (Loud, larger louts).
On my second time at the site it was slightly busier than usual; still with enough room to access a private pitch with a great view. The wind which channels down the valley, from the direction of the tarn, can be fast and cold, but if you pitch right, you should be ok.
Great places to visit whilst you are there for walkers and bikers alike, being into Mountain Biking I look for good fast trails, and if you don’t mind riding to get to places, I recommend a trip around Rydal Water across to Grasmere (A big circular route) or if you really fancy a good ride you can take the bike rack and car up to Helvellyn (there are probably camp sites nearer to here) that’s only for the better bikers.
Back to the camp site, fires are not allowed, but BBQs are allowed, and if you really need to wash, you can always go for a swim in the tarn, but watch out for the fisherman; they wont take too kindly to you disturbing the water near to them, so you best find a secluded place (watch out for the pike etc)
For the adventurous people, you can go night riding around Skelwith Falls, and follow the trail up to the Britannia pub, the road back from there to get to the camp site is pretty steep, but it does bring you back near to the footpath which runs parallel to the camping field, you will need a bright light as it gets extremely dark at night due to the light pollution being very minimal.
All in all a great site for campers who know what it means to get back to basics, the downsides for me were, the best place for views is over a wired fence, in a field which is home to the sheep, and the parking for cars is along side your tent which can ruin the essence of ‘Back to nature’ 8/10
Would echo the majority of reviews - very basic site, but amazing views, so you really can't go wrong at £3 pppn. Took us an hour to find it - it was only by running into the owner coincidentally at another farm, we made it. It's so poorly signed, but chatting to the owner, he likes it that way I think, doesn't want to get too busy. After taking the A593 towards Coniston, take High Close towards the youth hostel. Just a short way up the hill, opposite a red post box in the wall, turn right, and you're there. That last bit is so crucial! Your sat nav won't be much help, apparently big lorries occasionally go thundering through the small lanes, as lost as we were, until we had that last piece of info. It's just a short drive to Ambleside, you could walk, but there's little if no pavements. You only need to go over the brow of the hill from your pitch to see views to die for though.
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No 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 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
No Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Great campsite if you are after a rural retreat and aren't after any luxuries. This site is basic - just a tap and two toilets for the whole site, so on a busy bank holiday you may have a queue for the loo. 
