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Skelwith Fold Caravan Park
Skelwith Fold Caravan Park
Ambleside
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA22 0HY
Tel: 015394 32277
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Pitches: 150
Open: 01/03/2026 to 21/11/2026
01/03/2027 to 15/11/2027
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 No Tents |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 Holiday Homes 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 |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: September 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Janine1947 |
43 reviews from this member |
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 This is a huge site covering a large area of wooded hillsides. It caters mainly for the large number of statics and holiday homes it is beautifully landscaped throughout and has several designated areas for touring units. It's many years since we last visited and the reception building has been considerably upgraded and now houses a well stocked shop selling fresh bread to order and daily papers. The building includes a function/activity room. There is also a very well stocked library
The touring areas are subdivided into, premium, seasonal and standard areas. All the pitches are hardstanding with EHU posts. Most are fairly flat. The toilet blocks are heated but inadequate for the number of campers, we visited in late September but had queues for showers most mornings. The motorhome service point has a large waste drop but no drinking water. Water points are situated around the pitches and filling the motorhome requires either Using a convenient pitch or blocking off the road. Waste bins are situated around the site but 7 glass recycling bins are located together on the main site road, they would be utilised more if they were sited next to the waste bins. Television reception is poor ( we were warned when booking in). In the garden touring area it seemed limited to very few pitches.
The bus stops outside the site BUT the walk from the touring areas is 15 minutes and uphill on your return, buses are hourly. The area has many wonderful walks from the site. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The location is beautiful. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Franh |
6 reviews from this member |
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Fantastic park - yes the pitches are extremely hardstanding but they do warn you on their website and sell rock pegs. Helpful service in the reception, friendly staff who always seemed to be busy doing jobs around the park. Heated shower block with loads of hot water whatever the time of day. Lots of walks from the site including beautiful woods. We have three dogs so it was perfect for them. Perfectly situated to tour the Lake District. One of the best ever sites we have stayed on. Will definitely stay here again - wish it was nearer home! Didn't have children with us but am sure the children love the huge playing field and play equipment.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Mumoffive |
17 reviews from this member |
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We made Skelwith Fold our first stop on route to tour Scotland. We arrived in torrential rain but the staff were very friendly and welcoming.
The ground has to be the worst I've ever put a peg into but they did sell rock pegs in the shop and loaned us a heavy mallet.
Facilities were clean and warm with nice hot water. The disabled shower was ok but would love to see a shower bench for severely disabled.
We would definitely have this on our list if returning to the area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Motley |
26 reviews from this member |
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The park is situated close to everything that is excellent in the Lake District.
Ambleside, Bowness, Windermere, Coniston, the list is endless.
Great little pub a mile or so away, The Drunken Duck. It has it's own micro brewery and provide one third of a pint glasses to sample their ales.
Camp shop is very well stocked but very pricey. Plan ahead and you shouldn't need to use it as there's ample supermarket shopping close by.
It's not all good though! We stayed on a premium pitch, not because I'm rolling in money, but have limited mobility, so the waste and fresh water is handy. The 2 premium 'paddocks' are nothing more than oblong shapes covered in a horrible dark grey shale, not a blade of grass to be seen. It's filthy and sticks to your footwear. No screening of the pitches at all. We were in a corner and the motor home in the adjoining paddock was five feet away on the other side of the hedge. We could hear every sound they made and I'm sure vice versa. The rest of the park is for statics and is landscaped beautifully. Looks like a case of touring vans being second class again!
Phone reception is poor and tv signal is non existent. The premium pitches have a tv socket but this is not available on normal pitches. If you do go, dig your old sat system out of the loft!
We certainly will not be returning, but will still try to find a good site in the area as we had a great week, off the park!
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
Unit: Other |
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| Reviewer: Webboss |
2 reviews from this member |
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This site is one of the best sites I have been to it has amazing views and is set in fantastic woodland, shower blocks are great nice and clean and warm with hot showers which is ideal as the weather in the lakes can be cold and wet any time of the year. The on site shop is fantastic it has just about everything you could need. It is a big site but is very quite, it has a really nice play area for children with a outdoor court for football plus a zip rope and other things for smaller children. Ambleside is around a 10 minute drive but is possible to walk and now cycle with a newbike path that goes onto a road section. There are a few pubs in the area but one we like is the wateredge inn with great food and service.
A excellent site in the most beautiful part of england
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Smart Family |
108 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a week at Skelwith Fold Caravan Park having had a great time. We were given a very friendly welcome from the staff at reception and were free to select our pitch of choice, we chose our pitch in Loughrigg at the highest section of the site. The pitches were hardstanding and mostly level and large, but not separated. The water taps were placed on some pitches which may not please anyone with outfits on these and would make topping up your motorhome tank awkward if the site was busy, however we had no problem. A simple solution would have been a fresh water tap at the motorhome service point.
The toilets were very clean and well heated, with a card entry system. Only one of the 3 showers had a curtain, but the showers were very good and spacious. The laundry was large and excellent and the adjacent library room was the best I have seen yet. The shop was very well stocked with most things you may need. Our teenage children loved the play area and made friends there.
The walking opportunities in the surrounding area are excellent, with a good safe footpath all the way to Ambleside. We even walked from the site to Grasmere over country lanes and footpaths and found a basket of delicious home made scones at a cottage in the village at the back of the site in Bog Lane. The last mile before the site entrance is a bit tricky especially if you meet a bus or a bin lorry as I did, but it is worth it to get to this site. I We would most certainly return.
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| Date of Visit: March 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Kbheal |
19 reviews from this member |
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What a great site, about 2 miles walk from Ambleside. We had hard standing and could choose our pitch, we also had electric but didn't go for the premium pitches with extras, we didn't think we needed. Water was close by and the motor home service point was a drive in bay, very adequate for our van and easy to use.
The toilet and shower blocks were immaculate, good strong shower with plenty of hot water. Although didn't use, there was a laundry, drying room and a library, all very clean and well stocked, washing powder was available to buy, all very organised, great.
We used the bus from the campsite entrance to Coniston, good service. You can get bus timetables from the shop.
A really well stocked shop and very helpful staff.
The walk down to the pub at Skelwith Bridge was lovely, along a quiet road, downhill on way there but. Well a little harder on way back up!. Called The Talbot Inn and the food was excellent and they let dogs in, so brilliant.
We also found more cafes in Ambleside than we knew that let dogs in, The Apple Pie cafe was one, and cannot remember the names of other 2 but they did have signs in windows.
Have already recommended to friends and family, we will most definitely be back.
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| Date of Visit: March 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Andie74 |
26 reviews from this member |
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We have returned from 5 days at the site and enjoyed it very much. Nice views good walks from site. Facilities included shop (well stocked with dvds frozen food & bits and bobs)library laundry spotless washroom. Cant comment on playground as we didn't go that way.
Two pubs in walking distance Drunken duck and Talbots bar both dog friendly.
As you drive to the site have to be careful as you go over bridge as road is narrow.
Only slight Criticism is for the size of the site it could have more dog bins, and the sensor for the washroom needs altering as it kept going off while I was under shower.
Would be returning soon.
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| Date of Visit: October 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Glenpat32 |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just back after our second stay at Skelwith Fold. We will be back again in October next year. Yes, this is about as good a site as we have found. We recommend the extra cost to get a premier pitch with grey waste, water and tv hookup. Premier are spacious pitches and some of the standard pitches are just that little way further away from facilities and may not get tv reception.
The staff are so helpful and pleasant, just how it should be. Nothing is too much bother. The shop is well stocked with local produce, dvds, information, some caravan essentials. And also fresh bread if required.
Have to say we haven't found shower/ toilet blocks better than this. Immaculate. This year the wifi coverage has been greatly improved and, although expensive at £10 for 8 hours ( which goes in very quickly!), it is fast and reliable.
The site is beautifully laid out and, although there are dozens of static caravans, they are interspersed with trees and areas of woodland - we loved walking the dogs at night and negotiating the many twists and turns like some sort of maze, following our map! For our eight year old son there was a good play park and he could zoom about on his bike quite happily.
As a base for exploring the surrounding Lakes area I doubt if this site can be bettered. Ambleside is minutes away by car, and Hawkshead nearby. Chesters at Skelwith Bridge is a short walk ( don't miss it - for some reason we didn't discover it until this year!).
The only 'negative' we can think of doesn't reflect on the site however access to Skelwith Fold isn't perhaps for the nervous caravanner, the road out of Ambleside is tight and there's an interesting hill to negotiate back on to the main road. All said and done however it is just like anything else - as long as one takes one's time everything should be ok. We didn't find the site particularly cheap however we have to state that you get what you pay for, so we have no complaints.
In conclusion this really is a first rate site and one that we hope to return to time and time again. Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: October 2013 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Chriscable |
38 reviews from this member |
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What a great site. No idea why we not been before as it not that far away. Lots of statics to go through but worth it when you get up the far end. TV reception can be iffy but the ladies in the shop pointed me to the best place to set up. Toilet block clean and heated and showers have lots of space for drying and hanging things. At what other site would you walk to a shower block at 5.30 in the evening and find a large deer stood right outside. Two good pubs in walking distance - a dog lovers paradise. Great well stocked shop and really friendly staff. Will return
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