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This is a beautiful rural site, set in stunning surroundings, with mature trees, animals and basic but perfectly good facilities.
We camped in the 'meadow field' which is smaller and more broken-up by a stream and trees. It was flat enough, with worn areas for pitching, and use of fire pits which you have to hire from the owner and buy his wood. These gave a great fire every night.
We found showers, washing-up and toilets were good: lots of hot water and no queueing, though the site was relatively quiet despite it being a bank holiday.
The owner is very pleasant and helpful, and has a well-stocked little shop on site for milk, fresh eggs and foodstuffs.
The site is by a main road, but we didn't find the road noise a problem; the cockerel and sheep were far noisier! There are lovely walks from the site including to a pub, and it is a short drive from the centre of Keswick.
Reading through the other reviews it makes me wonder if we are reviewing the same site!? Well, one man's meat is another man's gravy!
While the facilities are perfectly acceptable - they are in very old buildings rather than modern - they had down sides: we had to queue for the showers despite the site being comparatively quiet.
Along side that is that the showers, well 2 of the three, are of the 'push button' type. Now while I don't have a problem with that type of shower - 14 SECONDS between pushes could be viewed as a bit flipping excessive!
Further, while the toilets were all kept as clean as could be reasonably expected there were only 4 - of which two were unisex. 4 toilets on a site which claims 50 pitches? Hmmm. Not sure on that one.
As far as noise goes, it greatly depends on where you are pitched. The site, being a farm, is quite rambling and spread out and there are bits where noise from the A66 could be an issue.
Final 'gripe'. This has got to be the wettest site we've ever been on; when we arrived we were told by the owner that, prior to our arrival, it had rained solid for about 6 days. It showed. We were lucky in that the tent has a 'bathtub' groundsheet - and bathtubs float!
Exaggeration? Well, when you walked across the grass the ground was so wet that the water would come up to the surface and, within about three paces, your feet were wet. I had taken the rock pegs (this is, after all the Lake District!) and to get some sort of purchase in the ground, ended up using the 15' long snow pegs instead!
Having said all that - it's, unlike so many sites these days, reasonably priced; the shop holds all the absolute basics you might need; the nearby pub is a gentle stroll and perfectly acceptable; the location is handy for travel and some of the views from the site are so stunning as to almost make everything else irrelevant!
We arrived in Daisy the campervan which we had hired from Rainbow camper hire in nearby Keswick ( a lot nearer than we'd realised to be honest!) not know anything about the world of hard standings etc having tented for many years.
The shale pitch was easily big enough for the van and awning which was good considering the ground is still very muddy.
The facilities were good and cleaned regularly, housed in old farm buildings. The washing up area had plenty of hot water and their was an area for drying gear.
We didn't make use of the campfire which was the main reason we booked largely because the pub and shutting the van door with the heater on was more attractive at the time!
The owners were helpful and friendly and there seemed to be plenty for the 'free range kids' to do but again the inevitable April mud slowed them down.
The various farm animals and fantastic views would definitely put this site on our go again list along with the three friendly pubs with good food up the lane. The road that goes past is a busy A road and has the noise that goes with it, but I personally don't it detracts from the site. We'll be back for a proper explore and burn when the ground hardens up!
Views of Skiddaw are amazing and having a campfire under the stars makes this a better option for us than some of the more manicured sites nearby. You have to make the choice between lots of facilities (extra loos and showers) and the more rustic farm site, but this has excellent facilities for a farm site. Three showers, free and always hot. Two are push button with temperature control (never seen this combination before) and there is a decent amount of time between each 'press'. Third is a standard electric shower with constant flow, but the cubicle is smaller and more awkward. Male and female loos in the main building and two unisex in the lower barn.
Think that queues likely if the site was busy, but we never had to queue all week. Always clean and spotless.
Others have voiced a preference for the meadow field but we preferred the open field with glorious views of Skiddaw. It wasn't overcrowded and plenty of space between tents. Caravans all clustered in one corner (about 6 of them). We camped by the road but very little traffic. You can hear the A66 but again, not intrusive. It was the owls that kept me awake!
Three good pubs in 15 min walking distance, and recommend Nichol End Marina for canoe hire on Derwent Water - really friendly and good rates.
We booked to stay 4 nights over the bank holiday weekend.
The owner was really friendly and very helpful considering he was so busy that weekend. Nothing was too much trouble for him and always took time to talk and ask how we were.
The views from our site were superb with a real sense of back to nature.
Although the site was very busy for the first 3 nights I don't think I every waited for more than a minute or two for the toilets.
We had our own shower but the time I did use the shower facilities to wash my hair they seemed really clean with lovely hot water.
The fire pits to use for a great facility and really made you think you were back in the Girl Guides!
We only had one problem of kids chucking footballs and causing a nuisance near our van/fire pit but the owner dealt with that incident calmly and swiftly which I was really impressed with.
The camp site had a shop on site where you could stock up with essentials.
There was a lovely hotel/pub just along the road which was a great place to go and have a drink. Braithwaite (1 mile approx)also had a wonderful village store with all sorts of yummy things.
If you want a back to nature experience with good clean facilities at hand then this is the place to go.
We would definitely return to Lanefoot Farm again!
We visited this site on recommendation and weren't disappointed. The owner apologised for being busy, and busy it was but there was plenty of space for every one. I loved the views of Skiddaw and Winlatter. The A66 was seconds away but it was just a dull murmur in the background.
Back to the site being busy, we never had to queue for the toilets or showers, in fact the only queue was for the washup sinks. The nearest pub is 5 mins walk away and Keswick is a 10 min drive. We will be back next year
Just come back from a lovely relaxing 10 days at Lanefoot. It was lovely to be back here, and very nice to see the owners again.
This year we had lovely sunny days and no rain, the site was fully booked, but we weren't on top of each other. It is better to book your spot.
There was no waiting for showers and toilets, they are kept lovely and clean by the owner. The shop always stocks the basics in case you have forgot something, this year there was homemade cupcakes by the owner, already put in order for next year.
If you are looking for peace and quiet and fantastic views, then this is the place for you, you will be made welcome by the owners.
You are not very far from Keswick town centre, which had lots of shops and restaurants, cafe's etc, but try and avoid going on Bank Holiday weekends, as its manic.
Can't wait to book again for next year, love being there, its like being with family and you are always made welcome.
This is our second visit to this campsite having loved the site and location last year.
The site is located approx 2. 5-3 miles from Keswick. We stayed at the bottom of the Meadow Field adjacent to the beck. This field has a small copse and areas left long with grasses and wildflowers. There are also two camping pods and shepherds hut available for hire. There are two further open fields located across the lane. However, beware of the midges! – pack plenty of citronella candles and insect repellent!
Well stocked shop on site selling camping essentials and fresh eggs from the free range chickens. Toilets/showers are in converted barns/outbuildings and consist of two womens/two mens toilets at the main farmhouse plus two self contained washrooms in the Low Barn. There are three showers (always hot and free) plus a washbasin in a cubicle. Drying room with three washing up sinks. We only had to wait a few times for the loo/shower and that was over the second weekend but the site was full! Friendly helpful owners Gareth and Helen were always on hand.
One of the big pluses with the site is that you can have a campfire – the farmer Gareth brings over an old car wheel in his wheelbarrow and the only condition is that you have to buy the logs from him - £5 per bag for kiln dried logs – this is well worth doing and adds to the traditional camping experience!
The site is walkable/cycleable along the cycle path via Portinscale. The X4 bus to Cockermouth (hourly) can be caught outside Booths in Keswick and will stop outside the site; there are also ample taxis at reasonable prices. Its about ½ mile walk into Braithwaite where there are three pubs, all serving food – we ate in The Royal Oak and were very impressed with the food.
This year the weather was significantly better - we climbed Skiddaw via Jenkin Hill (don’t attempt it via Dodd Wood – very hairy!), hired a Canadian canoe at Derwent Water and picnicked on one of the islands, cycled the Three Rivers Ride and did Go Ape at Grizedale Forest. We still have loads to do so will be going back next year!
My husband, dog and I recently spent a fabulous holiday here in the meadow field relaxing in front of our fire and listening to the neighbouring sheep - heaven. The facilities are fairly basic as you would expect in a farm but perfectly adequate and the location is superb.
The local pubs are a short, pretty stroll away along the lane and offer great food is you don't fancy cooking your own. The shepherd's hut looked great and we would certainly consider returning to stay in it out of season.
Myself, my husband and our dog Brucie stayed here from 7th-10th July. The site is really easy to find, and only a 10min drive from Keswick town centre.
We were told to pitch in the camping field, which I was slightly disappointed about as I had been hoping to stay in the meadow field. The views from the camping field soon cheered me up though, absolutely stunning! The pitches up there were fairly large, and not too sloping. When we arrived there were already quite a few tents there, and so we weren't left with much choice of pitch, but we found one we were happy with backing onto the trees.
The facilities are good for a working farm, a small shop at reception selling essentials (slightly pricey, but no more than expected) a couple of toilets near reception, a washing up area and drying room, with local information brochures and maps, 3 unisex showers (free with plenty of hot water!) and a single basin. There are also a couple of toilets in the barn, which is closer to the camping field for those night time trips! The facilities were cleaned regularly, and there was a mop and bucket by the showers so you could clean the floor of your muddy foot prints once you have finished (not everyone seems to do this unfortunately!) The only niggle I had is that there were no hand dryers or hand towels in order to dry your hands. This wasn't a problem whilst we were there as the weather was really warm, however I can't help but think it would annoy me if it were cold outside!
The site has a freezer to re-freeze your blocks, unfortunately they do charge 20p per block for the privilege!
The owner was very pleasant and helpful, he even helped me out with some milk of his own one morning, as the milk man had failed to deliver the milk he sells in the shop!
The site does allow camp fires and provides a wheel rim to have them in as long as you buy wood from them, £5 a bag, which will do one evening, this can make for quite an expense though if you have a fire every night!
We will definitely visit this site again, it is a great base for exploring the Keswick area, Derwent lake is lovely and the fells are on your doorstep! Next time though I will request a meadow field pitch to experience that side of the camp site.
We selected this campsite based on the other reviews - in particular of the showers and toilets.
I couldn't believe my eyes when we arrived. We had booked by phone. My first impression was it was overcrowded and scruffy. The camping fields are obviously left as nature intended, weeds and all. We ended up in the middle of the big field. I felt like I was crammed into someone's back garden rather than in the lake district. The slope was only just bearable - everything slipping down all the time. And of course when sleeping it was unavoidable to slide to the edge of the tent thus making the inner touch the outer and get wet. Boy did we have rain. With hindsight we should have pitched it the other way round.
Then for the toilets. Oh dear! Awful Awful Awful! 4 individual toilets for ladies each with a tiny sink with taps so large you can't get your hand in - let alone wash your face in it. Only one had hot water. One toilet had a grid in the middle of the floor which stank and had horrible looking gunky stuff between the slits. YUK. YUK. The floors were constantly wet and muddy. Have they never heard of doormats? The washing up was good - 3 sinks but mind the step as you turn to leave or you will fall off! No views to wash up to. Through a doorway at the back of the washing up room are the shower rooms. I use the term loosely. There are 2 small individual shower rooms on one side and one on the other and a individual sink room - which has a shaver and a normal socket. The smell in the sink room was so bad I couldn't stay in long enough to have a wash. The underfloor heating in the showers didn't seem to have any effect on the wet floors. Only one shower has an adjustable height and that one was also the best for temperature control. The other two were very hot. I heard several people commenting on this. There were far too many people on the campsite for the number of toilets and the totally inadequate washing facilities - note I do not mean dishwashing which seemed to cope ok with the demand.
Due to the haphazard pitching there was not a good area for children to play without disturbing other campers. The site was very noisy both from camping revellers and the road. The little road outside the campsite is a bus route and seems to have a regular service! All adding to the ambiance.
There was no 'nice grass' to pitch on so of course with that and the rain the tent came home with a lot of mud on it.
On the plus side, there is free wifi when you are near the toilets and it is a bt wifi hotspot. There were chicks which the children could freely pick up and a horse in the field and stable which they could stroke.
The shop was well stocked but after my daughter asked for a £1 to buy a large bottle of sprite to share with her friends and then came back with a 500ml bottle we didn't buy anything further.
We had an open fire which was nice but be aware you could easily get through the £5 bag of wood in an evening.
We went to Whinlatter forest which was nice enough. Good play areas for the kids. Exorbitantly expensive to park if you only wanted a walk.
Overall it was not at all relaxing and I definitely will not be going back.
Me and My friends spent 3 nights here and was the perfect site for what I had planned for us for the weekend. The views of Whinlatter and the Skiddaw Massif from our pitch was just majestic and I got some very picturesque photo's of our camp!
It was the perfect base for our plans as it is just a 5-10 minute drive from Keswick TC where we boarded the Derwent boat from the launch to conquer the family favourite Catbells not to mention all the other great stuff Keswick has to offer. We had brilliant weather during the day however it persistently rained for 2 of the nights and found the site drained very well.
The site shop had all the essentials needed for a happy camp including marshmallows for roasting on the open fire pits which are provided by the campsite and the site staff were very polite.
The toilet and shower facilities were also as good as you would expect if not better from a farm campsite. Overall a brilliant stay and will definitely be back again in the not too distant future. Many thanks Lanefoot Farm from a very happy camper.
We stayed for the first two weeks of the summer holiday. Lovely site that is a work in progress but the progress is being made quite quickly. Gareth and the family are delightful & knowledgeable.
Clearly we were blessed this summer with the weather which always helps. Everyday we were out walking and what a beautiful place to walk. We purchased a pocket guide of walks around Keswick by Richard Hallewell which made exploring very easy and I would strongly recommend getting a copy if Gareth has replenished his stock of it.
Children loved the site even though there were no clubhouses, play grounds etc. Back to the basics of making friends on the site and exploring, which they did a lot of even after some challenging walks.
All in all a really enjoyable time had by all and wouldn't hesitate to return to the site if we went back to that part of the Lakes.
My wife and I stayed here from the 7th - 13th July. It's an easy site to find being half a mile from the A66. We stayed in the camping field although would have preferred to be in the meadow area as it offers more privacy.
The facilities near the reception amount to :- 2 ladies toilets and a gents toilet/2 latrines, a washup area (3 sinks) connecting to 3 showers and a washroom (all unisex). With a further 2 toilets behind the low barn adjacent to the recycling area (we weren't made aware of these, we discovered them towards the end of our stay).
The reception also doubled up as a small on site shop where you can purchase various necessities including firewood, also a freezer to refreeze your cold blocks.
The site owners were around most of the time ensuring the facilities were kept clean without appearing to be too highly visible.
The site is only a few miles from Keswick, offering everything you would expect of a bustling town and only half a mile from the nearest pub (real beers, lagers and what looked like a reasonable menu).
When we camp we like to have a fire and enjoy some space around us and as we arrived on Sunday afternoon this is what we found. As the weekend approached (Friday) the place began to fill up rapidly, to the point where we were wondering where the site owner was thinking of putting any more new arrivals. Although not overcrowded, very busy would be a polite description.
If I were to return to this area of the Lakes in the future, I would seriously consider returning to this site but only if I were guaranteed an out of the way place in the meadow.
We visited this campsite for a 10 day Summer break. Whilst we had a terrific time exploring the Lake District, this site was anything but idyllic. Fields were badly kept & cramped, too many campers were on site at any one time, facilities were at best basic, nothing was kept clean and main toilet block being adjacent to rubbish area was just shocking. Even the water supplies to toilets (never mind drinking water taps) were overhead and hanging from bits of string. In the searing heat, this meant water was permanently warm. When we arrived the pitch we had booked (for a large tourer with awning) wasn't catered for as we were shown to a single hardstanding with a substantial drop to a small piece of grass which would never have sufficed. We were offered an alternative, but that was wedged tightly between two other tourers, and far from ideal. What's more, views from this site are not amazing- I had imagined it to be breathtaking, but its not. I could go on- toilets blocked and left, rubbish overflowing from bins and left, unisex showers with poor doors, leaking standing pipes, poor communications from the owners and not particularly friendly welcome on site, etc. I do not recommend this to anyone unless they want to be disappointed. Its obvious from my review that we will never return. It is the first time we have ever written a bad review in years of caravanning, so readers take heed!
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
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 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
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 <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <1 mile 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <1 mile 
Beach <10 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
This is a beautiful rural site, set in stunning surroundings, with mature trees, animals and basic but perfectly good facilities. 
