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Hillcroft Park
Roe Head Lane
Pooley Bridge
Penrith
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA10 2LT
Tel: 01768 486363
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Pitches: 57 Tourer/Motorhome 91 Tent
Open: 01/03/2026 to 06/01/2027
01/03/2027 to 06/01/2028
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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 |
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 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
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 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
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 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 |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile |
| 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: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: TheKings |
6 reviews from this member |
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 Almost forced to the site due to not booking anything in Windermere early enough in mid July with kids off.
We pre-booked a tent pitch with EHU, warm welcome on arrival and were shown to our pitch. It was a lovely sunny Saturday lunchtime. Site already very full.
The pitch did have a slight slope, which forced us to pitch slightly different to normal, was only minor though and not off-putting.
Nice walk down to the lake, through pooley bridge, which seemed well equipped, we popped into one of camping shops for ground sheet repair kit, seemed well stocked.
Lovely evening on site but noise did continue well past 11pm, no one seemed to care. 2 families together pitched adjacent to us were the culprits, could hear them talking and laughing till almost 1.
Heavy rain started overnight and basically continued till our departure on the Tues, despite the heavy rain, no water loggin on site that we saw.
Plenty of water points, washing up areas clean.
Toilet and shower blocks clean too and never had to queue despite it being peak time.
Browsed in shop, seemed to have everything you may need.
Would re-visit. But we do prefer to go to new places every time. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Dancinglilly |
2 reviews from this member |
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Just come back from 6 days at this site, and definitely will be returning. Lovely site with clean toilets, showers and washing up facilities. Playground was brill we couldn't keep our girls away rom it.
Five mins walk there is a little town called pooley bridge which has 3 pubs, a camping shop and a couple of little nic-nac shops. The EHU pitches are slightly sloped, but not a major problem. All the staff were friendly and very helpful. One member of staff gave me some of his own washing powder to save me bying a full box for one wash.
All in all fantastic site and will be returning and recommending.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Barkspoor |
52 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here over the whit hols and found it a lovely campsite. Situated just outside the village of Pooley bridge(5 min walk)with lovely views of surrounding country side.
Ehu tent pitches were on a slight slope but not too bad.
Toilet facilities a little dated but were clean.
Washing up facilities also clean.
Small shop on site which sold the basics (including chilled beer) and staff were very friendly.
Not cheap £27 for 2 adults and 2 children per night but you are paying for the location here. Ten min walk to lake ullswater where you can take a steamer to surrounding areas or hire a motor boat to enjoy the lake or enjoy food and wine in all 3 of the village pubs.
Would use site again as its location is perfect and the site has a quiet and relaxed feel and although busy over the weekend didn't feel too over crowded.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Gemsy |
1 review from this member |
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This was my first visit to this campsite but my partner has been here several times. Its a lovely site with very friendly staff and the prices were pretty good compared to some of the surrounding sites.
There is a huge park which kept our 3yr old entertained! there are two shower and toilet blocks with washing up facilities, it was a brilliant weekend and very enjoyable for our sons first camping trip! The showers are a little out of date and in need of a lick of paint and are a little bit of a squish not much room for showering and then drying and getting dressed.
This and the fact that they do tend to pack the tents in on the main field, so I can imagine in high season its pretty cramped are the only downsides to this site.
Its only a short walk into Pooley bridge which is a nice little town with nice pubs, a post office, a couple of little nik nak gift shops and a outdoor clothing shop. Its also only a short walk to the lake and steam boats. Its a great family friendly site and they cannot do enough to help.
We loved our weekend here and will definitely be back!
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mikeysken |
2 reviews from this member |
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My girlfriend and I have stayed at this site on multiple occasions in the last 2 years. It is an excellent site for camping with friendly owners and occupants, both in static and tent units. The site is situated with good views over Ullswater and surrounding fields and behind there is immediate access on the fells.
The toilet and shower block is slightly dated but is well maintained. The shop is licenced and provides tokens for the washing laundry facilities.
Pubs are less than 10 mins walk into Pooleybridge where there is a decent selection among the three main pubs for food/beverages. Recommend that you try the Lamb in the Pooleybridge Inn - Amazing value and portion sizes as we had so much left over we managed to get a doggy bag that fed our dog twice the day thereafter!
Noise is confined to what it ought to be in the Lakes - birds and livestock in neighbouring fields. I would highly recommend this site to anyone wishing for a relaxing and enjoyable stay.
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| Date of Visit: April 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Miffin |
9 reviews from this member |
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Arrived at site in the most appalling conditions. Bucketing rain and gale force winds. On the motorway en-route, our skylight blew off. Hence soaking the inside of the van. The warden was most helpful. He climbed on top of the van for us with a dustbin lid and held it down with a brick! Everything was soaked though. We tried the tv but it would not work. As regard the site and the reception, it was excellent. Fortunately the next day the sun came out. We went for a walk and when we got back to the van the key would not fit. So, we had to drill a small hole in the window to prize it open. And then sent one of the kids through to open the door. There was some nice things for the kids to play on and the showers\toilets etc were above average. Handy little shop on site for essentials.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Steambuff |
2 reviews from this member |
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Had a week on the site and loved it. Has a fantastic play area (Kept the kids out the way whilst we pitched). And the staff were very friendly (As you would expect in the lake district).
The only let down was one of the toilet block was a bit old fashioned and they cleaned it at 8 o'clock every morning (Just when you wanted to use it). However there are two toilet blocks on the site soa littlewalk tothe other oneisnot too much of a problem, so don't let it put you off.
There is also a very well stocked shop on the site (AND IT'S LICENCED).
The village of Pooley Bridge is only 1/4 of a mile away and there are three very nice pubs, a post office and village store. There is a lovely walk along side the lake from Pooley and your within walking distance from the site to catch one of the Ulswater Steamers.
To sum up it's a smashing site and are looking forward to next seasons holiday there.
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| Date of Visit: May 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Andy b35 |
10 reviews from this member |
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Went on bank holiday good site very easy to pitch but site is on a hill so level pitches will be hard to find.well stocked shop and the village is nice. Cash point available in the post office /shop for those like me that never take a lot of cash with them. Good selection of pubs and the playground on the park is really good.
As for attractions nearby we looked at the Reghead center and Alpaca and to be honest they were pretty poor but that's our opinion. There is also an ostrich farm and castles to visit all within 30 miles.
Good trip in general but think you will need to provide your own entertainment for children in poor weather. The views are some of the best I've seen. I would describe it as a good family site. 7/10
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Littleleppie |
1 review from this member |
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I found this campsite really friendly. We were a group (not usually allowed on the camp site) but they took pity on us and allowed us to stay. We were probably the quietest of everyone staying there.
The staff were very friendly, the shower and toilet facilities were great and to top it off it had a fantastic field on site to play football.all be it a very sloping pitch.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Nicky and matt |
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We have stayed here several times before and always enjoyed it. Have stayed at Easter and in the summer and although it's been fairly busy, it's still been enjoyable. Last time didn't enjoy it quite as much as it was August bank holiday weekend and it was far too busy. People tripping over tent ropes etc, big queues for showers, but any other time it's very enjoyable. Plenty of showers - which are free which is a bonus, free to use your hairdryers, good little shop on site, great location as only short walk to village and very friendly owners. Much nicer than the bigger sites on the shore of Ullswater. Big thumbs up!
Definitely worth a trip, just not August Bank Holiday - it says no groups but a massive group of families all arrived separately then all got together in the evening and ended up fighting at 2am!
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