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Site in itself was not one of the best, one of the deciding factors to visit it was the lakeside pitches, and when we arrived we weren't even offered one, but saw that there we lots of empty pitches. There were absolutely no lights in the toilet block on the first night, which made it thouroughly unpleasant. Luckily by the second day the lights were on in the toilet block and it had been cleaned. Unfortunatly the number of showers in the ladies (2) meant that we were left waiting for almost half an hour and resorted to washing in the lake. Had a lovely stay eventually but not helped by dirty toilets, matter-of-fact staff and dissappointment of not getting a lakeside pitch. Worth a visit, but not for the site, just it's location.
Stayed at Low Wray as part of a group from work. We travelled there separately as our homes are in different places. Unfortunately this was not appreciated by one of the wardens who insisted that we should have arrived together which would have been a logistical nightmare. I get the impression that the campsite is for backpackers rather than anyone with a car. Cars have to be parked separately from the tents. I learned this the hard way, as the warden was also not too impressed that I had parked my car right next to my tent, not appreciating that when we arrived it was raining hard and I needed to get my bedding etc into the tent dry and blow up my airbed using a compressor powered from the car’s cigarette lighter. Obviously we didn’t feel very welcome As for the site, we stayed in a separate group area, which was nice for privacy, but you had a choice of pitching either on stony soil or tree roots, all above rocky ground. Nice if you want to bend tent pegs. The toilet block had the basics, although one urinal overflowed every time it flushed and the lights inside the block only came on when it got dark, which made it very gloomy inside during daylight hours. If it was up to me to choose Low Wray as a camp site, I would have given it a wide berth. I can forgive the awful weather, but the site could have been more friendly, with better pitches where you could take your car and facilities, even if they have to be basic.
OK nice site but not really for me and my partner. We had no car so we had a mile and bit walk to bus stop(good service thou). Or 3 miles to Ambelside or hawk head(good walk). The toilet block are coming to end of there working life I think I need to refitted and better lighting put in. The site was nice a quiet. no elecly hook up . Is more suitable for short stay for family groups who don't mind the more basic toilet.
The campsite was quite pleasant. The views pleasant and fairly quiet. However, it is a fair walking distance (2 mile walk) from the nearest town but there is a bus service - 505, that is around a mile walk to get to. The area around the site lacks any entertainment and we were rather disappointed by the fact that there are no footpaths that take you around the lake nearest to the site.
The toilets lack modernization, went the lights are turned off, they are quite dingy.
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
First the positive - the lakeside pitches looked lovely, with tents pitched amongst trees and looking out over Lake Windermere. We saw the lakeside area at night, and with the lights from Ambleside Marina twinkling over the water, it was a lovely site. However, the site itself is disappointing. It works on a first come, first served basis, with arrivals catered for from 13.00 to 20.00hr. We arrived at about 13.45, joined a queue and registered. So far,so good. The lakeside area was full, as was the adjacent sites. We had to go "over the bridge" to three small fields. The ground is very uneven and there are no marked pitches. You do a kind of "free for all", whilst making sure that all the tents are at least 6m apart. Although we arrived early, we still had trouble finding two spots for our (small) tents. The wardens do not ask the size of the tents, and there were some big tents taking up a lot of room. Fortunately I am not bad at maths and managed to locate my tent 6m equidistant from 4 other tents. The wardens enforce the 6m rule reasonably well. The ground is very uneven and fairly rocky, so finding a spot 6m from anyone else on a piece of ground that is not on too great a slope or too rocky is quite tricky. Then comes the fun of trying to hammer in the tent pegs. The soil is about 5cm deep over what appears to be solid rock. In the end we bent the tent pegs into hoops and fastened the loosest ones down with the spare rocks. The site itself is about 3 miles from Ambleside, too far to walk and I would not fancy cycling on the narrow and very busy roads. This means driving into Ambleside, a lovely village, but with quite expensive parking. (It is free after 6pm in the smaller car parks. Beware of the temporary car park as this charges in the evening and closes at 10pm) The toilet blocks and showers were dark during the day, and were not cleaned every day. They quickly became rather smelly and unpleasant. The showers were of the swimming pool variety i.e they turned themselves off after about 1min. There is no separation between the shower and the area for your clothes, which means that your clothes get wet whilst you shower. There is nowhere to put your clothes whilst you shower.The water for washing and washing up was cold. If all you want to do is to stay on the site and spend your time on the lake, and you are not too fussy about the toilets, then this is the site for you. My daughters and I wanted to go fell walking, and to spend the evenings in Ambleside, and this site was inconvenient for both fell walking and for staying out in the evening. In addition, after a day on the fells, we wanted a good shower, which we did not get.
Once we found this site and pitched up on a faily even piece of ground we had a pleasant stay. There isn't much to do near by and the access to the lake is limited. It was very busy during our stay and it was very noisy. I would recommend that you think twice, if you are staying in Vic's meadow, to pitch anywhere near the toilet block as the door to it slams everytime it is opened, not good for a restful sleep! The site is well maintained but there is a lack of natural light in the toilet block by day and they could be cleaned more than once a day when the site is full.
Visited at the weekend, site full by about 6pm on Friday. There are 2 options, Vic's meadow which is a field and looked pretty bumpy and Ransom's which is the shore side pitch. Vic's meadow is right next to where the cars are parked and therefore do not have to carry bags too far. A lot of the tents looked as though they were pitched on a slope, although there were a few flat areas. The toilet block is situated between Vic's and Ransom's and is pretty basic but generally clean. Ransom's is more scrubby underfoot and is in the trees, running down to the shore. Not all pitches have a view of the lake. There is a limitation on the number of tents allowed in this area at the moment and so it is well spaced out and quiet. This makes it worth the extra cash, rather than the lakeside pitch, unless you can secure a pitch right next to the lake. The 6 metre rule between tents is rigidly enforced!
We stayed at Ransom's and it was quiet both nights, apart from wildlife. This is a lovely spot for simple camping but don't expect too many creature comforts! At most expect to have to carry your kit 60-70 metres from car.
The Drunken Duck is a 5-10 minute drive and highly recommended for a drink. Ambleside is 10-15 minutes by car.
Disappointed with this campsite. Paid the extra £5 premium for a "lakeside" pitch, but found nothing but lack of grass or unlevel pitches.
Long walk to the toilets and no natural light, the toilets themselves were very smelly and dark.
Plagued with flies around over pitch and when we found the bins, we found them to be over flowing with bin bags! not really good on a hot June summers day!.
As said previously in other reviews, not allowed to park car next to pitch, this can be a problem in the dark. As you cannot see your car.
This is a fantastically situated site. The main pitching area is split into two, lakeside and main field (the lake side is £5 per night more). It is not very well sign posted from the main Ambleside road so a map is advisable. The site for the most part is very quiet as really there is nothing roundabout. Childrens facilities are minimal and there are no walks or anythin along the lake side which was a little dissapointing.
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
As expected this National Trust site has good facilities. The wash facilities are excellent and well lit. There are extensive recycling facilities and the pitches are fair if a little lacking in grass. The location is excellent for setting into the lakes and its nice to be by the edge of the lake.
The wardens are vigilant and perhaps sometimes too vigilant. We were woken by a warden insisting to see our tickets at nine in the morning.He hadn't even checked our guy ropes (of which each tent only has two!) where the tickets were clearly displayed, as per the instructions on the back. All in all a good site for families and newbies but this kind of attitude will keep more traditional campers away.
Vics Meadow area is ok to pitch on if you can find a level spot and not one that is on quite abit of a slope. Car parking nearby is a pain as you have to carry all your equipment and stuff and can be quite a trek. There was a lack of natural lighting in the toilet block and not artificial lighting at night even though there were lights up.
June 2005 Just got back from a few days at low wray. Weather could not have been better. As always its a great base for exploring the lakes, the facilities were excellent, however i was a little annoyed at the £5 premium rate for a lakeside pitch, but can understand the reason for this . Though the site wardens are very helpful they informed us there may be a charge at this site for the use of inflatables.
May 2005 Low Wray is in great setting in the lake district its quite a twisty drive from the main road in ambleside but the signs are clear enough to find it.
We paid for a lake side pitch but there was only a few places right next to the lake so you have to turn up quite early to get a decent pitch.
The toilet block and shower block are right in the middle of the campsite so there is quite good access, but they could do with a good clean.
The only downside to the campsite is the lack of grassy areas near the lake for you to pitch yur tent. When we attempted to pitch we found that we couldnt get all the pegs in due to lots of rocks in the ground, and we were forever moving our tent around to find some grass with no rocks,this was a bit frustrating.
But all in all we had a great weekend in the lake distict and I would recomend coming here for a weekend or short break.
May 2005 Got lucky and pitched right next to the lake. Nice view. Especially in the morning at sunrise. It's an extra £5 so think twice whether it is for you before you rush over there. Why? Well, the lakeside view is the sites chief selling point but staying in the main area is cheaper, easier to unload the gear, the ground quality is way better, less flies - away from the water and it is much closer to the toilets and playground.
Although we didn't stay in the main area, I kinda wished we had because for me, the view from where I pitched our tent wasn't quite enough to make it worth the hassle. Apart from that, the facilities where clean, the staff polite and there was always hot water. One thing, don't be tempted to turn up early to get the best spot. Reception opens at 1.00pm. Not 12.30, or even 12.55... 1.00pm on the dot. You cannot get on the site even to wait until you have the card they issue on payment.
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Tent Pitches 
No Caravans 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
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 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming On Site 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire On Site 
No Golf 
Tennis <5 miles 
No Beach 
Watersports On Site 
Boat Launch / Mooring On Site 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Lakeside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Site in itself was not one of the best, one of the deciding factors to visit it was the lakeside pitches, and when we arrived we weren't even offered one, but saw that there we lots of empty pitches. There were absolutely no lights in the toilet block on the first night, which made it thouroughly unpleasant. Luckily by the second day the lights were on in the toilet block and it had been cleaned. Unfortunatly the number of showers in the ladies (2) meant that we were left waiting for almost half an hour and resorted to washing in the lake. Had a lovely stay eventually but not helped by dirty toilets, matter-of-fact staff and dissappointment of not getting a lakeside pitch. Worth a visit, but not for the site, just it's location. 
