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Mains Farm Caravan And Campsite Eden Valley
Kirkoswald
Penrith
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA10 1DH
Tel: 01768 898342
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Pitches: 25
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 Outdoor Pool <1 mile |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2026 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 7 |
Travelling as: Extended family |
| Reviewer: GWTE |
45 reviews from this member |
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 Back again! This time with extended family and grandchildren. The grandchildren loved it especially the on site park, which is a magnet for many of the children on the site and a great place for making new friends.
For young children Ullswater and the opportunity for water sports is not too far away. Lowther castle, about half an hour away, is a good family day out with an extensive park which is suitable for a variety of ages.
As ever Robert and Julie are great hosts. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2025 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 15 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: GWTE |
45 reviews from this member |
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Back for yearly visit except this time for two separate holidays. One including the May Bank holiday and the other the last week in July. The second was with grandchildren.
One difference this year was what was described as Pizza and Beats evenings. These do not happen every weekend so you need to look out for them if it's your thing.
Basically you can order a pizza(very delicious) in advance and there is music from 7 until 9 p. M. There is also a bar on site for these evenings but I'm not sure what time it closed as we left almost immediately after the music both nights.
We really enjoyed the music and the atmosphere was lovely as there were all ages enjoying the festivities.
If you haven't tried this site yet I'd highly recommend it.
As ever Robert and Julie were great hosts.
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| Date of Visit: May 2024 |
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| Nights stayed: 9 |
Travelling as: Extended family |
| Reviewer: GWTE |
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Back for our annual get together this time with grandson for a few nights also.
There is a new camping/caravan field called the meadow which has lovely views over the valley.
There was plenty of hot water and the pressure was consistently good.
The facilities were kept very clean despite the weather being mixed.
As ever a Julie and Robert are great hosts.
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| Date of Visit: August 2023 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 5 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Chillout |
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Lovely campsite on working farm, great views.
Within a 20-30 minute walk to pub.
Lots of nearby walks.
Owners friendly/helpful.
Been here camping many times non EHU but alas their prices of £35 per night for 2 persons is in the main too expensive for us now 😢
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| Date of Visit: July 2023 |
Unit: Other |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: JW84 |
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Amazing stay. Have stayed here the last 2 summers and wow it gets better every time.
Firstly the location is a safe rural place with plenty to explore.
Kids loved the playground and mixing with the other children.
The river is nearby but safely far enough so the children can't get to it.
The honesty shop is a delight.
Showers and toilets are always clean and fresh.
Washing up facilities all over. Plenty of parking and excellent value for money.
The views are amazing. Campfires are lovely. I can't express how lovely this place is.
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| Date of Visit: July 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Extended family |
| Reviewer: Mischka |
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We have just spent another enjoyable 6 days on this site. We were pitched on the farm site which is level and the pitches are very spacious. It was very peaceful, we particularly like the fact that they have a no music policy.
The toilets and showers were always clean and warm and the dishwashing area always had hot water. There is a small honesty shop which sold sweets, cakes, eggs and other goodies.
The village is an easy 20 minute walk along the (quiet) road, and I gather that you can also walk to it along footpaths. We walked to the Crown Inn for a delicious evening meal. We cycled most days, there are some lovely quiet roads nearby but it is quite hilly! Nearby Lazonby has a community run outdoor swimming pool and a good sized Co-Op.
The location of this site is beautiful and as ever, the owners Julie and Rob were super friendly and helpful.
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Date of Visit: July 2023  |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Mikomi |
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Beautiful quiet,
Clean site.
Good size pitches
Very friendly owners,
One price, everything included with no hidden extras ( dog, awning, electric etc),
Good clean facilities, excellent,
Will definitely return
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| Date of Visit: June 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Susanccochrane |
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We first visited this site about 10 years ago when it was a CL and bunkhouse. Now it has around 50 pitches arranged in small fields so it doesn't feel like a big site and still has a CL in addition.
Showers toilet/laundry and WiFi room all excellent.
Location is good with walks off the site and a really helpful orientation leaflet given out on arrival. You can walk to the river Eden and swim in it and there are benches set up for picnicking or just enjoying the view.
We were on the CL which is now on the other side of the road from the main site so very peaceful except for the farm dogs!
This is a working sheep farm and the dogs are kept in a shed which is directly opposite the CL. I suspect their bouts of loud barking are not audible from elsewhere on the site but if you had a reactive dog it might be an issue.
The site owners seemed to be a bit stretched the weekend we were there so possibly need a few extra hands needed to keep up the high standards.
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| Date of Visit: May 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 10 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: GWTE |
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We were back again with friends for our annual visit. Mains Farm has been for us a great place to spend time.
We booked on line and found the process very easy. There are three caravan fields. One of which is adults only and three tent fields. The pitches are mainly level although you may need chocks on some of the pitches on the adult part.
The Farm site has had its entrance widened significantly and those with wider caravans will have no trouble getting through the gates.
All caravan pitches have16A electricity and roughly one water tap between each pitch.
There is free wifi available but you need to go to the wifi hub next to the house.
The TV signal was very good but this year the mobile signal was inconsistent. You will still need to time your shower visits well when the site is very busy unless you like cold showers. Early morning or later in the day there was no problem with the hot water.
The park was very popular with the children on site.
There is now a motor-home grey water emptying point on site.
The Fetherstone in Kirkoswald is good for drinks and food. Melmerby, which is not too far away has a good tearoom. There are also druid stones not too far from the campsite.
As ever the site owners, Robert and Julie, were fantastic.
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| Date of Visit: July 2022 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Desmon |
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This is an excellent site with excellent facilities - Good showers.
Clean toilets and sheltered washing up area.
The tent area was completely flat with good space between pitches.
Julia and Robert were very friendly and helpful hosts. An excellent site to explore the Eden Valley.
Our only suggestion would be to reserve one field as a quiet - Adult only- area
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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
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| Date of Visit: June 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Tigi |
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This was our first visit to Mains Farm and it was a fantastic experience.
It was a very busy weekend, celebrating the Platinum Jubilee, but the site was always tidy, with plentiful, clean facilities and plenty of hot water, including for washing up.
There was a bring your own picnic on Saturday, in a field by the river, with live music which the owners had organized.
The views from our pitch were spectacular, over the wild flower meadow to the river and beyond.
We will definitely return to this site to explore more of the area and to eat out again at The Fetherston Arms in the pretty village of Kirkoswald; the pies were amazing! We also used the community shop in Kirkoswald, they seem to stock most things, and have the daily newspapers.
The village is about a mile away from the site by road, which we felt safe walking along, or a bit longer along the river bank and permissive path through a field.
Thank you for a brilliant weekend.
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| Date of Visit: May 2021 |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
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| Reviewer: Ymac |
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Site with lovely views. Great facilities and very safe during covid restrictions.
Well maintained and super friendly to adults children and dogs.
Baby lambs to see close up and great experience for kids. Town near by and good attractions close. Plenty of paths if you fancy a longer walk to nearby to towns when pubs are open.
Our third time here and it won't be our last.
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| Date of Visit: September 2020 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 10 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Mgrmn2 |
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Made welcome on arrival at site by owner. Was shown facilities which included 6 showers and toilets situated in 2 buildings.
Toilets and showers were clean with plenty of hot water. Site itself was a large field with EHU and individual water pipes to each pitch.
It was peaceful and relaxing with lovely views of the countryside. The road at certain times was extremely busy with farm vehicles but site is on a working farm with other farms close by
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| Date of Visit: August 2020 |
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| Nights stayed: 8 |
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| Reviewer: GWTE |
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Payment is taken by bank transfer before you arrive. As you enter the site there is a notice board, which tells you which pitch you have.
We stayed on the Farm site and there are two other caravan fields as well as at least two camping fields. There are also camping pods and bunkhouses.
Pitches on the Farm Site are arranged around the outside and all are grass except for one hardstanding. The pitches are well spaced out and there are four fresh water taps in the field. EHU is 16amp. The field in front of the caravans is large.
The mobile phone signal was good but the wifi was not so good this year.
The children’s play park was open.
There are two toilet blocks with a total of at least 8 toilets and 8 showers (there may be more) and the possibility of hiring one of 4 private bathrooms. The facilities were cleaned at least 6 times a day. There were no restrictions on how many were using the facilities and there were reminders to socially distance. It may be an idea to time your visit to the showers, as there could be a drop in water pressure during peak times-the site was full whilst we were there. There was hand sanitizer outside of the toilets and showers and next to the CDP and waste disposal.
This site is ideally situated outside of the Lake District and there is an outdoor swimming pool in the village of Lazonby, although I did not check to see if it was open due to the pandemic.
Julie and Robert, who run the site, are really good owners.
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| Date of Visit: August 2020 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: Tasbu4 |
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, even though the weather was a little wet and windy the views are amazing!
The owners were very accommodating and nothing was too much trouble for them. They also know some great walks and the fire pits are a must for watching the sunset.
Very clean and lots of hand sanitiser around the site helping to keep you safe through COVID-19.
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