Wallace Lane Farm

From £20 For 1 night, 5 adults 9.8 460 reviews
Motorhome on hardstanding pitch (added by visitor 05 Oct 2020)
Pitch 22 (added by visitor 15 sep 2021)
View of the site (added by manager 14 jul 2018)
Safari tent (added by manager 29 nov 2022)

  • Quiet hillside farm site in west Cumbria with views to the sea
  • Coast, lakes, hill walks and mountain biking within 40 minutes' drive
  • Around five minutes' drive to Caldbeck for pub, cafés and shop
Blecogo… Red Dial… Theckthwaite Beck… There are some fine place names in this part of Cumbria and some fine spots to stop in, too. Wallace Lane Farm can't compete in the intriguing name stakes but it's certainly a winner on the fine spot front. The views from this farm are spectacular: the Irish Sea, the Solway Firth, the first of the Galloway hills. Whatever you're looking at, and whichever parts of this fab area you're visiting, you'll likely appreciate the laundry and drying room as well as the hot showers in the heated washrooms. And at the end of your day of exploring, you can sit round a campfire or grill your bangers on a barbecue – both are welcome and there are two washing-up areas for pots and pans. It's just over five minutes' drive from the farm to Caldbeck, which has a pub with food and two cafés as well as a shop for supplies. Perhaps you could pick up a picnic and wander through the village along the banks of the Caldew river? If you're into fishing, day permits are available on many of the rivers and streams of the surrounding area; the Wampool, Waver and Ellen are favourites for those seeking trout and salmon.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 15
Tent sites 10
Travel trailer sites 10
Rent a tent 1
RV sites 10
Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Thoroughly enjoyed ate stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Louise M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Cleanliness of site and facilities.

Disliked: Wi fi signal weak at top of site

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Excellent place to stay

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Stuart D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely peaceful site with excellent facilities. Wide well serviced pitches. Showers and toilets are maintained to a high standard. The staff are helpful friendly and knowledgeable. A great experience

Disliked: Nothing at all

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Really nice cosy holiday spot

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Zoltan P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Beech Tree 2 bedroom lodge

Liked: Good location. Friendly staff. Well equiped caravan,hot tub was brilliant really good set temperature. Nice dog walk area

Disliked: Only small dislike, but advertised with washer dryer however washer and dryer only available in the laundry room for extra charge. Can be handy in the caravan after come out from the hot tub with wet swimming gear.

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Absolutely loved my camping experience over the weekend. Despite the weather everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Taylor-Ann W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite (small, two person)

Liked: Absolutely loved my camping experience over the weekend. Despite the weather everything was perfect. You can rent a fire pit and buy firewood from shop. The shop has all essentials you may have forgotten too. The hosts were lovely and very attentive too! I will definitely be returning in the future ♥️

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we really enjoyed the fact that it was nicely setup, toilets and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
George D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite (small, two person)

Liked: we really enjoyed the fact that it was nicely setup, toilets and showers. The stuff were very friendly and polite.

Disliked: nothing

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Amazing site!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite (large)

Liked: Love everything about Wallace lane farm. The facilities are great!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Great site , clean , great amenities , friendly staff. Hot tubs…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (hot tub)

Liked: Great site , clean , great amenities , friendly staff. Hot tubs clean and serviceable. Highly recommended

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely quiet site, friendly staff, facilities were immaculately clean. Fully serviced pitch…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Janice W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely quiet site, friendly staff, facilities were immaculately clean. Fully serviced pitch was perfect. Pitch was hardstanding so no soggy grass and mud seeping through into our awning as weather was pretty bad.

Disliked: Site was a little way out, 30 minutes to Keswick and 1 hour to Windermere, but didn't bother us as the drive took us through some beautiful scenic routes

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Amazing site, clean, great little shop.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Kelly M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely campsite, has all the amenities you need, great get away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice site

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (hot tub)

Liked: Hot tub- Maintained daily and located in private fenced patio area which had a table and 4 chairs. Also, had fairy lights to use when it gets dark. Toilets kept clean. Owner shows you to pitch and provided recommendations on local restaurants. Quiet site.

Disliked: No playground- We knew this prior to coming but they have plenty of space for one and would help to keep kids entertained.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Tents for hire

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Wallace Lane Farm

Brocklebank

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

England

CA7 8DL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.78203°N
-3.10394°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.7 km Bus Station
20.2 km Bus Station
21.6 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
6.5 km Wigton Rail Station
10.3 km Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station
14.9 km Aspatria Rail Station
Ferry
21 km Keswick Ferry Landing
21.1 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
22.6 km Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Sea fishing without a boat can be tried from the banks of the Solway Firth at Port Carlisle (half an hour by car); alternatively try your hand on the waters of Bassenthwaite lake, 25 minutes away. Bassenthwaite is a bumper spot for lake walks and if you're in need of fortification, there's a distillery at the northern end doing tours and tastings. If you're more of a high mountains type, paths up Skiddaw and Grisedale Pike start half an hour from the site. A real peak-bagger could rack up two national parks in a day round here; routes up Cross Fell, jewel of the North Pennines, start an hour away. Mountain bikers make for Whinlatter Forest Park (40 minutes) to hire wheels and try the UK's longest purpose-built tracks; the park's also popular with those seeking treetop thrills on the high ropes. It's a good place to test your mettle before scrambling along the via ferrata cableway at Honister Slate Mine, an hour away. For days down at lake level, you can be sailing, rowing or taking a boat cruise to the little islands on Derwentwater within half an hour; Ambleside, at the top of Lake Windermere with its steamers and watersports, is an hour's journey by car. To see some cracking coastline, it's half an hour to Bowness-on-Solway and Mayport, both good for nature-filled walks and Roman history.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 21.3 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southerness 33.4 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Sandyhills 41.2 km Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor
Rockcliffe 45.3 km Estuary N/A Poor Poor Poor
St Bees 45.9 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 16.4 km

Carlisle Castle 16.4 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 19.9 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 20.5 km

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 24.9 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 21.5 km

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 35.6 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 38.6 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 39.2 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 42.9 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

High Pike, Fellside 6.3 km

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 14.6 km

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 15.1 km

Mungrisdale - Bannerdale Crags 15.1 km

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 16.4 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Thursday, August 1, 2024)

    Penrith, England 31.8 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

  • Does Wallace Lane Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wallace Lane Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wallace Lane Farm? Sea fishing without a boat can be tried from the banks of the Solway Firth at Port Carlisle (half an hour by car); alternatively try your hand on the waters of Bassenthwaite … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wallace Lane Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  9:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Wallace Lane Farm? From $34.14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.