The Old Post Office Campsite

Stunning, simply fantastic, lovely friendly site, Brilliant pub next door

No drive over drain for discharging waste tank

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Extremely clean

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Great location, lovely site and friendly people who run the Old Post Office. Good base for East Water and Scarfell Pike.

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Small and quiet site in a beautiful location near the river.

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Good Location, lots to do and see in the area (particularly the Ravengalss & Eskdale Railway) next door to a good pub, some nice ales and the food is good but it is expensive. However, the Bower House Inn is 5 mins down the road is slightly cheaper and equally if not better in terms of food. Again some nice ales, but choice is limited.

The toilet and shower facilitates are clean and (just about) adequate.

The Wifi signal is not bad (a bit patchy).

On the whole, we enjoyed our stay with some caveats and one major worry.
would stay again but not in wet/bad weather (if possible).

Limited availability of showers (two cubicles at a cost of 50p a go) and you may have to wait in line at busy times (my wife had to queue on one occasion). However, should not be a problem if you are early riser like me or happy to wait until mid-late morning.

No private cubicles with wash basins (two hand basins in the men's) but their is one family room (again may need to queue at times).

Availability of hot water is a bit hit and miss, I had to wash and shave in cold water on more than one occasion. Which is a bit annoying, when you consider the fee charged by the campsite is more expensive, when compared to other sites that I have stayed in the past (never had any previous problems with hot water supply on other sites).

We stayed during a wet bank holiday weekend, was a little worried about the fast flowing river (not a gentle stream) that runs through the campsite. We had to keep a careful eye on our little boy and was a little worried about the possibility of some kind of flash flooding. However, some parents didn't seam bothered about their children playing unsupervised by the river (which is a bit crazy in my book).

Whilst, I appreciate the campsite is a little bit on the small side, It would of been nice to have a children's play area on site. This would of been a useful distraction from the river and gives the kids something to do. The other thing would of been a small shop, stocking the essentials as the nearest convenience store is approximately 3 miles away (did not see any nearer shops on my travels).

Fully serviced pitch, quiet site

Wi-Fi a bit hit and miss!

Location and guy who runs place goes the extra mile for his customers

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stream

only 2 toilets(female) and 1 disabled room . tents very close together. no large pitch available on arrival even though pre- booked . very small site which has a road directly behind the hedge

The site was beautiful, very well maintained but still within the natural beauty for the lakes.
When we arrived we were offered two potential pitch spaces for our two tents and we chose the ones away from the stream due to young children. We were given a gorgeous big space surrounded by pine trees with no other campers near us! We were accommodated beautifully with the owner going above and beyond to ensure we were set up (with electric etc!)
It’s the most peaceful camping experience we’ve ever had! Also the site facilities are unbelievably spotless all of the time!
The location was amazing! Two minutes from Wast water, nestled in the mountains!

The temperature in the shower was unreliable and the cost meant we spent £2.50 a day to shower for the family! But overall I don’t mind that if it helps the owner keep maintaining as well as he does!
The boys in my family would argue the WiFi was useless but I secretly liked it as I got their full attention plus it was free so generous anyway!