Skelwith Fold Caravan Park

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  • Top-notch Lake District caravan park in 130 acres of ancient forest
  • A 10-minute drive to Ambleside for Windermere boat trips
  • Dog-friendly park with woodland trails, tarn and large play area
If a trip to the Lake District National Park for you means plenty of peace, space and lovely natural views, this is the place for you. A couple of miles from Ambleside, Skelwith Fold Caravan Park is set within 130 acres of ancient woodland, providing a top-notch location for a stay in this wonderful part of the world. This location is on the site of a former country house – and while that building is long gone, a few handy replacements have sprung up, including a reception building with a shop and several bathroom blocks with all mod cons (think underfloor heating and hot showers as well as accessible facilities and spacious family rooms). There’s also a building housing a well-equipped launderette (with several washing machines and tumble dryers, plus a drying room) and a library so you’ll have something to read while you wait for your clothes. That launderette may well come in useful, as this is a place that lends itself to getting just a bit mucky – for starters, there’s a fab four-acre open space for the kids to run about and play games, plus a large play area with a zipwire, scramble nets and loads of other play kit. There are also woodland trails running through the grounds, leading to the tarn and nature hide, with red squirrels, woodpeckers and deer to spot along the way. This is a large site, but it’s not a place that ever feels crowded, as pitches have been cleverly tucked away in tree-lined glades around the park, giving each area a cosy woodland atmosphere – just the thing for your peaceful Lake District break.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 120
Motorhome pitches 120
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Rent a tent 2
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Occupancy

  • Bookings must not consist of more than 3 different households.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 3 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Converted vehicles are required to have completed the DVLA V1006 motor caravan conversion checklist and had their application approved. Due to licensing, non-compliant vehicles will unfortunately not be permitted access to the campsite. Car camping is not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 188 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulForest

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a consistently well-regarded site, praised for its immaculate cleanliness, beautiful woodland setting, and abundance of wildlife. Guests highlight the friendly and helpful staff, spacious pitches, and excellent facilities, particularly the modern, warm shower blocks with underfloor heating. Its location is ideal for exploring the Lake District. A few minor points were raised regarding WiFi and the distance to some facilities.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very enjoyable stay.

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 Pat B. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked Good sized pitched.
Fantastic pool and gym ( costs a few extra pounds, but well worth it)
Very quiet considering the size of the site.
Very helpful staff especially Dawn and the maintenance guys.nice bar, didn’t try the restaurant.

Disliked Can’t think of anything.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Schöner ruhiger, sehr großer Campingplatz mit…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Schöner ruhiger, sehr großer Campingplatz mit sehr vielen Mobile Homes. Wir waren mit einem Camper Van da. Sauber und gepflegt.

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Cleanliness of site. Friendly staff. …

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 Teri H. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked Cleanliness of site. Friendly staff. Great facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were welcoming and helpful, toilets…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Staff were welcoming and helpful, toilets clean , showers hot and available.lovely walks around the site and into Ambleside.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear guest, thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re so pleased to hear you found our staff welcoming and helpful, and that you enjoyed our clean facilities and hot showers. It’s great to know you made the most of the lovely walks around the site and into Ambleside too. We hope to see you back at Skelwith Fold again soon! 😊

Everything about the site, especially the…

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 John R. 7 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked Everything about the site, especially the free tokens for the dishwasher and the lovely warm toilet/shower blocks

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice staff, a very tidy…

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 Grainne B. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked Very nice staff, a very tidy site. Great facilities. Lovely walks. A 40 min walk into Ambleside.

Disliked No restaurant, however some food vans come at the weekend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Grainne, thank you for your lovely review! We’re so pleased you enjoyed the site, our facilities and the walks nearby, and it’s great to hear you found our team friendly and helpful. We appreciate your feedback regarding the food options too – our weekend food vans are a popular addition, and we’re glad you were able to enjoy them during your stay. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

Brilliant site!

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 Alice H. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked Brilliant site with lovely helpful staff!

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Alice, thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re really pleased you enjoyed your stay and found our team helpful and welcoming. We hope to see you back at Skelwith Fold again soon! 😊

Everything…

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 Mark C. 5 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the location , friendly staff…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Loved the location , friendly staff , quiet, clean, and everything to hand

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear guest, thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed our location and found the site quiet, clean and well equipped, with everything you needed close at hand.

It’s also great to hear you found our staff friendly — we’ll be sure to pass on your kind words to the team. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and hope to welcome you back to Skelwith Fold again soon!

Would definitely go again.

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 Catherine W. 3 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (premium)

Liked The location, area and cleanliness excellent. The premium showers blocks were warm and the shower cubicles were large.

Disliked The hard standing was very difficult to peg anything in even with screw pegs and a drill.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Dear Catherine, thank you for your lovely review and for sharing your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the excellent location, beautiful surrounding area and high standards of cleanliness. It’s also great to know that you found the premium shower facilities warm and spacious.

We’re sorry to hear you had difficulty securing your equipment on the hard standing, even with screw pegs and a drill. We appreciate you highlighting this and will certainly take your comments on board. We hope this didn’t detract too much from your overall stay, and we’d be delighted to welcome you back again in the future!

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Skelwith Fold Caravan Park

Ambleside

Cumbria

England

LA22 0HX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.4156°N
2.9985°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Kelsick Road opposite Library
2.7 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
2.8 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
Rail
4.6 mi Windermere Rail Station
7.8 mi Staveley Rail Station
10.3 mi Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station
Ferry
1.5 mi Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing
2.3 mi Brockhole Ferry Landing
3.8 mi Monk Coniston 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

As well as having top-notch facilities, Skelwith Fold Caravan Park is in a top-notch location for a Lake District break. There are lots of great walks and activities nearby, and staff are always on hand to dish out ideas and tips to help you make the best of it all. Of course you’ll want to see some lakes – perhaps starting with Tarn Hows (15 minutes' drive) before moving on to a steam boat ride on Coniston Water (20 minutes) and a tour of Rydal Water (15 minutes), taking in Rydal Cave and Rydal Mount and Gardens along the way. The big one, of course, is Windermere, just a few minutes' drive from the park and with boat trips available from Ambleside (10 minutes). Around the lake there are various attractions to stop off at, including the National Trust sites at Wray (10 minutes) and Hill Top (20 minutes). If you've got the kids, look instead to places like the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction (20 minutes) and Lakeland Farm Visitor Centre (25 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Talbot Bar Pub 0.7 mi
  • The Drunken Duck Pub 0.9 mi
  • Wateredge Inn Pub 1.5 mi
  • The Lakeside Restaurant 1.5 mi
  • The China Cottage Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • Luigi's Ristorante Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • Fellinis Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • Misto Restaurant 1.7 mi
  • Ishaas Restaurant 1.8 mi
  • Matthew's Bistro Restaurant 1.8 mi

Groceries

  • Beer Ambleside Off-licence 1.7 mi
  • Booths Supermarket 4.5 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 4.8 mi

Parks and play

  • Borrans Park 1.4 mi
  • Rothay Park 1.6 mi
  • University of Cumbria Park 2 mi
  • Formal Garden park 2.4 mi
  • Brockhole on Windermere park 2.5 mi
  • Troutbeck Play Area Playground 3.7 mi
  • Rayrigg Meadow park 4.1 mi
  • Birthwaite Garden park 4.6 mi
  • Millenium Gardens park 4.6 mi
  • The Glebe park 4.8 mi

Family days out

  • Stag Shaw Gardens Visitor attraction 1.7 mi
  • Wray Castle 1.7 mi
  • Bridge House Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Rydal Cave Visitor attraction 1.9 mi
  • Stock Ghyll Force Waterfall Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Dora's Field Visitor attraction 2.3 mi
  • Rydal Mount Visitor attraction 2.4 mi
  • The Grot Visitor attraction 2.4 mi
  • Hawkshead Courthouse Visitor attraction 2.4 mi
  • Ice house Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Zip World Windermere Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • William Wordsworth's Grave Visitor attraction 3.1 mi
  • Wordsworth Daffodil Garden Visitor attraction 3.1 mi
  • Townend Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • Lakes Aquarium 9.7 mi

Public transport

  • Skelwith Fold Road End (N bound) 0.6 mi
  • Skelwith Fold Road End (S bound) 0.6 mi
  • Foulstep crossroads 0.7 mi
  • Wray Road End 1 mi
  • Croft Lodge 1.1 mi
  • Riverside Lodge 1.5 mi
  • Rydal Road Bowling Green 1.5 mi
  • Waterhead Pier 1.5 mi
  • Waterhead Hotel 1.5 mi
  • Waterhead Hotel for Pier 1.5 mi

Other nearby

  • Waterhead Marine Marina 1.5 mi
  • Market Cross Shopping centre 1.8 mi
  • Low Wood Bay Marina 2 mi
  • Windermere Quays Marina 4.7 mi
  • The Wheelhouse Nightclub 4.7 mi
  • Quarry Rigg Shopping centre 4.7 mi
  • The Arcade Shopping centre 4.8 mi
  • Bowness Pitch & Putt Golf course 4.8 mi
  • Ferry Nab Marina 5.1 mi
  • Windermere Marina Village 5.2 mi

Local services

  • Hill's Fuel station 1.7 mi
  • Thomas Bell Chemist Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 1.8 mi
  • NatWest Cashpoint 1.8 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Ambleside Health Centre Doctors 1.9 mi
  • Collins and Butterworth Pharmacy 2.8 mi
  • Hawkshead Surgery Doctors 2.8 mi
  • Pod Point Charging station 2.9 mi
  • Grasmere Pharmacy 3.3 mi

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Must see

Rydal Mount and Gardens 2.3 mi

Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre 2.4 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 2.8 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 2.8 mi

Hill Top 4.5 mi

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 1.8 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 2.8 mi

Townend 3.4 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 3.6 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 3.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ambleside - Town End - Ambleside 1.5 mi

Ambleside, Wansfell and the Pike to Troutbeck 1.6 mi

Ambleside to Grasmere over Loughrigg Fell 1.8 mi

Ambleside, Stock Ghyll and Scandale Beck 1.8 mi

Ambleside and Lily Tarn 1.8 mi

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Skelwith Fold Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Skelwith Fold Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Skelwith Fold Caravan Park? As well as having top-notch facilities, Skelwith Fold Caravan Park is in a top-notch location for a Lake District break. There are lots of great walks and activities nearby, and staff are … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Skelwith Fold Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Skelwith Fold Caravan Park? From £35.75 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.