The Old Post Office Campsite

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River views
River views
Aerial view, you can see the proximity of the pub!
Taken at the bottom end of the site - hook-ups spread across the site
A quiet day in may
Tents and caravans situated at the bottom end of the site
The river irt runs alongside the site and is popular for fishing and bathing
One of the two dishwashing areas, both supplied with free hot water all day
Views
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Aerial view, you can see the proximity of the pub!
Taken at the bottom end of the site - hook-ups spread across the site
A quiet day in may

  • Quiet site on the western edge of the Lake District National Park
  • Bordered by the River Irt for swimming and salmon or trout fishing
  • Scenic picnic benches; dogs welcome; café 10 minutes' walk away
Established in 1951, The Old Post Office Campsite is in a royally fab location for anyone after a peaceful spot to explore the Lake District. Those looking for quiet stays can deliver themselves to this compact site, just on the western border of the Lake District National Park, to enjoy the very best of the area's spectacular setting. You can be at the little village of Santon Bridge in a jiffy (it's just a one-minute walk away) and with the River Irt bordering the site, you’ll likely agree The Old Post Office has got the whole package… Swim, paddle or just bask on the banks of the calm freshwater river that flows right along one side of the site, while avid anglers can scale the choice of catches to be had with salmon, sea and brown trout floundering from the waters. You can borrow a daily or weekly-hire rod from the owners; just arrange this with them when you arrive. The site’s first-class facilities include modern toilets and showers, a laundry room with coin-operated machines, dishwashing sinks and wifi, with well-tended pathways all around the site and timber picnic benches to take in the mountains, river and countryside views. A gift and farm shop is in Santon Bridge a minute's walk away. Dogs are welcome too and with all the walking opportunities in and around the Lakes, a holiday here will really deliver the goods for all…

Site type

Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 7
Touring caravan pitches 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Showers cost 50p for approximately 10 minutes.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9

Overall rating based on 321 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 76% of visitors View breakdown

88%

would recommend this site to a friend

87%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Quite, handy but felt restrictive for multi-night stay with children.

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 7
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 5
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 5
Rebecca G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch (super)

Liked: Small site, handy location for Scarefell Charity walk.

Disliked: Would be good to advise guests of needing 50p for showers in advance. Plus 10minutes with a toddler as restrictive and needed a dash out to load more change into coin meter.

Also slightly tainted by someone’s dog pooing around the back of our pitch twice. We were concerned our dogs would get the blame.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy site friendly and helpful staff, peace and quiet, amazing…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Renny B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch (super)

Liked: Clean and tidy site friendly and helpful staff, peace and quiet, amazing views. Everything 😁

Disliked: Pub next door is booking only even for takeaway, could do with a small shop for forgotten essentials

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet beautiful location. Facilities excellent. Pub nearby. Tea room in walking distance.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 5
Penny W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet beautiful location. Facilities excellent. Pub nearby. Tea room in walking distance. Wel kept neat tidy. Plenty of space. River was excellent for fishing. Staff friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with friendly staff and very clean site

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch (super)

Liked: Was very welcoming on arrival and throughout our stay. Extremely clean campsite throughout despite rainy weather. Excellent facilities. Will return in better weather to have a wild swim on the river

Recommend to friends Visit again

The shower and washing up facilities…

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 5
Accommodation 5
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 9
Tom L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: The shower and washing up facilities

Disliked: The pitches were a little too close together

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely setting by the stream. A small and friendly site. Good clean…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Lynn C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass campervan pitch

Liked: Lovely setting by the stream. A small and friendly site. Good clean facilities.

Disliked: Unfortunately the WiFi was not good. Fine on a lively day but not when it’s raining and you’d like to watch something.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

Overall 10/10
Location 7
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Paul H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass campervan pitch

Liked: Small site, next to river, great location, great facilities

Disliked: Intermittent wifi connection

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite, pleasant helpful staff. Only spoiled by weather

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Austin B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Small quite clean site next to river. Location easily accessible. Loal pub on door step.

Disliked: Could not get tv reception and wifi was on and off due mainly to poor weather.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again. Lovely site.

Overall 9/10
Location 7
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service 7
Child friendliness 5
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 10
Angela J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch (super)

Liked: Beautiful site by the river.
Children lovely playing.
Lovely walks nearby and wast water.
Clean toilet/shower block.

Disliked: No nearly shops or convenience onsite so take everything you need!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, set up, facilities, friendliness of staff, peaceful and quiet. Lovely pub…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch (super)

Liked: Location, set up, facilities, friendliness of staff, peaceful and quiet. Lovely pub next door, beautiful scenery.

Disliked: 1

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Old Post Office Campsite

Santon Bridge

Wasdale

Holmrook

Cumbria

England

CA19 1UY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.4021°N
-3.371°W

Route directions

Turn off the M6 at Junction 36. Follow A590 west to Broughton-in-Furness, passing through Newby Bridge. Follow the A595 through Bootle, Muncaster to Holmrook. Approaching Holmrook turn right for Santon Bridge; follow this road to the end, passing Irton Hall (on your left) and Wasdale Craft Shop (on your left). At the junction turn left - we are at the bottom of the hill near to the river. Please note - some satellite navigation systems suggest a route via Wrynose Pass and Hardknott Pass. These high level routes are not recommended in the dark, or in adverse weather conditions.

Nearest transport

Coach
13.5 mi Tangier Street
14.7 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
14.7 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
3.4 mi Drigg Rail Station
3.6 mi Ravenglass Rail Station
4.6 mi Seascale Rail Station
Ferry
12.5 mi Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
12.6 mi Coniston Ferry Landing
12.7 mi Sunny Bank (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

Pull on your comfiest boots and walk yourself to merriment around these Cumbrian parts: just over five miles away in Wasdale is one of Britain’s tiniest churches, St Olafs, with its timber beams thought to have been made from Viking ships. Hikers, hotstep to the mighty heights of Scafell Pike and Great Gable (both about seven miles away) and Red Pike (approximately 20 miles north of the site). At the Wasdale Valley, as well as nurturing peaks aplenty, canoeists, kayakers and windsurfers alike will rapidly make their way to Wast Water, just five minutes from the site, the deepest lake in the UK. Cycling and walking routes around the lakes and mountains are plentiful, as are the chances for boating and fishing, but if you really want to go off-piste, you could try abseiling, climbing, a high ropes course, or even flying: hot air balloon and paragliding experiences are available for those who want to soar even higher than Scafell.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seascale 4.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 11.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 12.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Haverigg 15.1 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Walney West Shore 19.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 3.5 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 14.6 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 15 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 15.7 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 15.9 mi

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 1.7 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 10.5 mi

Gondola' 12.5 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 12.9 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 14.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Eskdale Green - Muncaster Fell - Muncaster Head - Eskdale Green 2.1 mi

MUNCASTER CASTLE 3.3 mi

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 8 mi

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 10.1 mi

The Gables from Honister Pass 10.2 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)

    Penrith, Cumbria 29.8 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Old Post Office Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Post Office Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Post Office Campsite? Pull on your comfiest boots and walk yourself to merriment around these Cumbrian parts: just over five miles away in Wasdale is one of Britain’s tiniest churches, St Olafs, with its timber … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Post Office Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Post Office Campsite? From £60 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.