Coalbeck Caravan Park

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Pitches are hard standing. (added by manager 17 apr 2019)
Plots are equipped with electricity hook ups (added by manager 17 apr 2019)

  • Quiet and secluded site with spectacular views of the Lake District
  • Five-minute drive from Bassenthwaite Lake; 15 to Keswick, Cockermouth
  • Spa next door; five minutes' walk to the Lake District Wildlife Park
Could trips to Cumbria get any more spectacular than at this serene site…? Answers on a postcard please to Coalbeck Caravan Park… in a central setting for touring the Lake District and nearby coastline, this haven has views of the region’s woods, fields and hills from its spacious grounds. Getting you to linger a little longer before heading out for explores, the spacious pitches at Coalbeck Caravan Park are prime for spotting creatures like rare red squirrels among the pretty planters, and are a suntrap when the rays come out too. But if rain’s threatening? A spa next door to the site means you can book in for a treatment (or three…?). Back outdoors, the site’s a five-minute drive from Bassenthwaite Lake – one of the only bodies of water in the region with no settlements around it – so it’s got a peaceful vibe yet is close enough to many of the main sights in the northern part of the lakes. Case in point: it’s around a 15-minute drive to historic towns like Keswick and Cockermouth and about a half an hour to the coast. If you’re looking for leisure without having to get behind the wheel, Lake District Wildlife Park’s 24 acres of land home to more than 100 animals is a five-minute walk away. You’ll also need to ditch the car to visit The Lakes Distillery: this artisan gin, whisky and vodka producing place a 25-minute stroll from the park has tastings, tours and a small shop where you can wander off with some of its wares.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 5
Open now
Opens 18 March
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).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 18 Mar to

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating based on 275 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely campsite. Friendly staff. Lovely clean facilities…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite. Friendly staff. Lovely clean facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site & location

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely little site right next to the wildlife park

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Peaceful campsite and very clean

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Me and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed this site, we stayed here for 3 nights and we were very happy with all the facilities. Sid made us feel very welcome during our stay and the atmosphere around was very relaxing and peaceful! Highly recommended and we’ll definitely be returning.

Disliked: None

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We come back!

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet place, only noise you can hear ar birds and sheep! Had a warm welcome by Sid who showed us everything we needed to know. Toilets / shower in perfect condition, very clean and tidy! WiFi worked tiptop!

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The quietness of the sight! Sid the camp manager so friendly and helpful…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: The quietness of the sight! Sid the camp manager so friendly and helpful (full of local knowledge) Having your own toilet! And very clean! Location is really good for so many attractions

Disliked: Nothing!!!

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Great clean quiet site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
matthew b. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Clean friendly and quiet little site with only 5 touring pitches the rest are static vans. Each plot had its own toilet. It wasn’t an issue when we were there but there is only one shower.

Disliked: Very little 4G so used site WiFi which was slow but worked

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Excellent quiet site!

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet site. Spectacularly clean. Very helpful owner.

Disliked: Nothing I would change!

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An excellent site. Highly recommended.

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: A very clean site, with a wonderfully friendly owner. Each pitch had it's own, numbered toilet, so no poo anxiety. A good location with plenty of dog walks and a pub within walking distance. Highlight of the stay was being woken by a gibbon one morning. That memory will stay with us for a long time.

Disliked: There was only 1 shower for the 5 pitches. It really wasn't a problem during our stay, so I'm just nit-picking by wishing for an extra shower.

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Lovely clean quiet site, we were the only campervan there. Sid…

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
Janna D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely clean quiet site, we were the only campervan there. Sid was very friendly and helpful. We only stayed one night but it was perfect for what we wanted.

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Excellent site

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Excellent well kept site, with friendly staff in a great setting. Level pitches and very clean facilities. Good WiFi.

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 Car parking by pitch/unit 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 Spectacular scenery

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

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Coalbeck Caravan Park

Basenthwaite

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4RD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.68341°N
-3.22997°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.7 mi Gallowbarrow
5.7 mi Fairfield Junior School
6.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.6 mi Aspatria Rail Station
10.4 mi Wigton Rail Station
10.8 mi Maryport Rail Station
Ferry
6.8 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
7.1 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
7.6 mi 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

For ambles around art galleries and wanders in Wordsworth House and Garden, Keswick is eight miles away. Cockermouth, on the other hand, about the same distance to the south east, is just the place for meandering through medieval and Georgian alleyways under castle walls. Or for classic Lake District outdoorsy options instead, Derwentwater's walking and cycling circuit (set aside about half a day to complete if strolling) takes half an hour to reach in the car. To break up traipsing around the tarns inland, Solway Coast Area of Natural Beauty is 40 minutes by car, while underground explores at Honister Slate Mine in Borrowdale are 45 minutes away. If you fancy staying above ground and sauntering southwards, Lake Ullswater steamer cruises are also 45 minutes from the park and Lake Windermere is the place to waterski (an hour and five minutes away from Coalbeck Caravan Park). To scale one of the region’s highest peaks, Scafell Pike takes an hour and 15 minutes to reach.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 10 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southerness 19.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
St Bees 20.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seascale 22.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Sandyhills 23.9 mi Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 3.2 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 5.5 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 7.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 15 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 16.9 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 5.7 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 16 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 18.6 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 18.9 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 22.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 2.6 mi

Bassenthwaite Osprey Walk 3.3 mi

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 3.3 mi

Cockermouth - River Cocker 5.4 mi

Braithwaite, Stair and Newlands Beck 5.8 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, Cumbria 21.3 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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

  • Does Coalbeck Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Coalbeck Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Coalbeck Caravan Park? For ambles around art galleries and wanders in Wordsworth House and Garden, Keswick is eight miles away. Cockermouth, on the other hand, about the same distance to the south east, is just … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Coalbeck Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Coalbeck Caravan Park? From £35 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.