Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

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Overview of hardstanding touring pitches
Overview of hardstanding touring pitches
Overview of hardstanding pitches
Tree-lined hardstanding pitches
Shaded touring pitch
Spacious touring pitch
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Overview of hardstanding pitches
Tree-lined hardstanding pitches
Shaded touring pitch

  • Caravan and Motorhome Club site a 15-minute walk from Derwentwater
  • Keswick 20 minutes’ drive; Lake District Wildlife Park 25 minutes
  • Member price shown; non-members select £15/night extra or join for £69
The gorgeous scenery of Lake District National Park is within your grasp when you stay at Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite. This peaceful woodland site is remarkable not only for its spacious, tree-lined pitches, but also for its remarkably convenient location: at the south-western end of Derwentwater, which can be reached via a 15-minute walk through the woods or a 10-minute drive. The pretty town of Keswick (20 minutes’ drive), with its stone cottages and lakeside trails, is at the opposite (north-eastern) end of the lake. Facilities are scarce (no toilets or showers, for example), but there are electric hook-up points, barbecues are allowed and dogs are welcome. Also on site is an information hut where guests can pick up leaflets on local attractions to help them plan their Lake District days – whether they’re into walking the fells, balancing on a paddleboard on the lake or exploring the local villages. Access to the site requires a little care and attention, but there’s a bus stop a five-minute walk away, so you don’t have to reach for the car keys at all while you’re here. This site is managed by the Caravan and Motorhome Club, and it’s open to members and non-members alike, with special rates for members. The price displayed is for members only, so non-members will need to pay the £15/night extra or buy a £69 membership – worth considering if you're likely to spend more than four nights at a Club site over the year, as it brings discounts at more than 140 UK sites, plus other perks like access to tailored caravan/motorhome insurance, discounts on days out and savings on top brands.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 59
Caravans for hire 59
Open now
Opens 20 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

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

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Safety

  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Vehicles

  • Units longer than 7.5 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 20 Mar to

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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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

Manesty

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.55763°N
3.159°W

Route directions

For the final approach, please use only these directions and not satnav (alternative routes are unsuitable for towing). Leave the M6 at J40 onto the A66 (Keswick). On the outskirts of Keswick, keep right onto the bypass (signposted Cockermouth A66). Within 1.5 miles, at the roundabout, turn left (signposted A5271 Keswick, Borrowdale B5289). At the T-junction turn left; and at mini roundabout turn right and follow signposts onto the B5289. In about 4.25 miles (about 0.5 mile past Borrowdale Hotel), turn right over the double-hump bridge into the road signposted Grange, Newlands (ignore width restriction sign, this does not apply to the bridge). The site is on the right after about a mile. Please note: when towing, do not approach or leave the site along the west side of Derwentwater. Also, before turning right off the B5289 at Grange, check that the bridge is clear (this does allow caravans). Care is needed when travelling over the double-hump bridge through Grange village and on the final approach since there is narrow turning into the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.1 mi Bus Station
9.1 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
9.2 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
15.6 mi Aspatria Rail Station
16 mi Windermere Rail Station
16.8 mi Harrington Rail Station
Ferry
0.7 mi High Brandelhow Ferry Landing
0.9 mi Lodore Falls Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1.3 mi Low Brandelhow 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

In Keswick (20 minutes’ drive), the Derwent Pencil Museum explores the history of this humble writing tool and the 16th-century discovery of graphite deposits in the area. After stocking up on coloured pencils in the gift shop, head to the lake for a boat trip or to soak up the splendid landscape. Residents at Lake District Wildlife Park (25 minutes), just to the north of Bassenthwaite Water, include lemurs, meerkats and red pandas. Among the on-hand experiences here are feeding the farm animals and learning to fly hawks and other birds of prey. There is more animal action at nearby Alpacaly Ever After, where you can meet and walk with alpacas. Experience the grandeur of the Lake District at places like Moss Force Waterfall (25 minutes) and Scale Force (half an hour), both of which tumble dramatically down granite cliffs. The waterfalls sit either side of Crummock Water; hike the trails climbing up peaks like Mellbreak and Grasmoor for unforgettable views of the lake.

Food and drink

  • Mary Mount Bar Pub 1 mi
  • Swinside Inn Pub 2 mi
  • Borrowdale YHA Restaurant 2.7 mi
  • Fellpack Restaurant 3 mi
  • The Wainwright Pub 3 mi
  • Derwent Walker Cocktail Bar & Restaurant 3.1 mi
  • The Yew Tree Pub 3.1 mi
  • Lake Road Inn Pub 3.1 mi
  • Woodstone Pizza & Flamegrill Restaurant 3.1 mi
  • The Square Orange Restaurant 3.1 mi

Groceries

  • Lakes Lemoncello Off-licence 3.1 mi
  • Booths Supermarket 3.1 mi
  • Brewery Hub Off-licence 3.1 mi
  • Wild Sheep Distillery Off-licence 3.2 mi
  • Lakes & Dales Co-operative Supermarket 3.2 mi

Parks and play

  • Hope Park 2.9 mi
  • Upper Fitz Park 3.3 mi
  • Lower Fitz Park 3.3 mi
  • Threlkeld Quarry Play Area Playground 5.8 mi

Family days out

  • Lodore Falls 0.8 mi
  • Bowder Stone 1.4 mi
  • Millican Dalton Cave 1.7 mi
  • Alpacaly Ever After 2.3 mi
  • Rosthwaite Stepping Stones 2.4 mi
  • Ruskin Monument 2.4 mi
  • Castlehead 2.7 mi
  • Honister Slate Mine 3.6 mi
  • Force Crag Mine 3.7 mi
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle 4 mi

Public transport

  • Cocklety How (N bound) 0.1 mi
  • Cocklety How (S bound) 0.1 mi
  • The Borrowdale Hotel (E bound) 0.6 mi
  • The Borrowdale Hotel (N bound) 0.6 mi
  • Grange Bridge (S bound) 0.8 mi
  • Grange Bridge (N bound) 0.8 mi
  • Lodore Hotel (S bound) 0.8 mi
  • Lodore Hotel (N bound) 0.8 mi
  • Brandelhow Park at track 0.9 mi
  • Brandelhow Park opp track 0.9 mi

What’s nearby

  • Nichol End Marine Marina 2.6 mi
  • Derwentwater Marina 2.8 mi
  • Hope Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 2.9 mi
  • The Loft Nightclub 3.1 mi

Local services

  • Castlehead Medical Centre Doctors 2.9 mi
  • evolt Charging station 3.1 mi
  • GeniePoint Charging station 3.1 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.1 mi
  • Cohens Chemist Pharmacy 3.1 mi
  • High Hill Garage Fuel station 3.3 mi
  • Derwent Service Station Fuel station 3.5 mi
  • Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital 3.5 mi
  • Pod Point Charging station 4.5 mi

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Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 3.8 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 3.9 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6 mi

Ullswater Steamers 8.7 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 9.1 mi

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 9.9 mi

Wordsworth House and Garden 11.1 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 12 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 13.3 mi

Gondola' 13.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Newlands Round 1.3 mi

Barrow Bay - Watendlath - Borrowdale - Barrow Bay 1.5 mi

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 1.6 mi

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 1.6 mi

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 1.6 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 Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite? In Keswick (20 minutes’ drive), the Derwent Pencil Museum explores the history of this humble writing tool and the 16th-century discovery of graphite deposits in the area. After stocking up on coloured … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Borrowdale Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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