Newlands Valley Campsite

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  • Well-maintained Lake District site half a kilometre from Derwentwater
  • A five-minute drive from Catbells; 15 minutes from Whinlatter Forest
  • Pub with a beer garden a short walk away; adventure centre nearby
Mountain biking, high ropes, quad biking and boating… whatever your calling, you’ll be well placed for mucking into all sorts of outdoor activities from Newlands Valley Campsite in the Lake District National Park. Half a kilometre from Derwentwater and 10 minutes’ drive away from Keswick, this family-run pop-up site will plant you firmly near to fells, lakes and forests. You’ll be able to channel your energy into the outdoors from here, as there’s an activity centre five minutes’ drive away (climbing, archery and kayaking included). The nearest fell is five minutes’ drive away for a challenging hike and there are more trails including mountain biking or cycling courses around Whinlatter Forest Park, 15 minutes’ drive away. When you’re ready to give your feet a rest and refill with some tasty food, the local pub is 10 minutes’ walk away up the hill – it’s quite the cosy spot with a beer garden so you can stay in the fresh air if you please while you indulge in a homecooked meal. As a pop-up site, the facilities on site simply take care of the essentials – as you’ll likely be a little mucky from your adventures out and about, there are showers, toilets and clean water where you can freshen up.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Opens 23 May
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

Open from Fri, 8 Aug to

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 206 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 65% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Really easy to find, love that there's proper toilet and shower facilities,…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Really easy to find, love that there's proper toilet and shower facilities, and that the setting is relaxed with relaxed rules, i.e dogs are allowed, camp fires are allowed.

Will definitely return!

Disliked: Nothing, it was excellent and really reasonably priced!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relaxed environment, fire pits to rent, decent toilets…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Relaxed environment, fire pits to rent, decent toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet campsite…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Quiet campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great campsite with good facilities. Close to hikes and Derwent water.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would definitely stay again!

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: It was a great campsite, beautiful valley, friendly staff and a pub near by. It had all the facilities that you needed. Absolutely wonderful stay.

Disliked: It was all great, nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location, lovely flat field, really friendly lovely helpful owners. Good clean…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful location, lovely flat field, really friendly lovely helpful owners. Good clean facilities. Already booked our next stay!

Disliked: Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very helpful staff

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Camp site was lovely not to many people on it when we arrived toilets were clean and hot will stay there again

Disliked: The hot water for washing up could be a bit hoter but was ok

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with nice clean toilets, friendly staff to greet on arrival

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful location. Plenty of space. Clean toilets. Nice and quiet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful views, lovely site, clean facilities, friendly staff.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful scenic setting, easy enough to find. Short walk down to he lakes or up to Cat Bells. Keswick a short drive away as well as pub up the road. You could pick your own pitch within the field, plenty of space between each tent. Owners were lovely, really helpful. Toilets and showers were clean enough. We only stayed one night so didn't have to use washing up facilities etc. Loved the option to hire log burner and buy wood. Ideal location to get away from it all.

Disliked: Nothing. Obviously no electric pitches but the setting and vibe more than made up for that, ideal for a short stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The owners didn’t overbook & everyone had ample space with a big…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The owners didn’t overbook & everyone had ample space with a big walkway to get to the facilities (helpful when stumbling to the toilets weary eyed & not falling over someone’s tent)
Great location, level field, gorgeous views, modern facilities kept clean & lovely hot showers. We’ll definitely be returning

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain 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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Newlands Valley Campsite

The Oaks

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.58252°N
-3.16727°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 mi Bus Station
9.7 mi Gallowbarrow
9.7 mi Fairfield Junior School
Rail
13.9 mi Aspatria Rail Station
15.8 mi Maryport Rail Station
16 mi Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
0.3 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
0.6 mi Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1 mi Nichol 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

Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ walk from the site. You’ve got a few ways to get stuck in at Whinlatter Forest Park (15 minutes' drive) – aside from hiking, cycling and mountain biking, there are zipwires and treetop obstacles to tackle on the Go Ape course. That’s not all in the way of outdoorsy pursuits. The local adventure centre (five minutes) runs kayaking and canoeing, scrambling, rock climbing, archery and another high ropes course. If you like a challenge, Catbells (five minutes) is a fell with a six-kilometre hike. For a watersports day, nearby Nichol End Marine (five minutes) offer a 20% discount for all campsite guests (just ask the site for the discount code after you've booked your pitch). Otherwise, take a more leisurely route (or a boat, if you want to rest your feet) around Derwentwater (10 minutes’ walk). Aira Force Waterfall (half an hour’s drive) has more spectacular water scenery. For more of those chilled-out activities, be sure to call by the Lake District Wildlife Park (20 minutes) and Castlerigg Stone Circle (15 minutes), a Neolithic stone circle.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 16.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 18.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 18.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 26.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 26.6 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 2.1 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 3.1 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 4.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 9.3 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 10.7 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 9.8 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 11.6 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 13.2 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 14.8 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 15 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 0.1 mi

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 0.1 mi

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 0.2 mi

Keswick Launch - Hawes End - Cat Bells - High Spy 1.3 mi

Friar's Crag, Derwent Water 1.4 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, Cumbria 18.1 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 Newlands Valley Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Newlands Valley Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Newlands Valley Campsite? Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newlands Valley Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Newlands Valley Campsite? From £30 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.