Setmabanning Caravan Park

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Great views, comfortable spacious pitches
Great views, comfortable spacious pitches
Fully-serviced pitches
Well-kept gravel pitches
Pitches with all services
Space for an awning
Fully-serviced pitches
Friendly sheep
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Fully-serviced pitches
Well-kept gravel pitches
Pitches with all services

  • Working farm site in the Lake District with stunning fell views
  • Just off the A66 road in Threlkeld, a 10-minute drive from Keswick
  • Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges within 20-minute drive
Looking for a lush location to settle down in while exploring Lakeland? Step foot in the family-run Setmabanning Caravan Park, then step off site towards top spots like Keswick and the Castlerigg Stone Circle (10 minutes’ drive). This site really is very easy on the eye: it’s got spectacular views of Blencathra and the surrounding fells, making it fab for frolicking about the Lake District (or just having a bit of R&R in a rural bolthole). During a break here, the more energetic among your travel crew could tackle the Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges, all within about a 20-minute drive, while strollers seeking easier trails might prefer the pretty footpaths and cycle tracks around the local valley and towards Keswick. Sticking to the site is always an option too – being a working farm, there’s lots to see and do, whether it’s watching the sheep being sheared and the cows going out into the fields with their calves or feeding the chickens and ducks as they wander by. When it comes to filling your own stomach, it’s a 25-minute walk to the centre of the nearest village, Threlkeld, which has two country pubs serving Cumbrian food and ales. Meals are also to be had at the golf club, and the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum (10 minutes) is worth a quick nosey around as well.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Caravans for hire 2
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 280 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

93% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

Set amidst stunning scenery on a working farm, this site offers spacious, level pitches with excellent water and electric hook-ups. Its prime location is ideal for walking and cycling, with easy access to Keswick and local pubs. The well-stocked honesty farm shop is a popular amenity. While shower and toilet facilities are described as basic and in need of updating by some, they are generally clean and functional with good hot water pressure.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great site, well located, great size and level pitches & friendly

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Naomi F.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Really spacious pitches and after a small misunderstanding at the start, the owners quickly rectified and got us onto the right pitch, if we could have booked in for more nights we would have, but it’s so popular! Deliciously quiet and we don’t use the facilities other than waste so although basic, it’s a farm so we’ve stayed at plenty to know generally what to expect. The views are immense, there’s a lovely close by walk via the rail path and although the weather didn’t give us much scope to bbq, the farm shop would for sure come in handy!

Disliked Only small note for improvement is no immediate signage when you arrive so you need to ring as we thought we were in the wrong place but they did come straight out

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious pitches, friendly family run farm. Quiet,…

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Tim J.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, friendly family run farm.
Quiet, plenty of walks on your door step.

Disliked Same as a lot of other people in saying that toilet and shower facilities although clean do need updating.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely, friendly place to stay…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked A lovely, friendly place to stay and will definitely be back again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very disappointing stay.

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3 out of 10
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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Well laid out pitches with plenty of space in between.
Chemical waste and fresh water supplies easily accessed ( just mind the geese droppings!)

Disliked Toilet and shower block is really awful. Very run down and not up to an acceptable standard. Having stayed in several other camping parks during our time in Lake District the facilities at Setmabanning are very below par.
And having paid £39 for one night we felt it was totally overpriced for the standard set.
We appreciate it is a working farm but there was no clean pathway to either “reception” or the toilet shower block.
Farm shop did not make up in any way for the poor toilet shower facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Spacious pitch and courteous staff. Perfect…

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Balaji Karthic Kumar S.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Spacious pitch and courteous staff.

Perfect view to the mountains

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, peaceful and relaxed.

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Danielle B.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice big pitches with their own water and power. Really relaxed welcome from lovely Margaret. Beautiful views and so lovely to see a lot of activity on the working farm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little site Fabulous views Very quiet when…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely little site
Fabulous views
Very quiet when we were there
Great telephone signal

Disliked Clean but very dated showers and toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Only stopped one night and would use again but only to sleep

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6 out of 10
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Martin W.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Great pitch loved the little shop

Disliked No information on site as to where everything was had to go investigate myself Toilets were not good at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really enjoyed our stay, enjoyed seeing…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Really enjoyed our stay, enjoyed seeing all the animals and being on a working farm, shop on site was excellent with lots of fresh produce. Already booked our next trip. Didn’t use the toilets etc as we had our own facilities. Very peaceful and owners were friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, friendly family.

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Quietness of site, working farm, closeness to Keswick

Disliked Toilet and showers need to be updated, much like other reviews

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 Local produce 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

Lake and/or mountain 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

Type

Farm 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 Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

Setmabanning Caravan Park

Threlkeld

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4TT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.61294°N
3.05177°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 mi Bus Station
11.1 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
11.1 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
12.2 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
15.1 mi Aspatria Rail Station
15.6 mi Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
3.8 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
4.2 mi Ashness Gate Derwentwater Ferry Landing
4.3 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

The site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or so learning about the history of pencils at the Derwent Pencil Museum before gazing at artefacts dug up from around Lakeland in the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery. Just on the outskirts of town is the Castlerigg Stone Circle, dating back as far as the Neolithic area; check this historic spot out, then trudge up to the 2,848-foot Halls Fell Top at the peak of Blencathra. The mighty mountain ranges of Skiddaw (20 minutes’ drive) and Helvellyn (10 minutes) are also local to the site if you’re up for another hiking challenge. As you’re in the Lake District, you’ll surely want to be inspecting some of the area’s bodies of water too. The closest to Keswick is Derwent Water (15 minutes) – ace for boat trips around the Theatre by the Lake – but Thirlmere (10 minutes) and Ullswater (20 minutes) are within easy reach as well.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 18.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 23.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 23.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 28.4 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Silecroft 29.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 2 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 5.9 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 6 mi

Ullswater Steamers 6.4 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 9.5 mi

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.2 mi

Wordsworth House and Garden 13.2 mi

Townend 15.1 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 16.4 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 16.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Threlkeld - Blencathra - Sharp Edge - Scales - Threlkeld 0.4 mi

Threlkeld, Westcoe and Keswick Railway 0.6 mi

Blencathra Ridge 1.3 mi

Blencathra Classic - Sharp Edge and Narrow Edge 1.9 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle and St John's in the Vale 2 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, 30 July 2026 – Thursday, 30 July 2026)

    Penrith, Cumbria 13.5 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 Setmabanning Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Setmabanning Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Setmabanning Caravan Park? The site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Setmabanning Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Setmabanning Caravan Park? From £29 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.