Setmabanning Caravan Park

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Great views, comfortable spacious pitches (added by manager 18 Aug 2022)

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Great views, comfortable spacious pitches (added by manager 18 aug 2022)
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Setmabanning campsite (added by julie_s181771 13 aug 2022)
Fully-serviced pitches (added by manager 23 jul 2020)
Well-kept gravel pitches (added by manager 18 aug 2022)

  • 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
  • This site has no on-site toilet and shower facilities.
  • 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

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 296 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 68% 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.

all of it the site is just off the A 66 and…

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: all of it the site is just off the A 66 and is Quiet and is working Farm Showers Toilets on site

Disliked: N/A

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Small friendly site Good access to dog walks Honesty shop for food, drinks…

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Small friendly site Good access to dog walks Honesty shop for food, drinks etc Nice large 9m level pitch fully serviced

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We are touring around the whole of the UK and staying in…

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: We are touring around the whole of the UK and staying in different places every couple of nights. We LOVED Setbanning! So far, our favourite. Fab pitches, super scenic property just a short drive to the beautiful Keswick. Heaps of animals around and the most pretty cows I’ve ever seen. The farm shop was the icing on the cake… speaking of cake ‘Ems Rockyroad’ was divine.. had to get extra for the road and we also had some delish lamb koftas and fresh milk. Would recommend for sure. There are toilets and showers, however they don’t advertise them due to people complaining about them … but people .. its an old farm property, the toilets will be a bit old, but they were clean and functional and an added bonus. Everyone on the farm was very friendly and informative.

Disliked: We didn’t dislike a thing.

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Well I hate to tell everyone how good this site is as…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Well I hate to tell everyone how good this site is as I may not be able to book on it again. As it will come so popular. The site is easily accessible from the A 66 and 10 minutes driving to Keswick air walk 4 miles from the campsite on the old railway line to the centre of Keswick. The pitches are fully serviced no more running out of water when the shower is on. No more going to the waste disposal so more time to relax. The farm shop is an added bonus and sells most of your daily needs as well as local lamb. Our new go to place Phone signal great too

Disliked: Nothing

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We had a great pitch, wide and clean. We loved the stone…

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: We had a great pitch, wide and clean. We loved the stone wals of the pitch. The owner welkomed us friendly. The farmshop was Well organised. We loved our stay (except for the rain).

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Great little site

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: The site is a 10 minute drive from Keswick and there are good walks on the doorstep. The touring pitch was quite spacious so we didn't feel cramped as some sites do. It was nice to be on a working farm and see all the animals even the goose who didn't seem to like us haha. The shower block and toilet facilities are a little dated but fully functional and suited us fine. There is a lovely honesty farm shop on site which was an added bonus. We will definitely stay again.

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Well laid out, spacious, pitches. It seemed, if booking through Pitchup, you…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Well laid out, spacious, pitches. It seemed, if booking through Pitchup, you are allocated these. Other pitches are ok, but a bit tired, in need of weeding etc. Daughter of the farmer has a little farm shop on site (see pic) on a self-serve basis, used it a few times during our stay. As it’s a working farm, sheep wander up and down, quite entertaining for our dog. Didn’t use the shower/toilet facilities so can’t comment. The Horse & Farrier pub, 15min walk, which we visited on a few evenings to eat, can highly recommend. The walk along the old railway line into Keswick was lovely, all flat, took just over an hour. Would definitely stay again.

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Great farm site, great access to bike and hiking routes.

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful setting beautiful views of the mountains, great little farm show with choice of bread,cakes , meats and dairy products. Showers were very powerful and hot brilliant after a full day mountain biking.easy access to both bike and hike routes

Disliked: Nothing

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Lovely peaceful site in a great location with stunning views. Huge fully…

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
Trevor R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely peaceful site in a great location with stunning views. Huge fully serviced pitch. Great little self service farm shop on a working farm so enjoyed watching the goings on. Definitely will return.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Friendly genuine people , good facilities , great farm shop, good £

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

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Fantastic little farm shop - self service , on a proper working farm - nice genuine people and all facilities offered . Will stay again. Very fair prices too and handy for the by pass Stone circle and Keswick

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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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 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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 18.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Seascale 23.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
St Bees 23.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Southerness 28.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Silecroft 29.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

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 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)

    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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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

  • 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.