Harbour Side Caravan Site

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  • Peaceful coastal site next to Maryport Marina
  • Aquarium, museums, go-karting and golf course within walking distance
  • Scenic views of the Solway Firth, plus spectacular sunsets
Ahoy there… If you’ve been seeking a site right in the middle of the historic harbour town of Maryport – right next to the marina itself, in fact – then you certainly can’t do much better than Harbour Side Caravan Site. Better still, this site is within a very short walk of several of the town’s attractions, such as a Roman museum, a maritime museum, an aquarium and an indoor karting track. It's a mere two miles from the local coastal golf course, and within very easy reach of the Cumbria Coastal Way long-distance footpath too, which runs right through the town. The edge of the Lake District National Park is just a 15-minute drive away, good news for any of you who fancy fitting a few hikes into your trip. Scale Force is a 40-minute drive, Bassenthwaite Lake is a 45-minute drive, and Keswick and Derwentwater are a 50-minute drive. Harbour Side Caravan Site has a simple set of amenities, including a wheelchair-accessible bathroom block with hot showers, a parent and baby room, a laundry room and a washing-up area.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 28
Touring caravan pitches 28
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Occupancy

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

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • If you bring an awning with your caravan, your car must be parked in the car park.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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10
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9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
9

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This site offers a beautiful harbour location with excellent, clean facilities, including modern showers. Visitors praise the friendly and helpful staff. The on-site cafe is popular. While generally quiet and peaceful, some reviews mention occasional wind and limited on-site entertainment. Despite minor issues with shower capacity at peak times, the site is highly recommended for its views, cleanliness, and value.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Clean - location is great. Good…

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Clean - location is great. Good facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Every thing about the camp site…

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Every thing about the camp site is 100% many thanks.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice centrally situated site with modern facilities on site cafe

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice modern combined toilet and shower cubicles, cafe nearby, easy access to town centre

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb site close to local amenities

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked A brilliant site. So well organised and great facilities. Great location within easy reach of restaurant and pubs of Maryport. Great on-site licensed cafe which welcomes dogs. Safe and secure.

Disliked Less wind!! A little shop for extras would be a great addition. Stronger WiFi is needed.

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Really good stay at this site,…

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Really good stay at this site, cafe near hand for food. A pleasant walk into to town.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fab campsite in a great location

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Great location
Everything on your doorstep
Particularly liked harbour care, very friendly and great food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite

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Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Spacious plot
Good facilities
Walking distance to town and beach

Disliked Nothing

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Super clean, great location, excellent…

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Ian S. 2 reviews

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Super clean, great location, excellent cafe 50m away

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Happy to book here again. We are local anyway.

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Clare H. 1 review

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Basic but clean site, quiet and good idea for fob for toilets/ showers etc.

Disliked Nothing. But as below- a one night stay away from home is always good even though we are local to Maryport.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

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 Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Harbour Side Caravan Site

Maryport Marina,

Marine Road

Maryport

Cumbria

England

CA15 8AY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.71411°N
3.50649°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.2 mi Bus Station
6.6 mi Fairfield Junior School
6.7 mi Gallowbarrow
Rail
0.5 mi Maryport Rail Station
1.8 mi Flimby Rail Station
5.2 mi Workington Rail Station
Ferry
16.3 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
16.6 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
16.8 mi Keswick 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

Several excellent attractions lie around Maryport Marina and within very easy walking distance of the park. For a spot of local history, explore the exhibitions and collections at Senhouse Roman Museum (25 minutes' walk) and Maryport Maritime Museum (10 minutes). Or for something purely activities-based, take the kids for a day out to zoom around the tracks at West Coast Indoor Karting (15 minutes), or to marvel at the fish and other slimy sea creatures that inhabit the tanks at Lake District Coast Aquarium (15 minutes). If you’re into walking, then the highly scenic Cumbria Coastal Way long-distance footpath also passes through Maryport, and you can head along it in either direction for spectacular views out across miles upon miles of Cumbrian coastline. Tramp the path six miles north (or take the wheels out for a spin along the B5300), and you’ll happen upon the Victorian village of Allonby (15 minutes' drive); wander around its cobbled streets spying such historic sights as the Old Baths, North Lodge, Christ Church, and the workingmen's Reading Rooms and check out the cheerfully painted homesteads along the way. As well as lots of history and a couple of beaches, the village also has some rather fine views across the Solway Estuary towards the mountains in the south of Scotland; for avid anglers, a local company also operates fishing trips off the Solway coast.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Captain Nelson Pub 0.2 mi
  • Maryport Navy Club Pub 0.2 mi
  • Maryport Tandoori Restaurant 0.2 mi
  • Sailors Return Pub 0.2 mi
  • The Lifeboat Inn Pub 0.3 mi
  • Top Tap Pub 0.3 mi
  • Portobello Woodfired Pizza Restaurant 0.3 mi
  • Labour Club Pub 0.3 mi
  • Royal Victoria Pub 0.3 mi
  • The Thomas Henry Pub 0.3 mi

Groceries

  • Lidl 0.4 mi
  • Heron Foods 0.4 mi
  • Spar 2.2 mi
  • Asda 4.4 mi
  • Twentymans 4.9 mi
  • Tesco 4.9 mi
  • Heron Foods 5.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 5.4 mi
  • Aldi 5.5 mi
  • Morrisons 5.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Maryport (Millennium Green) park 0.5 mi
  • Camp Road Play Area Playground 0.6 mi
  • Greysouthern Park 5.2 mi
  • Vulcan Park 5.3 mi

Family days out

  • Lake District Coast Aquarium 0.2 mi
  • Cockermouth Castle 6.7 mi
  • Isel Hall Castle 8.1 mi

Public transport

  • Aquarium (N) 0.2 mi
  • Aquarium 0.2 mi
  • Senhouse Street (W bound) 0.3 mi
  • Curzon Street (N bound) 0.4 mi
  • Curzon Street (S bound) 0.4 mi
  • Grasslot (N bound) 0.5 mi
  • Grasslot (S bound) 0.5 mi
  • St Mary's Church 0.5 mi
  • Parkside Residential Home 0.5 mi
  • Ellenborough Road at church 0.5 mi

Other nearby

  • Maryport Marina 0.05 mi
  • Maryport Golf Club Golf course 2 mi
  • Ellerbeck Fisheries Fishing 5.6 mi
  • Workington Golf Club Golf course 6 mi

Local services

  • Cumberland Cashpoint 0.4 mi
  • Link Cashpoint 4.3 mi
  • Halifax Cashpoint 5.1 mi
  • A F Norman Pharmacy 0.3 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 0.4 mi
  • H S Dobies Pharmacy 0.4 mi
  • Essex Garage Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • Esso Fuel station 3.7 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy 4.4 mi
  • Asda Fuel station 4.4 mi
  • BP Fuel station 4.5 mi
  • Orchard House Surgery Doctors 5 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 5.1 mi

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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 Harbour Side Caravan Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Harbour Side Caravan Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Harbour Side Caravan Site? Several excellent attractions lie around Maryport Marina and within very easy walking distance of the park. For a spot of local history, explore the exhibitions and collections at Senhouse Roman Museum (25 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Harbour Side Caravan Site?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Harbour Side Caravan Site? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.