Gill Head Farm

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Gill Head Farm is a family-run business on a working hill farm in the northern Lake District. We offer a warm welcome in a great location for families and walkers, lovely views of the surrounding area and well-maintained, good clean facilities.

On site, guests will find a children's play area, wifi hotspots, a laundry room and a small shop. We also provide freshly prepared breakfast rolls, hot drinks, porridge and croissants to collect from the farmhouse.

A communal cabin with fridge, freezer, a table and a TV is available to all our visitors.

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Open from 18 Mar to 24 Nov

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Windermere, Millerground Landing South Lakeland, Cumbria	17.3m	Lake	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent

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short stay in pod with kids. 3 Nov 2014 Nicholas p. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Oct 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The park layout, the views, play area. Disliked: The nearest sinks and tv room were untidy ( apparently they should. Not have been used in this season but clearly were serving as a youth club). Nearest shop was some distance away. Local pub was not recipient to campers. You need a car to do everything. The pods on the website are not what we stayed in.	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities (No rating) Customer service (No rating) Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness (No rating) Wifi (No rating) Overall 6
We stayed in the gypsy caravan 11 Oct 2014 Helen H. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Oct 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: My 11 year old son and I had a brilliant time staying in 'Ruby' the gypsy caravan. It was lovely and clean in a beautiful part of the county with gorgeous views. The site was very nice and the owners could not have been more helpful. Can highly recommend the hot breakfast rolls! We had heating, a light and a double socket together with a kettle, and it was lovely, warm and cosy. Will definitely come again. My son also enjoyed lighting his own fire in our firepit, logs were supplied by the site. On our first night we also had a BBQ in the undercover BBQ area as it was raining. Disliked: Nothing	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi Overall 10
great stay and location 7 Oct 2014 Diane R. (Family with older children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Oct 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: the pod was great - it rained so hard in the night and we all stayed warm and dry. The trickle of heat from the fire was just about enough to keep us from getting too cold. The large pod size was ample for the 4 of us to sleep in with room at the end to store stuff. The facilities on site seemed fine - we didn't really use anything but the washing up room and toilets, and they were adequate - the lades loos were clean but someone had left their rubbish scattered around which wasn't very nice - not sure if this was because they couldn't find a bin? Disliked: It's just a design thing about the pod - when it rains that hard and the pod faces into the rain, a protected area just outside would have been great, as we had to bring everything inside to keep it dry. There is a small area which has a lip of roof over, but it wasn't really enough in that weather. The weather was wet but obviously wasn't the coldest, so I would hope that the fire would be turned up to allow for that.	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi (No rating) Overall 9
Loved it!! 28 Sep 2014 Sudhakar I. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Sep 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: This is the first time we went for camping. We were worried as we had a 4 year old little one with us. Amanda gave us a free upgrade to a bigger pod as it was available and there were no other bookings for the bigger pod. The pod impressed us(which my daughter named as "Hen House, ref. Peppa Pig", there were 4 mattresses in there which were more than enough for three of us. The common fridge, microwave were good to use. The toilets were well maintained too. My daughter liked the playing area and there was no stopping her. The pod is at an angle where the play area is clearly visible from within the pod which means you don't have to go out to keep an eye on the child. Disliked: No hot water in the dishes washing up area No WIFI connectivity in the pod, however, it was available once you take about ten steps away from the pod.	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi Overall 9
Lovely Break 16 Sep 2014 emma t. (Mature couple, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Sep 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: Had a lovely night staying in a pod at Gill Head Farm. The site has all the ammenties you need. The farm is a great location close to Ullswater which is a lovely town. Disliked: N.A	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi Overall 10
gypsy caravan stay 7 Sep 2014 Catherine L. (Young couple, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Sep 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: We loved the caravan (clean & fresh), the view from the caravan over the lake district (stunning!). The price, the welcome and the hot filled rolls in morning. The facilities were all very clean. Disliked: After thinking very hard, I still can't think of anything we disliked!	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness (No rating) Cleanliness Wifi (No rating) Overall 10
Wonderfull views to wake up to 23 Aug 2014 Dorota S. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Aug 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The views were picturesque and the owners very friendly. Nice playground on the site providing our 2 year old with lots of fun while we weren't taking any tours. Farm animals were additional bonus for our little explorer :) Disliked: Showers facility not really adjusted for little kids, needed to have a shower together and holding the little one in the air to reach the stream. Also the shower itself could do with a proper cleaning more often, got a bit filthy by the end of our stay	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi Overall 9
A lovely family run campsite with good clean amenites amenities. 15 Aug 2014 Vanessa L. (Young couple, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Aug 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The sense of freedom and beautiful surroundings. Disliked: The lack of shelf space in the shower as well as the button tap which meant not having a constant stream of hot water	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi Overall 8
Very enjoyable stay, family pod spacious, clean, perfect for a short s 7 Aug 2014 Peter B. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Jul 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: The family pod was very good, clean and very spacious, futons provided were of good quality and comfortable to sleep on. The pod was situated on one of the main camping fields, with easy access for the play area, which our two children aged 3 and 18 months thouroughly enjoyed playing in. The staff were very accomodating, and breakfast was very tasty and reasonably priced. Toilet and shower facilities were clean and well maintained. The farm is well placed for travelling to great locations within the Lake District, Keswick and Ullswater are only a short drive away. Disliked: Only one minor complait of our stay, their is provision in the outside buildings to store your milk in a fridge provided, the same same building also provides a microwave, unfortunately we found both these appliances were very dirty, as they didn't seem to have been cleaned for quite a while. The farm provides cleaning materials in their shower/toilet facilities, so maybe the way around this would be for them to leave cleaning materials so that they can be kept clean to a reasonable standard. Apart from this we thoroughly enjoyed our stay	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi (No rating) Overall 9
Excellent 4 Aug 2014 natalie c. (Family with young children, 1 review) Confirmed Date stayed: Jul 2014 Recommend to friends Visit again Liked: Everything about our stay Disliked: Nothing	Location Value for money Accommodation Facilities/activities Customer service Child friendliness Cleanliness Wifi (No rating) Overall 10

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Troutbeck, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 0ST
GPS 54.6297°N 2.9759°W54.6297-2.9759 Open from 18 Mar to 24 Nov

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Coach stations: Troutbeck (Cumbria): Hotel Bus Stop — 1.2mi
Thirlmere Coach Stop — 5.8mi
Keswick: Bus Station — 6.9mi
Train stations: Penrith North Lakes Rail Station — 9.0mi
Langwathby Rail Station — 13.3mi
Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station — 13.7mi
Ferry ports: Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing — 6.1mi
Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing — 6.1mi
Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing — 6.1mi
Airports: Newcastle International Airport — 57.9mi

Heading west, leave the A66 at Junction A5091 - signposted Ullswater, Dockray and Troutbeck. After 100 yards take the first right, travel a quarter of a mile then takethe first right again onto our lane. You will see a large sign at the top of the lane.

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22.6 mi Keswick Mountain Festival (14 May 2015–17 May 2015)
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