Lazonby Campsite

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Aerial view of the site (added by manager 31 Aug 2022)
Aerial view of the site
Pitch next to the river with view across the river and fields
Camping setup in may 2016
3
Fires allowed
We caught one fish
Lazonby camp site
View from our tent
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Favourite
Pitch next to the river with view across the river and fields
Camping setup in may 2016
3

  • Peaceful Cumbria campsite near the banks of the River Eden
  • Surrounded by woodland and fields with a backdrop of the Pennine Fells
  • Adjacent to a nearby playground area, park and bookable swimming pool
It's in a heavenly location near the banks of the River Eden, surrounded by woodland and fields, with the Pennine Fells as its wild backdrop – and Lazonby Campsite is next to the local Lazonby Swimming Pool for easy access to dips as long as you book them in advance online. The river's right there if you want to fish (get a permit at Kirkoswald community shop or at the pool kiosk) and the northern Lakes are 15 miles away. Lazonby is on the edge of Lazonby village (about eight miles from Penrith), which has a pub, a well-stocked supermarket (open daily with post office and ATM), two churches and a petrol garage. A repair garage, two more pubs and another play park are about a mile away in the neighbouring village of Kirkoswald. Toilets and solar-powered showers are in the swimming pool buildings about 200 metres from the campsite (the path is lit at night but you might want to bring a torch too), and there are washing-up facilities and a chemical disposal unit along the lane to the side of the pool. The pool is open daily (and subject to an entry fee) from the early May bank holiday until mid-September and is heated to 24ºC; lifeguards are on duty at all times. It also has a kiosk/café selling hot and cold drinks, snacks, sweets and ice creams during pool opening times.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Open now
Opens 29 March
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including the pool are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 29/04 and 10/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • The maximum motorhome/caravan width permitted is 2.7 metres, the site entrance may be too narrow for larger vehicles.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating based on 228 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

84%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site with a great park snd swimming pool

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The location to the village pool.

Disliked: Nothing

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Highly recommended

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic small site with amenities required for camping. Very pleasant location. Pool was great fun for kids and ran by much appreciated locals. Short walk to local shops and some tasty pastries. Theres a park for kids and you are right next to the river.

Disliked: Not a biggie the pitches were not marked out and some campers struggled but we got it sorted

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Small campsite with respectful surroundings Pub nearby that sold great food Park was great…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small campsite with respectful surroundings Pub nearby that sold great food Park was great for the kids and could see them playing from the campsite

Disliked: Only one shower for the public pool and for campers, not cleaned regularly. Half of the pitch was extremely water logged and my car got stuck.

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An excellent small site run by fabulous volunteers

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A lovely small site adjacent to a river walk and playground. Furthermore, the heated swimming pool was great, even in the rain! The volunteers are brilliant. This is a wonderful site with great support.

Disliked: During heavy rain areas of the site become very boggy.

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I would stay again, but I wouldn't be that bothered if I didn't

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Sally E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Small field with EHU Decent playground next to the field. Down a track so not next to main road. Hot washing up Hot showers Not far from Ullswater/Aira force Decent walks

Disliked: Paying extra for the pool use So many midges - but it is next to a river Boggy in places, should have some dedicated hard standing pitches for tourers Ant infestation Whilst it was a nice stay with friends and their kids, I wouldn't be that bothered to stay here again as I think for the price there are nicer places with more facilities.

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How helpful the volunteer was. The park is amazing.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Tanyha R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: How helpful the volunteer was. The park is amazing.

Disliked: Boggy field which lead to pitches being unusable and being cramped together.

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It was a small quiet campsite wirh not alot to do around.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Samantha c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: It was a small quiet campsite wirh not alot to do around. So if you're happy to sit and relax and go for walks its the perfect place. There's a large park there and a pool that you can book at a small cost. Showers and toilets were clean bur slightly dated. If you have little ones there is on the park and pool around so you'd need to drive to take them somewhere as there a shop and a pub that is open most of the week.

Disliked: The campsite emailed the morning we were due to arrive telling us we needed to print a sheet with our name and registration to place in our tent/car. Now I've no problem with this however not alot of people have access to printers including myself so we had to go to the library to print it off. I think more notice would be helpful to give time to get it printed.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay. I do apologise that you received your Campsite Confirmation on the day of arrival. This was an error within our administration. Confirmations are usually send out no later than 3 days prior to arrival. I apologise for any inconveniance caused. Kind Regards Lazonby Campsite Coordinator

Location…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Bit cramped

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This was our second time, can’t wait for our third.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The pitches were spacious, the electric and water were very accessible. The park and playing field were great for my son. We swam in the river and even caught some tiny fish. The local outdoor pool was great to cool down in on a hot sunny day and the volunteers in there do an amazing job!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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Fantastic site

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
Kayleigh B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything about the whole weekend

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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 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Lazonby Campsite

Lazonby Swimming Pool

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 1BL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.75208°N
-2.69659°W

Route directions

Lazonby campsite is situated off the B6413, 4 miles from the A6 at Plumpton and 7 miles from the M6- junction 41. Travelling North from Penrith on the A6, turn right onto the B6413 signposted Lazonby. Follow the signs to the swimming pool, located on the far side of Lazonby. Follow the road through the centre of the village heading towards Kirkoswald. Pass the local school and playing fields on your right and then as you come to a sharp left-hand bend you will find the swimming pool and entrance to the campsite on the right-hand side. What3words //forum.tacky.voltage

Nearest transport

Coach
6.7 mi Rail Station
13.6 mi Bus Station
20.7 mi Bus Station
Rail
0.3 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
4.2 mi Langwathby Rail Station
5 mi Armathwaite Rail Station
Ferry
11.1 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
14.2 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
17.5 mi Glenridding Ullswater 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

Lazonby is one of the stations on the very highly scenic Settle-Carlisle Railway line, a fave of famed travel scribe Bill Bryson and a must when in this part of the land. If you only have time for one journey on it, make it south to Settle rather than north to Carlisle, to pass over the mighty Ribblehead Viaduct; have the smartphones at the ready to snap a pic. The local area is rammed with riverside and woodland walks, with loads more to be had in the Lake District 15 miles away, and is popular with cyclists as it's about four miles from the C2C/Sea to Sea cycle route. Plenty of quiet country roads abound with views over the River Eden and surrounding area and to the Pennines if you're getting about by car. Penrith is eight miles from Lazonby Campsite and has lots of shops, supermarkets and services; travel there also for Penrith Castle, a climbing wall, cracking views across the Eden Valley from Beacon Hill and, happily, yet more Cumbrian pubs. And might you fancy a pub meal local to Lazonby? The Crown Inn, the Fetherston Arms and the Highland Drove are all recommended inns with food in the nearby villages of Kirkoswald and Great Salkeld.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 29.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Rheged Centre 8 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 9.6 mi

Carlisle Castle 14 mi

Birdoswald Roman Fort 16.8 mi

Ullswater Steamers 17.5 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 8.1 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 20.8 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 23.4 mi

Townend 25.2 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 25.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langwathby - Edenhall - Langwathby 4 mi

HUTTON-IN-THE-FOREST 6 mi

DALEMAIN 9.4 mi

Castle Carrock Circular 9.6 mi

CORBY CASTLE 9.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Lazonby Campsite have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Lazonby Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lazonby Campsite? Lazonby is one of the stations on the very highly scenic Settle-Carlisle Railway line, a fave of famed travel scribe Bill Bryson and a must when in this part of the land. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lazonby Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lazonby Campsite? From £27 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.