Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site

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  • Safe and spacious site for letting kids run around
  • A popular setting for anglers and cyclists
  • Lakes, Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish border within 40 minutes’ drive
Free-range kids? Flapping around a car-free environment in Cumbria’s heavenly Eden Valley close to the Lake District National Park? You’d be in a pretty pickle to pick the Main attraction at peaceful, popular and family-run Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, but it might be parents gleefully clinking glasses in the child-friendly landscape while the kids run around… Anglers and bikers flock here too as the farm has its own single bank salmon and trout fishing hotspot 200 metres up the road (arrange on arrival) and it’s used by cyclists as a stopoff to rest weary bones on a C2C pedal. This is the Cumbrian countryside, so scenic hikes come as additional standard: take one of the Mains Farm trails across their own land to feel proper exclusive. The Lake District, Hadrian’s Wall and Gretna Green on the Scottish border are all 20 to 40 minutes’ drive away. But back to the kids… wind them up and let them roam: although Mains Farm is easy to get to from the M6, it’s well away from roads and is small enough to keep an eye on their movements; all cars have to be parked away from the pitching areas too. All this and a popular playground: expect not to see offspring from dawn to dusk… Campfires are allowed – hire a fire basket from amiable owners Robert and Julie – and an undercover eating area has a log burner and a barbecue. Guests also have use of two kitchen areas, a secure store for bicycles, a washing machine, decent wifi, and clean shower and toilet blocks converted from the farm’s former stables. Supplies can be sorted from the small supermarket in Lazonby village about a mile away; if you’re feeling too lazy/holidaylike to cook, two pubs serving food are within the same distance (ask Robert or Julie to book you a table in advance: like Mains Farm, the village pubs are pretty popular).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 12
Tent pitches 17
Touring caravan pitches 36
Motorhome pitches 36
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Opens 6 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Please note that if you are staying in the camping pod, you must bring your own bed/mattress.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 6 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 169 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This friendly, well-maintained campsite is praised for its spacious pitches, excellent facilities including hot showers and communal kitchen appliances, and beautiful rural location. Owners are frequently noted as welcoming and helpful. While some guests experienced issues with flies or noise from nearby kennels, most found it a peaceful and enjoyable stay, with many recommending and planning to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Beautiful peaceful site with walks right from the site.

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jen b.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful site, peaceful and very quiet other than the cute little lambs in the fields surrounding it. We stayed on a grass pitch which was very spacious and flat.
Toilets very clean and showers nice and hot!
Julie and Robert were so lovely and even booked us a table at the fetherton arms for tea - gorgeous food if you can get a table, and dog friendly. We took the beautiful walk from the site along the river to the pub (40mins walk).
We also walked up to ‘long meg and her daughters’ round stones which was worth the walk. Didn’t get to Lacys caves but we will next time we visit.
Will definitely be back!

Disliked Nothing to dislike!

Recommend to friends Visit again

A truly amazing site, highly recommended

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Eva N.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Fantastic views, clean facilities. Superb location, great for walks, close to Penrith and Carlisle.
Quiet and peaceful.

Disliked Storm Dave!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of room, nice location…

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Ronan O.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Plenty of room, nice location

Disliked near road, cold shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite lots of nice walks and a bike was a benefit for us

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovey campsite with friendly owners very accommodating, hot showers and clean couldn’t ask for more

Disliked No music is allowed we do like to have music on but not loud we understand other campers don’t want to listen to others so keep low volume usually.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Mains Farm and thank you for your kind comments.
Over the years we have tried to accommodate 'Low Music' throughout the pitches and not everyone's idea of LOW is the same. For the last 3 years we have had No Music. We actually get a large number of people book to come because of this.

Robert & Julie both really helpful…

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Danny M.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Robert & Julie both really helpful and welcoming.
Pod and whole campsite in general were immaculate and really well kept.
A couple of nice pubs in the area, we would recommend coming here and would happily return next time.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely!

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Jeff F.

Camping pod (family)

Liked The site is lovely
The owners are too
Great facilities
Glamping pod was nice and warm
Plenty sockets
Showers and other facilities were great!
Fridge and freezers as well as microwave and kettles in communal area
We took campers and sleeping bags

Disliked The rain

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful campsite , well worth a visit

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Louise I.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Because site with great amenities , kitchenette , toilet and shower block which were lovely and clean.
A park and river ( with steps down to it) and lots of open space for the kids to play. Owner was really helpful in the fact we booked off pitchup and they’d put us all in different fields . So we needed up with the teepees which was great

Disliked Not a dislike really as it did state quiet times .
Just some of the children we were with found it hard to just shut off at the quiet time ( lots of sweets and pop didn’t help)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Glamping on a beautiful family oriented site.

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DONNA H.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Absolutely stunning location. Very friendly hosts, immaculate pod with lots of space inside. There was electricity and lights, a big empty storage box for our kit and tables and chairs outside the pod. Lovely hot shower and bonus for us was use of kettle/ toaster. Although we didn't use it there was also a fridge and microwave. Fantastic! Oh an WiFi in a separate barn area to get our little phone fix!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities and a nice open…

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Brian H.

Bell tent (no pets)

Liked Good facilities and a nice open and spacious site. The Pods are great.

Disliked A bit too far away from the Lakes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities, really family and child…

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Melissa P.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Great facilities, really family and child friendly. Lovely, welcoming owners. Felt safe and secure. Having the wild swimming/paddling there was a real bonus. Lovely pod too, just an enjoyable, straight forwards stay!

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 Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Bath available 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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 Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Kirkoswald

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 1DH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.75219°N
2.68191°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.9 mi Rail Station
14 mi Bus Station
21.2 mi Bus Station
Rail
0.9 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
4.1 mi Langwathby Rail Station
5.4 mi Armathwaite Rail Station
Ferry
11.4 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
14.5 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
17.8 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

Heavenly Eden Valley walks are right on the doorstep from Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, from ambles to (the pubs at) Lazonby, to a hike along the River Eden to see Lacy's Caves... and then on to Little Salkeld and the Bronze Age stone circle of Long Meg and her Daughters. Ramble to the north of Little Salkeld to see the Eden Lacy Viaduct over the River Eden, one of a couple of dozen viaducts on the 72-mile journey of the Carlisle to Settle Railway (jump on at Lazonby and Kirkoswald railway station to puff north west to Carlisle or south to Settle). Going north for the day – actually, allow at least two – Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish border are around 40 minutes’ drive away.

Must see

The Rheged Centre 8.3 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 9.9 mi

Carlisle Castle 14.4 mi

Birdoswald Roman Fort 16.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 17.8 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 7.9 mi

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 20.4 mi

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 23 mi

Townend 25.4 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 25.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langwathby - Edenhall - Langwathby 3.9 mi

HUTTON-IN-THE-FOREST 6.5 mi

DALEMAIN 9.7 mi

Castle Carrock Circular 9.7 mi

CORBY CASTLE 10.2 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, Cumbria 10.3 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 Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site? Heavenly Eden Valley walks are right on the doorstep from Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, from ambles to (the pubs at) Lazonby, to a hike along the River Eden to see … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site? From £30 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.