How much does it cost to stay at Ullswater Holiday Park?

From £25.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Ullswater Holiday Park

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Site grass pitches (added by manager 28 Jul 2022)

Camping area looking over towards the fells

Spacious family park with spectacular views of Lake District fells
Penrith a 20-minute drive and Lake Ullswater within a 30-minute walk
Marina, licensed bar with TV and a games room, shop and playground

If you reckon a site with stunning views of the Cumbrian fells sounds like your kind of place, head over to family-friendly Ullswater Holiday Park. Sitting a half-hour walk from the shores of Ullswater (where guests can use Fair Field Marina or spend time canoeing, fishing and riding the famed Ullswater steamers), this option’s in a fab location for touring round the Lake District National Park. Kids can mess about in the half-acre playground at this well-equipped place, while adults have an ale at the licensed bar or a Farrer’s coffee in the café. Wifi is available (around the reception area and bar, not the whole site) and there's also a shop for essentials (including groceries and camping equipment) and a few supermarkets are 20 minutes’ drive away in the nearest town of Penrith. The capital of Cumbria in days of yore, this place has the 14th-century fortress to prove it... If loping from local village to local village seeing structures such as this sounds like an excellent option too, ride one of the Lake Ullswater steamers stopping at settlements such as Pooley Bridge and Glenridding along with the Aira Force falls. After you’ve set eyes on the whooshing water, other attractions nearby include those that combine architecture with lush landscapes – like Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens, 10 minutes away, and Lowther Castle & Gardens (20 minutes). There's also the Rheged Centre Cinema, a heritage hub in an old quarry with a grass roof, gallery and 3D screen (15 minutes away). Please note that the games room and bar may not be available in the low season (check in advance for opening hours).

Site type

100

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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.
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.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
The games room is open between 22/03 and 02/11.
Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.
The bar is open between 22/03 and 02/11.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

The bar, lounge and games room are open 4pm to 10pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site). The Ullswater chip shop is open between 06 March and 02 November, 5pm - 8pm Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Use of electric posit, wifi and microwave

Take a trip on an open top bus round the lake

Great area for cooking and sheltering from the rain

Extremely clean. Forest surroundings. Peaceful. Tidy. Best shower and toilet facilities. Best…

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Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Extremely clean. Forest surroundings. Peaceful. Tidy. Best shower and toilet facilities. Best site visited in 3 years of touring.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike here

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything. The campsite was ridiculously clean, open and quiet. The staff were…

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Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Ross S. Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Everything. The campsite was ridiculously clean, open and quiet. The staff were all very friendly and made sure we knew exactly what was going on.

Disliked: WiFi was spotty where we were situated, but it wasn't a problem as we liked being off grid for a bit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely location, quiet pitch. 3 modern facilities blocks. Friendly staff. Nice fish…

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Anonymous Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: Lovely location, quiet pitch. 3 modern facilities blocks. Friendly staff. Nice fish & chip shop.

Disliked: The facility block closest to our pitch only had 1 shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect location with some views of ullswater, great chippy on site …

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Facilities / Activities	10
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Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	10

Anonymous Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Perfect location with some views of ullswater, great chippy on site little shop serving all your basics &more 😀, showers lovely &clean with constant hot water (free)just a perfect getaway definitely a return visit needed 😍😍

Disliked: Cant honestly say a negative about it

Recommend to friends Visit again

An excellent sight very friendly staff and large pitches

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Accommodation	8
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Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Nick H. Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: The friendliness of the staff , the shop bar and chip shop. The campsite was clean and peaceful even when it was full. There was lots to do in the area and we really enjoyed the few days we camped there. Also the toilet blocks were very clean would recommend it to other people

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet clean site in beautiful location

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Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Jackie F. Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: Lovely quiet site with beautiful location

Disliked: No buses fron the site on weekdays

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Nigel C. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Excellent ground condition. Flat and well drained. Great shower block and outside eating area. Made good use of the microwave and phone charging facilities. Great walks nearby. Magnificent scenery. The fish and chips are welcome after a long walk.

Disliked: Bar not open on Tuesdays but was ok as the excellent bar at the Cove not too far away.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.

Cant't wait to get back.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Elly T. Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, brilliant clean showers and toilet. We will be back and stay a bit longer.

Disliked: No dislikes what so ever.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your great feedbcak.

Very quiet location out of season, large level pitch. Facilities clean very…

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Facilities / Activities	10
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Anonymous Sept 2024

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch (large, twin axle)

Liked: Very quiet location out of season, large level pitch. Facilities clean very nice fish and chip shop easy access from Penrith.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

great site for families, clean facilities and friendly staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Danielle D. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The clean facilities and mother and baby washroom. The bar and games room. Friendly reception staff

Disliked: When booking this weekend me and the other couple in our party tried to book electric pitches (through pitch up) both pages showed no electric hookup pitches. On arrival there were many electric hook up pitches that had no one camped there either of the nights we stayed. Not sure if this is a glitch in the booking system. As even when we check now the electric tent pitches aren’t showing.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.

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

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

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Ullswater Holiday Park

Watermillock

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA11 0LR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.59736°N
-2.87492°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.5 mi Rail Station

10.7 mi Bus Station

11.4 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage

Rail

6.4 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station

10.8 mi Langwathby Rail Station

12.6 mi Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station

Ferry

1.9 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing

2.1 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing

4.6 mi Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing

Airport

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 Lake District doesn’t skimp on swish sights and attractions, and many of the best things to see and do in the national park – from bushcraft and watersports to golf and tennis – are within easy driving distance of the site. For classic Cumbrian walks Hallin Fell is a 20-minute drive away and the market town of Keswick, where you can go from perusing a pencil museum to dancing around the megalithic Castlerigg Stone Circle, is reachable in 25 minutes. A bit south of the town of Penrith (20 minutes) are the prehistoric Mayburgh Henge and Norman Brougham Castle. Other well-known Lake District settlements are also within easy reach along winding roads, like to Windermere (45 minutes away) and Ambleside (50 minutes). And if you fancy a crack at cantering instead of sitting in the car? Horse riding can be had from stables within a 15-minute drive, while guests who prefer roving on a revving vehicle can squat upon a quad bike and set off into the local lands (25 minutes from the park).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	25.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Seascale	28.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 3.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 4.6 mi

The Rheged Centre 5.1 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 9 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 11.2 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 11.6 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.5 mi

Townend 13 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 14.5 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 16.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Howtown - Patterdale - Glenridding 1.9 mi

Howtown - Hallin Fell - Sandwick via Steamer 1.9 mi

Howtown - Rampsgill Head - Angletarn Pikes - Howtown 2 mi

Pooley Bridge and Heughscar Hill 2.4 mi

Pooley Bridge - Loadpot Hill - Howtown - Pooley Bridge 2.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Changes cannot be made once you have booked.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The bar is open between 22/03 and 02/11.
The games room is open between 22/03 and 02/11.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Occupancy

Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
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.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

Reception is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. between 22/07 and 05/09.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. between 01/03 and 21/07.
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.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.
Swimming in the lake is allowed.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 8 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

The bar, lounge and games room are open 4pm to 10pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

The Ullswater chip shop is open between 06 March and 02 November, 5pm - 8pm Wednesday to Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (subject to change, please check with the site).

Payment terms

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Frequently asked questions

Does Ullswater Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Ullswater Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Ullswater Holiday Park? The Lake District doesn’t skimp on swish sights and attractions, and many of the best things to see and do in the national park – from bushcraft and watersports to golf and … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Ullswater Holiday Park?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	12 p.m. –	8 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	3 p.m. –	5 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Ullswater Holiday Park? From £25.50 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.