Bardsea Leisure Park

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  • Friendly park in south Cumbria's Furness peninsula
  • On the outskirts of Ulverston; 10 minutes' drive to the Lake District
  • Large play area, a pond and a dog exercise area on site
Looking for a trip that combines the coast, country, market towns and small, dainty villages? There's a good chance that you'll consider south Cumbria's Furness Peninsula and the lively market town of Ulverston quite appealing – along with Bardsea Leisure Park, which is handily set on the outskirts of Ulverston and a short drive away from the Lake District National Park and miles of coastline. Suitable for solo travellers, couples and families, the site is sheltered within a former quarry. It has roomy toilet and shower blocks with toasty underfloor heating, along with a launderette and a washing-up area. Those of you who are bringing your dog on holiday can let them patter around the on-site dog exercise area. For kids' play times, head to the large play area and pond instead. A large accessory shop and service centre are also on site for other daily needs. Another handy thing about Bardsea Leisure Park? It's within walking distance of Ulverston's pubs, shops and restaurants and 15 minutes' drive away from the south end of Windermere Lake.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 44
Motorhome pitches 44
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

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

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

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.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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9
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8
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
7

88% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained site offers spacious, clean pitches and excellent shower facilities, often featuring underfloor heating. Staff are consistently praised for being friendly and helpful. Its location is ideal for exploring Ulverston and the surrounding area. Some guests noted that pitches could be close together, and a few experienced issues with Wi-Fi signal. The site also hosts caravan sales.

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Great site for visiting Ulverston and a base for the South Lakes

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9 out of 10
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8
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8
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8
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10
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9
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Mark W. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Good sized spaces, great shower facilities, lovely staff, 1 mile walk into town.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review — we really appreciate it. It's lovely to hear that you enjoyed the spacious rooms, the shower facilities, and that our team made a good impression. We're also glad the short walk into town worked well for you. We'll be sure to pass your kind words on to the team, and we hope to welcome you back soon.

A great campsite with a great shop.

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
neil l. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Evacuated showering facilities

Disliked No grey waste facilities for motorhome to drive over.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. We look forward to welcoming you back to Bardsea Leisure.

Much improved pitches and bathrooms ..…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Much improved pitches and bathrooms .. which were spotless… since we last visited .
A c great spot for easy access to Ulverston

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the great feedback! Delighted you enjoyed the much-improved pitches and spotless bathrooms. We're lucky to be so handy for Ulverston — hope to see you again soon!

Overall an excellent site and we would definitely return

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8 out of 10
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8
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely site, very well kept and excellent facilities. Had a problem with a tyre and the very kind gentleman from the shop was very happy to help me out. They oitches are a good size with ehu, fresh water and a drain. The site is well positioned and within walking distance to visit Ulverston and also the Buddhist centre and the beach.

Disliked The site stipulate which way your van should face and on one side of Rydal it means that your van is facing away from the afternoon sun therefore making it shady and cold to sit out late afternoon and early evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We're really glad you enjoyed the facilities, found the pitches a good size with EHU, fresh water and a drain, and that the shop team were able to help with your tyre — I'll pass that on.

Just to clarify on the parking orientation: we do specify which way each van should face because every plot has its own allocated grass area. Parking the opposite way not only encroaches on another guest's grass allocation, it also places the vehicle facing directly toward their door, which is an invasion of their privacy. For those reasons we ask guests to follow the pitch orientation we give.

I appreciate your point about that side of Rydal feeling shady in the late afternoon and early evening when the pitch orientation means vans face away from the sun. If future guests prefer more evening sun, please ask reception on arrival — we'll check availability and, where possible, offer a pitch that suits your preference.

Thanks again for the thoughtful review — it helps us keep the site welcoming for everyone.

We plan to visit often, great spot.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything, the campsite is well positioned pitches are flat and great positions. Staff are really friendly and helpful. Facilities are fabulous you get your own wet room with lots of space and they are clean.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the fantastic review! So glad you loved the well-positioned, flat pitches, and that our staff were friendly and helpful. Delighted the wet rooms hit the mark — spacious, clean, and fabulous is exactly what we're aiming for. Hope to see you again soon!

Toilets and showers modern and spotless.…

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10 out of 10
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Malcolm B. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Toilets and showers modern and spotless.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your positive feedback! We're delighted to hear you found the toilets and showers modern and spotless. Maintaining high standards of cleanliness is a top priority for us, and it's great to know our team's efforts made a good impression.

We hope you enjoyed your overall experience and look forward to welcoming you back again soon.

Very good site. Facilities very good and convenient for Ulverston.

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8 out of 10
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9
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8
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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Big pitch very good.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thanks for the great feedback! Delighted the big pitch suited you so well. Hope to see you again soon.

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Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. We look forward to welcoming you back to Bardsea Leisure.

Really friendly and very clean site.…

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9 out of 10
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9
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8
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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Really friendly and very clean site. We only stayed 2 nights on our way up to Scotland but I’d definitely come back. Perfectly situated to get to lake Windermere.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your kind words! We're delighted you had such a positive experience and that you found the site both friendly and spotless — that's exactly what we aim for.

Lovely to hear you'd come back too. We're really lucky with our location so close to Lake Windermere, and it's great that it worked perfectly for a stopover on your way up to Scotland. Hope you had a brilliant time there as well!

Safe travels, and we'd be thrilled to welcome you again whenever you're passing through.

Friendly staff, clean site, easy access…

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Paul T. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Friendly staff, clean site, easy access to hook up, water and great free WiFi. Very peaceful site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and found our staff friendly and the site clean and peaceful. It's great to know the hook-up, water, and free WiFi all worked well for you too.

We really appreciate you taking the time to review us, and we hope to welcome you back again soon!


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe 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 Rallies welcome 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 Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Bardsea Leisure Park

Prior Road

Ulverston

Cumbria

England

LA12 9QE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.18143°N
3.08563°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.6 mi Bus Station
11.6 mi Bus Station
13 mi St Michaels Lane
Rail
0.9 mi Ulverston Rail Station
4.2 mi Dalton Rail Station
4.5 mi Cark Rail Station
Ferry
8.2 mi Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
8.3 mi Roa Island Ferry Landing
8.5 mi Lakeside Windermere 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

A cosy dip first: a swimming pool and an indoor/outdoor sports complex are 10 minutes' walk away from Bardsea Leisure Park. Once refreshed, wander into the handsome market town of Ulverston (25 minutes' walk) for old buildings, cobbled streets and the Thursday and Saturday street markets selling fresh local produce. (An indoor market is open weekly too.) A prettily landscaped 18-hole golf course is also in the area, but if you're feeling particularly energetic you might be up for a climb up Hoad Hill and the Sir John Barrow Monument (five minutes' drive) from Ulverston's northeast. Towards Barrow-in-Furness is The Dock Museum (20 minutes), a free attraction (often with special exhibitions) telling the story of Barrow as a shipbuilding town. Off the peninsula, visit Walney Island (25 minutes) and its nature reserve, or Roa Island (15 minutes) to get the ferry over to the island of Piel. And if you're off to Windermere, go via the restored steam trains of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (15 minutes) to travel through the Lake District's sterling scenery and board a lake cruise at the end of your journey.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Old Farmhouse Pub 0.4 mi
  • Devonshire Arms Pub 0.8 mi
  • The Stan Laurel Inn Pub 1 mi
  • Amigo's Restaurant 1 mi
  • WSBI Restaurant 1 mi
  • The Temple Restaurant 1 mi
  • GSK Sports & Social Club Pub 1 mi
  • Royal British Legion Pub 1 mi
  • Betulla's Restaurant 1.1 mi
  • Kings Head Pub 1.1 mi

Groceries

  • Spar Supermarket 0.3 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 1 mi
  • M&S Foodhall Supermarket 1 mi
  • Gather Off-licence 1.1 mi
  • Booths Supermarket 1.2 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 4.2 mi
  • Broughton Bank Perry & Cider Off-licence 5.9 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6.2 mi

Parks and play

  • Lightburn Park 0.7 mi
  • Ford Park 1.2 mi
  • Mill Dam Playground 1.3 mi
  • The Hagg park 1.9 mi
  • King George Vth Jubilee Children’s Playing Field Playground 5.8 mi
  • Holbeck Park 5.9 mi

Family days out

  • Gleaston Castle 3.8 mi
  • Gleaston Watermill Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Gleaston Water Mill Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Dalton Castle 4.5 mi
  • Lakeland Miniature Village Visitor attraction 4.5 mi
  • Old Hall Farm Visitor attraction 5.8 mi
  • Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • Watch Tower Castle 8.3 mi
  • Lakes Aquarium 8.5 mi
  • Piel Castle 9 mi

Public transport

  • West Mount 0.2 mi
  • Hazeldene 0.2 mi
  • Oakwood Drive 0.2 mi
  • Central Drive Post Office (N bound) 0.3 mi
  • Central Drive Post Office (S bound) 0.3 mi
  • Leisure Centre 0.3 mi
  • Limetree Rd jct 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Tree Ave 0.3 mi
  • Croftlands School 0.4 mi
  • Central Drive 0.4 mi

Other nearby

  • Ulverston Golf Club Golf course 0.9 mi
  • Dunnerholme Golf Course 5.2 mi
  • Barrow Golf Club Golf course 6.1 mi
  • Otter Tarn Fishing 6.2 mi

Local services

  • Mountbarrow Road Service Stationsso Fuel station 0.5 mi
  • Furness Renal Centre Clinic 0.9 mi
  • Cash Zone Cashpoint 1 mi
  • The Co-operative Cashpoint 1.1 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 1.1 mi
  • The Little Green Clinc Clinic 1.1 mi
  • Cashzone Cashpoint 1.2 mi
  • Shell Oubas Hill Fuel station 1.2 mi
  • Cohens Chemist Pharmacy 1.2 mi

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Must see

South Lakes Wild Animal Park 3.7 mi

Holker Hall and Gardens 4.1 mi

Lakeland Motor Museum 6.7 mi

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 8.4 mi

Hill Top 12.7 mi

National Trust

Dalton Castle 4.5 mi

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 5.4 mi

Fell Foot Park 8.4 mi

Gondola' 12.6 mi

Hill Top 12.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Ulverston - Urswick - Bardsea 1 mi

Ulverston Sands and Birkrigg Common 1.6 mi

HOLKER HALL 3.9 mi

Bigland Tarn and Bigland Barrow 5.3 mi

HODBARROW (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 06/05/1986) 7.2 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 Bardsea Leisure Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bardsea Leisure Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bardsea Leisure Park? A cosy dip first: a swimming pool and an indoor/outdoor sports complex are 10 minutes' walk away from Bardsea Leisure Park. Once refreshed, wander into the handsome market town of Ulverston (25 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bardsea Leisure Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bardsea Leisure Park? From £45 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.