Bardsea Leisure Park

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  • Friendly park in south Cumbria's Furness peninsula
  • A mile from Ulverston
  • Large play area for kids and a pond
You'll likely like the Furness peninsula in south Cumbria. First up, as its name might imply, it juts into the sea (you probably like sea). And much of it is in the Lake District (you may also like). And it has the island of Walney, and it borders Windermere, and has miles and miles of coastline to dive into – if you've any sense you'll very much like all these things too. And on the peninsula, sheltered within a former quarry, is friendly family-run Bardsea Leisure Park. It's a well-regarded and popular place only a mile from the market town of Ulverston, eight from Windermere and less than four from wild days out at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park. The toilet and shower blocks are roomy and with underfloor heating (you may also like); the site also has a launderette, a washing-up area, a big play area with pond, a dog exercise area, and a large accessory shop and service centre. Wifi is available for an additional charge. And another exemplary thing about Bardsea Leisure Park? It's open all year round for winter beach walks and frosty lakeside hikes – something else you might very much like.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 44
Motorhome pitches 44
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating based on 203 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 79% of visitors View breakdown

84%

would recommend this site to a friend

79%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site, clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitch.

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very clean and tidy, well looked after and staff in shops very helpful and friendly.

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was nice and clean…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Site was nice and clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, facilities and staff that showed us to our pitch.

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 hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The motorhome pitch is lovely, you get your own little garden and bench to sit outside on. Nice little area with a few pitches on and excellent facilities on site.

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Brilliant site with clean facilities and great food

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Clean toilet/showers. Well kept surroundings. Delicious on site food . Great sized pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice clean site, helpful staff and really liked the private bathrooms and…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice clean site, helpful staff and really liked the private bathrooms and the fact they were heated

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site , stayed before and will be back

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 hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well presented site . Great lay out plenty of room and personal space . Clean , well maintained toilet and shower block with all you need . 15 mins walk into Ulverston

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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OK site if just passing through, we did 3nights and that was too much.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: It was a good place to pitch and visit surroundings. Shower block was nice.

Disliked: This site is more residential than touring, caravans are very close together,woken early as residents had vans and going to work early. Kids running around vans as they were residents.

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Very quiet has something for everyone.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Pitches were large and very clean. Electricity was excellent. Facilities on site were amazing. We will definitely be back at Bard sea Leisure Park.

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Friendly staff, good facilities with very good bathrooms with underfloor heating,…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, good facilities with very good bathrooms with underfloor heating, accessories shop

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely but not as peaceful as we hoped

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Lovely and clean. Very welcoming and the cafe serves lovely food with large portions.

Disliked: Says no groups, but there were large groups in the static caravans that were very loud until late at night.

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

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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 as well as an indoor/outdoor sports complex is 300 metres from Bardsea Leisure Park. Once refreshed, wander into the handsome market town of Ulverston 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 from Ulverston's north east. The tigers, giraffes, kangaroos, lemurs, monkeys and more of the South Lakes Animal Park safari park are towards Barrow-in-Furness, as is the Dock Museum, a free attraction (often with special exhibitions) telling the story of Barrow as a shipbuilding town. Off the peninsula, visit Walney Island and its nature reserve, or Roa Island 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 to travel through the Lake District's sterling scenery and board a lake cruise at the end of your journey.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Haverigg 8.2 mi Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Walney West Shore 8.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A
Walney Sandy Gap 9 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A
Walney Biggar Bank 9.2 mi Sea Good N/A N/A N/A
Silecroft 11 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

  • 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 as well as an indoor/outdoor sports complex is 300 metres from Bardsea Leisure Park. Once refreshed, wander into the handsome market town of Ulverston for … 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.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Bardsea Leisure Park? From £35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.