Wallace Lane Farm

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  • Quiet hillside farm site in west Cumbria with views to the sea
  • Coast, lakes, hill walks and mountain biking within 40 minutes' drive
  • Around five minutes' drive to Caldbeck for pub, cafés and shop
Blecogo… Red Dial… Theckthwaite Beck… There are some fine place names in this part of Cumbria and some fine spots to stop in, too. Wallace Lane Farm can't compete in the intriguing name stakes but it's certainly a winner on the fine spot front. The views from this farm are spectacular: the Irish Sea, the Solway Firth, the first of the Galloway hills. Whatever you're looking at, and whichever parts of this fab area you're visiting, you'll likely appreciate the laundry and drying room as well as the hot showers in the heated washrooms. And at the end of your day of exploring, you can sit round a campfire or grill your bangers on a barbecue – both are welcome and there are two washing-up areas for pots and pans. It's just over five minutes' drive from the farm to Caldbeck, which has a pub with food and two cafés as well as a shop for supplies. Perhaps you could pick up a picnic and wander through the village along the banks of the Caldew river? If you're into fishing, day permits are available on many of the rivers and streams of the surrounding area; the Wampool, Waver and Ellen are favourites for those seeking trout and salmon.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 15
Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Rent a tent 1
Motorhome pitches 10
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

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 8 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 397 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Luxury camper-vanning

Overall 9/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Lesley W.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (hot tub)

Liked Hot tub pitch was a real luxury!

It will be great when it's finished

Overall 7/10

Location
 9
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Paul R.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked small shop on site which had everything you needed, easy check in

Disliked There was improvements going on at the site that we weren't aware of when we booked but on arrival they did apologise for. The area we were staying in looked a bit like a building site which was a shame as it was extra muddy and a bit of an eyesore. The pitch we were on was not level which meant a bit of a faff setting up. Even though the terms and conditions are clear, there were still some people making noise well after 11pm at night. I think the prices being charged for touring are at the very high end based on the facilities and the state of the site when we visited.

Great welcome, accommodation spotlessly clean and well presented

Overall 8/10

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

Kestrel cabin (hot tub)

Liked Everything

Disliked The weather

Qiuite place…

Overall 9/10

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

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Qiuite place

Disliked Showers are not enough especially during the busiest time

Everything fantastic site and staff…

Overall 10/10

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything fantastic site and staff

Facilities: kettle and fridge/freezer were handy, details such as labels and pen…

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 7
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Rebecca L.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Facilities: kettle and fridge/freezer were handy, details such as labels and pen for marking fridge items.
Beautiful views!
The fairy glen.
Big pitches.
Free hot showers!

Disliked Lack of enforcement of silence rule: our neighbouring pitch played music and was noisy until 2am on the first night but no one did anything.

Not quiet or peaceful potentially due to our location on a site.

Overall 5/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Olga H.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked Facilities were good , showers, toilets and communal kitchen.

Disliked Didn’t get to choose the pitch up position as we were right near the toilets. Kids running around at 11pm.

Shop was well stocked Staff were friendly…

Overall 6/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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jayne w.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Shop was well stocked
Staff were friendly

Disliked Groundwork’s were started in front of our vans on day 2 with no notice. We were disappointed as there were 3 other almost empty fields we could have been put on. Friday proved to be very busy with very few facilities (toilets/showers)

First time here - we'll be back!

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Richard B.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked - Water/waste on pitch (waste was hidden under some grass and I had to ask!)
- Location was awesome
- Great dog walk around the site
- Unexpected alpacas!

Disliked Nothing

Great staff. Amenities. Space. Scenery. Peace and quiet…

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Brian J.

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Great staff.
Amenities.
Space.
Scenery.
Peace and quiet

Disliked Weather!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Off licence Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping 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 Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

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

Location

Wallace Lane Farm

Brocklebank

Caldbeck

Wigton

Cumbria

England

CA7 8DL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.78203°N
3.10394°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.4 mi Bus Station
12.6 mi Bus Station
13.4 mi Fairfield Junior School
Rail
4.1 mi Wigton Rail Station
6.4 mi Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station
9.3 mi Aspatria Rail Station
Ferry
13 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
13.1 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
14.1 mi Hawes End Derwentwater 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

Sea fishing without a boat can be tried from the banks of the Solway Firth at Port Carlisle (half an hour by car); alternatively try your hand on the waters of Bassenthwaite lake, 25 minutes away. Bassenthwaite is a bumper spot for lake walks and if you're in need of fortification, there's a distillery at the northern end doing tours and tastings. If you're more of a high mountains type, paths up Skiddaw and Grisedale Pike start half an hour from the site. A real peak-bagger could rack up two national parks in a day round here; routes up Cross Fell, jewel of the North Pennines, start an hour away. Mountain bikers make for Whinlatter Forest Park (40 minutes) to hire wheels and try the UK's longest purpose-built tracks; the park's also popular with those seeking treetop thrills on the high ropes. It's a good place to test your mettle before scrambling along the via ferrata cableway at Honister Slate Mine, an hour away. For days down at lake level, you can be sailing, rowing or taking a boat cruise to the little islands on Derwentwater within half an hour; Ambleside, at the top of Lake Windermere with its steamers and watersports, is an hour's journey by car. To see some cracking coastline, it's half an hour to Bowness-on-Solway and Mayport, both good for nature-filled walks and Roman history.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 13.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 20.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Sandyhills 25.6 mi Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Rockcliffe 28.1 mi Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor
St Bees 28.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 10.2 mi

Carlisle Castle 10.2 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 12.4 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 12.8 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 15.5 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 13.4 mi

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 22.1 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 24 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 24.4 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 26.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

High Pike, Fellside 3.9 mi

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 9.1 mi

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 9.4 mi

Mungrisdale - Bannerdale Crags 9.4 mi

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 10.2 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)

    Penrith, Cumbria 19.8 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 Wallace Lane Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Wallace Lane Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Wallace Lane Farm? Sea fishing without a boat can be tried from the banks of the Solway Firth at Port Carlisle (half an hour by car); alternatively try your hand on the waters of Bassenthwaite … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Wallace Lane Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  9:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Wallace Lane Farm? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.