Wallace Lane Farm

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Camping field
Camping field
Fully-serviced hardstanding pitches
Hot tub pitch
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Treehouse cabin
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Robin lodge
Pitch 22
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Fully-serviced hardstanding pitches
Hot tub pitch
Non-electric grass tent pitch

  • 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

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

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating based on 387 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great stay, only downside was the weather 🌦️

Overall 10/10
Location 7
Value for money 7
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Dean R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Merlin's Cabin lodge (hot tub)

Liked: Clean, organised our 2nd time here, great place

Disliked: Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Exceptional campsite.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Michael W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (hot tub)

Liked: Everything, our hot tub was clean well maintained, the site was beautiful all the facilities were great and the staff were helpful and friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything, stayed one night on the way up to Scotland and one…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Everything, stayed one night on the way up to Scotland and one night on the way back. Different pitches both stays but both well spaced with the necessary facilities very close by. Cannot fault the site, a really lovely location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful clean site, staff very welcoming, stunning views. The lodge we stayed…

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 9
Susan B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Skylark 2 bedroom lodge (hot tub)

Liked: Beautiful clean site, staff very welcoming, stunning views. The lodge we stayed in was clean very welcoming, loved the hot tub. Can’t wait to book my next holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great staging camp for Scotland

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: This is a great camp for onward trips to Scotland. This was my third visit to the camp. Reception and staff super friendly and well provisioned shop. An added bonus of a pizza to pitch delivery service

Disliked: Camp would score a 10 if it were not for unisex shower and toilet facilities. Well advertised as so but just a personal dislike. Wont stop me using the camp though

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely going 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
Norma T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Extremely clean, well kept and scenic camp site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

absolutley loved this campsite! lovely helpful staff and will 100% be booking…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: absolutley loved this campsite! lovely helpful staff and will 100% be booking this in the future. loved the avaliable fire pits! never seen this before and loved it.

Disliked: need more showers!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well kept, scenic and peaceful place to stay. Fab farm shop…

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 9
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 9
Wifi No rating
Alison J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well kept, scenic and peaceful place to stay. Fab farm shop and cafe. Facilities good and clean. Will definitely go back if in the area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything been a couple of times absolutely spotless fantastic site shop toilets…

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

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (hot tub)

Liked: Everything been a couple of times absolutely spotless fantastic site shop toilets showers.
Can’t wait to go back.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic views, very well arrangements, very clean toilets, nice ambiance well maintained…

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 grass tent or trailer tent pitch (large)

Liked: Fantastic views, very well arrangements, very clean toilets, nice ambiance well maintained facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest 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.