Stybeck Farm

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Visitor image of their setup, ready to take in the countryside
Visitor image of their setup, ready to take in the countryside
View of the farm from the fells
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One of the pitches with a view of the valley
View of the valley in summer
Entrance to the farm in winter
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View of the farm from the fells
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One of the pitches with a view of the valley

  • Lake District working farm two miles from Thirlmere
  • A 10-minute drive to Derwentwater, Keswick and Grasmere
  • Adult-only dog-friendly site; 20 minutes' walk to the local pub
Want to wake up, lace up your boots and head off on a hearty hike straight from your pitch? Stay at Stybeck Farm near Keswick in the Lake District – pitches here are on a busy working farm where the fields give way to fells, crags and lakes. About 10 minutes’ drive from Keswick and Grasmere, the farm is less than two miles from Thirlmere, with Helvellyn rising above and Blencathra and Skiddaw about seven miles away. Base yourself here and large parts of the Lake District National Park can become your playground. A 10-minute jaunt in the car brings you to Derwentwater, an excellent launching place for boat trips. In 20 minutes you can drive to Ullswater, and Windemere is half an hour’s drive. If you fancy leaving your car behind, there’s a handy bus stop at the bottom of the lane. The family run a small farm shop on site selling their own vegetables and eggs. If you need to pick up more in the way of supplies, or go out to eat, head into Keswick and Grasmere. A closer option for filling up on food is the local pub, 20 minutes’ walk away. If you fancy kicking back and just enjoying your surroundings, there’s nearly always some animal antics to see – from feeding the inquisitive chickens to watching the sheep shearing or saying hi to the goats, donkeys and cows out in the fields.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 6
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

Extras

  • A charge of £1.00 applies for the use of the shower.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 331 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Walkers' paradiseSpectacular sceneryLake and/or mountain

90% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This working farm campsite is praised for its stunning Lake District location, offering direct access to walks and a convenient bus route. Guests consistently highlight the friendly and helpful owners, the peaceful atmosphere, and the picturesque views. Basic but clean facilities include toilets and showers (coin-operated). Some visitors note farm animal noises and occasional road noise, and a few mention basic shower facilities. Despite these minor points, many reviewers express a desire to return.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Basic and clean facilities close to pitches. Dog friendly and adult only. Cafe and pub near by. Helpful and down to earth host. Exceptional homemade marmalade to purchase on site. This is a working farm so expect some noise from the animals.

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 Scott D. 1 review

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Can’t think of anything to mention.

Disliked Showers aren’t great
Very noisy site not particularly level
Dogs barking all through the night regular with no let up.
Car alarms going off.
No mobile signal on Vodafone network
No easy for walks unless you want to go straight up the hill the. Very muddy path.
Busy road with no protection if you decide to walk to pub. Which wasn’t great either.

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Great value. Facilities basic but clean.…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Great value. Facilities basic but clean. Close to multiple walking routes, pub nearby. Would definitely come back again

Disliked For the cost of what you pay you won’t find much better

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Great little site, was just an…

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Martyn H. 2 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Great little site, was just an overnight stay so didn’t use the shower ect.
Will definitely visit again on our next trip to Keswick.

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Awesome place, can’t wait to go back.

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Jack D. 4 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Location was great, we parked up at 2 and managed to get up White Side and Raise, could have gone on for ages. Definitely will be using this spot for getting to future peaks. Facilities were great - shower, toilet, washing up area, water.
Vibe was very chill, we just found a spot to hook up which was no pressure.
Was quiet, it is a working farm, but honestly the noise was next to nothing.

Disliked Top pitches were a lot n a slant so need ramps, but honestly nothing to be done about it.
2pm is a late check in too, kind of lose a day, but it is what it is.

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Lovely welcoming. Right in the heart…

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 Craig R. 1 review

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely welcoming. Right in the heart of the Lakes. Shower £1 lasted ages and very warm. Very nice basic site will go again

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Rural and beautiful setting and made to feel at home

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 Zoe M. 6 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Very rural, beautiful location, and can walk straight up Helvellyn from a pathway close by. Owners were lovely. Facilities were good. Bus at end of the lane to Keswick and Ambleside. Good pub up the road. All perfect!

Disliked Nothing

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Great host, super friendly, spotless clean…

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Roberto V. 1 review

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Great host, super friendly, spotless clean shower and toilet! Very happy with my stay, will definitely come back for my next adventure in the Lake District.

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Great for the price!

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Thai P. 1 review

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely owner, clean facilities, had what we needed, no more and no less. Felt very welcome.

Disliked Unfortunately my ear plugs couldn’t drown out the sheep, dogs & donkey all night so had a very broken sleep. I also wish we could have tapped a card to use the shower instead of relying on coins which we didn’t have.

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Great little spot, very remote but…

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Mark A. 7 reviews

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Great little spot, very remote but ideal for a stop away. Everyone there was really helpful and nice to chat too. Weather was poor so didn’t see to much of the site but it was all clean and tidy from what I could see

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

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

Farm Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Mountain biking nearby

Location

Stybeck Farm

Thirlmere

Cumbria

England

CA12 4TN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.56024°N
3.05408°W

Route directions

Be careful if following your satnav, as the postcode covers everything within a mile. Look out for the Stybeck Farm sign as you come along the road. The 555 bus service also stops at the bottom of the drive.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.5 mi Bus Station
7.5 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
7.5 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
13.8 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
13.9 mi Windermere Rail Station
15.9 mi Staveley Rail Station
Ferry
3.3 mi Ashness Gate Derwentwater Ferry Landing
3.4 mi Lodore Falls Derwentwater Ferry Landing
4.2 mi Keswick 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

Travel 10 minutes in the car, and about 5000 years back in time, to see Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the earliest constructions of its kind in Britain. It’s also 10 minutes’ drive to start your journey to discover another important part of the Lake District’s history – albeit a bit more recent – on the Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail, which repurposes the Victorian railway line as an accessible path through tunnels and over bridges. If the weather isn’t playing nice, there are a couple of popular places to while away a rainy few hours in Keswick (10 minutes' drive): the Derwent Pencil Museum and The Puzzling Place, where nothing is quite as it seems. Keswick's also the place for boat trips and watersports on Derwentwater. Alternatively, if you fancy a pint or a dram to put a spring in your step, and want to learn all about how they’re made, you could pay a visit to the Keswick Brewing Company (10 minutes) or the Lakes Distillery in Cockermouth (20 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • King's Head Inn Pub 0.7 mi
  • The Heights Hotel Restaurant 3.3 mi
  • Mary Mount Bar Pub 3.3 mi
  • Horse & Farrier Inn Pub 4.1 mi
  • Salutation Inn Pub 4.1 mi
  • Travellers Rest Pub 4.1 mi
  • Twa Dogs Inn Pub 4.1 mi
  • Keswick Conservative Club Pub 4.2 mi
  • Steaks of the Lakes Restaurant 4.3 mi
  • Woodstone Pizza & Flamegrill Restaurant 4.3 mi

Groceries

  • Lakes Lemoncello Off-licence 4.3 mi
  • Brewery Hub Off-licence 4.4 mi
  • Wild Sheep Distillery Off-licence 4.4 mi
  • Lakes & Dales Co-operative Supermarket 4.5 mi
  • Booths Supermarket 4.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Upper Fitz Park 4.3 mi
  • Hope Park 4.3 mi
  • Lower Fitz Park 4.4 mi
  • King George V Playing Field 4.8 mi
  • Aira Force 5.1 mi

Family days out

  • Lodore Falls Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • Goosewell Farm Activities Centre Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
  • Castlehead Visitor attraction 3.9 mi
  • Ruskin Monument Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Derwent Island and House Visitor attraction 4.2 mi
  • Bowder Stone Visitor attraction 4.3 mi
  • Millican Dalton Cave Visitor attraction 4.6 mi
  • Alpacaly Ever After Visitor attraction 4.6 mi
  • Rosthwaite Stepping Stones Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
  • Aira Force Visitor attraction 5.1 mi
  • Dacre Castle 10 mi

Public transport

  • Legburthwaite 0.09 mi
  • Fisher Place 0.2 mi
  • Thirlmere Dam Road End 0.4 mi
  • Kings Head Hotel 0.7 mi
  • Swirls car park 1.1 mi
  • Shoulthwaite Farm 1.6 mi
  • Dale Bottom 2.5 mi
  • Dale Bottom (S bound) 2.5 mi
  • Castle Lane 3.1 mi
  • Castle Lane (E bound) 3.1 mi

Other nearby

  • Keswick Golf Club Golf course 4.1 mi
  • Hope Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 4.4 mi
  • The Loft Nightclub 4.4 mi
  • Nichol End Marine Marina 4.8 mi
  • Derwentwater Marina 4.9 mi

Local services

  • The Cumberland Cashpoint 4.3 mi
  • Euronet Cashpoint 4.4 mi
  • Tesco Bank Cashpoint 9.6 mi
  • Derwent Service Station Fuel station 4.1 mi
  • Castlehead Medical Centre Doctors 4.1 mi
  • Glenridding Health Centre Doctors 4.2 mi
  • Cohens Chemist Pharmacy 4.3 mi
  • GeniePoint Charging station 4.4 mi
  • evolt Charging station 4.4 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 4.4 mi
  • Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital 4.7 mi
  • High Hill Garage Fuel station 4.8 mi

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Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 3.4 mi

Ullswater Steamers 4.5 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 6.7 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 7.5 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 7.9 mi

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 8.5 mi

Townend 11.8 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 12.8 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 13 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 13.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Naddle Fell 0.5 mi

High Rigg - St John's in the Vale 0.5 mi

Thirlmere and Great How 1.3 mi

Thirlmere Circular 1.3 mi

Helvellyn from Thirlmere 3.2 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 Stybeck Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stybeck Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stybeck Farm? Travel 10 minutes in the car, and about 5000 years back in time, to see Castlerigg Stone Circle, one of the earliest constructions of its kind in Britain. It’s also 10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stybeck Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Stybeck Farm? From £27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.