Crake Valley Holiday Park

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  • Quiet family park in 16 acres of woods next to Coniston Water
  • A 15-minute drive from Ulverston and 20 minutes from Windermere
  • Stunning views on site and great walks in the surrounding area
Cumbria, Coniston Water – and Crake Valley Holiday Park. As Lake District locations go, this is a particularly lovely one: in 16 acres of woodland on the shores of Coniston Water and around a 10-minute drive from Coniston village centre. As you might imagine, there are great views out over the water from this dog-friendly park – and up to the surrounding mountains and fells too, for good measure. Walks, sailing and watersports are all nearby for active types, and there are lake cruises, historic places to visit and family attractions easily accessible too. For a change of scenery, you could travel to Ulverston (15 minutes’ drive) for a market town on the beginning of the 70-mile-long Cumbria Way or trade lake views for seaside ones at the coast, half an hour away. While the scenery and location is obviously high up there, this isn’t a site that just relies on its location: the facilities are equally excellent, with free wifi, a laundry room and a modern toilet/shower unit with individual toilet and shower units, everything you’ll need to keep yourself feeling fresh and ready to get going onto your next adventure, whatever that may be.

Site type

Tent pitches 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • 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).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Polish

Spanish

Open from Wed 1 Apr to

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 45 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a small, peaceful campsite praised for its quiet atmosphere, natural setting among trees, and proximity to Coniston Lake. Facilities including clean, hot showers and toilets are generally well-regarded, as is the honesty hut. Some guests found tent pitches to be muddy or rocky, making pegging difficult, and noted occasional issues with Wi-Fi or a lack of device charging sockets. Despite these minor points, many visitors express a desire to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 04/08/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Beuatiful, peaceful campsite, with everything you could need

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Poppy L. 5 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Beautiful, peaceful, clean, easy, friendly. Our second trip here after going to a differnt place last year, but we all agreed we preferred here and so wanted to return and we are so glad we did. We will be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location, pitch was quite antisocial.

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Megan K. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Proximity to bathroom
General location of site
Tidy/clean
Hot showers
Nice message to explain the campsite/rules in advance
Parking cars near the tent is always a bonus.
Dog friendly

Disliked The way the camping section is set up. The other 2 had set up before we arrived and it left us with a really awkward pitch that was on a huge slant with no access the picnic bench. Felt very overlooked.
Slanted pitch with the quite bad rainfall left our tent flooded (this have never happened before so not a tent issue)
No noise after 10 rule wasn’t followed by many - both nights people in the lodges were very loud until 1/2am which led to a very restless weekend away.
Price per night is a little steep for what you get in our opinion.
No welcome/people on site to speak to if we had issues? If they were there we didn’t know where!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet, lots of space, clan…

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 Rachel S. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Very quiet, lots of space, clan facilities and lovely owners who were very helpful.
This is a returning visit, and I’d happily come back again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet site, nice spot for wildlife.…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Quiet site, nice spot for wildlife. 15 min drive into Coniston. Clean amenities, good hot showers. Fire pits provided and picnic benches also.

Disliked Small area for pitching even when only 3 pitches per night.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site, great hosts…

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Ella M. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site, great hosts

Recommend to friends Visit again

Close to lakes, no one disturbed…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Close to lakes, no one disturbed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved it - would stay again

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Tom B. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Only a few tent pitches and nice remote location so a lovely quiet place to camp. Surrounded by nature and hearing bird song really helps you relax.

Disliked Hard pitches could be tricky to pitch on in really dry summer conditions and in really wet conditions could become a mud bath.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful and quiet - a rare find!

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Quiet and peaceful, love the small size of the campsite and the facilities are just what’s needed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of privacy and good facilities.…

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Jessica L. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Plenty of privacy and good facilities. A short drive from Coniston and some nice walks.

Disliked It was unclear where to pitch on arrival and the site is located quite close to a road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good warm showers, fire pits and picnic benches at pitches.

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10 out of 10
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 Katie H. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Good pitches, small quiet spot. Nicely away from busy and noisy sites. Pleasant stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

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

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Crake Valley Holiday Park

Water Yeat

Cumbria

England

LA12 8DL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.29941°N
3.09784°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.6 mi Tourist Information Centre
9.6 mi Rail Station
10.5 mi Kelsick Road opposite Library
Rail
5.6 mi Foxfield Rail Station
5.9 mi Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station
7.1 mi Green Road Rail Station
Ferry
0.2 mi Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
0.6 mi Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing
1.5 mi Sunny Bank (Coniston) 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

To stick to the ground or to go up into the treetops? You’ll be pulled in both directions in Grizedale Forest (half an hour's drive), thanks to its sculpture trail and the Go Ape obstacle trails in the trees. This is just one of the local areas rich in nature, as the mountain hike up the Old Man of Coniston (15 minutes) is a real beauty spot. Lake District locations go almost hand-in-hand with water activities and none more so than Windermere (20 minutes), where there’s bike or boat hire, canoeing and kayaking or waterskiing and wakeboarding classes. But while The Dock Museum (half an hour) is one way to learn about the water, it’s not all about that. There’s also a Buddhist temple at Conishead Priory (20 minutes), the Lakeland Motor Museum (15 minutes) and the National Trust Hill Top with Beatrix Potter’s house (25 minutes). William Wordsworth has made Grasmere (40 minutes) a particularly interesting village for literary fans, while those of you searching for some more history will find that in the fortresses of Wray Castle (half an hour) and Muncaster Castle (40 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Haverigg 10.8 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Silecroft 11.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Walney West Shore 14.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Walney Sandy Gap 15.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Walney Biggar Bank 15.5 mi Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lakeland Motor Museum 5.1 mi

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 5.8 mi

Hill Top 6.3 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 6.5 mi

Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House 7.8 mi

National Trust

Gondola' 4.6 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 5.5 mi

Fell Foot Park 6.1 mi

Hill Top 6.3 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 6.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

The Beacon and Blawith Fell 0.3 mi

The Coniston Heights: The Old Man to Swirl How 4.5 mi

Coniston - Levers Water - Coniston 4.9 mi

Coniston - Little Arrow - Coniston Lakeshore 4.9 mi

Coniston - Holme Fell 4.9 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 Crake Valley Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crake Valley Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crake Valley Holiday Park? To stick to the ground or to go up into the treetops? You’ll be pulled in both directions in Grizedale Forest (half an hour's drive), thanks to its sculpture trail and the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crake Valley Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Crake Valley Holiday Park? From £70 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.