Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park

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Hardstanding pitches
Hardstanding pitches
Plenty of space
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Hardstanding caravan/motorhome pitch with electric hook-up
Bell tent view
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Plenty of space
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  • Small Lancashire farm site between the Lakes and Dales
  • Two miles from Kirkby Lonsdale and 25 minutes from Kendal
  • Family-run site welcoming couples, families and dogs
Give yourself a new lease of life with a stay at Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park, a gorgeous site just outside Kirkby Lonsdale and halfway between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks. This family-run business is based in the small settlement of Cowan Bridge, mere minutes from the larger market town of Kirkby Lonsdale and its thriving high street, where you can explore a variety of independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants, or browse the popular weekly market. It's sometimes tricky to find dog-friendly accommodation, but you'll face no such problems at Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park, as this pet-friendly park allows four-legged friends (please make sure all dogs are kept on leads while out and about around the site though). Shared facilities on site include bathrooms, a washing-up area and a launderette (for those inevitable bits of mud you'll pick up while out exploring the nearby national parks).

Site type

Rent a tent 3
Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Tent pitches 3
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • 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

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 122 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

90% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a consistently praised, quiet and very clean site with spacious pitches and excellent toilet and shower facilities. It is well-located for exploring the surrounding countryside and local villages, including Kirkby Lonsdale, though some guests noted a lack of safe footpaths for walking to the town. While generally well-maintained, some pitches are sloping, and occasional issues with frozen water taps during cold weather have been reported, with management confirming they are looking at improvements. WiFi is available.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Nice quiet peaceful site

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Jane C.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked It was a nice quiet site they are doing a lot of work to improve the site which can only be good news.

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Peaceful

Disliked Electric hook up was to far away

Recommend to friends Visit again

very clean toilets and showers, nice…

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Susan A.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked very clean toilets and showers, nice quiet park, close to local villages. WiFi available, very nice place to stay.

Disliked nothing

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Lovely little site

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Kevin H.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The size of pitches, communication beforehand , info given

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy access from the motorway we…

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Andy V.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Easy access from the motorway we chose the site for a stop over for the night on a Scotland trip. Good size pitches with hook up for electricity and all the facilities we needed. Although out of season and quiet check in was easy. Reasonably priced too. Site is basic but does the job well. Toilets facilities showers were clean warm tidy and showers were good.

Disliked Nothing

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Great facilities, very clean site, lovely countryside views.

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Suzanne W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Small site, clean toilets and showers and laundry /washroom. Close to Kirkby Lonsdale. We had a level pitch close to facilities.
We didn’t know how to check in as the office wasn’t open but luckily there was a list of names and pitch numbers up in the window of the office and a map of where the pitches were (we arrived when it was dark). Pitches have your surname on.

Disliked We believe there is a ‘safe’ walk into Kirkby Lonsdale but there was no information about this. We didn’t walk as we had our little dog and the walk we found on google maps took us along the busy and fast main road which doesn’t have a footpath for part of the walk. A bonus would be to have a mini map or set of directions on how to get to Kirkby Lonsdale using quiet paths or roads - most walkers don’t mind if it’s a mile or so further.

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Lovely site reasonably close to Kirkby Lonsdale

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Joanne N.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet site ample space

Disliked Some of the water taps weren’t working but they are working to sort

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Some great walks from the campsite. Enjoyed our visit.

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Debbie L.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely campsite with great views, toilets were absolutely spotless, the owners were very nice. Nice walk from the site to Kirby Longsdale. Will definitely be going back.

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Nice and clean.…

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Stuart T.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nice and clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely quiet & very clean site.

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Deborah G.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked A lovely clean & quiet site. Good clean facilities. Unfortunately as it was very cold there was no water facilities as the taps had frozen but thankfully we had brought our own.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Hello, thank you for your lovely comments. We hope to welcome you back again in the future ☺️

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 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

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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park

Cowan Bridge

Lancashire

England

LA6 2HR

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.18867°N
2.57178°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9.1 mi New Street
9.1 mi New Street
10.7 mi St Michaels Lane
Rail
4.5 mi Wennington Rail Station
5.6 mi Bentham Rail Station
8.6 mi Ribblehead Rail Station
Ferry
16.6 mi Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
16.7 mi Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing
17.5 mi Heysham Ferry Terminal

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

Start off by exploring the lovely Lunesdale area. Park up in Kirkby Lonsdale (five minutes' drive) for strolls around the town centre, crossing the graceful medieval arches of the Devil's Bridge and wandering or cycling along the riverbank. It's a short distance from here to Ruskin's View, described by the famous art critic in 1875 as 'one of the loveliest views in England', where you can take in suitably splendid panoramas over the Lune Valley. Next, a 10-minute drive to the south, you could visit the pretty village of Ingleton, where mountains, caves and waterfalls await. Alternatively, head further into Yorkshire for Dales day trips to Skipton (45 minutes) and its well-preserved castle, Settle (20 minutes) with its cliffs and caves or Hawes (35 minutes), home to cheese tastings at Wensleydale Creamery. To the north, you also have the Lake District National Park within reach. The handsome town of Kendal (25 minutes) has lots of historic sights to see, including a castle, museum and pleasant river walk, while the gorgeous shores of Windermere are just over half an hour away by road for boat trips, watersports and waterside wanders.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 14 mi Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 14.7 mi Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Fleetwood 25.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Walney Biggar Bank 28.5 mi Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A
Walney Sandy Gap 28.6 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Levens Hall & Gardens 9.6 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 10.4 mi

Lancaster Castle 13.5 mi

Holker Hall and Gardens 16.7 mi

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 16.8 mi

National Trust

Sizergh Castle and Garden 10.4 mi

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 15.5 mi

Fell Foot Park 16.5 mi

Malham Tarn Estate 17.2 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 19.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Kirkby Lonsdale and Barbon Fell 1 mi

Kirkby Lonsdale - Casterton - Kirkby Lonsdale 1.4 mi

Gragareth from Ireby 1.9 mi

Barbon and Casterton 3.2 mi

Kingsdale Circuit 4.1 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 Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park? Start off by exploring the lovely Lunesdale area. Park up in Kirkby Lonsdale (five minutes' drive) for strolls around the town centre, crossing the graceful medieval arches of the Devil's Bridge and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lunesdale Escapes and New House Caravan Park? From £66 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.