Parkhead Campsite

Positiv The view is spectacular with lambs nearby. It’s an excellent choice for a one-night stay only if you want to visit the Lake District. NO facilities like showers or pot wash, but 2 toilets toi-toi and water tap provided :)

Negativ No waste bin apart from recycling only

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Positiv Simple site, flat ground friendly owners
All you need

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Positiv A really beautiful camp site with amazing views of both the Northern Pennines and the Lake District. Very quiet and rural. Excellent place to stay.

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Positiv Lovely quiet, scenic location.
Nice walks not far from site and a couple of pubs a short drive or couple of mile walk away
Owner of the site very helpful giving local points of interest and information for things to do and regularly checking everything was ok

Negativ Not a dislike more of an observation as if the site was full to capacity I’m not sure one portaloo would be able to cope

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Positiv Nice field, clean potaloo, friendly manager,

Negativ Very small sign on entrance gate, bit of confusion with sat nav directions Having to change onto google maps for last few miles,

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Positiv The rural location was great and stargazing was fantastic
Super friendly hosts
Would recommend

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Positiv Hidden gem! Gorgeous views, tranquil site, close to local towns and not too far away from Ullswater! Lovely river nearby too where you can kayak/go white water rafting. Ollie was a great host, looked after everyone and was very responsive. The site had a toilet and a water tap that was drinkable. Ollie was also very accommodating towards our anxious dog. Brilliant stay, will be back!

Negativ Nothing at all

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Positiv Simple yet effective stop up towards Scotland, loads of space and the owner came and asked if we needed anything. Very kind.

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Positiv Completely peaceful and relaxed place with lovely views, sunrises and sunsets. Amazing for stargazing - we were lucky with one unclouded night and it was stunning.

Ollie messaged us before we arrived so we had a number if we needed any help, then he later sent information about local facilities. He checked in on us personally as well - just a pleasant, nice person.

We went along to Pooley Bridge and used the Ullswater Steamers and the following day walked Bowscale Fell and swam in Bowscale Tarn. … both tourist sites about 40mins away.
Aira Force is a similar drive away but we couldn’t get parked … spaces all full by 11am.

Negativ First night there were only a couple of tents and the portaloo was super clean with water, toilet roll provided and a light on the wall.
Second night there were about 13 tents and the portaloo situation went downhill quickly! So, maybe another toilet or two would be beneficial.
The toilet light vanished with most of those 13 tents too so just shows that when people try to provide better facilities, others spoil it. Nothing the owner can do about that though.

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Positiv Fantastic hosts who checked in on us and made sure we had everything we needed. The views are fantastic with a real sense of peace and quiet and amazing dark skies ona clear night. We were looking for a more off grid experience but the water and portaloo on site are a definite bonus and the petaloo was very clean and obviously looked after. You can hire a fire pit and logs for £20 which was great and it's nice to be able to support the hosts in this way.

Negativ Not a dislike really, but we struggled to find the entrance, a what 3 words added to info would be great, other than that, it was perfect!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Hi there. Thankyou for leaving such a positive review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay at Parkhead campsite. We also really appreciate the feedback which is very useful for us to be able to improve the experience for future campers. Thanks again, Ollie.