This was our second stay at Sheperds Views, Holmrook. We liked friendly staff who greeted us by name. A well laid-out site. Generous pitches (not cramped). Good washing-up facilities. Great modern wet-rooms (closed at quieter times). Very good shower/toilet facilities in the barn. Camp has electronic gate with pin code access. Good site rules regarding visitors, noise levels, control of children and pets etc.
We stayed for 11 nights and we found that during the week the site, like the location, is quieter mid week than at the weekends. We stayed over the August Bank Holiday, and as expected the camp filled up for that time. Noise levels increased but in our corner everyone respected the camp rules. We never had to wait long to use the facilities so the number of facilities seems to be about right for the size of the site. We did not witness any free-loader campers as we have seen on other sites and put this down to the site access gate.
Staff clean the facilities daily and replace toilet paper etc.
The site has a small shop where you can buy or rent essentials you may have forgotten. We forgot some of our tent-pegs and were able to buy some from the shop at a reasonable price. The shop also sells logs for the fire-pit and rents wind-breaks, BBQs etc.
The site is located on the Drigg road about half way between the A595 and Seascale. There are a couple of roads that run down to the wild beach passed the LLW site. The beach and Seascale are a walkable distance but the road is a country lane with no footpath. For those who do not know it, Seascale is a quite beach town that has not been commercialised as other British seaside towns have. There is an Ice Cream Parlour which sells the excellent Mawsons ice cream and a chippy that is very popular and great quality at reasonable prices (you'll pay a lot more in Ambleside). There is a Co-Op where you can get supplies and an old-fashioned hardware/iron monger store. If you're into BMXing, Seascale has an excellent BMX track. Going inland the site is a 10 mile drive to the highest mountain in England with some spectacular scenery and opportunities to bike, hike and wild swim.
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Hi Gillian,
Thank you for your kind review, we look forward to seeing you again soon
thank you
Rachael