Moss Howe Farm

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  • In the Cumbrian hills a couple of miles from Witherslack
  • A 15-minute drive from Grange-over-Sands and 25 from Windermere
  • Campfires allowed: firepits for hire and wood for sale on site
How might you fancy a peaceful and well-equipped Lake District place to stay, among the peaceful hills of Cumbria, and with easy access to famed Lake District destinations including Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Cartmel and Kendal? Bed down at quiet and secluded Moss Howe Farm for all the above, a couple of miles from local village Witherslack and 15 minutes' drive from Grange-over-Sands. This is an excellent setting for campfire evenings: guests can arrange firepit hire by adding a request to the Moss Howe team when booking, or use their own barbecues as long as they're raised off the ground and placed on top of the firepit using the supplied grill. A shop and pub are nearby in Witherslack for supplies and other eats. Moss Howe is well equipped, with modern shower, washroom and toilet facilities, plus a tumble dryer in the ladies' shower block, and dishwashing basins just outside. Charging facilities are available for an extra fee; freshwater taps are around the accommodation areas, and wifi is at reception.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 25
RV & Motorhome sites 20
Open now
Opens 28 February
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Units longer than 7 metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 28 Feb to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 256 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this campground to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful views and great facilities!

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Valley View unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Great facilities. Toilets and showers were super nice and the shop was so lovely and well stocked! Views were also gorgeous and the location was great for us (hikers!). Was also super convenient that we were able to check-in early!

Disliked: Some horrible children staying on site... but you get that everywhere unfortunately!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

we will definitely be back

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
adele w. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Valley View unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: The location, clean site, facilities were great, a site that caters for everyone, it had a lovely warm friendly feeling about the place with the lady in the shop/reception who was lovely to chat to and very helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very impressive, tranquil site with friendly staff.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
John L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Valley View unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Tranquility and beautiful setting of the site. Spacious pitches. Well stocked shop with warm croissants in the morning.

Friendly welcome on arrival.

Disliked: The shower block looks and felt s bit like work in progress and the on/off showers are a bit annoying albeit there seemed to be enough hot water for a shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite, reception staff really helpful and good facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Michelle P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site (small)

Liked: Helpful staff, well laid out campsite, good facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Welcoming staff and quiet rural location with great walks…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi 8
Tom S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Terrace power optional grass campervan site

Liked: Welcoming staff and quiet rural location with great walks

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, lovely facilities. On site shop.friendly staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Valley View unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Quiet site, very pretty setting.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful small campsite in the south of the Lake District with cute…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Emma d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent site (small)

Liked: Beautiful small campsite in the south of the Lake District with cute camp spots, very kind staff, useful small reception shop, warm and cold water, good WiFi. Overall great and peaceful.

Disliked: The showers work with sensors which stop very often, so showering wasn’t very pleasant.

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Great location, small clean campsite with everything that you need, not too…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Iwona M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or campervan site (large)

Liked: Great location, small clean campsite with everything that you need, not too far from larger supermarkets. Great service.

Disliked: Nothing. Highly recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice family friendly campsite in a beautiful, relaxed setting

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
James B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered gravel campervan site

Liked: Location - 15mins drive to Windermere and Kendal, facilities were generally great, relaxed atmosphere, child and dog friendly, fresh croissants in the morning.

Disliked: Nearest pub is ~2miles away. Can hear hand driers - toilets could do with self closing doors. Hot water for showers struggled to keep up with demand

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camping as it used to be, but much much better facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Janice G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or campervan site (large)

Liked: Great little campsite, which I would describe as camping as it used to be but with much better facilities. Escape from the mobile phone, internet, tv signal. There is site Wi-Fi but a bit hit and miss for us.
Clean toilet and shower block, just a little chilly in late April, but hey we are camping! Lovely well stocked shop for those forgotten essentials. We missed out on pizza night, but good idea, as is the undercover picnic table and table football. The pub mentioned is a 45 minutes walk up hill and down, so not handy for us. (10 minute drive for good food and beer, zero options available.)

Disliked: Not exactly a dislike, but be aware that it is a narrow road to the site, so if you're in a van you may need to reverse to find the passing place.
Although nice & quiet when we were there, the site was full the weekend before (Easter) and I can imagine could feel fairly cramped.
I can see why no movement after 8pm, but as we wanted to use the pub and were in a campervan if felt a bit odd having to make arrangement beforehand.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area 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 Laundry Local produce 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Moss Howe Farm

Witherslack

Grange-over-Sands

Cumbria

England

LA11 6SA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.25826°N
-2.8831°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12 km Bus Station
12 km Bus Station
12 km Bus Station
Rail
7.1 km Grange-over-Sands Rail Station
7.1 km Arnside Rail Station
9.9 km Kents Bank Rail Station
Ferry
5 km Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
5.2 km Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing
11.1 km Bowness Ferry Nab 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

A particularly scenic way to explore these surroundings is atop a horse, so make your way first to the Witherslack Hall Equestrian Centre, 10 minutes' drive away, for rides through the woods or on the local fell. A big sheltered arena is also at the centre if you'd like to practise your cantering first. If horses aren't for you, take to the car instead for the spectacularly scenic 25-minute drive to Windermere and Consiton Water via the A590, among the views of the east side of the lake to Bowness, Troutbeck and Ambleside. You'll need at least a day at Britain's biggest natural water lake, for steam ferry rides from Bowness Bay to Waterhead at Ambleside, or boating trips around the water and Windermere's 18 islands. Also have a potter around Lakeside Pier at the southern end of the lake (the ferry from Bowness finishes here), for the Aquarium of the Lakes showcasing Windermere's wildlife. Hikes, mountain biking and lake and mountain views are at Grizedale Forest, 35 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 20.2 km Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 20.6 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Haverigg 27.5 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Walney West Shore 29.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A
Walney Sandy Gap 30.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Windermere Lake Cruises, Lakeside 5.4 km

Levens Hall & Gardens 6.8 km

Lakeland Motor Museum 6.9 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 7.7 km

Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House 10.1 km

National Trust

Fell Foot Park 4.8 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 7.7 km

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 8 km

Hill Top 11.9 km

Windermere and Troutbeck 14.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Arnside to Kirkby Lonsdale - the Limestone Link 6.9 km

Levens Hall and Sizergh Castle 7 km

Levens Hall and the River Kent 7 km

LEVENS HALL 7.6 km

SIZERGH CASTLE 7.9 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)

    Penrith, England 40 km

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Moss Howe Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Moss Howe Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Moss Howe Farm? A particularly scenic way to explore these surroundings is atop a horse, so make your way first to the Witherslack Hall Equestrian Centre, 10 minutes' drive away, for rides through the woods … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Moss Howe Farm?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Moss Howe Farm? From $36.16 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.