Tent campgrounds for backpackers in Carnforth, England

Hawes Villa Campsite

Kez's Campsite

• Peaceful field site on a family farm with access to tennis court
• Around 20 minutes’ drive to Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Morecambe
• Dog-friendly site between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District

FSC Castle Head

• Grass pitches in the grounds of an environmental education centre
• A five-minute drive from Grange-over-Sands; 20 minutes from the M6
• Between the Morecambe Bay coast and Lake District National Park

Hare Appletree Farm

• Spacious pitches at a family farm in the Forest of Bowland
• A 15-minute drive to centre of Lancaster; 20 minutes to Morecambe
• Stunning views over coast and moors; easy access from the M6

Dob Coppice

• Quiet wildlife haven beside the river Winster in the Lake District
• A 15-minute drive from Windermere and 40 minutes from Ambleside
• Kayaks and fishing rods for hire; a short drive to local footpaths

Greendales Farm

• A mile and a half from the nearest beach
• Three miles from Morecambe
• Within day trip distance of Blackpool, the Dales and the Lake District

Kitridding Lake

• Small, dog-friendly lakeside pitches on a Cumbria farm
• Half an hour’s drive from Windermere; 25 minutes from Sedbergh
• On-site tearoom and farm shop open Thursday-Sunday

The Station Inn

• Within the grounds of a pub at the edge of the Lake District
• A 10-minute drive from Kendal and 20 from Lake Windermere
• Bar, restaurant and play area; takeaway breakfast available

Sandfold Pop-up Camping

• Simple campsite under a mile from the foot of Lake Windermere
• In the hamlet of Newby Bridge; 20 minutes' drive from Coniston Water
• Within 10 minutes' walk of a spa and lakeside Fell Foot Park

Brick Kiln Wood

• Adults-only woodland site five minutes' walk from the Cumbrian coast
• A five-minute drive from Ulverston; 15 minutes from the Lake District
• A mile from a leisure centre, food shop and meditation centre