Allonby Bay Camping

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  • Family-friendly site on a field by the Cumbrian coast
  • A 20-minute drive from the Lake District; Whitehaven 35 minutes
  • Overlooking Allonby Bay, with access to bike paths and coastal trails
Spend your days down at the beach or taking trips to the Lake District at Allonby Bay Camping, a simple and scenic camping field mere metres from Cumbria's Solway Coast. Easily located just off the B5300 between the villages of Silloth and Allonby, this relaxed spot is directly opposite the long sweeping bay, with easy access to bike paths and coastal hiking trails that can take you off for days of outdoor exploration. The land here has the added advantage of being very well set up to welcome guests – it's spacious, level and accessible by pushchairs or prams. Set two miles from the owners' family-run farm, Allonby Bay Camping is also in a strategic position for trips to the Lake District – it's an agreeable 20-minute drive to the national park boundary and about half an hour to Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve. On a more local level, the site has direct access to a bike path that can take you into Allonby village centre (a mile to the south) or on to the historic harbour town of Maryport (half an hour by bike or 10 minutes by car). Stick around in the former to take the kids to a playground, get active at the leisure centre, pick up food and drink at the pubs or fish and chip shop or, for a special treat, take a trip to a popular local ice cream shop.

Site type

Tent sites 50

Languages spoken

English

Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

No hot water

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Allonby Bay Camping

Maryport

Allonby

Cumbria

England

CA15 6QQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.78426°N
-3.43057°W

Route directions

The site is quarter of a mile outside the village of Allonby, on the road towards Silloth. Look out for a layby almost opposite the campsite.

Nearest transport

Coach
14.2 km Fairfield Junior School
14.3 km Gallowbarrow
17.4 km Bus Station
Rail
6.9 km Aspatria Rail Station
9.1 km Maryport Rail Station
12 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
27.5 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
28.2 km Keswick Ferry Landing
28.5 km Hawes End Derwentwater 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

Jump on your bike and in half an hour you can be strolling around the shops, eateries and harbour sights of Maryport, a local coastal town where there's also an aquarium by the harbour. Carry on in the same direction to visit the historic port of Whitehaven (35 minutes), home to a rum museum, an independent cinema and lots of architectural heritage. Although you may be tempted to just stick to the Solway Coast, it's also worth heading inland to explore the Lake District National Park. The nearest lake, Bassenthwaite, is about half an hour away and looks particularly scenic when viewed from the vantage points of the traditional manor at Mirehouse and Gardens (35 minutes) or from atop the lofty heights of Skiddaw (45 minutes to the trailhead). Elsewhere in the area, you might like to step in the footsteps of the Romans at Bowness-on-Solway (40 minutes), the westernmost edge of the Hadrian's Wall Path, or explore the southern coast and hills with a nostalgic ride on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 1.8 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southerness 14.8 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Sandyhills 21.6 km Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor
Rockcliffe 25.1 km Estuary N/A Poor Poor Poor
St Bees 34.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 15.8 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 22.1 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 24.7 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 29.4 km

Carlisle Castle 33.6 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 14 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 29.3 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 40.4 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 46.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 14.2 km

WORKINGTON HALL 17.2 km

Carsethorn - Powillimount - Arbigland 17.9 km

MERSEHEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 04/11/2003) 18.3 km

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 20.8 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.

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  • Does Allonby Bay Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Allonby Bay Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Allonby Bay Camping? Jump on your bike and in half an hour you can be strolling around the shops, eateries and harbour sights of Maryport, a local coastal town where there's also an aquarium by 
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  • When can I check in and check out of Allonby Bay Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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