The Beeches Caravan Park

6.8 5 reviews
Gravel touring pitch with an electric hook-up
Gravel touring pitch with an electric hook-up
Swings
Play area
Activities on site
Reception and shower facilities
Blue skies on site
The beeches
Play pit
1/10

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  • Small, peaceful family-owned holiday park in the Western Lake District
  • Cockermouth 10 minutes’ drive; Solway Coast at Allonby 15 minutes
  • Kids’ play area, basics store, post office, bar and bistro on site
If you’re after small and exclusive in the Western Lake District, then The Beeches Caravan Park is as small and exclusive as can be. This quiet family-owned park is in the small village of Gilcrux, within easy reach of everything the region has to offer. The grass pitches on the park are available all year round, and the site has lots of handy facilities including a post office and a basics store, and a bar and bistro at the site entrance as well as a pub right across the road. Spotless showers and a laundry room next to reception plus a grassy playground and activity centre for the kids complete the roster of amenities – so if it wasn’t for the siren call of the Lake District and its manyfold attractions, there’s very little reason to stir from your cosy roost once you’ve arrived and got settled in on your pitch. Now about those attractions. There’s a riding school and trout farm in Gilcrux, and The Beeches is close to the childhood home of William Wordsworth at Cockermouth (10 minutes’ drive), near the Solway Coast (15 minutes) and within easy travelling distance of spectacular scenery and great hiking, mountain biking and fishing on lakes including Derwentwater and Buttermere (both 40 minutes).

Site type

Travel trailer sites 1
Open all year
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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 Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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 Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Beeches Caravan Park

Gilcrux

Wigton

Cockermouth

Cumbria

England

CA7 2QX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.72942°N
3.37698°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.6 km Fairfield Junior School
7.6 km Gallowbarrow
14.6 km Bus Station
Rail
4.4 km Aspatria Rail Station
7.8 km Maryport Rail Station
10.3 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
20.7 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
21.4 km Keswick Ferry Landing
21.6 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Cockermouth (pubs and shops): 10 minutes’ drive - Solway Coast at Allonby: 15 minutes - Loweswater: half an hour - Keswick: half an hour - Bassenthwaite Lake: half an hour - Ennerdale: 35 minutes - Derwentwater: 40 minutes - Buttermere: 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 5.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 21.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Sandyhills 27.8 km Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
St Bees 30.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Rockcliffe 30.8 km Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 15.5 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 17.8 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 22.8 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 22.8 km

Carlisle Castle 33.4 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 7.3 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 24.5 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 34 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 39.7 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 44.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 7.5 km

WORKINGTON HALL 13.9 km

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 14.7 km

Bassenthwaite Osprey Walk 15.6 km

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 15.6 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 44.8 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.

Reviews

6.8

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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40% would recommend this site to a friend

40% would stay here again
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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely clean well kept site Toilets and shower immaculately clean and well…

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Tracey S.

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely clean well kept site
Toilets and shower immaculately clean and well kept
Friendly owners always available
Nice friendly pub just over the road
Not far from other small towns

Very quiet -

Disliked No signal…. But the weather was bad

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal as a stopover for a night

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6 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Toilets and shower were spotless and really close to the touring pitch.

Disliked The campervan pitches are seperate from the main site and it seemed a bit like camping on a car park. There was nobody to show us our pitch, we were just told over the phone where to park. Shop rarely seems to be open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, but car park

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Toilets and shower

Disliked Being parked close to recycling bins, area used as car park for residential caravans

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok for an overnight stay on route to Scotland

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6 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Louise D.

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean hot shower, nice pub across the road.
Friendly resident's

Disliked Not very good views from hard standing pitch
No washing up facilities, this is on the campsite spec so our fault for this oversight
No one on reception to welcome us on arrival

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean ,and it was quiet. Toilet and shower were pristine…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean ,and it was quiet. Toilet and shower were pristine

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Beeches Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Beeches Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Beeches Caravan Park? Local attractions and activities include: - Cockermouth (pubs and shops): 10 minutes’ drive - Solway Coast at Allonby: 15 minutes - Loweswater: half an hour - Keswick: half an hour - Bassenthwaite … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Beeches Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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