Moss Howe Farm

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Surrounding countryside
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Nice part off the site

  • 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.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Tent sites 25
RV sites 20
Open now
Opens February 27
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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 bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The 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 park: no music is allowed.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Feb 27 to

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Reviews

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9
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9
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9
Facilities / Activities
9
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10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
8

94% would recommend this site to a friend

90% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful, well-kept site has modern, clean facilities, a well-stocked shop, and popular pizza nights. Guests loved the friendly staff, beautiful location, and great amenities like fridges. A few noted a narrow access road, occasional shower sensor issues, and limited privacy. Highly recommended for a relaxing getaway.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 2026-06-09

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great campsite, with very clean facilities.…

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Ruud D. 1 review

Power optional grass campervan or tent campsite (large)

Liked Great campsite, with very clean facilities. Also to our surprise a very nice bar onsite! The staff were really friendly, will definitely be back.

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Perfect

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Primitive grass tent campsite (medium)

Liked Perfect location for visiting the area.
Rural setting surrounded by beautiful views. Excellent facilities and plenty of hot water for showers and washing up. Well managed and friendly engaging staff who ensure that campers enjoy their visit. Quiet and peaceful and as a lone female I felt safe.

Disliked My only negative is a general observation that singe travellers quite often pay for 2 adults however it was worth every penny

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From the manager: Hi Kathleen,

Thank you for such a lovely review. It is very important to us that all of our guests enjoy their stay on every level and most importantly have a feeling of safety on site. Thanks also for the feedback on the solo traveller charge. We will look into what we can do here.

Long Valley Holidays team

Nice spot for a short break but not for those wanting more seclusion

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6 out of 10
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6
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3
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5
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3
Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite (medium)

Liked Beautiful surroundings. Clean and accessible facilities. Foosball table and covered hangout spot when raining.

Disliked Having to pay for phone charger use (£1 for 15 mins charge). Couldn't get change from the shop so had no phone charge, making it harder to navigate walks in the area. Farm shop wouldn't take cash. Tent areas very close together with house in the background view.

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From the manager: Thanks for taking the tiem to review.

Glad you enjoyed your stay with us at Moss Howe Farm Campsite and particulary appreciated the clean and accessible facilities. We have spent a lot of time and energy in getting these right.

With regard to issues you had in terms of charging your phone. it seems you used the paid for plug socket inside the facilities usually reserved for hair dryers as apposed to coming into the shop where we charge phones for a £1 until full.

Alternaitiveltly, if phone charging is really important to you we do offer fully electric pitches or I can recomend brining a battery pack next time you go camping.

Long Valley Holidays team.

An absolutely wonderful atmosphere, The staff…

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Power optional grass tent campsite (large)

Liked An absolutely wonderful atmosphere, The staff there are incredibly lovely and always there to answer any questions! The bar is so cute and the pizza is to die for (get the carbonara one) they also have a cute campground dog little lola and she is the sweetest! Great place to set up camp!

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From the manager: Hi Madison,

Such a lovely review. Thank you so much. You have encapsulated all we are trying to achieve at Moss Howe Farm Campsite. If you like the pizza you will have to come back and try to the pies next time!

Long Valley Holidays team

Pitch great shop well stocked Wash…

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass campervan or tent campsite (large)

Liked Pitch great shop well stocked
Wash room facilities great

Disliked Roads into camp not great alot off potholes

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From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your stay with us and you thought all the facilities were great too. We do keep on top of the main track into the site and it is regularly scraped and filled. A lot of traffic and poor weather didn't helpt this year but has been done again since your stay.

Long Valley Holidays team.

Nice site but needs to sort the showers.

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7 out of 10
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8
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5
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Alex L. 1 review

Powered grass campervan or tent campsite (large)

Liked The location was pleasant with some nice walking and a decent pub not far away. The site had decent extras such as a little pub of its own and a pizza van.

Disliked The men’s showers were grim. I don’t think they were cleaned the 3 days we were there. Th me floor was always an inch deep in cold, muddy water and the shower cut out every few seconds. Disappointed for £45 a night.

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From the manager: Hi Alex,

Glad you enjoyed your stay with us and you like the onsite extras.

With regard to the faciities these are cleaned twice a day as standard by our onsite warden team and during very busy periods even more so. Sometimes, particualrly when it has been wet they do get muddy and it is hard to keep on top them with lots of traffic, but we do our very best and almost all of our other reviews say just how clean and nice they are. We will of course feedback to the warden team.

Long Valley Holidays team

Very good

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9 out of 10
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6
Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite (medium)

Liked Nice staff clean toilets

Disliked Not

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From the manager: Hi.

Thank you for the lovelty review. Super important to us that we have nice friendly staff and clean facilities.

Long Valley Holidays team

We liked the peace and quiet…

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Powered grass campervan or tent campsite (large)

Liked We liked the peace and quiet

Disliked The price of beer

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From the manager: Hi Joseph,

Peace and quiet is what we are all about at Moss Howe Farm Campsite. Glad you enjoyed it.

Long Valley Holidays team

Great little campsite, would visit again :)

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8 out of 10
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Amy D. 2 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite (small)

Liked The little bar was great and we enjoyed the freshly made pizzas from the pizza van as it was too rainy to BBQ. Very friendly staff, modern and clean facilities and the fridges were especially helpful for re-freezing our cool box blocks!

Disliked Would have been nice to have vegan cheese on the pizza as advertised but these things happen. Shame about the heavy rain too but obviously not the campsite's fault!

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From the manager: Hi Amy,

Thank you so much for your great review. All of us work very hard to get things right at Moss Howe Farm Campsite and it certainly sounds like you had a great time. Will feedback on the Vegan chese. Not sure why this wasn't on the pizza as we have vegan cheese in stock?

Will see what we can do about the rain for next time!

Long Valley Holidays team

Excellent facilities, fabulous stay

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Powered gravel campervan campsite

Liked Brilliant campsite, excellent facilities, amazing extras pizza, shop and bar. Had a relaxing stay. Will certainly recommend a stay here

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Hi Shaun,

Thank you for leaving such a lovely review. It makes it all worth while.

Long Valley Holidays team


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Covered terrace area 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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce 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

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

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

Accessibility

Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback 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, July 30, 2026 – Thursday, July 30, 2026)

    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.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park 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 $34.72 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.