Newlands Valley Campsite

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  • Well-maintained Lake District site half a kilometre from Derwentwater
  • A five-minute drive from Catbells; 15 minutes from Whinlatter Forest
  • Pub with a beer garden a short walk away; adventure centre nearby
Mountain biking, high ropes, quad biking and boating… whatever your calling, you’ll be well placed for mucking into all sorts of outdoor activities from Newlands Valley Campsite in the Lake District National Park. Half a kilometre from Derwentwater and 10 minutes’ drive away from Keswick, this family-run pop-up site will plant you firmly near to fells, lakes and forests. You’ll be able to channel your energy into the outdoors from here, as there’s an activity centre five minutes’ drive away (climbing, archery and kayaking included). The nearest fell is five minutes’ drive away for a challenging hike and there are more trails including mountain biking or cycling courses around Whinlatter Forest Park, 15 minutes’ drive away. When you’re ready to give your feet a rest and refill with some tasty food, the local pub is 10 minutes’ walk away up the hill – it’s quite the cosy spot with a beer garden so you can stay in the fresh air if you please while you indulge in a homecooked meal. As a pop-up site, the facilities on site simply take care of the essentials – as you’ll likely be a little mucky from your adventures out and about, there are showers, toilets and clean water where you can freshen up.

Site type

Tent sites 50
RV sites 50
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Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

General

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Dogs

  • 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).

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 626 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Spectacular sceneryPeacefulHikers’ paradiseLake and/or mountain

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This site offers stunning views, great for hiking. Staff are friendly, facilities clean, and pitches spacious. The adults-only field is a plus. While some mention mud and noise, most find it peaceful and good value. Some suggest toilet/waste improvements.

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Arrival date (latest first)

I'm sure it's lovely but I won't be booking again.

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 Paul S. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked I wasn't going to leave a review but this must be the third time I've been asked to send one in and it's getting a little tiring. So here goes...

Disliked There's not much in this section I can honestly write about as unfortunately on the day of my trip my son became extremely poorly in the night. It would be unfair of me to mark down this site on its facilities or it's picturesque scenery. Or any other thing you might expect from a basic campsite. However what I will mark down and give a poor score on is the sheer lack of communication from the site manager/owner. I called 2 times in the morning and also sent multiple emails explaining my situation and if there might be any way we could work out something together. Possibly switching dates.... But hey I'm still waiting on a response from a month and a half ago.

Recommend to friends Visit again

So chill and peaceful, friendly on…

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 Charlie A. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked So chill and peaceful, friendly on arrival, loads of space giving it was a bank holiday , toilets on arrival were clean did get muddy and messy but not sites fault was very rainy and people aren’t as respectful.Was decent service for most phones and pub up the road was reasonably priced.

Disliked A lot of sheep poo around but again not sires fault i think field is shared with the sheep.

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Great campsite, the showers were so…

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PHOEBE C. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Great campsite, the showers were so warm and lovely! Great location!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend

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Ashleigh M. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Hot showers
Great views
Friendly staff
Fire pit hire and log purchase
Separate camp fields for adults only and families

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent all round site

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James O. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Excellent location for wainwright walks. Good pop up site supporting the local farmers. Excellent facilities and we will be returning next year.

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Peaceful staff friendly and helpful…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Peaceful staff friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything, beautiful views, clean facilities, hot…

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 Arunas G. 6 reviews

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Everything, beautiful views, clean facilities, hot showers, friendly staff, nothing not to like.

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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Friendly and efficient welcome…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Friendly and efficient welcome

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

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Lydia V. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Site was great. Really quiet. Facilities clean and warm. Great location. Walked to Keswick in just over an hour. Lovely pub a ten minute walk away.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really good facilities, showers were always…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Really good facilities, showers were always free and warm! We also liked that you can pick your own place to pitch your tent :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Newlands Valley Campsite

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.5832°N
3.17784°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.1 km Bus Station
15 km Gallowbarrow
15.1 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
21.9 km Aspatria Rail Station
24.9 km Maryport Rail Station
25.1 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
1.2 km Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1.5 km Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
2 km Nichol 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

Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ walk from the site. You’ve got a few ways to get stuck in at Whinlatter Forest Park (15 minutes' drive) – aside from hiking, cycling and mountain biking, there are zipwires and treetop obstacles to tackle on the Go Ape course. That’s not all in the way of outdoorsy pursuits. The local adventure centre (five minutes) runs kayaking and canoeing, scrambling, rock climbing, archery and another high ropes course. If you like a challenge, Catbells (five minutes) is a fell with a six-kilometre hike. For a watersports day, nearby Nichol End Marine (five minutes) offer a 20% discount for all campsite guests (just ask the site for the discount code after you've booked your pitch). Otherwise, take a more leisurely route (or a boat, if you want to rest your feet) around Derwentwater (10 minutes’ walk). Aira Force Waterfall (half an hour’s drive) has more spectacular water scenery. For more of those chilled-out activities, be sure to call by the Lake District Wildlife Park (20 minutes) and Castlerigg Stone Circle (15 minutes), a Neolithic stone circle.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Swinside Inn Pub 0.4 km
  • Coledale Inn Pub 2.2 km
  • Ivy House Restaurant 2.3 km
  • Royal Oak Pub 2.3 km
  • Farmers Arms Pub 2.4 km
  • Middle Ruddings Restaurant 2.5 km
  • Fellpack Restaurant 3.1 km
  • Piri Fresco Restaurant 3.2 km
  • Star of Siam Restaurant 3.2 km
  • LB's Pizza House Restaurant 3.2 km

Groceries

  • Booths Supermarket 3.1 km
  • Lakes & Dales Co-operative Supermarket 3.2 km
  • Brewery Hub Off-licence 3.3 km
  • Wild Sheep Distillery Off-licence 3.3 km
  • Lakes Lemoncello Off-licence 3.4 km

Parks and play

  • Hope Park 3 km
  • Lower Fitz Park 3.6 km
  • Upper Fitz Park 3.6 km
  • Threlkeld Quarry Play Area Playground 8.9 km

Family days out

  • Alpacaly Ever After Visitor attraction 1.6 km
  • Derwent Island and House Visitor attraction 2.3 km
  • Ruskin Monument Visitor attraction 2.5 km
  • Castlehead Visitor attraction 3.2 km
  • Lodore Falls Visitor attraction 3.8 km
  • Force Crag Mine Visitor attraction 4.1 km
  • Whinlatter Visitor Centre Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • Go Ape Whinlatter Visitor attraction 4.4 km
  • Bowder Stone Visitor attraction 5.3 km
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle Visitor attraction 5.6 km
  • Millican Dalton Cave Visitor attraction 5.6 km
  • Goosewell Farm Activities Centre Visitor attraction 5.9 km
  • Lake District Wildlife Park Zoo 12 km
  • Isel Hall Castle 14.6 km
  • Cockermouth Castle 15 km

Public transport

  • Newlands Junction 0.3 km
  • Swinside at Green Rd junction 0.7 km
  • Swinside Green Road junction 0.7 km
  • Hawes (Cattlegrid) 0.8 km
  • Brandelhow Park opp track 1.6 km
  • Brandelhow Park at track 1.7 km
  • Nichol End (N bound) 1.8 km
  • Nichol End (S bound) 1.8 km
  • Hillside 2.1 km
  • Hodgson How 2.1 km

Other nearby

  • Nichol End Marine Marina 2 km
  • Derwentwater Marina 2.2 km
  • Hope Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 3 km
  • The Loft Nightclub 3.2 km

Local services

  • Euronet Cashpoint 3.3 km
  • The Cumberland Cashpoint 3.4 km
  • Sainsburys Cashpoint 14.9 km
  • High Hill Garage Fuel station 3.2 km
  • evolt Charging station 3.2 km
  • GeniePoint Charging station 3.2 km
  • Castlehead Medical Centre Doctors 3.2 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.2 km
  • Cohens Chemist Pharmacy 3.4 km
  • Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital 3.6 km
  • Derwent Service Station Fuel station 4.1 km
  • Derwent Service Station Fuel station 4.1 km
  • Pod Point Charging station 4.4 km

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Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 3 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 5.5 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6.7 km

Ullswater Steamers 15.7 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 17.7 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 15.2 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 19 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 20.9 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 23.2 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 24.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 0.7 km

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 0.8 km

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 0.8 km

Newlands Round 2.3 km

Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill 2.3 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 Newlands Valley Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Newlands Valley Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
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