Seatoller Farm

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Scenery
Marked out tent pitches with individual car space for each. mountain views and by the river
The river running by the campsite
Marked out tent pitches with mountain views

  • Peaceful family-run farm site next to the River Derwent
  • Excellent base for hikes, including Scafell and Great Gable
  • Homemade stone-baked pizzas on Friday nights, a short walk away
Setting forth for the Lake District to seek out some scenic views? Settle in to Seatoller Farm and you can start on the scenery-seeing without so much as moving from the site. At this family-run working hill farm in Cumbria, the views are stunning whichever way you turn, taking in vistas of the Borrowdale valley and the River Derwent. At this back to basics site, there’s no wifi or phone signal (except Vodafone in Seatoller itself), so switch off and embrace the wild feel. When you roll up, there’s no reception, so pick out a pitch. Owner Daniel comes around in the morning and evening to check on guests, but they’re not always in the house. Every Friday night (between 6pm and 8pm), stone-baked pizzas are sold on the farm. Take it back to your tent or tuck in inside the seating barn. Tasty toppings include the site’s own pork and Herdwick lamb. Also up for grabs at the farm (or from Dan on his rounds) are rare breed pork sausages, Herdwick lamb and mint burgers or logs and kindling. A nifty central location in the Lake District National Park means this site is well placed for lots of walks, including scrambling up Scafell, ticking off the Wainwright fells or a leisurely riverside ramble. Protected woodland runs along one side of the farm, with wildlife like bats, buzzards, woodpeckers and owls among the site’s frequent visitors. The low-key facilities preserve the relaxed rural vibe – separate gents’ and ladies toilets are close to the pitches, as are washing-up facilities and drinking water taps; showers are a short walk away at the main farm building. Campfires and barbecues are allowed here, but only if they're kept off the grass (you'll immediately be asked to put out any fires that burn the grass). There are a couple of pubs about a mile away for food and drinks, and a hotel five minutes' walk away for drinks on the terrace. The campsite has excellent access to the local bus service that runs regularly from the farm during the season.

Site type

RV sites 9
Tent sites 18
Open now
Opens March 27
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 20 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Safety

  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Occupancy

  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Vehicles

  • Units longer than 5 metres are not allowed.
  • The shower block is located at the farm, which is a short 6-minute walk from the campsite; the toilets and washing up facilities are located in the middle of the campsite.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 27 to

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95% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location, quiet vibe, and welcoming owners. Beautiful scenery, close to hiking. Saturday night pizza's a hit! Toilets are basic, showers a short walk, but everyone loved it and wants to come back.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Peaceful back to basics site, clean toilets, and secluded location

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Four tents and an air shelter pitched up next to the river. Really quiet site, very peaceful, just what we needed. Toilets were clean. Owner was great, Yew Tree is a good pub around the corner, gets booked quickly.

Would definitely come back in the summer. Great location for walks/Keswick.
The Pizzas on site (On a Friday) are excellent. We had the Herdwick Lamb, very very tasty, price was great too

Disliked August bank holiday is rammed, so hot water in showers got hammered

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall, had a great time here & would definitely recommend & revisit!

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8 out of 10
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Lani F. 1 review

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked The campsite is in an absolutely beautiful setting, the area and facilities were kept clean and tidy, everyone was friendly, it’s a great spot for climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite, I had good 4G with Vodafone, loved that I could bring my dog with me and although I didn’t go to the pub it is only a 4-5 minute walk away so the option was there and I heard good reviews of it.

Disliked The showers were warm and were kept clean which is great but travelling with a dog made it a bit difficult to use these as they are a 5 minute walk away so I couldn’t leave him at the site to go, and the car park is £6 to park which isn’t great. I think this is only really a challenge for a solo traveller with a dog, otherwise I can’t see it why it would be an issue.
The setting was absolutely stunning but it’s quite far from any shops - I had to drive roughly 25-30 minutes into Keswick each day to top up the ice in my cool box. This wasn’t really a big issue as the drive is so beautiful anyway but just something to be aware of.
The van pitches aren’t flat and I almost got stuck trying to drive into one as the ground was quite wet so my wheels were just spinning. They have put down a grippy matting in some areas which definitely helped.

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The view were amazing. The facilities…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The view were amazing. The facilities were cleaned daily and Daniel would come everyday to make sure everyone was okay and help if we needed anything. 20 minute drive to Keswick with beautiful views on the way. Lots of opportunities for walks and exploring

Recommend to friends Visit again

Superb location, pretty and restful site

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Superb location- we didn’t use the car during four days of spectacular hill walking.
Clean, spacious, private feeling and quiet pitches. Clean, simple pot washing and bathroom/toilet block. Showers clean too - a bit of a walk up to and along the road - but hot and welcome. Rarely had to wait and well signposted.
Bus (77 and 78) to Keswick stops just near showers - handy for linear routes.
Yurts looked nice too. Hope to be back soon.

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Stunning location, very peaceful, hot water,…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Stunning location, very peaceful, hot water, marked pitches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All around nice 3 night stay for us, thanks

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Close to river
Location
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Size of the pitches
Basic toilets / washing up facilities
Views / mountains / rivers
Swim spots by the bridge/ near bell tents
Walks from site
Ice pack freezing
Self check in
Nice little site

Disliked Shower location ( feels like miles away / showers were also cold/ issue with them during our stay )

Pizza advertised but was cancelled and we didn’t know until we had arrived ( had to then drive 30 mins to the nearest shop, little disappointed)

Shop was not open whilst we were there which was also disappointing and apparently due to the site “not being very busy “

The use of people having BBQ / fire pits when there is fire ban currently.

Pitch 1 - sadly when we arrived was the only one left and it was next to the bins and toilets / washing up - very noisy and people have no respect.

“Dogs must be kept on leads “ -
Applies to no one apparently

The peace & quiet after 10pm was non existent and I had to call the hosts as the disruption went on until midnight, then woken up at 6am from people washing up, and slamming doors / bins , which was not the most ideal situation and a shame people are not mindful of others.

Pitch was also not very even/ level and quite stoney.

Site was very small in person compared to pitch up.

Entrance/ exit to the site - dangerous/ tight

Book a pub meal before your stay ( no takeaways and limited availability as fully booked. Nearest shop is 20-30 mins away.

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We were really looking forward to…

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4 out of 10
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Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked We were really looking forward to this campsite with the good reviews and stunning location, unfortunately it was let down by a number of things. The pitches are just organised chaos and the only pitch we could find for our camper van was on a slope too uneven for our ramps and other people half parked onto our pitch with two vehicles! The pizza night on the Saturday which was one of the reasons we booked was cancelled with no explanation why. To top it off when we walked half a mile up the road we found out we couldn’t shower the whole time we were there as the showers only had freezing cold water as the boiler was broken and was supposed to be fixed and never was. Also no one ever actually came round to check on us and to check our booking which we found was very odd! Overall the campsite is in a beautiful spot but really let down by a number of issues so don’t think we will be revisiting this site.

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Would use site again, recommended for walkers who want to explore

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location of site, toilets and showers clean, pitches fair size. Staff member helpful and friendly. Clean site in general

Disliked Just the one cubicle in the men’s on the site itself but understandable with size of out building

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location

Recommend to friends Visit again

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Location

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe 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 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

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 Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Seatoller Farm

Seatoller

Borrowdale

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5XN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.51099°N
3.16822°W

Route directions

The campsite is not based at the farm itself. Please follow the road signs marking the turning for the campsite (on a black-and-white striped signpost). If you are lost, please go to the farmhouse for help, but please don't knock on any neighbours' doors.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.2 km Bus Station
11.6 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
11.7 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
22.6 km Windermere Rail Station
23.3 km Drigg Rail Station
23.3 km Ravenglass Rail Station
Ferry
6.1 km Lodore Falls Derwentwater Ferry Landing
6.3 km High Brandelhow Ferry Landing
7.3 km Low Brandelhow 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

Dust off those hiking boots, for Seatoller’s surrounds are stacked with walking trails to suit all comers, from those seeking a gentle stroll through woodland and across heather-strewn fells to those in search of more vertical challenges. The beginning of a couple of the national park’s top climbs are easy to get to too – Great Gable (an hour and a half) and mighty Scafell (a couple of hours). Roam a little further afield for hikes on Catbells (15 minutes’ drive), around the Castlerigg stone circle (25 minutes) or on the slopes of Helvellyn (half an hour away, and a fine choice for mountain bikers too). If you’d like to have a crack at climbing in a controlled environment, try the via ferrata route at Honister Slate Mine, five minutes away, and worth a stop for an underground mine tour even if you’re not up to clinging on to crags. All sound a little tiring? Less demanding days out include the Lake District Wildlife Park (half an hour) and the sculpture trail at Rydal Hall Gardens (40 minutes). It’s worth knocking around Keswick for a bit too, visiting the eccentric Puzzling Place exhibition and Derwent Pencil Museum or taking tipples at the town’s brewery. Alpaca trekking at Lingholm Estate and Whinlatter Forest are some other splendid days out.

Food and drink

  • The Yew Tree Pub 0.3 km
  • Borrowdale YHA Restaurant 1.3 km
  • Langstrath Country Inn Pub 1.8 km
  • Mary Mount Bar Pub 6.1 km
  • Wasdale Head Inn Pub 7.5 km
  • The Buttermere Court Hotel Pub 7.8 km
  • Swinside Inn Pub 8.3 km
  • King's Head Inn Pub 8.4 km
  • Old Dungeon Ghyll Climbers Bar Pub 8.4 km
  • Sticklebarn Pub 8.6 km

Parks and play

  • Hope Park 9.8 km

Family days out

  • Rosthwaite Stepping Stones 1.6 km
  • Honister Slate Mine 2 km
  • Millican Dalton Cave 2.6 km
  • Bowder Stone 3.1 km
  • Stake Pass 5.2 km
  • Lodore Falls 5.6 km
  • The Lone Tree Buttermere 7.5 km
  • Alpacaly Ever After 8.9 km
  • Ruskin Monument 9 km
  • Force Crag Mine 9.3 km

Public transport

  • National Trust car park (N bound);National Trust car park (S bound) 0.3 km
  • Longthwaite Road End 1.5 km
  • Chapel Howe Road End 1.5 km
  • Stonethwaite Road End 1.5 km
  • Howe Lane End (N bound) 1.7 km
  • Howe Lane End (S bound) 1.7 km
  • Stonethwaite Village 1.8 km
  • Honister Youth Hostel / Slate Quarry (E) 1.9 km
  • General Store (N bound) 2 km
  • General Store (S bound) 2 km

What’s nearby

  • Nichol End Marine Marina 9.4 km
  • Derwentwater Marina 9.8 km
  • Hope Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 9.9 km

Local services

  • Castlehead Medical Centre 9.9 km

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Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 10.8 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 11.1 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 11.6 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 13.8 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 14.7 km

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.5 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 15.2 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 16.8 km

Gondola' 17.6 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 18.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Borrowdale and Castle Crag from Seatoller and Rosthwaite 0.3 km

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 1.6 km

Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite and Langstrath Beck 1.8 km

Rosthwaite, Seathwaite and Seatoller 1.9 km

The Gables from Honister Pass 2.2 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 Seatoller Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Seatoller Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Seatoller Farm? Dust off those hiking boots, for Seatoller’s surrounds are stacked with walking trails to suit all comers, from those seeking a gentle stroll through woodland and across heather-strewn fells to those in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Seatoller Farm?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2:30 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Seatoller Farm? From $52.26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.