Lowther Holiday Park

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 8.5 150 reviews
Aerial view of Lowther (added by manager 07 Nov 2022)
Camping pod in the trees (added by manager 17 aug 2022)
Touring and motorhome pitches (added by manager 17 aug 2022)
Lowther holiday park (added by manager 17 aug 2022)

  • Dog-friendly site on a private, wooded riverside in the Eden Valley
  • A 10-minute drive from Ullswater and 15 minutes from Lowther Castle
  • Bar and shop; fishing available in the river Lowther
Whether it’s an active or a lazy Lake District getaway you have in mind, Lowther Holiday Park will get the opening scenes rolling splendidly. What might these scenes look like? Well, when you’re not unwinding in the site’s 40-acre managed woodland in the Eden Valley or paddling in the river running through the site, you might be out boating on Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge 10 minutes’ drive away. Have a gander at the medieval ruins of Lowther Castle & Gardens, which lie at the end of a quiet 40-minute woodland walk from the site. Then, recharge your batteries at one of the period pubs in Askham, 10 minutes’ drive away from the site. Those of you who prefer a picnic lunch will be pleased to know that Lowther Holiday Park has a fully-stocked mini market, which also supplies essential camping equipment and gas. There’s a family-run bar on site with outdoor entertainment in the summer and Sky Sports for those who can’t bear to miss a match day. Down a mile-long, newly-laid and private tarmac drive lined with mature trees, this place really feels like a wildlife haven. The long Lowther river snakes through the site, so grab your rod and try fishing for salmon and trout or simply wade around and keep your eyes peeled for native red squirrels, wild rabbits and birds. You wouldn’t guess that junction 40 on the M6 is just 10 minutes’ drive away. Access to the site is through the scenic village of Eamont Bridge.

Site type

Tent sites 20
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Trailers for rent 4
Travel trailer sites 26
RV sites 26
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 1 to

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The walk along the river was ideal with our dogs. Well appointed…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: The walk along the river was ideal with our dogs. Well appointed site, friendly staff and very useful wee shop and bakery. We spent a night here en route from Lands end home to the west of Scotland.

Disliked: We had multiple (missed) calls whilst we were travelling to ascertain our arrival time, the week before arrival, despite the fact we had put an ETA on our booking form. A more flexible check-in time would be less stressful - for instance like Tebay which we used on the way south. The charge for dogs was unusually large; some sites do not charge.

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Great place to stay and we will be back when it's drier

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: The park as a whole was lovely, great shower blocks which were large and very clean and well maintained. There is a great walk up to Lowther Castle which was great to walk the dog in the morning. Pub was great, lovely pint and great atmosphere. Bakery and shop sold great products and all the staff were lovely friendly and professional.

Disliked: Pitch was a bit muddy but the weather was a bit wet so not really the parks fault.

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The site is ok but nothing special.

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
Leanne H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Nice outlook

Disliked: Dangerously slippy patio around toilet block.

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Shop avoid and pitch , overall decent holiday and clean ,quiet

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Stuart L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Quiet site , showers facilities were good standard , we didn’t go in the pub so can’t comment on it , didn’t really see any staff the, grounds are nice and back on to Lowther castle which is stunning. , so many nice walks .

Disliked: Touring pitches were to muddy and the awning was caped in bird muck when we left , i know it’s hard to avoid this but they could have put us on another pitch to save the ground . The shop what a complete rip off avoid £4 for a bottle of lemonade I mean talk about taking the Michael , I wont be returning to this site .

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Lovely site, great facilities, lots of walks and wildlife…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Charlotte C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely site, great facilities, lots of walks and wildlife

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Friendly staff, clean facilities, beautiful setting

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
lorna jade B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Gorgeous setting, lots of wildlife to be seen, rabbits and squirrels run in front of you, Toilets clean and powerful hand dryer! Walk into penrith about an hour ( with2 kids) definately not 20mins 🤣 Would definately return

Disliked: Onsite shop closed whenever it wanted ( it is independent to the park)

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Ideal stop whilst going north from southcoast towards Scotland. Excellent facilities, enjoyed the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite (super)

Liked: Ideal stop whilst going north from southcoast towards Scotland. Excellent facilities, enjoyed the one night stay

Disliked: M6 noises.

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Facilities and friendliness of staff. Location.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Catherine-Ann C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Facilities and friendliness of staff. Location.

Disliked: Shop was lacking and food only cooked on evening certain nights.

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Lovely walks, very friendly staff, café is lovely and so is pub.…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Priscilla D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: Lovely walks, very friendly staff, café is lovely and so is pub.

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We had our very first camping trip here and were not disappointed.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked: We had our very first camping trip here and were not disappointed. The pitch was near the play areas which, with a 5-year old, was great. The wash block is in a good distance of where we pitched, clean and warm. The bath was a bonus, even though we didn’t make use of it. Lovely shop and pub onsite and friendly staff. Games room was there too, but not made use of it. Pub doesn’t serve food, but you are able to get a variety of foods in the shop next door that you can eat there instead.

Disliked: Very minor, but upon booking we requested a pitch next to our friends who booked at the same time, as we both have young children. When we checked the day before, we were informed there was 2 pitched between us. On the day we found that our friends were able to swap pitch with the people that were supposed to pitch next to us, as they were there with friends too and we’re already pitched next to our friends’ original pitch.

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Features

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

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

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

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities

Motorhome service point

Seasonal sites

Location

Lowther Holiday Park

Eamont Bridge

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 2JB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.63146°N
-2.73469°W

Route directions

Check in at the top of the drive, next to reception. You will need a gate code to enter the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 km Rail Station
26.5 km Bus Station
26.9 km Kelsick Road opposite Library
Rail
3.7 km Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
8.4 km Langwathby Rail Station
13.4 km Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
Ferry
6.4 km Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
10.6 km Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
16.7 km Glenridding Ullswater 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

Set an early alarm, because you’ll want plenty of time to explore the Lake District’s second-largest lake. There’s a 20-mile path around Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge (10 minutes’ drive). So, take it all in on foot, or opt for the boat hire and cruises if you’d like to cover as much ground (or rather, water) as possible in one go. Haweswater Reservoir (half an hour) isn’t as busy as Ullswater, making it a great pick for more peaceful days out hiking. Penrith (10 minutes) will pick up the pace once again; there’s the popular Beacon Hill hike for those not done with the outdoorsy adventures and a museum and 14th-century castle for those interested in a slice of history. As Lowther Holiday Park is so close to the A66 and the M6, it’s not so tricky to take a day trip to the Yorkshire Dales National Park (45 minutes), Hexham (an hour and 15 minutes) or Barnard Castle (an hour and five minutes) either.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 47.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Rheged Centre 3.5 km

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 5.3 km

Ullswater Steamers 16.7 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 23.7 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 26 km

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 8.9 km

Townend 27.2 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 28.4 km

Windermere and Troutbeck 29.3 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 33.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ASKHAM HALL 2.8 km

LOWTHER CASTLE 3.1 km

DALEMAIN 4.8 km

Pooley Bridge - Loadpot Hill - Howtown - Pooley Bridge 5.9 km

Pooley Bridge and Heughscar Hill 5.9 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Thursday, August 1, 2024)

    Penrith, England 3.3 km

  • Keswick Mountain Festival (Friday, May 17, 2024 – Friday, May 17, 2024)

    Keswick, England 33.2 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.

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

  • Does Lowther Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lowther Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Lowther Holiday Park? Set an early alarm, because you’ll want plenty of time to explore the Lake District’s second-largest lake. There’s a 20-mile path around Ullswater, which is accessible from Pooley Bridge (10 minutes’ drive). … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lowther Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Reception is located on the left at the top of the drive.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lowther Holiday Park? From $42.76 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.