Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Liked What an amazing find this site was! Owners are so welcoming, gorgeous old farm (rustic all the way!) and to top it off we happened to stay one night when they had live music! ( don’t panic it wasn’t late, and super family friendly) the whole experience was fab! Loved it ❤️

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Liked Beautiful campsite in a lush setting. The owners were absolutely lovely and couldn't do enough for you, so welcoming. So many walks from the site along the river etc and a great base to explore the rest of the Lake District. Honesty shop and fire basket hire was great, plenty of space between pods
/Tents etc. We were lucky enough to be there whilst there was a live singer and pizza night, brilliant touch and we really enjoyed it, great atmosphere. Will definitely visit again.

Disliked Toilets and showers were clean enough however one thing I think I'd suggest is keeping maybe a mop (or equivalent) in the shower rooms for people to (hopefully) clean up after themselves and wipe down as the floors outside the showers became quite wet and muddy at times.
Another thing to add also which is no fault to the owners was that if you are staying by the play park it can be quite noisy, and was annoying at times which kind of spoiled the peaceful vibe of the site. I have kids so totally get kids having fun and the noise etc which is fine, but this was more then causing trouble etc, parents weren't really checking in on them. Again no fault of the owners but just to bare in mind, especially if you don't have kids😂

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We take on board the comments regarding the floors. It is a little like the Forth Road Bridge keeping them clean - especially when it is wet and even more when the grass has just been cut.
We have two Camping Pod Fields - one closer to the play park than the other. I spend a lot of time allocating and moving bookings so that people with no children are on Cart Horse Field and those with children are in The Orchard Field. I do get that not all parents check on their children - it is frustrating for us on the safety front more than anything. Its a difficult one.
Thank you again
Julie

Liked The park was spacious, safe and clean. The hosts were welcoming and helpful. We stayed in a pod, which was perfect for a little adventure. It had lighting and electrics and we paid extra for some wood to have a camp fire. The play park was close by, with the options of a walk to the river and town if you wanted it. The shop with honesty box was a lovely touch.

Disliked Nothing. Only scored lower on wifi as you’d struggle to access the internet unless you’re in the Wi-Fi area. Not a bad thing unless you need it.

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Liked This has now become our favourite campsite after 1 visit. Very well managed and run. The campsite was very quiet at night and in the mornings. Plenty of kids there playing in the play area so my boys were so entertained I read a whole book.
The owners of the campsite are lovely, very friendly and helpful. The facilities are very clean. There’s toasters, kettles, a small fridge and a freezer. Everything was clean and well maintained. We will definitely be back

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Liked Facilities, pods clean and comfortable

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Liked Friendly and welcoming hosts. Well equiped site. Excellent location. We met family there and the children were really well catered for too. Would highly recommend.

Disliked Absolutely nothing that the hosts can influence.

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Liked Great facilities, clean toilets and good hot shower with great water pressure.
Lovely little park for the children.
River for wild swimming on site (strong current probably not for children)
Hosts were very friendly and helpful without being overbearing.
Nice little honesty shop on site.
Great views.
Pods nice and clean and also well insulated (our one year old slept well even with a group of us talking outside the pod)
There is a room where you can access wifi although we enjoyed the lack of internet access.
Site is remote although local villages a short drive away.

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Liked Campsite was lovely and clean, big pitch sizes so is not cramped or close to others. Facilities are clean and we really enjoyed the honest shop. Couldn’t fault the owners lovely and helpful would return again.

Disliked There is not much to do around the campsite about a 20-30 minute drive for something however not the fault of the owners

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Liked Friendly host, quiet large enough pitch, location excellent with river for swimming lovely little honesty shop. We had a wonderful stay.

Disliked A lot of flies as working farm, limited toilet facilities with only one woman’s toilet for whole campsite and two showers! No WiFi or phone signal available.

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From the manager: Thank you for your comments in your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your 1 night stay at Mains Farm.
The fly and wasp situation is due to the hot summer I think. However, you are correct that being a working farm this is something we can do very little about.
Mains Farm Caravan and Campsite has 14 toilets and 17 showers. I think you have not explored far enough. If you care to call again, we will be pleased to give you a tour.
Kindest regards
Robert and Julie

Liked Very friendly hosts. The surroundings are fantastic with great opportunities for hiking.

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