Harebeck Holidays

From £25 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.4 120 reviews
Caravan exterior (added by manager 15 Sep 2022)
View from the shepherd's fold pod (added by shelly_b420139 18 jun 2022)
Pod exterior (added by manager 20 apr 2023)
Outside of shepherd's hut with storage box on the decking (added by manager 15 sep 2022)

  • Scenic working dairy farm 10 miles from Scafell Pike
  • On the outskirts of Gosforth on the edge of the Lake District
  • Farm tours, drying room and lock-up bicycle storage on request
Leap and lollop your way to Harebeck Holidays for peaceful rural breaks with mountain views near the Cumbrian coast. Set a mile outside the pretty village of Gosforth and 10 minutes' drive from Seascale beach, this site is perched on the western edge of the Lake District, making a great base for days out around the river Esk and Ravenglass. The Wasdale Valley, where Harebeck Holidays is located, has lots of mountain views to liven up the scenery, including vistas over Scafell Pike, England's tallest peak. Let yourself get fully immersed in the countryside or try paddleboarding on Wast Water – and don't worry if your clothes come back a little on the damp side, as the site has a handy drying room where you can leave your boots and outdoor gear to air out. Other on-site facilities include a bathroom block with two separate showers and three toilets, as well as extras like a changing mat, step, toddler seat and hair dryer if you need them; bath towels are provided. Outside, there's secure lock-up bike storage available on request, as well as a washing-up unit with hand towels provided. When it comes to sourcing provisions, you can order eggs or a meat or veg pack from reception (at least 48 hours prior to arrival) or buy a disposable barbecue pack from site staff. Stocking up for the long haul? Harebeck Holidays is happy to take supermarket deliveries too. There's also a lovely coffee shop in Gosforth, just 15 minutes' walk away. You may also get the chance to go on a farm tour where the owners explain their agricultural methods and show off some of their prize animals.

Site type

RV sites 6
Trailers for rent 2
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • 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).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 2 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

94%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Peaceful site

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

Owl Hoot camping pod

Liked: Lovely little site, friendly and peaceful, nice social feeling. Views were gorgeous, host was friendly and welcoming. Thank you for the beautiful stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. So glad you enjoyed your time with us.

On a farm, facilities as disclosed are basic but very clean

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Steve R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Harter powered gravel campervan campsite

Liked: Peaceful and quiet, unspoilt and friendly welcome from the owner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Our Shower block has towels to use if yours are wet and a shower mat to use. Hair dryers provided, so a little above basic. It is very peaceful and scenic here with views of Scafell. Even though you are on a farm there should be no tractors around near the site which is positioned away from our livestock buildings.

Peaceful, family friendly site in a beautiful 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
Hannah E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

End of Road powered gravel RV campsite (XL)

Liked: Everything is amazing. Amazing, tranquil site with lovely owners. On a working farm with stunning views across the valley. Great shower/toilet block, has everything you could need. Outdoor mud kitchen and a wendy house for the little ones to get mucky and explore. 2nd visit and we've alreasy booked to go again. I've been woth friends but next time we are taking the children, they'll love it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your stay. Your children will certainly be able to get mucky if they want. There are toys in the playhut too.

Will definitely stay again

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

Gypsy wagon

Liked: Quiet. Clean. Friendly owner. Comfortable bed. Bathroom very clean.

Disliked: Needs better pillows

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for leaving a review. We will be glad to welcome you back. I will check on the pillows and will replace them as soon as I can.

Great stay

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Diogo P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Lingmell powered gravel campervan campsite

Liked: Great nature around, beautiful property, very quiet. Great facilities, gentle host.

Disliked: Being an eco-friendly site, there was no provisions for the chemical toilet cassete cleaning. We could live without it, but it’d be better if we could.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: If the chemical toilet needed to be emptied then we could empty it for you in the slurry store. Any one else needing this facility please ask. We don't allow emptying on site as there may be chemicals which stop our Disposal system from working. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Site well located for cost and mountain.

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

Sheep Fold shepherd's hut

Liked: Lovely peaceful site with friendly and attentive host. Shepherd Hut was well equipped, warm and most amazing views. Showers lovely and warm with towels provided. Luckily to have warm sunny days so able to walk from site to both Seascale along the Viking Way and to Gosforth. Definitely will return.

Disliked: Maybe additional washing up area under cover.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your time with us look forward to your return. We have considered making awash up area undercover but this would take up too much of the road acess. Thus we have placed a wash up bowl in the shower block. This can be filled from the shower and placed on the disabled seating to wash up with the dirty water tipped down the sink. The wash up bowl is under the disabled seat.

Friendly and helpful staff

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
Chung wing C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Gypsy wagon

Liked: Clean and quiet place, good for relaxing and holidays. Bonfire as a good will for the unlike weather. Helpful landlady.

Disliked: Bad weather for our holidays.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your time with us. I only wish I could order good weather for everyone.

Lovely break

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

Gypsy wagon

Liked: Lovely, friendly welcome, nothing too much trouble. Easy enough to find. Great range of accommodation, we stayed in one of the gypsy caravans and we were lovely and toasty. Can't wait to go back in warmer weather when we can have the doors open and enjoy the beautiful view.

Disliked: No WiFi. It says there is WiFi on the advert, its probably my fault for not asking.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Our Internet connection is intermittent and does not reach to the far side of the site. Vodafone 4G will connect on our site. We are looking at cost effective ways to boost signal on site.

Excellent friendly site with clean facilities

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

Owl Hoot camping pod

Liked: We stayed in the owl hoot which had everything you could possibly need, it was clean, had tea, coffee, sugar and a bottle of presecco waiting for us when we arrived, the owners were very friendly too

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Glad you enjoyed your stay, just a pity the weather worsened and you did not make it to the tip of Scafell Pike, maybe next time

Lovely setting on a working farm with helpful owners (and some very…

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

Harter powered gravel campervan campsite

Liked: Lovely setting on a working farm with helpful owners (and some very cute kittens too!)

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are a working farm with the glamping site and holiday cottage our diversification to supplement our agricultural income. We are happy to allow visitors to have a farmyard tour whilst staying here. Just ask when you arrive and Cathryn will explain how we farm in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and show you around.


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

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

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

Spectacular scenery

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

Type

Farm

Tiny (1-10 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

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Harebeck Holidays

Thornbank

Gosforth

Seascale

Cumbria

England

CA20 1HT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.40896°N
-3.4283°W

Route directions

The site is just off the A595 south of Gosforth. Please do not just follow the postcode as this will lead you to the farm next door. Instead, look out for a postbox and a sign for Thornbank Farm at the end of the lane.

Nearest transport

Coach
18.9 km Tangier Street
22.1 km Queens Head
22.2 km The Queens Head
Rail
3.7 km Drigg Rail Station
3.9 km Seascale Rail Station
5.4 km Sellafield Rail Station
Ferry
23.9 km Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
24 km Coniston Ferry Landing
24.1 km Sunny Bank (Coniston) 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

Local must-sees like Muncaster Castle and Gardens (10 minutes' drive) and the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (10 minutes to the nearest station) are great for seeing some of the prettiest pockets of the surrounding area's landscape, while for ancient history there's second-century Hardknott Roman Fort (30 minutes) – lots more artefacts from the days when Cumbria as an outpost of the Roman Empire can be seen at museums in Workington (35 minutes) and Carlisle (an hour and 20 minutes). For time along the coast, treat yourself to an ice cream at Seascale beach (10 minutes), explore Whitehaven (25 minutes) and its Georgian port or set off to spot seabirds on the cliffs around St Bees (20 minutes). Rock climbing, scrambling, guided walks, bike hire and horseback riding are all available in the local area. To keep the kids happy, take them to permanent activity centres like go-karting in Maryport (45 minutes) or the indoor climbing wall at Kendal (an hour and 20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seascale 4.2 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
St Bees 14.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Silecroft 21.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Haverigg 26.1 km Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Walney West Shore 33.6 km Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 5.9 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 26.4 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 27 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 27.9 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 29.1 km

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 5.3 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 14.4 km

Gondola' 23.9 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 24.5 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 26.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

MUNCASTER CASTLE 6.7 km

Eskdale Green - Muncaster Fell - Muncaster Head - Eskdale Green 7.1 km

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 13.5 km

ST BEES HEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 02/09/2003) 16.4 km

Around Buttermere 17.6 km

Local events

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

    Keswick, England 45.5 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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

  • Does Harebeck Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Harebeck Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Harebeck Holidays? Local must-sees like Muncaster Castle and Gardens (10 minutes' drive) and the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (10 minutes to the nearest station) are great for seeing some of the prettiest pockets of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Harebeck Holidays?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Harebeck Holidays? From $42.93 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.