Bay View Holiday Park

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Touring pitches at Bay View Leisure Park
Grassed tent pitches
Luxury pod with outdoor seating area
Bark inn, bay view's dog-friendly bar

  • Family-friendly Lancashire holiday park with views over Morecambe Bay
  • Between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks
  • Bar, restaurant, games room and play area on site; dogs welcome
Fancy a view over Morecambe Bay with your morning coffee? You got it – and it’ll still be there once cocktail hour rolls around in the evening too. As the name suggests, Bay View Holiday Park sits directly on the Lancashire coast, giving great sea views from many corners of the park. Now part of the Holgates Family Group of holiday parks, this location was once made up of two working farms – so it’s got quiet countryside all around as well as the coastline. And it’s got handy town facilities close by as well, with Bolton-le-Sands and Carnforth both just a couple of minutes' drive away. Morecambe (10 minutes’ drive) and Lancaster (15 minutes) are close by as well – and for greener times you’ll be close to walks in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape and the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks. This is a place that’s been nicely designed with family holidays in mind (and yes, that includes family dogs, who are welcome to join you for a stay here. An outdoor play area and an indoor games room are on site to keep the kids entertained – and it’s only a short stroll along a traffic-free path to get to the beach for sand-based fun. Handy facilities include a launderette, a washing-up area and bathroom blocks, and there’s also a shop on site for self-catering bits (or pick up more supplies in the nearby towns). Over the weekend (Friday to Sunday) you’ll also be able to get drinks at the dog-friendly bar or settle in to the restaurant to have a meal cooked for you.

Site type

Tent sites 40
Travel trailer sites 25
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 7
RV sites 25
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • Reception is unmanned after 6 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.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Holgates group.

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10
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
9

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Immaculate, well-rated site with great washrooms. Praised for spacious, private pitches, friendly staff, good pub. Ideal for walks. Occasional WiFi glitches and mid-week bar hours noted.

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Pitch was level. Site was immaculate…

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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Pitch was level. Site was immaculate and clean. Shower facilities also immaculate. Lovely site to visit. Food also nice at the pub onsite.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your fantastic review- following your recent stay at Bay View! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and that you found the site, pitches, and shower facilities to be immaculate.

It's also great to know you enjoyed your meal at the pub and that everything met your expectations. Your kind comments mean a lot to our team, who work hard to keep the site looking its best.

We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

-The Holgates Team

Would definitely recommend

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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely site , tall hedges on both sides of pitch for privacy, toilets / showers were the one of the best I’ve seen , bar and restaurant on site very nice,
Beach walk from site
Very clean site .
Would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would love to come back!

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Amy W. 5 reviews

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Gorgeous campsite, very reasonably priced for tent camping, well organised, great reception, safe site with coded barrier, fab location, amazing clean showers and loos. Great play park, clean and well maintained park with good staff presence. My kids absolutely loved watching the rabbits and running across the field.

Disliked Better signage around the site would be helpful as we got a bit lost but once you know where you're going it's fine.

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From the manager: Thank you so much for your fantastic review- following your recent stay at Bay View! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed so many aspects of your stay, from our facilities and friendly reception team to the clean amenities, play park, and our beautiful location. It's wonderful to know your children loved spotting the rabbits and having space to run around—that's always lovely to hear!

Thank you as well for your helpful suggestion about the signage. We really appreciate the feedback and will take it on board as we continue looking for ways to make navigating the site even easier for our guests.

We hope to welcome you and your family back again soon!

-The Holgates Team

Brilliant facilities, clean site…

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Brilliant facilities, clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review- following your recent stay at Bay View! We're so pleased you enjoyed our facilities and found the site to be clean and well maintained. We really appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back for another great stay soon.

-The Holgates Team

Just about everything.…

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ian h. 1 review

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Just about everything.

Disliked no hairdryer in ladies toilets.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review- following your recent stay at Bay View! We're so pleased to hear you enjoyed just about everything during your stay.

We also appreciate your feedback about the lack of a hairdryer in the ladies' toilets. Thank you for highlighting this—it's a helpful suggestion, and we'll certainly take it into consideration as we look at ways to improve our facilities.

We hope to welcome you back again soon!

-The Holgates Team

The toilet block/showers were constantly being…

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Emma T. 1 review

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The toilet block/showers were constantly being checked/cleaned. The showers were hot and powerful. There were plenty of bins across the site and they weren’t smelly. The staff were really helpful and the surrounding area was great. We went to the Cross Keys pub one evening, food was amazing, prices were reasonable and service was fast. Will be returning!

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a wonderful review- following your recent stay at Bay View!

We're delighted to hear that you found our facilities clean and well maintained. Our team works hard to keep the toilet and shower blocks in top condition, so it's great to know their efforts were noticed. We're also pleased you found our staff helpful and enjoyed exploring the local area.

It’s lovely to hear you had a great meal at the Cross Keys too! Thank you for your recommendation.

We really appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear you'll be returning. We look forward to welcoming you back for another fantastic stay!

-The Holgates Team

Superb

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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Cleanest and best maintained site I’ve ever seen. A credit to the friendly staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback- following your recent stay at Bay View!
We're delighted to hear you found our site to be the cleanest and best maintained you've experienced. Your kind words about our friendly team mean a great deal, and we'll be sure to share your comments with them. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

-The Holgates Team

Beautiful Area.

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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked All.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your fantastic review- following your recent stay at Bay View!

We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed everything about your stay and that there was nothing you disliked. Comments like yours mean a great deal to our team.

We really appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back again very soon!

-The Holgates Team

This is lovely peaceful site with…

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Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked This is lovely peaceful site with great facilities totally enjoyed our stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your kind review- following your recent stay at Bay View! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere of the site and made the most of our facilities.

It's wonderful to know you totally enjoyed your stay with us. We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

-The Holgates Team

Need to tell people a bit more true

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6 out of 10
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8
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Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice site toilet and shower lovely

Disliked Said the beach was 5 minutes away more like 20 silly the bar and restaurant only open on weekends you had to go into the village they said good views over morecambe Bay not there we where

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your fantastic review- following your recent stay at Bay View. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed our clean shower and toilet facilities and found the site itself to be lovely.

We're sorry to hear that some aspects of your stay didn't meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments regarding the walking distance to the beach, the seasonal opening hours of the bar and restaurant, and the views. We aim to provide accurate information to our guests, and your feedback is valuable as it helps us review how we present these details.

Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope you'll consider staying with us again in the future.

-The Holgates Team


Features

Leisure on park

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

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful 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

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Bay View Holiday Park

A6

Main Road

Bolton Le Sands

Carnforth

Lancashire

England

LA5 9TN

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.11639°N
2.79162°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.3 km St Michaels Lane
1.4 km St Michaels Lane
1.9 km New Street
Rail
2 km Carnforth Rail Station
5.5 km Bare Lane Rail Station
6 km Silverdale Rail Station
Ferry
12.1 km Heysham Ferry Terminal
20.7 km Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing
20.9 km Lakeside Windermere 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

These are some lovely surroundings, and there are lots of ways to explore, from local bike rides to walks with Wreay Syke Alpacas (20 minutes’ drive) to motorised meandering with Lakeland Segway (35 minutes). RSPB Leighton Moss is popular for birdwatchers, with Lakeland Wildlife Oasis also close by for more exotic animal spottings (both 10 minutes’ drive). Keeping it all outdoors, you may like to head north to the Lakeland Maze Farm Park (20 minutes) or venture into the Yorkshire Dales National Park for places like White Scar Cave (35 minutes). Hit upon a rainy day? Get your heritage fix at places like Lancaster Castle (15 minutes), National Trust - Sizergh (20 minutes) or Levens Hall (20 minutes). The Lakeland Motor Museum (half an hour) and The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction (35 minutes) are also good picks.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Morecambe North 6.2 km Estuary GoodN/AGoodGood
Morecambe South 7.4 km Sea N/AN/AGoodGood
Fleetwood 25.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Walney Biggar Bank 30.5 km Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A
Walney Sandy Gap 30.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lancaster Castle 7.5 km

Holker Hall and Gardens 14.9 km

Levens Hall & Gardens 15.8 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 18.6 km

Lakeland Motor Museum 20.5 km

National Trust

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse 14.1 km

Sizergh Castle and Garden 18.6 km

Fell Foot Park 20.5 km

Dalton Castle 26.1 km

Hill Top 28.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

LEIGHTON MOSS & MORECAMBE BAY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2001) 3.9 km

A Walk around Lancaster 5.2 km

Yealand Conyers - Silverdale - Yealand Conyers 5.9 km

Leighton Moss and Jenny Brown's Point 6.8 km

CAPERNWRAY HALL 7 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 Bay View Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Bay View Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Bay View Holiday Park? These are some lovely surroundings, and there are lots of ways to explore, from local bike rides to walks with Wreay Syke Alpacas (20 minutes’ drive) to motorised meandering with Lakeland Segway … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Bay View Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Bay View Holiday Park? From $83.51 (for 2 nights, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.