The Barn Campsite

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  • Quiet, peaceful rural site with stunning views over Eskdale Valley
  • A 10-minute drive to Wast Water; 25 minutes to Scafell Pike
  • Pick your own pitch; pub 10 minutes' walk away
Fancy a trip to England’s deepest lake? Perhaps a scramble up the country’s highest mountain? Both of these (Wast Water and Scafell Pike, of course) are within easy reach of The Barn Campsite, as are plenty of other top spots including Coniston Water, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Cumbria coastline. From this Lake District site between Eskdale and Holmrook there are some fine views to be had out over the Eskdale Valley and plenty of space from which to enjoy them. It’s a pitch-free setup here, so you can simply take a wander around and pick the spot that suits you best. Flushing toilets, rubbish bins and three drinking water stations are provided for guests’ use. Raised firepits are allowed on site; along with firewood, the firepits are available from the site at an extra cost. (and in general you’re asked to be considerate and respect the countryside). This is a properly green and rural location (as you’ll spot from the accompanying pics) but it’s not devoid of local amenities – it’s a 10-minute walk to a local pub for some great food and real ales. A little further along the road (a mile and a bit away) is a village store, and there’s a small supermarket about five minutes’ drive away in Holmrook (which also has a pub and some great salmon fishing on the River Irt).

Site type

Tent pitches 20
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 1 Mar to

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating based on 265 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Owner is spot on, helpful and friendly. Has plenty of supplies on…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Owner is spot on, helpful and friendly. Has plenty of supplies on site you can use, facilities clean and always stocked up.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, showers, toilet, working water on site and also electric to…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, showers, toilet, working water on site and also electric to charge devices

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Super 'away from it all' site. We will be returning.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
steve Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful location. Flat pitches with the best kept grass I've ever seen on a campsite. Good pub within 10 mins walk. Jonty, the owner, was unbelievably helpful and knowledgeable about the local area. Facilities are clean and hot water for the showers was plentiful. It's not going to appeal to hampers but great base for walks and the coast

Disliked: Nothing.

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Peaceful campsite with stunning views. Jonnty, the owner, was super friendly and…

Overall 9/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful campsite with stunning views. Jonnty, the owner, was super friendly and helpful – we even bought fresh eggs from him which were perfect for breakfast. Clean toilets and dishwashing area – everything we needed. Would love to come back! 🌿

Disliked: nothing to dislike – we really enjoyed our stay.

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Lovely place to stay, Jonnty was a great host!

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful surroundings, friendly and helpful owner, lending us tape for the tent and giving us recommendations of places to go. We loved being able to pitch where we liked. A great time had despite the strong winds and rain!

Disliked: Nothing.

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Lovely location, site well maintained with excellent facilities, friendly owner always on…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely location, site well maintained with excellent facilities, friendly owner always on hand to help. Will definitely return

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Beautiful campsite. Very well kept. Jonnty has thought of everything to make…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful campsite. Very well kept. Jonnty has thought of everything to make your stay a good one! Flushing toilets, showers, and a polly tunnel where you can dry wet gear or get out of the weather for a bit. The grass is kept nice and short and there is plenty of space to pitch up. Jonnty is very knowledgeable of the local area and very helpful with anything you need. We will certainly be back!

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Absolutely wonderfull stay !!!!!

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Absolutely everything, the host jaunty was amazing, the site itself was beautifull and the facilities were spotless.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent site, all amenities you would want when camping :)

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 9
Wifi No rating
Robert B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic site, centrally located between all local attractions and points of interest.
Beautiful views, space for walking dogs on site, sheltered social area and toilet/shower blocks.

Host was brilliant, useful suggestions for the local area and amenities, provided fire pits for making campfires and electricity to charge devices.

I did not connect to the wifi, but it is available on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing all round. It was our first camping experience and was amazing

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Sophie A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Jonty was amazing and so accommodating to our group! Great facilities and amazing service. Beautiful campsite as well, really clean and well managed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Barn Campsite

Sleathwaite

Irton

Holmrook

Cumbria

England

CA19 1TD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.38899°N
-3.35219°W

Route directions

The what3words address for this site is blindfold.website.heave

Nearest transport

Coach
22.9 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
22.9 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
23.6 km Tangier Street
Rail
5.2 km Ravenglass Rail Station
6.1 km Drigg Rail Station
8.6 km Seascale Rail Station
Ferry
18.6 km Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
18.7 km Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
18.8 km 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

Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes to the dramatic cascades of Stanley Ghyll waterfall or 40 minutes to Coniston Water for boat trips and sailing courses. If you’d like a little more of an uphill challenge, scramble up Sca Fell (15 minutes’ drive) or the slightly taller Scafell Pike (25 minutes). Alternatively, for a much gentler day out, sign up for llama or alpaca trekking at The Woolly Farm (five minutes). There’s plenty of heritage around here too: perhaps you’d like to mooch around Muncaster Castle (10 minutes) to see the haunted castle and hawk centre, or visit the atmospheric ruins of Egremont Castle (20 minutes). A ride on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (10 minutes) is a good way to mix up a bit of scenery and a sense of past times. Looking out towards the coast instead, you may like to head to the seaside at Seascale (15 minutes), where there’s a beach and a golf course.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seascale 8.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Silecroft 18.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
St Bees 20 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Haverigg 22.6 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Walney West Shore 30.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 5.2 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 22.8 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 22.8 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 24.7 km

Hill Top 25 km

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 3.9 km

Gondola' 18.6 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 18.8 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 19.3 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 22 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Eskdale Green - Muncaster Fell - Muncaster Head - Eskdale Green 1.8 km

MUNCASTER CASTLE 4.4 km

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 14.1 km

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 16.4 km

The Gables from Honister Pass 16.7 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 31 July 2025 – Thursday 31 July 2025)

    Penrith, England 47.6 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Barn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Barn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Barn Campsite? Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Barn Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Barn Campsite? From €34.65 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.