Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site

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Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Pods
Grass tent pitches in the apple orchard
Grass tent pitches
The camping pods with views from the verandah across the valley
The unit
Exterior of the pods
Log pod, comfy nights
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Pods
Grass tent pitches in the apple orchard
Grass tent pitches

  • Safe and spacious site for letting kids run around
  • A popular setting for anglers and cyclists
  • Lakes, Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish border within 40 minutes’ drive
Free-range kids? Flapping around a car-free environment in Cumbria’s heavenly Eden Valley close to the Lake District National Park? You’d be in a pretty pickle to pick the Main attraction at peaceful, popular and family-run Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, but it might be parents gleefully clinking glasses in the child-friendly landscape while the kids run around… Anglers and bikers flock here too as the farm has its own single bank salmon and trout fishing hotspot 200 metres up the road (arrange on arrival) and it’s used by cyclists as a stopoff to rest weary bones on a C2C pedal. This is the Cumbrian countryside, so scenic hikes come as additional standard: take one of the Mains Farm trails across their own land to feel proper exclusive. The Lake District, Hadrian’s Wall and Gretna Green on the Scottish border are all 20 to 40 minutes’ drive away. But back to the kids… wind them up and let them roam: although Mains Farm is easy to get to from the M6, it’s well away from roads and is small enough to keep an eye on their movements; all cars have to be parked away from the pitching areas too. All this and a popular playground: expect not to see offspring from dawn to dusk… Campfires are allowed – hire a fire basket from amiable owners Robert and Julia – and an undercover eating area has a log burner and a barbecue. Guests also have use of two kitchen areas, a secure store for bicycles, a washing machine, decent wifi, and clean shower and toilet blocks converted from the farm’s former stables. Supplies can be sorted from the small supermarket in Lazonby village about a mile away; if you’re feeling too lazy/holidaylike to cook, two pubs serving food are within the same distance (ask Robert or Julia to book you a table in advance: like Mains Farm, the village pubs are pretty popular).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 12
Tent pitches 17
Touring caravan pitches 36
Motorhome pitches 36
Rent a tent 3
Open now
Opens 10 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Please note that if you are staying in the camping pod, you must bring your own bed/mattress.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 10 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 213 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Peaceful

97% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Mains Farm gets the thumbs up for its lovely hosts, spotless facilities and grand pitches. Lovely countryside, river for a dip, and a handy honesty shop. Great for families with a good playground. A few flies and animal noise mentioned, but mostly brilliant for a peaceful break.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Excellent site, great value for money. We’d definitely return.

Overall

10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Christina C.

Camping pod (family)

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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our new favourite campsite

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10 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ioana N.

Camping pod (family)

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

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing stay yet again! Thanks to Derek and Julie, wonderful hosts

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Samantha E.

Camping pod (family)

Liked Facilities, pods clean and comfortable

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant, we will be back next year

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Alice M.

Camping pod (family)

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.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite couldn’t fault it

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jessica B.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

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

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly host, quiet large enough pitch, location excellent with river for swimming…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

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

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

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

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

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting, the river, beautiful site, clean and well managed. Really enjoyed…

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10 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anna L.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The setting, the river, beautiful site, clean and well managed. Really enjoyed our stay. We swam in the river and had some gorgeous walks. We even saw a barn owl flying over. We'll return! Thanks

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, superb owners, beautiful location

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Helen H.

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Fabulous welcome from Julie and Rob when we arrived - these two know how important first impressions and great customer service are!
Lovely spacious pitches, great location with beautiful river walks and wild swimming on the doorstep. Toilets and showers were well serviced. Honesty shop with fab home made cake and other essentials. Wi-Fi workshop with benches and tables. Just a great site with all you need. Area is ideal for cycling - empty lanes, rolling hills and the best views in Cumbria. We loved our 3 night stay here.

Disliked Wished we had booked for longer!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities and friendly staff

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Trevor W.

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked The Area and river walks and excellent stop off point.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs 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 Waterslide Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

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

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Kirkoswald

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 1DH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.75219°N
2.68191°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.2 km Rail Station
22.6 km Bus Station
34.1 km Bus Station
Rail
1.4 km Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
6.5 km Langwathby Rail Station
8.6 km Armathwaite Rail Station
Ferry
18.4 km Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
23.3 km Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
28.7 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

Heavenly Eden Valley walks are right on the doorstep from Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, from ambles to (the pubs at) Lazonby, to a hike along the River Eden to see Lacy's Caves... and then on to Little Salkeld and the Bronze Age stone circle of Long Meg and her Daughters. Ramble to the north of Little Salkeld to see the Eden Lacy Viaduct over the River Eden, one of a couple of dozen viaducts on the 72-mile journey of the Carlisle to Settle Railway (jump on at Lazonby and Kirkoswald railway station to puff north west to Carlisle or south to Settle). Going north for the day – actually, allow at least two – Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish border are around 40 minutes’ drive away.

Must see

The Rheged Centre 13.3 km

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 15.9 km

Carlisle Castle 23.2 km

Birdoswald Roman Fort 26.9 km

Ullswater Steamers 28.7 km

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 12.7 km

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 32.8 km

Hadrian's Wall and Housesteads Fort 37 km

Townend 40.9 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 41.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Langwathby - Edenhall - Langwathby 6.3 km

HUTTON-IN-THE-FOREST 10.5 km

DALEMAIN 15.6 km

Castle Carrock Circular 15.6 km

CORBY CASTLE 16.5 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 16.6 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site? Heavenly Eden Valley walks are right on the doorstep from Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site, from ambles to (the pubs at) Lazonby, to a hike along the River Eden to see … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mains Farm Camping and Caravan Site? From €37.92 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.