The Beeches Caravan Park

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Gravel touring pitch with an electric hook-up (added by manager 24 May 2024)
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Swings (added by manager 24 may 2024)
Play area (added by manager 24 may 2024)
Activities on site (added by manager 24 may 2024)

  • Small, peaceful family-owned holiday park in the Western Lake District
  • Cockermouth 10 minutes’ drive; Solway Coast at Allonby 15 minutes
  • Kids’ play area, basics store, post office, bar and bistro on site
If you’re after small and exclusive in the Western Lake District, then The Beeches Caravan Park is as small and exclusive as can be. This quiet family-owned park is in the small village of Gilcrux, within easy reach of everything the region has to offer. The grass pitches on the park are available all year round, and the site has lots of handy facilities including a post office and a basics store, and a bar and bistro at the site entrance as well as a pub right across the road. Spotless showers and a laundry room next to reception plus a grassy playground and activity centre for the kids complete the roster of amenities – so if it wasn’t for the siren call of the Lake District and its manyfold attractions, there’s very little reason to stir from your cosy roost once you’ve arrived and got settled in on your pitch. Now about those attractions. There’s a riding school and trout farm in Gilcrux, and The Beeches is close to the childhood home of William Wordsworth at Cockermouth (10 minutes’ drive), near the Solway Coast (15 minutes) and within easy travelling distance of spectacular scenery and great hiking, mountain biking and fishing on lakes including Derwentwater and Buttermere (both 40 minutes).

Site type

Caravan sites 1
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

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Features

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 site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Local produce

Off licence

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

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

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump point

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans

Seasonal sites

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Beeches Caravan Park

Gilcrux

Wigton

Cockermouth

Cumbria

England

CA7 2QX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.72942°N
-3.37698°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.6 km Fairfield Junior School
7.6 km Gallowbarrow
14.6 km Bus Station
Rail
4.4 km Aspatria Rail Station
7.8 km Maryport Rail Station
10.3 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
20.7 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
21.4 km Keswick Ferry Landing
21.6 km Hawes End Derwentwater 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 attractions and activities include: - Cockermouth (pubs and shops): 10 minutes’ drive - Solway Coast at Allonby: 15 minutes - Loweswater: half an hour - Keswick: half an hour - Bassenthwaite Lake: half an hour - Ennerdale: 35 minutes - Derwentwater: 40 minutes - Buttermere: 40 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Allonby 5.7 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Southerness 21.6 km Sea N/A Good Good Excellent
Sandyhills 27.8 km Sea N/A N/A Poor Poor
St Bees 30.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Rockcliffe 30.8 km Estuary N/A Poor Poor Poor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 15.5 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 17.8 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 22.8 km

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 22.8 km

Carlisle Castle 33.4 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 7.3 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 24.5 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 34 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 39.7 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 44.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 7.5 km

WORKINGTON HALL 13.9 km

Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw 14.7 km

Bassenthwaite Osprey Walk 15.6 km

Dodd Wood under Ullock Pike 15.6 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, 1 August 2024 – Thursday, 1 August 2024)

    Penrith, England 44.8 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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Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

  • Does The Beeches Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Beeches Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Beeches Caravan Park? Local attractions and activities include: - Cockermouth (pubs and shops): 10 minutes’ drive - Solway Coast at Allonby: 15 minutes - Loweswater: half an hour - Keswick: half an hour - Bassenthwaite … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Beeches Caravan Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Beeches Caravan Park? From $61.85 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.