Keswick Camping

View prices & book 8.5 25 reviews
The neatly maintained camping field
The neatly maintained camping field
Pitches around the exterior of the field
Pitches surrounded by trees
Pitches for all sizes and shapes of tent
Well-maintained pitches
Secure parking
Car park entrance
Pitches with mountain views
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Pitches around the exterior of the field
Pitches surrounded by trees
Pitches for all sizes and shapes of tent

  • Quiet family-friendly pop-up site in the Lake District National Park
  • Derwentwater 10 minutes’ walk; Keswick shops five minutes’ drive
  • Activity centre next door and River Greta strolls from the pitches
A handy five minutes’ drive from Keswick shops, tearooms and pubs in the Lake District National Park, the spacious pitches at Keswick Camping sit on a well-maintained, level grass field. You’ll certainly have plenty to do there, what with the activity centre on site, tennis courts within 10 minutes’ walk and a local golf course (10 minutes’ drive) nearby too. This pop-up site is set up for peace-loving outdoorsy types and families, so if you’re looking for rowdy late nights it’s just not the place for you. The camping field has room for kicking a ball around with the kids, and you can soon be out in the countryside to give any dogs a stretch of their paws. Alternatively, you can have a quiet ramble into Keswick along the River Greta, which runs alongside the pitches. As befits its back-to-nature, adventure camping vibe, there are few facilities – no electric hook-ups, showers or cooking facilities – but there are spotless separate loos for men and women, and standing water taps around the perimeter of the field. If you need to stock up on basics, there’s a small supermarket within five minutes’ stroll; anything else you should be able to source in Keswick. Need sightseeing inspiration? Keswick Information Centre (five minutes) has got you covered.

Site type

Tent sites 40
Caravans for hire 1
Open now
Opens 3 April
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 Apr to

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 25 Pitchup.com customers

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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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96% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot, easy walk to Keswick. Clean loos, fair price. No showers or washing-up area noted, and some noise/pitching issues. Management's looking into quiet hours and pitch spacing. Pegging's tricky on gravel.

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Clean site in great location.

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Dominic I.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Lots of space to set up, clean and easy site. Basic but well maintained. Camped during storm Dave and was fine due to the high fences around the site protecting us.

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Location is brilliant, really close to…

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Sophie S.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Location is brilliant, really close to the town but also very quiet. There are just toilet facilities but they’re very clean and nice, the car park is really handy and loads of spaces.

Disliked A bit unclear what to do when you arrive, and didn’t see any signs advising us if we needed to check in or let anyone know, but some people might like that.

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Excellent stay with clean facilities

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Barry D.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Lovely peaceful campsite. Lovely owners. Very relaxed.

Disliked The ground was very hard and gravely in some areas making it quite difficult to peg tents down.

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Good site 10 mins walk into town or 2 mins to a pub

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Drew S.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Good, no nonsense camping - small toilet block supported enough

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Great pop up site. Basic but clean…

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Andy H.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Great pop up site.
Basic but clean facilities.

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Arrived late Friday, pitched tent. We were away by 7.30 on the Sat am

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Andrew M.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked An easy set up!

Recommend to friends Visit again

I will return🤣🥳

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Nigel A.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Proximity to centre..10 mins walk with dog.
Excellent toilet and wash facilities male and female separate.
I was the only tent on late in the season so obviously it was quiet.

Disliked Camp fires not allowed but I understand that if its busy.

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Nice and cheap…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Nice and cheap

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100% will go again perfect!

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Tracy M.

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Close to centre of Keswick
Very quiet
Clean toilets

Disliked Nothing to dislike but after 5 days was desperate for a shower

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Very good. I'd definitely use this site again.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass and earth tent site

Liked Great location only a ten minute walk away from the town centre. Reasonably priced and managed to book a pitch at very short notice. The site was surprisingly quiet, too, considering its close proximity to the busy town.

Disliked Not far beneath the turf on the field was apretty solid hard-core base making inserting tent pegs pretty hard work.

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Features

Pop-up campground

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Peaceful 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Tennis nearby

Location

Keswick Camping

Penrith Road

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4JW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.60341°N
3.12555°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.1 km Bus Station
16.9 km Gallowbarrow
16.9 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
21.8 km Aspatria Rail Station
24.5 km Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
25.2 km Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
1.4 km Keswick Ferry Landing
2.1 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
3.3 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

If you’re looking for lots of outdoor adventure, well, you’re in the right place. Derwentwater is close at hand for sailing, kayaking or paddleboarding on the water, and you can book lake cruises on wooden craft from the Keswick Launch Ticket Office (both 10 minutes’ drive). Further afield, hike up Skiddaw or Blencathra (both 15 minutes) for peerless views over Derwentwater and Scafell Pike. If you hit a rainy day, keep up with your exercise regime on the indoor facilities at Keswick Climbing Wall-Rookery Woods (five minutes), where you can also enrol in ghyll-scrambling jaunts when the weather clears. To soak up a bit of ancient local culture, check out the haunting, 5,000-year-old Castlerigg Stone Circle (five minutes), backed by fells and especially atmospheric at sunset. You can also learn about local industrial history at Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (10 minutes), where you can tour a copper mine and take a vintage steam train ride on the narrow-gauge line running between Threlkeld and Keswick.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 27 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 33 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 33.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 42.9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Silecroft 45.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 1.7 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 4.9 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6 km

Ullswater Steamers 13.4 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 18 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 17 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 19.6 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 24.7 km

Townend 25.4 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 25.7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Keswick, Walla Crag and Ashness Bridge 0.9 km

Keswick and Latrigg Fell 0.9 km

Keswick - Castlerigg Stone Circle 1 km

Keswick - Portinscale - Mill Beck - Applethwaite 1.1 km

Keswick, Portinscale and around Derwent Water 1.2 km

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, 30 July 2026 – Thursday, 30 July 2026)

    Penrith, England 26.4 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 Keswick Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Keswick Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Keswick Camping? If you’re looking for lots of outdoor adventure, well, you’re in the right place. Derwentwater is close at hand for sailing, kayaking or paddleboarding on the water, and you can book lake … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Keswick Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Keswick Camping? From $64.38 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.