Newlands Valley Campsite

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  • Well-maintained Lake District site half a kilometre from Derwentwater
  • A five-minute drive from Catbells; 15 minutes from Whinlatter Forest
  • Pub with a beer garden a short walk away; adventure centre nearby
Mountain biking, high ropes, quad biking and boating… whatever your calling, you’ll be well placed for mucking into all sorts of outdoor activities from Newlands Valley Campsite in the Lake District National Park. Half a kilometre from Derwentwater and 10 minutes’ drive away from Keswick, this family-run pop-up site will plant you firmly near to fells, lakes and forests. You’ll be able to channel your energy into the outdoors from here, as there’s an activity centre five minutes’ drive away (climbing, archery and kayaking included). The nearest fell is five minutes’ drive away for a challenging hike and there are more trails including mountain biking or cycling courses around Whinlatter Forest Park, 15 minutes’ drive away. When you’re ready to give your feet a rest and refill with some tasty food, the local pub is 10 minutes’ walk away up the hill – it’s quite the cosy spot with a beer garden so you can stay in the fresh air if you please while you indulge in a homecooked meal. As a pop-up site, the facilities on site simply take care of the essentials – as you’ll likely be a little mucky from your adventures out and about, there are showers, toilets and clean water where you can freshen up.

Site type

Tent sites 50
Open now
Opens 18 July
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Jul to

Open from Fri, 8 Aug to

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 252 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 4
Spectacular sceneryWalkers' paradisePeacefulLake and/or mountain

89% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

Newlands Valley praised for stunning views, walk access, and friendly staff. Clean facilities, hot showers, and campfires are highlights. Spacious pitches and relaxed vibe noted. Basic facilities are a minor point; many keen to return despite occasional mud.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 26
Arrival date (latest first)

Really great location and warm welcome. I'd definitely stay again.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 1
Mark L.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Site was well appointed and the staff very helpful. The showers were some of the best I've seen given they were a temporary installation.

Disliked Only one sink for washing up meant long waits to clean the plates.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Mark,

Yes this is something we are working on getting more washing up sinks!

Kind Regards
Ruby

Lovely chilled site with beautiful scenery. Facilities were good. Great place for…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 No rating
Rebecca D.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely chilled site with beautiful scenery. Facilities were good. Great place for children. There was always staff handy who were very helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou so much for your review.

Hopefully we see you again soon!

Ruby

Nice atmosphere, great to be able to hire fire pits and buy…

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10 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Chloe W.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Nice atmosphere, great to be able to hire fire pits and buy wood on site. Pretty site, short walk up the hill to the pub. Showers powerful and hot. Water taps around site. Rural/ wild camping vibe but with toilets and showers etc!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Chloe,

Thankyou for your lovely review and photos!

We really hope to see you again soon!

Thanks
Ruby

Great stay, great site with great friends

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Liked that it’s pick your own pitch as my friend is a snorer 🤣 toilets and showers. Nice fire pits to hire. Very close to catbells with a perfect view of it from the pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Kirsty,

Thankyou so much for leaving us a review!

We didn't actually hear your friend snoring in the night whilst we were walking round but its nice that you guys are so considerate! haha!

See you again soon!

Ruby

Great location, facilities -water, showers and toilets. The pub…

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great location, facilities -water, showers and toilets.
The pub is just a 10-minute walk, and there are great walks from the campsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent location basic but clean facilities

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 8
Dawn M.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked The location staff very friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Dawn,

Thankyou for taking the time to leave us a review!

We really hope you and your family enjoyed your stay.

Kind Regards
Ruby

Book with confidence.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Christopher r.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Choice of an adult only field

Access to good hiking routes.

Walking distance to Keswick (30 mins or so).

Good basic campsite. Facilities ideal.

Nothing to dislike.

The guys running it (presume owners) very nice.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,

Thankyou for your review!

We really try and make sure everyone is catered for an has a pleasant experience!

Kind Regards
Ruby

Favourite campsite in the lakes

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Very spacious site, great toilet/shower facilities, friendly staff, and a great location for both hikes and ease into Keswick.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi,

We love the title of your review ''Favourite campsite in the Lakes''!

We really hope we see again soon!

Thanks
Ruby

If you want to experience 1970's camping come here.

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 1
Facilities / Activities
 1
Customer service
 3
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Location and size of field...level and few stones so easy to pitch up

Disliked Facilities.
Site has two fields , had over 100 pitches up, min 2 person a tent, majority have 3 or 4, especially families

1 sink to wash in...tepid water...
No drying facilities
4 showers
4 male toilets...most had broken seats/ broken toilet holders.

1 block of 2 had no running water...I'm sure that breaching H&S

If I wanted to know what camping in 1975 was like, I now know

Won't be returning to this site again

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi,

We are really sorry to hear you didn't have a pleasant experience.

We did have 2 families that had 4 tents and 2 rather large gazebos which did make the field feel fuller but there are rules and regulations we have to stick too.

Our showers and toilets are the very best we can hire and so far we have had great feedback. We don't advertise drying facilities either so that maybe why you are disappointed you didn't locate these.

We really hope you find a more suitable campsite in the future maybe a more commercial site that will suit your expectations, but please do expect to pay more.

Kind Regards
Ruby

Cracking camp site

Overall

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Facilities and tent

Disliked Na

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou for your review!

We really hope we see you again soon! 😊

Features

Pop-up campground

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 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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

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

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Newlands Valley Campsite

The Oaks

below Swinside Inn Pub

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.58252°N
3.16727°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 km Bus Station
15.6 km Gallowbarrow
15.7 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
22.3 km Aspatria Rail Station
25.5 km Maryport Rail Station
25.7 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
0.5 km Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
0.9 km Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1.6 km Nichol 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

Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ walk from the site. You’ve got a few ways to get stuck in at Whinlatter Forest Park (15 minutes' drive) – aside from hiking, cycling and mountain biking, there are zipwires and treetop obstacles to tackle on the Go Ape course. That’s not all in the way of outdoorsy pursuits. The local adventure centre (five minutes) runs kayaking and canoeing, scrambling, rock climbing, archery and another high ropes course. If you like a challenge, Catbells (five minutes) is a fell with a six-kilometre hike. For a watersports day, nearby Nichol End Marine (five minutes) offer a 20% discount for all campsite guests (just ask the site for the discount code after you've booked your pitch). Otherwise, take a more leisurely route (or a boat, if you want to rest your feet) around Derwentwater (10 minutes’ walk). Aira Force Waterfall (half an hour’s drive) has more spectacular water scenery. For more of those chilled-out activities, be sure to call by the Lake District Wildlife Park (20 minutes) and Castlerigg Stone Circle (15 minutes), a Neolithic stone circle.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 26.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 29.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 30.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 42.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 42.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 3.4 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 5 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6.9 km

Ullswater Steamers 15 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 17.2 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 15.8 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 18.6 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 21.2 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 23.8 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 24.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 0.2 km

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 0.2 km

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 0.3 km

Keswick Launch - Hawes End - Cat Bells - High Spy 2.2 km

Friar's Crag, Derwent Water 2.3 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 29.2 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

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Newlands Valley Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Newlands Valley Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Newlands Valley Campsite? Those of you who are ready and willing to get a little mucky (go on – you’re on holiday) might want to get started with some quad biking or Segwaying 10 minutes’ … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Newlands Valley Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Newlands Valley Campsite? From $67.19 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.