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

8.8

Overall rating from 272 Pitchup.com customers

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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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Spectacular sceneryWalkers' paradisePeaceful

90% 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.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location, extremely friendly and welcoming staff, great views, showers and toilets…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great location, extremely friendly and welcoming staff, great views, showers and toilets were clean with hot water and enough space, fire pit hire for a good price, very clean and organised

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite with all you need and amazing views. Toilets and showers…

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Kristan H.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great campsite with all you need and amazing views. Toilets and showers were clean and well looked after. The Swinside pub is about 3min walk and its food is unreal. The owners made us feel welcome and were very friendly.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location, love Newlands valley. Very close to fell walks and Derwent…

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Andrew P.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful location, love Newlands valley. Very close to fell walks and Derwent water, Keswick just an hour walk. Very relaxed environment and well maintained site. Been going for years and will continue to do so. Owners are very friendly and helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay, clean facilities and great location

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Gabriella N.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Fantastic campsite. Lovely clean toilet and shower block. Well kept site and fantastic location 20 minutes walk from catbells. 15 minute drive to Keswick centre and Buttermere. Had all the facilities we needed. We were greeted on arrival and all very friendly and helpful.

Disliked Could maybe use a second skip for everyone’s rubbish as it was very full.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will definitely be back

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Helen D.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Friendly , laid back owners in a stunning location

Disliked Nothing !

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Helen,

Thankyou for your review!

Hope you have lovely rest of the summer 🌞

Thanks again
Ruby

Great site. Superb shower facilities. Nice to be next to the beck…

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Tony A.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great site. Superb shower facilities. Nice to be next to the beck despite the midgies.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Tony,

Thankyou so much for your review.

Hope to see you again soon 😊

Thanks
Ruby

Lovely. Will go again.

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Ian K.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great campsite. Quiet & secluded. Lovely pub, Swinside Inn just up the road.
Able to have a fire (available to rent if you haven’t your own, along with buying more logs). Toilet blocks regularly cleaned throughout the day. Limited 3/4G data - take that as a good or bad thing.
Will definitely go & stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location for walks, and only 30 minutes walk to keswick. …

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David M.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Great location for walks, and only 30 minutes walk to keswick. Pub 10 minutes walk.
Lots of space on site. Showers hot

Disliked Overpriced. Basic facilities: only 1 sink for washing up. Very limited number of bathroom sinks for washing. No proper grey waste disposal.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello,

Thankyou for yoir review.

We are looking into getting more sinks in the washing up area. The sinks in the toilets are handwash sinks and we have showers for washing 😊

We dont have chemical waste facilities nor do we advertise this, as we have toilets available.

Kind Regards
Ruby

Had a great stay. Friendly people

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely quiet big flat field next to a stream with beautiful views. Great location for hiking. Pub nearby. Clean toilets and hot showers

Disliked Lack of opportunity to refreeze ice packs. Quite expensive given basic facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hello!

Thankyou for your review.

We will look at icepack freezing for next year and see how we can make it work 😊

Kind Regards
Ruby

Fab site , showers hot and clean, toilets cleaned regularly . Lots…

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Hayley G.

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked Fab site , showers hot and clean, toilets cleaned regularly . Lots of space around your pitch and staff super friendly!

Disliked Not a major issue but an extra sink would be great or maybe a bench next to the sink to stand and dry the dishes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Hayley,

Thankyou for your feedback. You are right about the sink and we are working on installing more! So hopefully this should be resolved soon 😍

Thanks
Ruby

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

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 5UE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.58332°N
3.17702°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3 km Bus Station
15 km Gallowbarrow
15.1 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
22 km Aspatria Rail Station
24.9 km Maryport Rail Station
25.1 km Flimby Rail Station
Ferry
1.1 km Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1.5 km Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
1.9 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 26.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 29.1 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 29.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Silecroft 42.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 42.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 3 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 5.5 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6.7 km

Ullswater Steamers 15.6 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 17.7 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 15.2 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 19 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 21 km

Buttermere and Ennerdale 23.2 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 24.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cat Bells and Newlands Valley 0.7 km

Cat Bells Terrace and Derwent Water 0.7 km

Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End 0.8 km

Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill 2.3 km

Newlands Round 2.3 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? Yes 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 $67.35 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.