Ullswater View Campsite

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Ullswater view
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Ullswater view

  • Wild camping with spectacular views of Ullswater in the Lake District
  • Pooley Bridge five minutes’ drive, and Lowther Castle 20 minutes
  • Spring water and portable toilets on site; pub 10 minutes’ walk
When it comes to the Lake District, there are many spectacular views, but the one from Ullswater View Campsite is right up there as a serious contender for a prize. The name gives it away somewhat, as this off-grid, wild camping site does indeed have spectacular views over Ullswater Lake and the surrounding forested mountains. At 20 minutes’ drive from the shops of Penrith in Cumbria, this is a spot to really get back to basics; portable toilets, rubbish bins and water from a natural spring are the only facilities you’ll find on site – so at this juncture please note that means no showers and no electricity. Part of the mown camping field is on an incline (all the better to admire those lake views), and due to the angle of the entrance gateway, you’ll need to drive up the lane and turn around before entering the site. The track leading to the pitches is not accessible to low-slung cars either. Having said all that, the site does have a wonderful setting, it’s dog-friendly (as long as your four-legged pal is kept on a lead), and it’s 10 minutes’ scenic walk from a cosy pub serving good food and beer. Staying here also puts you a handy five minutes’ drive from all the sporting action on Ullswater itself. There are firepits for hire and logs for sale on site if you'd like to spend the eve around a fire.

Site type

Tent sites 50
Open now
Opens 23 May
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • 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).
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 326 Pitchup.com customers

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Spectacular sceneryWild camping

94% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Great views of Ullswater, friendly owner Sophie. Spacious pitches with a 'wild camping' feel. Good base for exploring, short walk to a pub. Basic loos. Some mud/noise, but good value, back-to-basics camping overall.

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Arrival date (latest first)

located at my favourite lake in UK this Campsite was the ideal place

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Mark J.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked With amazing views at easy to find location for our first time family camping trip.
This was the ideal place to pitch up With plenty of space for the kids to play supper dog friendly & alongside the amazing owners who were very frendly & helpfull, Provided us with excellent clean tidy toilet facilities & fresh kindle with fire pit.
Along side rescuing our eldest dolly kite, Thank you for our home away from home would highly recommend & will be definitely returning as kids & our self's loved it.

Disliked Nothing to dislike was excellent all round

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with incredible views, lovely staff and basic facilities

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Lily H.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Very friendly staff, incredible views, not too busy/overcrowded, one of few campsites who allow campfires + were able to buy more fire wood when we ran out

Disliked Entrance to site is quite steep and one car struggled to get in and out, still manageable though.

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really enjoyed stay excellent location let down by late noise

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The view was fantastic
Sophie the girl who greeted us was brilliant
Being able to arrive and leave at our leisure
Very close the lake so perfect for a short drive
Pub nearby

Disliked Would be so much better if drinking water was available.

We were kept up both nights by drunken groups until 2am.
Not the end of the world, I suppose this is the trade for relaxed arrival and departure etc …

We were a group and mixed adults and children, and whilst we’re not expecting to be quiet by 10pm.
I think midnight is a reasonable ask.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite. Great host. Great atmosphere. Would recommend 10/10

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Deanna G.

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Liked -lovely host- Sophie was laid back, friendly & extremely helpful.
-lovely big field. Even during the summer holidays; still huge, huge spaces between tents.
-great views
-great for families/groups. It’s a noisy campsite- but I prefer that over campsites where everyone has to be in bed by 10pm! It has a great atmosphere. One of the campers had a projector on his van, and everyone on site was welcome to bring up a chair & watch some films.
- it’s the sort of campsite where the kids all make friends & run around together with a football. Where there is groups of friends laughing around campfires.
We enjoyed it so much, we stayed for an extra night.

Disliked There’s nothing I can fault. It’s not luxurious, but that’s part of the charm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and tidy and very helpful

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grace m.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Very helpful staff!! Firepits are available.. site is clean and very ideal location and not the mention the views at teatime! Unbelievable

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had an amazing time at this campsite! The location is beautiful,…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked We had an amazing time at this campsite! The location is beautiful, surrounded by nature and very peaceful. The owners were friendly and helpful. It was the perfect place to relax, enjoy the outdoors, and disconnect from the busy world. We would definitely love to come back and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great camping experience.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely staff great site

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Sophie W.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Absolutely perfect have no complaints loved being able to pitch where ever, the views are just amazing cant wait to come again

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From the manager: Thanks for staying with us 👍

Really liked the field was high so we could see that wonderful…

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Leigh T.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Really liked the field was high so we could see that wonderful view.
Sophie was really lovely and helped put our tent up.. thank you

Disliked Noisy neighbours throughout the night but you will get that camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for coming to stay with us

Very helpful owners, amazing view and friendly people…

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kinga e.

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Very helpful owners, amazing view and friendly people

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for staying

Great camp site with beautiful views, 10 minute walk to a pub,…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Great camp site with beautiful views, 10 minute walk to a pub, great to have the option to buy fire pit for a night,

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for staying with us

Features

Portable toilet

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 Car parking by site/unit 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Spectacular scenery Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pop-up campground

Location

Ullswater View Campsite

Watermillock

Pooley Bridge

Cumbria

England

CA11 0LP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.60349°N
2.86097°W

Route directions

After reaching the postcode, turn right up past the Bracken Rigg Inn. The site is at the third field on your right. What3Words: talents.tripiling.fanfare.

Nearest transport

Coach
9.3 km Rail Station
18.2 km Bus Station
19.4 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
Rail
9.2 km Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
16.3 km Langwathby Rail Station
19.3 km Lazonby & Kirkoswald Rail Station
Ferry
2.3 km Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
3.6 km Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
8.5 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

Drive down to Pooley Bridge (five minutes by car) at the head of Ullswater for yomps along the Ullswater Way encircling the lake. Father south, stop off at the National Trust car park (10 minutes) and walk up to the impressive Aira Force Waterfall, inspiration for the poem ‘The Somnambulist’ by William Wordsworth, written in 1833. Experienced hikers may care to drive to Patterdale (15 minutes) and clamber up Helvellyn for spectacular Lake District views, while others may settle for a stately voyage around Ullswater aboard the historic steamboat ‘Lady of the Lake’ from Glenridding (15 minutes), itself a pretty lakeside village with tea rooms and souvenir shops. Lowther Castle and Gardens (20 minutes) has imposing and photogenic ruins of a massive mansion as well as parterres and parkland to wander, or you can buy marmalade – reputed to be the best in the world – at Dalemain Historic Mansion and Gardens. If you hit a rainy day, catch a film at Rheged (both 10 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 41.2 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 46.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 4.3 km

The Rheged Centre 7 km

Ullswater Steamers 8.6 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 15.3 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 19 km

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 17.5 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 21.2 km

Townend 21.8 km

Windermere and Troutbeck 24.1 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 26.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Pooley Bridge and Heughscar Hill 2.8 km

Pooley Bridge - Loadpot Hill - Howtown - Pooley Bridge 2.8 km

Howtown - Patterdale - Glenridding 3.6 km

Howtown - Hallin Fell - Sandwick via Steamer 3.6 km

Howtown - Rampsgill Head - Angletarn Pikes - Howtown 3.8 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

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Ullswater View Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Ullswater View Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Ullswater View Campsite? Drive down to Pooley Bridge (five minutes by car) at the head of Ullswater for yomps along the Ullswater Way encircling the lake. Father south, stop off at the National Trust car … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Ullswater View Campsite?
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Ullswater View Campsite? From $56.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.