Open now: Camping sites & Campgrounds in The Lake District and Cumbria

Rookby Scarth Nearly Wild Camping

• No-frills campsite on Cumbrian farmland with far-reaching hill views
• Three miles from Kirkby Stephen; Barnard Castle 30 minutes' drive
• Uncrowded site set over 20 acres; dogs, campfires or barbecues allowed

Dandy Dinmont Caravan and Camping Park

• Peaceful well-kept site 10 minutes' drive from central Carlisle
• Next to the Reivers Route cycle path and Hadrians Wall Path
• Handy stopover for long journeys: a mile and a half from the M6

Patterdale Hall Estate

• Idyllic riverside Caravan site in the heart of the Lake District,

Inglewood Escape

• Luxury riverside glamping in a peaceful village location
• A quarter of an hour's drive from Brampton or Carlisle
• Cosy glamping pods with private decking and hot tubs

The Barn

• Small, friendly rural site a mile from Broughton-in-Furness
• A 15-minute drive from Coniston Water and 20 minutes from the coast
• Simple pitches with splendid views and easy access to walks

Port Haverigg Holiday Village

YHA Patterdale

• Spacious green site two minutes' drive or 25 mins' walk from Ullswater
• Riverside setting: kayak to Ullswater straight from the site
• Toilets, showers and kitchen; local village two minutes' walk away

Low Green Farm

• Couples-only luxury Cumbria caravan near Grange-over-Sands
• A 30-minute drive to South Lakes Safari Zoo and Coniston Water
• Bedroom with TV; bathroom, kitchenette, alfresco seating and a firepit

Wheatsheaf Inn Campsite

• Simple Lake District site with hill views and pub next door
• Bassenthwaite and Derwentwater lakes five and 20 minutes' drive away
• A 20-minute drive to trails up Skiddaw, Grisedale Pike and Helvellyn

Warth Hill

• Peaceful rural Cumbria site between Yorkshire Dales and Lake District
• A 15-minute drive to Kendal and 25 minutes to the coast
• Simple pitches with basic facilities; 10 minutes' drive from the M6

White Moss Campsite

• Back to basics site at the White Moss walks area
• A five-minute drive from both Grasmere and Ambleside villages
• Hikers' paradise: walk to Grasmere lake, Rydal Cave and others

YHA Buttermere

• A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
• A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
• Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library

Hall Carleton Farm

• Working farm with spectacular views in the Lake District National Park
• A five-minute drive from Ravenglass
• Access Hadrian's Cycleway directly from the site

Wasdale Yurt Holiday

• Farm park overlooking Scafell Pike on the fringes of the western fells
• A 10-minute drive from Wast Water lake and 15 from Seascale beach
• Yurts come with kitchenettes, woodburning stoves and private bathrooms

Buck Yeats Lodge Park

• A private luxury Lodge Park along the shore of Windermere
• One of the Lake District's best kept secrets
• Private gated access, fibre optic broadband, luxury lodges

Metal Bridge Pods

• Small-scale glamping pod site by the river Esk in Cumbria
• Five minutes' drive from Gretna and 15 minutes from Carlisle
• Furnished pods with private decking area; pub on site for food/drink

Top Field

• Small, peaceful and scenic site with fantastic views over open fields
• A 10-minute drive from Penrith and 30 from Lake Ullswater
• Great base for off-grid, self-sufficient stays close to walking paths