Campgrounds in The Lake District and Cumbria

Wheatsheaf Inn Caravan Park

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

Whitbarrow Farm Stay

• Four super pods

Highside Farm

• Luxury glamping pods on family-run farm overlooking Bassenthwaite Lake
• Within Lake District National Park; 10 minutes’ drive to wildlife park
• Ensuite shower room, kitchenette and TV; firepit and barbecue outside

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

Upper Hoawthwaite

• Scenic site with basic facilities on the edge of the Lake District
• Five minutes' drive to Broughton-in-Furness; Coniston Water 15 minutes
• Spectacular west-facing views; a mile from the river Lickle and a pub

River View Campsite

• Peaceful Cumbria site on the bank of the River Lune
• A five-minute drive to Sedbergh; 20 minutes to Kendal
• In the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with easy access to M6

Woodmans Shepherd's Huts

• Stay at a handmade shepherd's hut in the Lake District National Park
• Set in Haverthwaite, a five-minute drive from Lake Windermere
• Units each have an ensuite, equipped kitchen and underfloor heating

Sleepy Elephant Campsite

• Valley View Campsite

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

Pound Farm Park

Hallsenna Manor Campsite

• Back to basics site on the edge of the Lake District
• A 10-minute drive to Seascale beach, Ravenglass and Muncaster Castle
• Access to a bridleway for coast walks and the NCN72 cycle route

Hawkshead Youth Hostel

Renison’s Farm

• Glamping site on a farm on the edge of the North Pennines
• A 10-minute drive to Eden Valley; half an hour to the Lake District
• Free-range eggs available; mobile kitchen/bathroom with a gas cooker

Hidden Corner

• Peaceful spot on the edge of Dufton Ghyll in the Eden Valley
• A 10-minute drive to Appleby-in-Westmorland; 25 mins to Pooley Bridge
• Access to Pennine Way and other walking trails direct from the site

Spring Bank Meadows

• Simple Cumbria pitches only accessible by four-wheel drives
• A mile from Grange-over-Sands; 20 mins' drive to Lake Windermere
• Dog-friendly site next to the footpath to Hampsfell Hospice

Wasdale Campsite

Kez's Campsite

• Peaceful field site on a family farm with access to tennis court
• Around 20 minutes’ drive to Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Morecambe
• Dog-friendly site between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District

Castle How Wild Camping

• Peaceful wild camping on a Cumbria working farm in the Howgills Fells
• Sedburgh 15 minutes’ drive; Cautley Spout waterfall 20 minutes
• Off-grid site with no amenities; fell walks direct from the pitches

Candlewyck

• Secluded glamping spot close to Ulverston in Cumbria’s Lake District
• Ulverston 10 minutes’ walk; South Lakes Safari Zoo 10 minutes’ drive
• Luxury bell tents with kitchen and private bathroom; close to walks