Bankwood Farm

Liked Great location. Fantastic friendly hosts. We had the shack which meant plenty of space to enjoy, particularly in the evening when the weather turned a little. Beautiful countryside and walks. Will return.

Liked Nice private spot. Great lean to for evenings with the family. And great location on the farm really welcoming and everything available that we required

Disliked No WiFi but we didn't need phone signal is very good

Liked Fantastic area, love the fact you get the field to yourself! Clean and well kept facilities.
Friendly and welcoming hosts, would definitely stay again.

Disliked The croft - toilet wasnt on the pitch its located at the back of the house only set back I'd say! Not a major deal just would be nicer and easier if it was with shower area.

Liked Just returned from a fantastic weekend with my husband and 9 year old son. We booked 'The Shack' for 3 nights at the end of May bank holiday. We were able to pitch our tent right next to the shack and it was great having the extra space indoors, especially as it was a wet & windy few days. I loved the little window that you could open to see through into the cows milking shed. It was also fantastic to have our own bathroom and kitchen area. The farm is set in absolutely stunning scenery and so peaceful. We didn't spot any red squirrels unfortunately, (my son is too loud, I think he scares them away), but we loved watching the cows being herded up and milked and meeting Jackie the pig. Gemma was an amazing host, really friendly and we were made to feel so welcome. She gave us a tour of the farm and had thoughtfully written out a board with all of the local events taking place during our stay. There were also laminated pages of places of interest and good local pubs, takeaways, etc. in the shack, which was really helpful. Gemma's children were lovely too and let our son play on their trampoline. The location is ideal, it feels remote but is just a short drive away from loads of places of interest. We especially liked Barnard Castle (as recommended by Gemma) and Pooley Bridge/Ullswater. Overall, the perfect place to camp!

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Thanks for coming!

Liked The sheltered area, the little shop, the meat, the fire pit, the logs the fact that we were invited to arrive early, the advice on places to go, the cows. Thank you! We had a great stay.

Liked This is a perfect place to stay to catch a glimpse of a simple family farm. You are in the midst of a working farm and I learnt new things let alone the kids! It is friendly and functional with a host who is always happy to help.

Appleby town is chocolate box beautiful and you are stones thrown from the Lakes, the Dales and the rolling Westmoreland countryside.

A rare treat of a campsite.

Liked From the moment we arrived we were made welcome and told the pitch was ours so enjoy. We stayed in The Shack which is a fenced pitch boasting its own barn and viewing of the milking. It's a working farm and they are more than happy to show you how they milk the cows which are clearly well looked after and loved. The barn comes with its own washing facilties and electric (great for doing my hair early mornings and not waking the family up) and toilet and shower. These were just for the croft pitch. No matter what the weather threw at us we were able to cook and eat in the dry. I enjoyed my early morning hot chocolate watching the cows being milked (they are characters) while everyone was asleep. We also saw a very friendly wild bunny and the local bats.
The site also has an honesty shop which you can buy meats from the farm. I'm told they were really nice (I'm vegetarian 😀).
In the kitchen area the owners thoughtfully give you maps of the local walks but also the location of local amenities and take aways. This was perfect after a long drive and pitching are massive tent.
The whole holiday was brilliant and the weather held for most of it.
We will be coming back in a few years minus the children to enjoy the local walks. Loved the site and how the owners checked in to make sure everything was OK. Couldn't asked for a nicer and welcoming site.

Disliked Nothing.

Liked Amazing location, tranquil with great views. Gemma a fantastic host; nothing was too much trouble and the meat in the honesty shop is superb!

Liked Everything it was fantastic we stayed on the shack the barn is amazing the kids loved the viewing window to the milking area and enjoyed their tour of the farm to see the cows been milked up close they also had baby cows the kids got to go stroke they loved it really friendly told us and the kids loads about their farming gave us plenty of ideas of places to visit near the site it was absolutely beautiful all the kids were sad to leave

From the manager: Thank you I'm very glad you enjoyed your stay

Liked We had a brilliant 8 day stay at the end of July. There was a lot of heavy rain while we were there but having the barn to hide out in was brilliant. Having our own shower and toilet was a huge bonus - no trying to dry and store towels in the tent - and having a fridge and kitchen area meant we could get a Tesco delivery with enough food for the week.

Gemma was the most friendly and helpful campsite host I have come across, from taking me all the way to Penrith to collect my eldest son from the train station when the car wouldn't start, to dropping off leaflets with activities she thought my children would enjoy.

(There isn't any WiFi but the mobile signal was great so I've given 5 stars for WiFi)

All in all the only thing that will stop me coming back here is the four hour trip up the motorway which turned into six hours on our way home!

Disliked There is nothing to dislike about the site.

From the manager: Thank you for your kind words Mary