Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite

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A vw camper on paddock two
View of the lorton valley from b5289 at hundith hill
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A vw camper on paddock two
View of the lorton valley from b5289 at hundith hill

  • Secluded and peaceful base from which to explore the western lakes
  • Hot showers and hairdryers available on site
  • Dogs welcome and barbecues allowed
Off to the western lakes but want to wander lonely as a cloud instead of being there jam-packed in crowds? Have a look at Whinfell Farm Camp Site: it's secluded, medium sized and in a winning position for scouting around Cockermouth, Buttermere and the highlights of the western Lake District. Such scenic surrounds require no complex facilities and entertainments, so amenities have been kept simple but with thoughtful extra touches including hot showers and hairdryers. The washing-up room has been kitted out with a freezer and laundry facilities to ensure it's easy to keep the tribe fed and cleaned up… and well-behaved dogs are welcome to join the jaunt to the Lakes as long as they're kept on leads while on site. Whinfell also allows barbecues (not campfires, firepits or anything of that ilk, please): just remember to keep them off the ground to prevent damage to the turf. If you want to eat out, it's a leisurely 10-minute trot to the 17th-century Wheatsheaf Inn for top-notch meals as well as a tempting range of local ales; best to book before you set out, as such a setup is unsurprisingly rather popular. A decent night's sleep being a vital ingredient of a happy stay for many folk, the owners request that all guests pipe down after 10.30pm to ensure peaceful slumbers all round.

Campground type

Camper sites 4
Tent sites 26
Open now
Opens February 28
Please note
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Feb 28 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8

Overall rating from 247 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Peaceful

81% would recommend this campground to a friend

79% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a beautiful, tranquil spot for Lake District adventures. Guests rave about the scenery and nearby trails/pubs. Facilities are basic but clean. While affordable, some found the restrooms dated and limited, with occasional cleanliness concerns.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Perfect!

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Everything including very kind Andrew the owner

Disliked Nothing special

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, being close to a number of fells for hillwalking. Local pub…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 2
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 1
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location, being close to a number of fells for hillwalking. Local pub serving decent food.

Disliked Inadequate check-in on arrival- when phone finally answered received brief and somewhat unclear instruction on where to pitch tent. Facilities poor and in need of refresh. Shower and toilet area not very clean and ran out of toilet paper more than once. Waste/recycling area overflowing with rubbish.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All facilities were clean and tidy

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Debbie W.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely surroundings and owner

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect site for a quiet trip with friends.

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8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 No rating
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
 5
Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The quiet area very dark so good view of the night sky. Everyone there was very friendly and helpful as well.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet location…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
 4
Facilities / Activities
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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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Fiona S.

Powered grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Nice quiet location

Disliked I’m sorry though I must be really missing something or expecting too much. I found the facilities really tired and in need of a good shake up. Plumbing worked fine I think but there wasn’t anything appealing about the showers, toilets or wash up area. If it had been raining for any time the ground would’ve been a riot thankfully it was dry for my stay but evidence of a previous vehicle’s struggle in the mud. Owner seemed pleasant enough and appeared to do a quick security check around 10pm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely small, secluded campsite with decent, clean facilities.

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
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Emma S.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Small, quiet and secluded campsite. Basic but decent facilities regularly cleaned. Plenty of space. Great display every night by the roosting barn owls on the hunt.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great camp site location great for central lakes

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Stayed in the quieter side of the camp site no electric

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Comfortable enough stay, get what you pay for!

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Hannah B.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Peaceful and spacious/level pitching. Everyone staying on the site was respectful of eachother and the site. Very reasonably priced. In a great area 10/20 minute drives to plenty shops, gorgeous 40 min walk to Crummock Water. Down road from a great little family run pub that serves amazing food!

Disliked The showers/toilet area could do with a massive makeover. The showers worked great and were perfect temps but I personally felt a little uneasy using them because they wasn’t the most hygienic or clean. Although I do also understand it’s a camping site and very reasonably priced, so you get what you pay for!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location and openness of the site…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Sarah J.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The location and openness of the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok place

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Ruud S.

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Small, free. Pub nearby.
Facilities are simple but enough.

Disliked The weather

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite

Lorton

Cockermouth

Cumbria

England

CA13 0RQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.61656°N
3.31764°W

Route directions

From Cockermouth, take B5289 (towards Buttermere). When in Low Lorton, follow the brown signs. If using satnav, please disregard it having turned left over Lorton Bridge, and look for the campsite finger sign directing you into Whinfell Hall Farm.

Nearest transport

Bus
3.7 mi Gallowbarrow
3.7 mi Fairfield Junior School
7.1 mi Bus Station
Rail
9.6 mi Flimby Rail Station
9.6 mi Maryport Rail Station
9.9 mi Workington Rail Station
Ferry
6.7 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
6.8 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing
7 mi Low Brandelhow 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

Buttermere and Loweswater are the nearest lakes to Whinfell Farm Camp Site, each with accompanying villages and circular lakeside walks. Loweswater is managed by the National Trust and has rowing boats available for hire. On land, the western lakes area is as full of things to do as its more central counterparts, with activities such as golfing, cycling, shoreline horse rides and hiking around the Roman heritage, valleys and peaks of Eskdale, Wasdale and the coastal village of Ravenglass. Also take time for an afternoon or day among the mountain bike trails and forest walks of Whinlatter, named by the Forestry Commission as England's only true mountain forest. It's one of the Super 6 mountain bike trails and has the longest purpose-built MTB track in the whole Lake District; find out more in the Whinlatter Forestry Centre. Keswick's Honister Slate Mine is the last working slate mine in England and is open to visitors who come for one of the several tours and to climb to the top of the mountain using the original miners' path. And if it's sea you want to see, the Cumbrian coastline at Allonby is about 12 miles away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 11.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 14.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seascale 16.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 21.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Sandyhills 24.3 mi Sea N/AN/APoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 4.7 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 5.5 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 8.8 mi

Ullswater Steamers 15.8 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 16.4 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 3.8 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 10.3 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 13.4 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 17.1 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 19.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 3.6 mi

Braithwaite, Stair and Newlands Beck 5 mi

Braithwaite - Grisedale Pike - Hopegill Head - Sand Hill 5.1 mi

Buttermere - Haystacks - Red Pike - Buttermere 5.5 mi

Around Buttermere 5.5 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Thursday, July 31, 2025)

    Penrith, England 24.1 mi

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite? Buttermere and Loweswater are the nearest lakes to Whinfell Farm Camp Site, each with accompanying villages and circular lakeside walks. Loweswater is managed by the National Trust and has rowing boats available … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Whinfell Hall Farm Campsite? From $23.88 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.