Thurston Outdoor Education Centre

Small Victorian Walled Garden campsite
Views of the Coniston Old Man
Secluded location only a short walk from Coniston Village

Thurston campsite is a quiet campsite on the East side of Coniston Water. Closely located to the villages of Coniston and Hawkshead, both having a variety of amenities and attractions. Situated in an old Victorian Walled garden, there are fantastic views of the Old Man of Coniston. There is no lake access from the campsite, nearest lake access is at Monk Coniston (1.2miles). The site has good toilet and shower facilities. Drinking water tap available. Parking available close to the pitches. There is a BBQ and cooking area for stoves. No fire pits, open fires or disposable BBQ's are permitted on site.

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

No dogs allowed

Pop-up campground

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 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Thurston Outdoor Education Centre

East of Lake

Coniston

Cumbria

England

LA21 8AB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.35954°N
3.05663°W

Route directions

On arrival please park in the campsite carpark, via the right hand fork in the drive.

Nearest transport

Bus

6.1 mi Kelsick Road opposite Library

6.3 mi Tourist Information Centre

6.3 mi Rail Station

Rail

6.3 mi Windermere Rail Station

9.5 mi Foxfield Rail Station

9.7 mi Staveley Rail Station

Ferry

0.5 mi Brantwood (Coniston) Ferry Landing

0.5 mi Coniston Ferry Landing

0.6 mi Waterhead Hotel (Coniston) Ferry Landing

Airport

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

Brantwood half a mile away Monk Coniston carpark (nearest public lake access) is 1.2 miles Village of Coniston is 2 miles - can be walked via public footpath and roads. Home of Donald Campbells Bluebird, plenty of restaurants, pubs and other amenities. Tarn Howes (3 miles) and lake cruses (Coniston Village) within walking distance Hawkshead Village 3.5 miles drive. Grizedale Visitor Centre 7 miles drive. Forest can be access through public bridleways 500m from entrance.

Food and drink

The Terrace Coffee House and Restaurant 0.5 mi
The Ship Inn Pub 0.9 mi
Crown Inn Pub 1 mi
The Yewdale Inn Pub 1 mi
Sara's Indian Restaurant 1 mi
Sun Hotel Pub 1.1 mi
The Church House Inn Pub 2.3 mi
The Wilson Arms Pub 2.4 mi
Kings Arms Hotel Pub 2.6 mi
Queen's Head Pub 2.6 mi

Groceries

Bargain Booze 5.6 mi
Beer Ambleside 6.2 mi

Parks and play

Play and Picnic Area Playground 5 mi
The Glebe park 5.3 mi
Brockhole on Windermere park 5.4 mi
Coronation Park 5.4 mi
Langrigge Playground 5.6 mi
Borrans Park 5.6 mi
Rayrigg Meadow park 5.6 mi
Millenium Gardens park 6 mi
Birthwaite Garden park 6.1 mi

Family days out

Steam Yacht Gondola Visitor attraction 0.5 mi
John Ruskin's Grave Visitor attraction 1 mi
Dog Kennel Folly Visitor attraction 1.1 mi
Monk Coniston Visitor attraction 1.2 mi
Go Ape Visitor attraction 1.8 mi
Hawkshead Courthouse Visitor attraction 2.6 mi
Hill Top Visitor attraction 3.5 mi
Wray Castle 4.7 mi
Amusements Amusement arcade 5.3 mi
Windermere Lake Cruises Visitor attraction 5.4 mi

Public transport

Brantwood 0.5 mi
Waterhead Hotel (W bound) 0.7 mi
John Ruskin School (W bound) 0.9 mi
Church near Adam Bridge (N) 0.9 mi
The Crown Hotel 1 mi
The Crown Inn 1 mi
Primary School 1 mi
The Ruskin Centre 1.1 mi
Holly How Youth Hostel 1.1 mi
Monk Coniston Hall (W bound) 1.2 mi

What’s nearby

Windermere Quays Marina 5.2 mi
The Wheelhouse Nightclub 5.2 mi
Ferry Nab Marina 5.2 mi
Bowness Pitch & Putt Golf course 5.3 mi
Windermere Marina Village 5.3 mi
Low Wood Bay Marina 5.6 mi
The Arcade Shopping centre 5.6 mi
Waterhead Marine Marina 5.6 mi
Quarry Rigg Shopping centre 5.6 mi

Local services

Coniston Medical Practice Doctors 0.9 mi
Hill's Garage Fuel station 1 mi
Collins and Butterworth Pharmacy 2.6 mi
Pod Point Charging station 2.6 mi
Hawkshead Surgery Doctors 2.6 mi
Monta Charging station 5.1 mi
Monta Charging station 5.1 mi
Chargemaster Charging station 5.4 mi
Chargemaster Charging station 5.4 mi
Shell Fuel station 5.5 mi

Must see

Beatrix Potter Gallery 2.5 mi

Hill Top 3.5 mi

Windermere Lake Cruises, Bowness 5.4 mi

Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre 5.4 mi

Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House 5.5 mi

National Trust

Gondola' 0.5 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 1.1 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 2.5 mi

Hill Top 3.5 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 5.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Coniston - Little Arrow - Coniston Lakeshore 0.9 mi

Coniston and the Yewdale Fells 0.9 mi

Coniston - Holme Fell 1 mi

Coniston - Levers Water - Coniston 1 mi

Coniston - Tarn Hows - Coniston 1 mi