The Barn Campsite

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  • Quiet, peaceful rural site with stunning views over Eskdale Valley
  • A 10-minute drive to Wast Water; 25 minutes to Scafell Pike
  • Pick your own pitch; pub 10 minutes' walk away
Fancy a trip to England’s deepest lake? Perhaps a scramble up the country’s highest mountain? Both of these (Wast Water and Scafell Pike, of course) are within easy reach of The Barn Campsite, as are plenty of other top spots including Coniston Water, the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Cumbria coastline. From this Lake District site between Eskdale and Holmrook there are some fine views to be had out over the Eskdale Valley and plenty of space from which to enjoy them. It’s a pitch-free setup here, so you can simply take a wander around and pick the spot that suits you best. Portaloos, two toilets, rubbish bins and three drinking water stations are provided for guests’ use. Raised firepits are allowed on site; along with firewood, the firepits are available from the site at an extra cost. (and in general you’re asked to be considerate and respect the countryside) This is a properly green and rural location (as you’ll spot from the accompanying pics) but it’s not devoid of local amenities – it’s a 10-minute walk to a local pub for some great food and real ales. A little further along the road (a mile and a bit away) is a village store, and there’s a small supermarket about five minutes’ drive away in Holmrook (which also has a pub and some great salmon fishing on the River Irt).

Campground type

Tent sites 20
Open now
Opens March 1
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 1 to

Reviews

98%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Amazing for the price and showers and toilets are a cracking touch

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
sebastian g. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Showers are “hot enough to take the enamel off your teeth” Flushing toilets with toilet roll was very nice

Disliked: Only bad thing is the bottom of the field goes under water with rain but that obviously can’t be helped

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A great stay all round

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: We absolutely loved our stay here. WiFi, Firepits, somewhere to charge your phone. Even somewhere to dry towers etc! Everything has been thought of. Johnty (the owner) was very informative. Talked up through the camp and area. Recommend a few places for us to visit. Grass well kept. Very peaceful and quiet. We will be visiting again! Highly recommend

Disliked: Nothing

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Grass well kept - great facilities, hot shower, flushing toilets, free wifi Very…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Grass well kept - great facilities, hot shower, flushing toilets, free wifi Very friendly owner

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Excellent site with clean facilities and friendly staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Jack W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The guy who runs the place was very nice & welcoming. Any questions we had he would help. Told us about the local area. There was an amazing little pub nearby. Overall great experience and would definitely go again!

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Fabulous location with amazing host.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Martyn D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic surroundings with amazing views. Johnty couldn't be more helpful and welcoming. Facilities are great, all clean and lovely hot showers.

Disliked: Nothing

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EXCELLENT!!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Sebastian C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Owner was incredibly welcoming, friendly and helpful. Gave very good local information about amenities, food places and interesting spots to go. The campsite had everything you needed, charging points, showers, washing up places and a place to dry clothes. Had all you needed without feeling commercial. A cosy little spot hidden in the hills. The neighbouring sheep were friendly as well!!

Disliked: Absolutely nothing

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Really good site, everything you need

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jamie T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Jonty, what an amazing man. Always goes out of his way to make sure everything is perfect for your stay! Field is flat and well kept, toilets and showers clean and well maintained, free fire pits, free drying room and not too far from a decent pub! 100% will be returning, this is a good base to tick off some wainwrights!

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Good location but overcrowded

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Matthew T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Location close to Scafell and Wast water, also having a local pub down the road. The site toilets and showers were better than advertised. Charging points Friendly owner, who was often walking around.

Disliked: Offered WiFi but was poor so wouldn’t include as a selling point. Over crowded. Unfortunately the owner closely packed groups together so you were within a meter of others tents and could hear the every conversation. Cars are parked alongside each tent pitch. One group had loud music playing all evening. Another group left early doors with cars reving, doors being slammed, loud conversations from 5am so little sleep was had. Shame the pictures make it look well spaced out, I wouldn’t go back due to the experience. We go camping and chose the site to enjoy countryside and quiet. The owner with his friendliness was almost egging on the heavy drinking, music of groups.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: lovely clean facility. Clean toilets/showers.

Disliked: Quite a small site so we were very close to other groups/familys.

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The Barn Campsite was perfect! Jamie the owner was amazing… so attentive…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Hannah R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The Barn Campsite was perfect! Jamie the owner was amazing… so attentive and helpful with advice for adventures, always doing the most to make your stay even better! The facilities were lovely and clean and the space for your tents was remarkable with the perfect view of the mountains as your back drop. Will be definitely staying there again!

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Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) No hot water Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Barn Campsite

Sleathwaite

Irton

Holmrook

Cumbria

England

CA19 1TD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.38899°N
-3.35219°W

Route directions

The what3words address for this site is blindfold.website.heave

Nearest transport

Bus
14.2 mi Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
14.2 mi Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
14.7 mi Tangier Street
Rail
3.2 mi Ravenglass Rail Station
3.8 mi Drigg Rail Station
5.4 mi Seascale Rail Station
Ferry
11.5 mi Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing
11.6 mi Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing
11.7 mi Coniston 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

Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes to the dramatic cascades of Stanley Ghyll waterfall or 40 minutes to Coniston Water for boat trips and sailing courses. If you’d like a little more of an uphill challenge, scramble up Sca Fell (15 minutes’ drive) or the slightly taller Scafell Pike (25 minutes). Alternatively, for a much gentler day out, sign up for llama or alpaca trekking at The Woolly Farm (five minutes). There’s plenty of heritage around here too: perhaps you’d like to mooch around Muncaster Castle (10 minutes) to see the haunted castle and hawk centre, or visit the atmospheric ruins of Egremont Castle (20 minutes). A ride on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (10 minutes) is a good way to mix up a bit of scenery and a sense of past times. Looking out towards the coast instead, you may like to head to the seaside at Seascale (15 minutes), where there’s a beach and a golf course.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Seascale 5.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Silecroft 11.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
St Bees 12.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Haverigg 14 mi Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Walney West Shore 18.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 3.2 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 14.2 mi

Beatrix Potter Gallery 14.2 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 15.4 mi

Hill Top 15.6 mi

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 2.4 mi

Gondola' 11.6 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 11.7 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 12 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 13.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Eskdale Green - Muncaster Fell - Muncaster Head - Eskdale Green 1.1 mi

MUNCASTER CASTLE 2.7 mi

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 8.8 mi

Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite 10.2 mi

The Gables from Honister Pass 10.4 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 The Barn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Barn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Barn Campsite? Get set to see some of the Lake District’s most famed sights on outings from The Barn – it will take you about 10 minutes to drive to Wast Water, 20 minutes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Barn Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Barn Campsite? From $34.06 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.