Keswick Camping

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The neatly maintained camping field
The neatly maintained camping field
Well-maintained pitches
Secure parking
Car park entrance
Pitches with mountain views
Level camping field
Female toilets
Male toilets
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Well-maintained pitches
Secure parking
Car park entrance

  • Quiet family-friendly pop-up site in the Lake District National Park
  • Derwentwater 10 minutes’ walk; Keswick shops five minutes’ drive
  • Activity centre next door and River Greta strolls from the pitches
A handy five minutes’ drive from Keswick shops, tearooms and pubs in the Lake District National Park, the spacious pitches at Keswick Camping sit on a well-maintained, level grass field. You’ll certainly have plenty to do there, what with the activity centre on site, tennis courts within 10 minutes’ walk and a local golf course (10 minutes’ drive) nearby too. This pop-up site is set up for peace-loving outdoorsy types and families, so if you’re looking for rowdy late nights it’s just not the place for you. The camping field has room for kicking a ball around with the kids, and you can soon be out in the countryside to give any dogs a stretch of their paws. Alternatively, you can have a quiet ramble into Keswick along the River Greta, which runs alongside the pitches. As befits its back-to-nature, adventure camping vibe, there are few facilities – no electric hook-ups, showers or cooking facilities – but there are spotless separate loos for men and women, and standing water taps around the perimeter of the field. If you need to stock up on basics, there’s a small supermarket within five minutes’ stroll; anything else you should be able to source in Keswick. Need sightseeing inspiration? Keswick Information Centre (five minutes) has got you covered.

Campground type

Tent sites 40
Mobile homes for rent 1
Open now
Opens April 3
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Apr 3 to

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Reviews

8.5

Overall rating from 57 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
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Budget/backpacker

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great location near Keswick, with friendly staff and clean facilities. It's a basic, well-kept site, but can get crowded. Parking's limited when busy. No showers, and some guests reported noise or pitching difficulties.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 7/28/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location, friendly staff. Will definitely use again.

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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked The location is perfect for central Keswick. Very friendly guy came around and checked on us.
Toilets are clean. I liked that it's a small site and not too overcrowded.

Disliked The car park seemed small. I imagine if it's busier it could become unmanageable. Although the guy did come around and check on cars and car registrations

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Simple

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Charlotte P. 3 reviews

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked It is a great location for the Keswick town and the old railway track that runs alongside. It's very simple, no frills, no views. Basic clean toilets. Car park.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Easy to find and…

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 Dean L. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Excellent site. Easy to find and great location, just short walk away from Keswick. Toilet blocks very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Did the job…

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Did the job

Disliked More info for arrival and rules could be provided

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Very central location - clean toilets…

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 Paula G. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Very central location - clean toilets

Disliked very shallow earth and therefore difficult to get tent pegs in

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Amazing toilet facilities. Close to town…

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frankie m. 3 reviews

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Amazing toilet facilities.
Close to town

Disliked Was a little busy on a weekend, it's not the biggest space so tents were close to each other

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From the manager: Thanks for your feedback.

We are pleased you had a good experience at the campsite and hope to welcome you back again soon.

Kind regards,

Keswick Camping Team

Good cheap option if you want access to Keswick town centre.

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shaun r. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Location is really only reason to camp here, ideal for walk in to Keswick town centre.

Site is basic field, with access to water, small toilet block. Car stays in carpark at front.

Disliked Showers would have been nice.

With pubs being so close it was but noisy, people chatting until early hours.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your feedback.

We’re glad our location worked well for your visit.
We appreciate your comments about the facilities and understand that our central location can sometimes mean a little noise from the surrounding area.

We hope you still had an enjoyable stay.

Kind regards,
Keswick Camping Team

Nice and peaceful clean toilets aswell…

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Karl S. 1 review

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Nice and peaceful clean toilets aswell will definitely be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Wow! Thank you so much for your perfect 10/10 rating!

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback
We are pleased you had such a great stay in the campsite and we look forward to welcoming you back to Keswick Camping again soon!

Kind regards,

Keswick Camping Team

Cheap, easy to locate and within walking distance of major locale

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Customer service
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Anonymous

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Big open space, pleasantly surprised by the quality of the toilets available.

Disliked Other guests ignoring the quiet hours, though this is at no fault of the host.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your feedback.

We are pleased you had a good experience at the campsite and hope to welcome you back again soon.

Kind regards,

Keswick Camping Team

Everything. Perfect spot…

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 Joshua Q. 2 reviews

Primitive grass and earth tent campsite

Liked Everything. Perfect spot

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your perfect 10/10 rating!

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback
We are pleased you had such a great stay in the campsite and we look forward to welcoming you back to Keswick Camping again soon!

Kind regards,

Keswick Camping Team

Features

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 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

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities 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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Tennis nearby

Location

Keswick Camping

Penrith Road

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4JW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.60341°N
3.12555°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.7 mi Bus Station
10.5 mi Gallowbarrow
10.5 mi Fairfield Junior School
Rail
13.6 mi Aspatria Rail Station
15.3 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
15.7 mi Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
0.8 mi Keswick Ferry Landing
1.3 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
2.1 mi Hawes End 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

If you’re looking for lots of outdoor adventure, well, you’re in the right place. Derwentwater is close at hand for sailing, kayaking or paddleboarding on the water, and you can book lake cruises on wooden craft from the Keswick Launch Ticket Office (both 10 minutes’ drive). Further afield, hike up Skiddaw or Blencathra (both 15 minutes) for peerless views over Derwentwater and Scafell Pike. If you hit a rainy day, keep up with your exercise regime on the indoor facilities at Keswick Climbing Wall-Rookery Woods (five minutes), where you can also enrol in ghyll-scrambling jaunts when the weather clears. To soak up a bit of ancient local culture, check out the haunting, 5,000-year-old Castlerigg Stone Circle (five minutes), backed by fells and especially atmospheric at sunset. You can also learn about local industrial history at Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (10 minutes), where you can tour a copper mine and take a vintage steam train ride on the narrow-gauge line running between Threlkeld and Keswick.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 16.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 20.5 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 20.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 26.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Silecroft 28.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 1.1 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 3 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 3.7 mi

Ullswater Steamers 8.3 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 11.2 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 10.6 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.2 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 15.3 mi

Townend 15.8 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 16 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Keswick, Walla Crag and Ashness Bridge 0.5 mi

Keswick and Latrigg Fell 0.6 mi

Keswick - Castlerigg Stone Circle 0.6 mi

Keswick - Portinscale - Mill Beck - Applethwaite 0.7 mi

Keswick, Portinscale and around Derwent Water 0.8 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Thursday, July 30, 2026)

    Penrith, England 16.4 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Keswick Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Keswick Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Keswick Camping? If you’re looking for lots of outdoor adventure, well, you’re in the right place. Derwentwater is close at hand for sailing, kayaking or paddleboarding on the water, and you can book lake … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Keswick Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Keswick Camping? From $37.65 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.