Sunbiggin Farm Camping

9 10 reviews
En route to Raisbeck
En route to raisbeck
Sunbiggin farm café on the wainwright coast to coast walk
Plenty of room for large family tents
View from the campsite
Fells on the doorstep
Backdrop of the fells
View from the campsite
Wake up to fell views
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  • Wild camping with fell views on the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk
  • Access to the Howgill Fells; half an hour’s drive to Cautley Spout
  • Pop-up site on a working sheep farm, with cooking facilities in a barn
Whether you’re hiking the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk or looking to hang around and explore the western fells in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Sunbiggin Farm Camping is a truly remote spot at which to pitch your tent. This pop-up wild camping site near Orton in the Eden Valley is just as it’s meant to be – few facilities and an immersion in glorious, untamed Howgills fell country. The camping pitches are at Sunbiggin café and rest point on the CTC, and close to the Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route too. Camping pitches are in an enclosed garden sheltered by dry stone walls, with stunning fells as a backdrop, or in an area nicknamed Tommy’s Garth with uninterrupted views over the fells. The campsite is on a working farm, so expect to hear animal noises early in the morning and country smells throughout the day, and be prepared for fresh mornings and unpredictable Cumbrian weather. There is outside seating aplenty and gas barbecues for cooking on warmer days, and when the weather is not playing, a warm barn equipped with microwave and fridge is there as a space for you to cook and relax in the evenings. You can warm up with tea and coffee too and pay via the honesty box in the barn. 
 By prior arrangement, the owners offer lifts to the local pub in Orton (10 minutes’ drive) as well as barbecue packs and breakfast goodies.

Campground type

Tent sites 8
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Pop-up campground

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 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

Remote location Wild camping

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

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby

Location

Sunbiggin Farm Camping

Raisbeck

Orton

Cumbria

England

CA11 0SB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.47183°N
2.52929°W

Nearest transport

Bus
13.1 mi Bus Station
13.1 mi Bus Station
13.1 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.6 mi Kirkby Stephen Rail Station
7.7 mi Appleby Rail Station
12.5 mi Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station
Ferry
15.1 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
15.3 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
17.4 mi Glenridding Ullswater 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

From Sunbiggin, campers with cars have easy access to gorgeous spots like Cautley Spout waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Ullswater (both half an hour’s drive) in the Lake District National Park and remote High Force Waterfall (an hour) in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. If you’re on foot and prefer to stay closer to home base, there are plenty of walks leading straight from the site out onto the Howgill Fells (straight from site) to the limestone pavements in Great Asby Scar National Nature Reserve (five minutes’ walk). Cyclists can ride to Smardale Gill Viaduct (55 minutes’ ride) to admire its 14 mighty stone arches, and Gamelands Stone Circle (10 minutes) to see the little-known prehistoric standing stones – now mostly fallen. The local village of Orton (10 minutes’ drive) offers up a monthly farmers’ market (every second Saturday) and tasting sessions at Kennedys Fine Chocolates. Weather not good? Head for Shap (20 minutes) to do a few laps in the heated indoor pool.

Must see

The Rheged Centre 15.8 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 16 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre 17.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 17.4 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 12.5 mi

Townend 16.1 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 16.5 mi

Hill Top 19.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Great Asby Scar Circular 1.2 mi

Orton and Old Tebay 2.2 mi

Orton and the Stone Circle 2.2 mi

The Howgills Traverse - Sedbergh 2.3 mi

Smardale Wildlife Reserve 5 mi

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 11.8 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.

Reviews

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Friendly owner. Very good dinner.…

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Anonymous

Summer House primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Friendly owner.
Very good dinner.

Disliked No showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

One night stop over on 2 day walk on a bank holiday- lovely and quiet

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Anonymous

Summer House primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Nice quiet location

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely setting, simple set up.

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Anonymous

Summer House primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Everything. Great location, friendly farmer. Clear instructions. Brilliant facilities (clearly described - there are no showers, but it says this very clearly) honesty system for food and drink. We need more like this!

Disliked Nothing. No WiFi but great phone signal. No problems....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Arrived at 11pm, met friendly people (and dog) in the morning

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Brad G.

Howgills View primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Open large pitches, friendly people

Disliked Could do with a bit more signage for ease of finding pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good camping space with a barn that you can use to heat up food.

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Tammy B.

Summer House primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Great stay. The barn was ideal to heat up food. Friendly, helpful owner.
Great for walkers as you can warm up and grab available snacks.

Disliked The weather and having to travel to Tebay to shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pitch area with great view of the Howgills The kitchen and dining…

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Vince R.

Howgills View primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The pitch area with great view of the Howgills
The kitchen and dining area very relaxed and trusting visitors with hospitality
Andrew is a very friendly, helpful and interesting host.
All good thanks!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities.

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Toby K.

Summer House primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Lovely stay, hosts where brilliant and informing of everything. I loved the pet lamb Jimmy who was very good with our dogs Although Monty their
dog was our favourite. Views where just unreal from the pitch up over the lakes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just returned from a lovely stay at Sunbiggin Farm. Very peaceful,…

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Hayley B.

Howgills View primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Just returned from a lovely stay at Sunbiggin Farm. Very peaceful, friendly owners, views to die for and over all a great weekend camping….so good we have booked to stay again next weekend for 2 nights! Looking forward to seeing Monty the dog and Jimmy the sheep (if you know you know)

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The view was brilliant…

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Owen W.

Howgills View primitive grass tent campsite

Liked The view was brilliant

Disliked The lamb was abit annoying

Recommend to friends Visit again

Idyllic, peaceful site with excellent amenities, pitches and owner.

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Jenny M.

Howgills View primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Idyllic setting, quiet and peaceful, great grass for pitching, wildlife all around, views, the little hut with a kettle and every treat you can think of, fridges, microwave, very friendly owner.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunbiggin Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunbiggin Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunbiggin Farm Camping? From Sunbiggin, campers with cars have easy access to gorgeous spots like Cautley Spout waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Ullswater (both half an hour’s drive) in the Lake District National … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunbiggin Farm Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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