The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park

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  • Family-run village pub site in rural northern Cumbria
  • A 10-minute drive from Carlisle and 20 minutes from Gretna Green
  • Food, real ales, open fire and a beer garden
The team at The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park describe their part of the world as 'Cumbria's best-kept secret' – and they've got a pretty good point. If you're looking for somewhere far from the crowds of the Lake District yet close to plenty of scenic day trips, the quiet countryside to the west of Carlisle is full of nature reserves, forests and gorgeous coastline that might just be what you're looking for… This spacious and well-maintained site is located to the rear of a friendly village pub (open from Wednesday to Sunday only) in the small settlement of Great Orton. Pitching up here brings a lot of satisfying pub food and drink – including real ales – within easy reach. If you fancy a barbecue, just bring one along and send a member of your party out to pick up a few cuts at the village butcher's, a quarter of a mile down the road. Carlisle's amenities, eateries and family-friendly attractions are all approximately 10 minutes away by car. The Scottish border at Gretna Green is also a quick 20-minute journey to the north, making The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park an excellent stop-off point on longer road trips. Guests have access to pub toilets (during pub opening hours) but please note there are no showers on site, and no toilets by the pitches. Dogs are welcome on site and are free to join you for a drink in the beer garden, but unfortunately cannot be taken inside the pub.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • This park has no on-site shower facilities.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Please note that the pub is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Food is served from Wednesday to Sunday; it's best to book a table in advance if you'd like to dine in the pub.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.3

Overall rating based on 212 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 91% of visitors View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good quiet location, Well maintained & excellent food & drink from the…

Overall 10/10
Location 7
Value for money 9
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
alan d. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Good quiet location, Well maintained & excellent food & drink from the pub, we used as a stop off on route to Scotland but could happily spend a few days here.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely use it as a stopover again to and from the Midlands.

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site was excellent, very well kept. Also the pub staff were very friendly and it was great to be able to have a drink without having to drive.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good site

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Angela L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: It had EHU, fresh water and gray water dump for caravan’s but not M-Homes A good site for a one night stop over on the way to Scotland.Would stop there again.

Disliked: Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking time to leave this review.
We do have a gray waist drain for motorhomes just outside the entrance to the site 👍

Would definitely stay again

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Faultless .......... lovely pitch. Yummy food in the pub. Friendly staff. Felt secure and relaxed. Hubby tells me they pull an excellent pint of Guinness 😉

Disliked: No dislikes but just be aware it's a fairly narrow entrance to the pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be going back

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Was very nice and the food was good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good size pitch

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Pub with really good food at a reasonable price.

Disliked: No toilet or shower facility

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Everything. Spotless site, pub super friendly. Elsan point and grey water waste…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emma M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Everything. Spotless site, pub super friendly. Elsan point and grey water waste clean and easily accessible.
The site is in a great spot had the sunshine all day.
Please note that there is no bus service to Carlisle. We got a taxi. If you need a taxi call radio taxis we used Carlisle taxis on the way there and he ripped me off by £6.50. Should have been around £15 to £16.
This is nothing to do with the site but wanted to make people aware.
All in all we will definitely use this site again.
Was very peaceful

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Hard standing and area…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Hard standing and area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site with level pitches on gravel, and great pub nearby.

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely site in a quiet village beside the pub. Brilliant pub with great food.
Really easy to check in after arriving and the whole visit was very relaxing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely and quiet

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful area. Quiet.

Disliked: Dogs are allowed on the site but not in the pub so if you’re thinking about going somewhere where you can go in the pub then this isn’t for you:

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave this review.
Unfortunately being a small country pub that is very busy and popular for locals and visitors, having dogs in the pub has caused us problems in the past giving us a lot of bad press.
So unfortunately we had to make this decision.
Even our dog Tilly doesn't come in and she liked nothing more than coming and greeting the customers.
It is stated on our pitchup ad for all to read and take into consideration before booking.
Dogs are more than welcome on site and in our beer garden.
Happy travels Barrie

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park

Great Orton

Carlisle

Cumbria

England

CA5 6LZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54.87365°N
-3.04875°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7.8 km Bus Station
18.6 km War Memorial
18.6 km War Memorial
Rail
4.9 km Dalston (Cumbria) Rail Station
7.7 km Carlisle Rail Station
8.9 km Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
31.6 km Keswick Ferry Landing
31.7 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
32.6 km Pooley Bridge 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

Wildlife isn't hard to come by in this part of northern Cumbria, as you're a mere five-minute drive from Watchtree Nature Reserve, a former RAF airbase that's been rewilded and has a number of tarmac car-free cycle trails to explore (with bike and tricycle hire also available). For more time outdoors, head five minutes down the road to the Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre and learn about how to handle a hawk like a pro. Having Carlisle so close by is also a major plus – drop the kids off at Fusion Trampoline Park (10 minutes) for a big old bounce, push your limits and scale the different courses at Eden Rock (15 minutes), a local indoor climbing centre, or learn more about the area at Tullie House Museum And Art Gallery (10 minutes). Drive slightly further afield and you'll quickly come to more top-quality days out. The nearest waterside spot in the Lake District National Park is Bassenthwaite, half an hour from base, a relatively quiet lake that's home to rare bird species including osprey.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Allonby 27.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Southerness 35.3 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Sandyhills 43.2 km Sea N/AN/APoorPoor
Rockcliffe 47.9 km Estuary N/APoorPoorPoor

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Carlisle Castle 7.2 km

World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre 14.6 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 27.2 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle 30.3 km

The Rheged Centre 30.4 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 31.1 km

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 38.2 km

Allen Banks and Staward Gorge 47.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

DALSTON ROAD CEMETERY 6.4 km

Burgh Marsh and the Edward 1 Monument 6.6 km

Around Carlisle 7.9 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 2 - Carlisle to Lanercost Priory 7.9 km

Hadrian's Wall Part 1 - Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle 13.7 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 36.8 km

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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park? Wildlife isn't hard to come by in this part of northern Cumbria, as you're a mere five-minute drive from Watchtree Nature Reserve, a former RAF airbase that's been rewilded and has a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Wellington Inn and Caravan Park? From R557,74 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.