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Camping and touring Arrive: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11:30 a.m. Read more

Woolpack Inn

7.1 18 reviews

Motorhome camp with hardknott pass in the background

Off-grid parking site in the Lake District’s scenic Eskdale Valley
At the foot of Hardknott Pass; West Lakes Adventure five minutes walk
Walks and bike rides direct from the site, which is adjacent to a pub

Up for adding to your personal bragging list (hiked the highest mountain in England, cycled the steepest pass, taken a dip in the deepest lake)? Then consider a one or two-night stay at the scenic parking spaces for motorhome and campervans behind the Woolpack Inn near Holmrock in Cumbria. Offering what they call 'off-road overnight parking', the site has access to only basic toilet and shower facilities behind the inn. Staying here (please note, there’s no electric hook-up) puts you in prime position for doing all the above (and plenty more besides). The Woolpack Inn is five minutes’ walk from the Eskdale climbing route up Scafell Pike, and at the foot of steep, winding cycle route up Hardknott Pass in the peaceful Eskdale Valley – and Wastwater (25 minutes’ drive) is England’s deepest lake for all you intrepid wild swimmers. And if you’re just not that into outdoor activity, no worries either. This site is surrounded by fells and craggy peaks; it’s a spectacular place in which to relax, unwind and enjoy the Lake District landscapes. Even better, the grass pitches are neatly manicured, separated by hedges for extra privacy and – this is the best bit – adjacent to the historic, whitewashed Woolpack Inn, well-known hereabouts for its locally sourced and home-cooked dishes, real Cumbrian ales and properly warm welcome. However, if you’re not feeling wildly sociable, there’s a pizza-and-beer delivery service right to the door of your vehicle too.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Pop-up campground

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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Woolpack Inn

Boot

Eskdale

Holmrook

Cumbria

England

CA19 1TH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.3976°N
-3.24867°W

Route directions

Do not use satnav; it takes cars over the very steep Hardknott Pass,which is not suitable for large vehicles. DIRECTIONS Directions from the South Proceed North on the M6 motorway, leaving at Junction 36. Turn Left at the top of the slip road onto the A590 dual carriageway, and stay on this road for 3 miles, before turning Left onto a slip road signed A590 Barrow. Turn Left at the roundabout at the bottom of the slip road onto the A590. After 6 miles of mostly Dual Carriageway (beware of the speed camera), you will approach a roundabout which you need to turn right at (signed A590 Barrow and Newby Bridge). Proceed along this road for approximately 11 miles before coming to a right hand turn (at a place called Greenodd) signed A5092 (A595) Workington and Whitehaven. Carry on along this road for approximately 11.5 miles until you reach the Duddon Bridge with (permanent) Traffic Lights – turn right signed Ulpha and Seathwaite. At this point the roads get (a lot) narrower! 3.7 miles later turn left (signed Eskdale and Whitehaven) just 300yds after a mini Post Office. Up the “short, sharp, shock” hill and over the hills for 6.5 miles. When you reach the King George IV pub, turn right – signed Boot and Eskdale. Follow the road for approximately three miles a you will see the Woolpack Inn on your left, park up and make you self know at the bar and we’ll check you in. Unless you know the roads around here very well, we would recommend that you do not come via Ambleside and Hardknott & Wrynose Passes. These are some of England’s most outrageous roads, but SatNavs do not understand this! Directions from the North Leave (or pass over) the M6 motorway at Junction 40. Take the A66 signed Cockermouth and follow this road for 29.4 miles until you reach Cockermouth (you will have gone “straight on” at 2 roundabouts). When you reach the roundabout at Cockermouth, take the first exit signed A5086 Egremont. Proceed along this road for 14.8 miles until you reach a roundabout at Egremont. Take the first exit – signed A595 Barrow – and proceed along this road for 10.5 miles (having gone “straight on” at the next 3 roundabouts). Just after the petrol station on your right (last petrol before us), turn left signed Santon Bridge and Eskdale Green. At this point the road gets (a lot) narrower! Proceed along this road for 1.6 miles, and turn right (signed Eskdale Green) on to an even narrower road. At the end of this road (1.8 miles), turn right and pass through Eskdale Green, then turn left at the King George IV pub sign post Boot and Eskdale. Follow the road for approximately three miles a you will see the Woolpack Inn on your left, park up and make you self know at the bar and we’ll check you in. Unless you know the roads around here very well, we would recommend that you do not come via Ambleside and Hardknott & Wrynose Passes. These are some of England’s most outrageous roads, but SatNavs do not understand this!

Nearest transport

Coach

16.3 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage

16.3 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage

18.9 km Kelsick Road opposite Library

Rail

11.4 km Ravenglass Rail Station

12.9 km Drigg Rail Station

15.1 km Bootle (Cumbria) Rail Station

Ferry

12.4 km Coniston Ferry Landing

12.6 km Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing

12.6 km 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

As well as hiking up Scafell Pike, walks for all abilities start straight from the site, while cyclists who’ve scaled Hardknott Pass can try sections of the Coast to Coast Cycle Ride from St Bees (40 minutes’ drive). If you’re keen to introduce the kids to water-based sports safely, head on down to West Lakes Adventure (five minutes’ walk) for paddleboarding lessons, canyoning and rock climbing along the River Boot. If only the beach will do, Seascale (half an hour’s drive) has seemingly endless sand as well as lots of little rock pools for youngsters to poke around in. Drigg Beach (25 minutes) is the spot for bracing walks along the dunes, and if you’re feeling adventurous, climb down to rocky Fleswick Bay (45 minutes) – chances are you’ll have the beach to yourselves. If you’re all worn out after endless running around outside, take the vintage Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway from Dalegarth Station (20 minutes’ walk) to see the western Lake District’s lakes, fells and mountains from the comfort of your steam-train carriage.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Seascale	15.6 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Silecroft	21 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Haverigg	23.3 km	Sea	Poor	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Bees	25.4 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Walney West Shore	30.8 km	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 11.4 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 16.2 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 16.3 km

Rydal Mount and Gardens 18 km

Hill Top 18.7 km

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 7.2 km

Gondola' 12.3 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 12.8 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 15.3 km

Beatrix Potter Gallery 16.3 km

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 5 km

MUNCASTER CASTLE 10.1 km

The Coniston Heights: The Old Man to Swirl How 10.6 km

Langdale Valley - Bowfell - Crinkle Crags - Red Tarn - Stool End Farm - Langdale Valley 10.8 km

Tilberthwaite - Little Langdale - Tilberthwaite 11.5 km

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday, 31 July 2025 – Thursday, 31 July 2025)
Penrith, England 41.4 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.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The walks close by. Nice views. My son liked the table tennis…

Overall	4/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous May 2024

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: The walks close by. Nice views. My son liked the table tennis in the garden of the pub. Pizza was delicious.

Disliked: I thought this was expensive for what it was. The toilets were awful, the washing up area was a sink in a field full of empty glass bottles. I was looking forward to a nice meal. I asked if I needed to book a table and was told no, we came at tea time to be told only reserved tables could order off the menu we could just order pizza. I asked if we could have a portion of chips and i was told no. This was disappointing as my son doesn't like pizza and as there was no BBQ'S allowed we were planning on being able to have a meal. We booked for 2 nights and only stayed one, it was raining and the field was VERY water logged.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice staff…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	8

John S. May 2024

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Nice staff

Disliked: Toilet and shower facilities are poor

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site loved the views from the field Great pub friendly staff…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	4

Jon S. Jun 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Great site loved the views from the field
Great pub friendly staff with great food

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not acceptable from Ambleside

Overall	2/10
Location	2
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	6

c.Ann m. Apr 2024

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Couldn't get to it !!!!!
Coming from Ambleside the road in to it is not suitable for campers, any thing towed or wide vehicles. its to steep and narrow. Tried to drive around to access from somewhere else but just kept getting back to the same point. Even the locals said they only do the route in a small car!!
Didn't read anything about that on their website. Had to give up in the end.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great pitch but overpriced.

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Nathan M. Apr 2024

Non-electric gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: The pitches are nice, tucked away and quiet.

Lovely area with nice walks.

Great pub with fantastic atmosphere, dog friendly with decent food.

Disliked: Pricey.

The facilities aren’t great, basically a toilet in a shed. I’d be fine with this if the pitch wasn’t so expensive.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little place

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

justin c. Apr 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Very nice place very easy to get to the staff were great and very helpful all the time . The food was very nice and had a beautiful view to wake up to.

Disliked: Need a new lock on the shower as took few minutes to open with the code was like playing the lottery to see if I’d win to open it .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderfully located budget site next to a great pub.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Zoe S. Apr 2024

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The location was absolutely stunning and was easily accessible to some decent hikes - we went up to Scafell.

The camping field was level and the ground soft.

The facilities were mostly very good with lovely hot showers.

The pie of the day at the Inn was gorg!

Disliked: The washing up area was a little rustic but did the job!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Food, atmosphere, friendly staff and clean facilities.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Adrian B. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Food, atmosphere, friendly staff and clean facilities.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely warm showers, great pub food and excellent location to explore the…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Claire D. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: Lovely warm showers, great pub food and excellent location to explore the trails of Eskdale

Recommend to friends Visit again

The setting is lovely and the pub food was very good.…

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Jun 2023

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked: The setting is lovely and the pub food was very good.

Disliked: The site is very basic including the toilets, showers and washing up facilities. Not great value for money.
Although the food was good and the staff very helpful, there just weren’t enough of them and so service was very slow. We waited at least an hour for our meal.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Woolpack Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Woolpack Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Woolpack Inn? As well as hiking up Scafell Pike, walks for all abilities start straight from the site, while cyclists who’ve scaled Hardknott Pass can try sections of the Coast to Coast Cycle Ride … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Woolpack Inn?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11:30 a.m.

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