Keswick Camping

View prices & book 8.4 47 reviews
The neatly maintained camping field
The neatly maintained camping field
Pitches around the exterior of the field
Pitches surrounded by trees
Pitches for all sizes and shapes of tent
Well-maintained pitches
Secure parking
Car park entrance
Pitches with mountain views
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Pitches around the exterior of the field
Pitches surrounded by trees
Pitches for all sizes and shapes of tent

  • 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.

Site type

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

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 03 Apr to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 47 Pitchup.com customers

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

87% would recommend this site to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Small, neat campsite near Keswick town centre. Clean loos, good value, peaceful for short stays. Hard ground for pegs & noise/parking can be an issue when busy. No showers for longer stays. Signage & check-in improved.

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Close to town centre and everything…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Close to town centre and everything Keswick has to offer.

Disliked Worst aspect was unable to move car close to pitch (even to unload/load) as the gates are kept locked, so everything had to be lumped across the campsite which we weren't expecting.
No washing facilities which we knew about but would have been nice to have had some degree of warm water (even solar).
Expensive for what it is.

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Very friendly helpful staff. Nice pitching area…

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8 out of 10
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 Christopher K. 1 review

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Very friendly helpful staff.
Nice pitching area and 1st time camping since I was in the scouts 50 years ago😊

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Location is great!…

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Ryan S. 1 review

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Location is great!

Disliked Parking is very limited. Get there early

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Friendly staff ,nice big camp area…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Friendly staff ,nice big camp area ,clean toilet block,great location 👍🏻

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Good location and plentiful parking on safe feeling but basic site.

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Location
Parking
Helpful and attentive staff

Disliked Lack of showers but I knew this on arrival
Quite expensive for basic site with no power.

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Very close to centre ideal for…

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Very close to centre ideal for what we needed will go back

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Nice small quiet site

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8 out of 10
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Katie C. 3 reviews

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Easy going small site, dry ground with some wind protection and clean toilets. Ideal location for hiking or just to have a nice weekend away.

Disliked Bit of a pain carrying all camp equipment from the car as we were staying 2 nights and needed to cook etc but a 1 night stay would be fine

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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

peaceful campsite close to town centre-…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked peaceful campsite close to town centre- we stayed for 2 nights and it was perfect!

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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

Fab site that does what it says. Basic, clean, perfect for short stays

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9 out of 10
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 Rachel S. 1 review

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Toilets were clean and tidy.
Short walk from Spar and Twa Dogs pub although we didn't use either.
Only 5 mins drive to town/shops with a range of places to eat.
Park nearby
Easy to find, well signposted
Lots of birds around in the day and bats in the evenings.
Flat, gravelled carpark, had no issues parking.

Disliked Ground was very hard just under the surface but this wasn't an issue, after reading similar reviews prior I bought some heavy duty steel tent pegs from home bargains which went in no problem, would recommend having a mallet.
Feel like this site would be much cheaper in other places but it's the lakes and everything is expensive. It was the cheapest option to make our 2 night stay possible and we were happy with everything while there.

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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

Great stop off for 1 night…

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MAXINE P. 6 reviews

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch

Liked Great stop off for 1 night during my Cumbria Way hike. Easy to find location, flat pitch and clean toilets.

Disliked No showers, didn't matter to me, i was only there 1 night but i think for the price showers should be provided or the price should be at least £10 cheaper. Note. . I did know beforehand that there wasn't going to be showers i just think it should be cheaper without them.

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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

Features

Pop-up campground

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 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 Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Pop-up campground Small (11-25 pitches)

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

Coach
1,1 km Bus Station
16,9 km Gallowbarrow
16,9 km Fairfield Junior School
Rail
21,8 km Aspatria Rail Station
24,5 km Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
25,2 km Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
1,4 km Keswick Ferry Landing
2,1 km Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing
3,3 km 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 27 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Seascale 33 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 33,6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Southerness 42,9 km Sea N/AGoodGoodExcellent
Silecroft 45,2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 1,7 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 4,9 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 6 km

Ullswater Steamers 13,4 km

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 18 km

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 17 km

Grasmere and Great Langdale 19,6 km

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 24,7 km

Townend 25,4 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 25,7 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Keswick, Walla Crag and Ashness Bridge 0,9 km

Keswick and Latrigg Fell 0,9 km

Keswick - Castlerigg Stone Circle 1 km

Keswick - Portinscale - Mill Beck - Applethwaite 1,1 km

Keswick, Portinscale and around Derwent Water 1,2 km

Local events

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

    Penrith, England 26,4 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.

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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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Keswick Camping? From R609,80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.