Setmabanning Caravan Park

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Great views, comfortable spacious pitches
Great views, comfortable spacious pitches
Fully-serviced pitches
Well-kept gravel pitches
Pitches with all services
Space for an awning
Fully-serviced pitches
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  • Working farm site in the Lake District with stunning fell views
  • Just off the A66 road in Threlkeld, a 10-minute drive from Keswick
  • Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges within 20-minute drive
Looking for a lush location to settle down in while exploring Lakeland? Step foot in the family-run Setmabanning Caravan Park, then step off site towards top spots like Keswick and the Castlerigg Stone Circle (10 minutes’ drive). This site really is very easy on the eye: it’s got spectacular views of Blencathra and the surrounding fells, making it fab for frolicking about the Lake District (or just having a bit of R&R in a rural bolthole). During a break here, the more energetic among your travel crew could tackle the Blencathra, Skiddaw and Helvellyn ranges, all within about a 20-minute drive, while strollers seeking easier trails might prefer the pretty footpaths and cycle tracks around the local valley and towards Keswick. Sticking to the site is always an option too – being a working farm, there’s lots to see and do, whether it’s watching the sheep being sheared and the cows going out into the fields with their calves or feeding the chickens and ducks as they wander by. When it comes to filling your own stomach, it’s a 25-minute walk to the centre of the nearest village, Threlkeld, which has two country pubs serving Cumbrian food and ales. Meals are also to be had at the golf club, and the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum (10 minutes) is worth a quick nosey around as well.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 10
Motorhome pitches 10
Caravans for hire 2
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

92% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This neat working farm has spacious, serviced spots with great views. Guests love the handy honesty shop and peaceful vibe for local walks and Keswick. While the setting and hosts get thumbs up, the loos and showers are called a bit old-fashioned and need a spruce-up, though they're usually clean and have hot water.

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Nice , quiet site for a…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice , quiet site for a few tourers. Its predominantly statics and seasonals, which is great if you don't want the bustle of a tourer site. Magnificant views of Blencathra which seem to rise up from the site. Lovely sedate walks into Keswick.Easy site access from the A6. Toilet block is very dated but that's not a problems for self contained touring.
Its a working hill farm and the owner is pleasant to chat to.
The small farm shop has basic food stuffs in so if you run out you won't starve.
Just across the road is Threlkeld village which has a couple of lovely pubs/eateries.
This is our 4th stay here as it's a great base to get into Keswick and also drop down past Thirlmere for Grasmere, as well to explore the Northern Lakes.

Disliked The toilet block needs updating to compete with the more modern sites, but its not a problem for modern self contained caravans and motorhomes.
Our Wifi is self contained but it does hang up now and then when streaming for the TV. Its fine for laptop and phone.

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Great large fully serviced pitches…

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David G. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Great large fully serviced pitches

Disliked Showers a little dated, but nice and warm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would go again if shower block was updated

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Great fully serviced pitches , good location no or very little road disturbance and honesty shed with fresh cake was great

Disliked Shower and toilet block sadly let it down ,they are well over due a revamp and very off putting and not very clean .

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Could be better if updated, clean facilities

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 Catherine R. 19 reviews

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Nice large pitches , farm shop , clean nice site. Friendly staff and nice location, beautiful views

Disliked Facilities not up to scratch. Very old and outdated, and unclean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overall the site is fantastic and I'd thoroughly recommend

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Stuart B. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked The campsite was very spacious. Well stocked farm shop. Good mobile coverage. Great location for lots of walking without getting into the car.

Disliked In season the two male shower and toilets could get busy but that is part of campsite life. I've had some good conversations queuing for a shower.

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Great stay, will return

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Great large fully serviced gravel pitch. Quiet site. Honesty shop is really good and a great idea.
I arrived and stupidly parked motorhome on grass verge and got stuck, but farmer/owner towed me out with tractor without any fuss.
Easy reach to Threlkeld village and pub as well as Threkeld to Keswick track.

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Really big pitch fully serviced. Peaceful site…

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 Joanne B. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Really big pitch fully serviced.
Peaceful site .easy drive to Keswick beautiful scenery

Disliked Nothing

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Friendly & safe secluded site by…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Friendly & safe secluded site by a farm.

Disliked Facilities need updating

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I ride a motorbike so the…

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Andrew P. 5 reviews

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked I ride a motorbike so the site is ideally situated for the roads and passes that are located in the lakes . Red hot showers and washing facilities and friendly owners also a honesty shop on site which has mostly all of the essential you could need .

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Thoroughly recommend

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 Daniel C. 1 review

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Really lovely campsite.
Well run by nice people. Beautiful setting, liked being on a working farm.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Local produce 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful

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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Setmabanning Caravan Park

Threlkeld

Keswick

Cumbria

England

CA12 4TT

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

54,61294°N
3,05177°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6 km Bus Station
17,8 km Lakeside House for Dove Cottage
17,9 km Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage
Rail
19,7 km Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
24,3 km Aspatria Rail Station
25,1 km Wigton Rail Station
Ferry
6,1 km Keswick Ferry Landing
6,8 km Ashness Gate Derwentwater Ferry Landing
7 km Nichol 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

The site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or so learning about the history of pencils at the Derwent Pencil Museum before gazing at artefacts dug up from around Lakeland in the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery. Just on the outskirts of town is the Castlerigg Stone Circle, dating back as far as the Neolithic area; check this historic spot out, then trudge up to the 2,848-foot Halls Fell Top at the peak of Blencathra. The mighty mountain ranges of Skiddaw (20 minutes’ drive) and Helvellyn (10 minutes) are also local to the site if you’re up for another hiking challenge. As you’re in the Lake District, you’ll surely want to be inspecting some of the area’s bodies of water too. The closest to Keswick is Derwent Water (15 minutes) – ace for boat trips around the Theatre by the Lake – but Thirlmere (10 minutes) and Ullswater (20 minutes) are within easy reach as well.
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16,1 km)

Food and drink

  • Horse & Farrier Inn Pub 0,7 km
  • Salutation Inn Pub 0,7 km
  • White Horse Inn Pub 3,1 km
  • The Heights Hotel Restaurant 4,5 km
  • Twa Dogs Inn Pub 4,7 km
  • Keswick Conservative Club Pub 5,3 km
  • Casa Bella Restaurant 5,5 km
  • Asaya Thai Restaurant 5,6 km
  • Steaks of the Lakes Restaurant 5,6 km
  • eS Tapas Bar Restaurant 5,6 km

Groceries

  • Lakes Lemoncello Off-licence 5,6 km
  • Wild Sheep Distillery Off-licence 5,7 km
  • Brewery Hub Off-licence 5,7 km
  • Lakes & Dales Co-operative Supermarket 5,8 km
  • Booths Supermarket 5,9 km

Parks and play

  • Threlkeld Quarry Play Area Playground 0,2 km
  • Upper Fitz Park 5,3 km
  • Lower Fitz Park 5,5 km
  • Hope Park 5,9 km
  • Aira Force park 8,9 km

Family days out

  • Goosewell Farm Activities Centre Visitor attraction 2,9 km
  • Castlerigg Stone Circle Visitor attraction 3,2 km
  • Castlehead Visitor attraction 5,6 km
  • Ruskin Monument Visitor attraction 6,3 km
  • Derwent Island and House Visitor attraction 6,5 km
  • Alpacaly Ever After Visitor attraction 7,2 km
  • Lodore Falls Visitor attraction 8,3 km
  • Aira Force Visitor attraction 8,9 km
  • Mirehouse Visitor attraction 9,7 km
  • Greystoke Castle 13 km
  • Dacre Castle 14 km
  • Lake District Wildlife Park Zoo 14,4 km
  • Dalemain Castle 15,7 km

Public transport

  • Threlkeld Road End 0,6 km
  • Threlkeld A66 Bypass 0,6 km
  • West End (W bound) 0,6 km
  • War Memorial (E bound) 0,6 km
  • West End (E bound) 0,6 km
  • War Memorial (W bound) 0,6 km
  • Horse & Farrier (W bound) 0,7 km
  • Horse & Farrier (E bound) 0,7 km
  • Blencathra Centre 0,8 km
  • Blencathra Centre junction 0,8 km

Other nearby

  • Keswick Golf Club Golf course 1,4 km
  • The Loft Nightclub 5,7 km
  • Hope Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 5,9 km
  • Derwentwater Marina 7 km
  • Nichol End Marine Marina 7 km

Local services

  • The Cumberland Cashpoint 5,5 km
  • Euronet Cashpoint 5,7 km
  • Derwent Service Station Fuel station 4,8 km
  • Cohens Chemist Pharmacy 5,6 km
  • Castlehead Medical Centre Doctors 5,6 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 5,7 km
  • GeniePoint Charging station 5,7 km
  • evolt Charging station 5,7 km
  • Mary Hewetson Cottage Hospital 5,7 km
  • High Hill Garage Fuel station 6,2 km

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Must see

Castlerigg Stone Circle 3,2 km

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 9,4 km

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 9,7 km

Ullswater Steamers 10,4 km

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 15,3 km

National Trust

Grasmere and Great Langdale 19,6 km

Wordsworth House and Garden 21,2 km

Townend 24,2 km

Coniston and Tarn Hows 26,4 km

Windermere and Troutbeck 26,4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Threlkeld - Blencathra - Sharp Edge - Scales - Threlkeld 0,6 km

Threlkeld, Westcoe and Keswick Railway 1 km

Blencathra Ridge 2,1 km

Blencathra Classic - Sharp Edge and Narrow Edge 3,1 km

Castlerigg Stone Circle and St John's in the Vale 3,2 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 Setmabanning Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Setmabanning Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Setmabanning Caravan Park? The site is on a cycle path leading to Keswick, so you could either drive to town (10 minutes) or ride there by bike. Once you’ve arrived, have a left-of-field hour or … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Setmabanning Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Setmabanning Caravan Park? From R678,13 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.