Waterfoot Carpark Campsite

Gostou Waterfoot car park campsite is a campsite next to a main road and car park at the northern part of Ullswater. There are 5 portaloos and large bins.

Não gostou It has a steep incline which can make pitching up and sitting/sleeping difficult. The grass was also very long, which made driving and walking around the site difficult and slippy. Before arriving at the site, I had 4 missed calls in quick succession at around 3pm from the owner asking when I was coming to the site. I explained we were out hiking so would get there between 7 and 8pm. He then rang again at 7pm (I'm not sure why) and we turned up at 7:30pm approximately. When I pulled up, there was a tent "check in" area on the left. The owner walked to the car and immediately appeared disgruntled and slightly intimidating. He asked if we had a booking and when I explained we'd booked through Pitchup he challenged us. I explained he'd called us multiple times earlier that day and he then told us we'd have to pay the outstanding charge with cash. Unfortunately, I had to offer bank transfer as I didn't realise the site was cash only. This was my mistake. He then told us we can find a pitch and park anywhere we like. The campsite was very busy and noisy, and tents were packed very close together. I drove to a less busy area towards the top of the field and parked up. This was on a steep incline and the grass was very long and wet. The owner drove at speed in a 4x4 truck up to us with his headlights on and shouted out of his window that we couldn't park there, and then told us to park in the busier area. He sat in his car watching me reverse hill-start (poorly) out of my parking position and move somewhere busier. If it wasn't for feeling intimidated and being told to park "anywhere" before re-direction, this little pop-up site would be quite a nice place to stop off, especially if enjoying Pooley Bridge nearby. The campsite rules state both the following "dogs allowed all year" and "dogs not allowed". For anyone with a dog, I'd recommend checking first.

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Gostou Quiet place with beautiful view on lake. Highly reccommend and definitely come back next year.

Não gostou We were on weekend so after 2 days toilets are full smell not nice.
the campsite is not a flat surface, it is a slight hill

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Gostou Lovely views of the lake
Easy check in
Not loud at night time despite it being busy

Não gostou Not enough toilets and quite a walk to them depending on where you are pitched

Toilets were very smelly by the end of the weekend and lack of toilet paper etc

Where we pitched was not flat so on a slight down hill

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Gostou Good location, very spacious, can even play football there. Pubs and shops in 10-15 minutes walk

Não gostou No showers, one tap on the field for all needs

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Gostou Gorgeous area with stunning views, short walk to local village and access to the water

Não gostou When we arrived we asked if we could pitch anywhere and was told yes, we found a stop to then be told 5 mins later we were too high up. Portaloos wasn’t cleaned while we were there which meant they started to smell really bad especially coz it was warm weather.

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Gostou Friendly owners.

Spacious (lots of space between tents).

Gorgeous views of the lake and the scenery around was fantastic.

Remote area.

Everybody was respectful and nobody was being loud past 11pm.

Clean and maintained portaloos.

Short walk to Pooley Bridge town.

Não gostou The ground was VERY hard and a mallet was definitely needed for pegs. I later found out that where we set up camp used to be a car park.

Nothing else.

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Gostou Location and view, had a lovely time

Não gostou Portaloos werent cleaned everyday

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Gostou Easy to find. Great customer service on arrival. Great space.

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Gostou Couldn’t be a more perfect view - absolutely stunning! 5* The owners were absolutely fantastic and really went out of their way to make myself and my two children feel welcome. Thank you for making our first solo camping trip an incredible memory. We will be back!!!!

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Gostou Friendly owners who checked everything was ok and going well
Quick and easy check in
Able to choose own pitch and car parked next to tent
Lots of space
Great price
Great views of lake and countryside
Close to local amenities/good location
Very relaxed atmosphere
Able to have raised firepoys and bbqs
Nice walks nearby
Enough toilets and water taps (always available)
Plenty of space for kids to play and have fun

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