Tent Campsites in North West England

Hawkshead Youth Hostel

Once Upon a Fell

• Peaceful site on a family-run Cumbria working farm
• Between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks
• Next to Hutton Roof Crags and Farleton Knott; easy access from the M6

Castle How Wild Camping

• Peaceful wild camping on a Cumbria working farm in the Howgills Fells
• Sedburgh 15 minutes’ drive; Cautley Spout waterfall 20 minutes
• Off-grid site with no amenities; fell walks direct from the pitches

High Yewdale Camping

• Wild camping with a gorgeous rural location close to the Cumbria Way
• A five-minute drive to Coniston and 10 minutes from Tarn Hows lake
• Dog-friendly campsite with essential facilities provided

Low Borrowdale Farm

• Family-friendly site in a secluded valley location
• Close to the M6 and three miles from Tebay
• Accessible only via an unpaved road; stunning fell views

Upper Hoawthwaite

• Scenic site with basic facilities on the edge of the Lake District
• Five minutes' drive to Broughton-in-Furness; Coniston Water 15 minutes
• Spectacular west-facing views; a mile from the river Lickle and a pub

Sleepy Elephant Campsite

• Valley View Campsite

Park Foot Caravan & Camping Park

Hatherton Lodge Farm

• Back-to-basics camping on a Cheshire farm near Nantwich
• A 25-minute drive to BeWILDerwood; fishing and shooting 15 minutes
• Farm site on the South Cheshire Way and with a wildlife pond

Park Cliffe Caravan & Camping Estate

River View Campsite

• Peaceful Cumbria site on the bank of the River Lune
• A five-minute drive to Sedbergh; 20 minutes to Kendal
• In the Yorkshire Dales National Park, with easy access to M6

Castlerigg Farm Camping and Caravan Site

Lakes View Campsite

• Laidback Cumbria farm site with views over the sea and Pennines
• Under a mile to Ulverston and Cumbria Way; 10 mins' drive to the beach
• Quiet dog-friendly location with hot showers; firepits on request

Millbeck Farm

• Small and friendly Yorkshire Dales farm with spectacular views
• A five-minute walk from the cobbled streets of Dent village centre
• Garden games available; a two-minute walk from the Dales Way trail

Wallsend Guest House and Glamping Pods

• Quiet family site on the western edge of historic Hadrian's Wall
• A 20-minute drive from Carlisle and 35 from the Lake District
• Cyclists welcome; secure bike storage available

Moss Lane

• Well-maintained half-acre field behind a private home near Burscough
• Half an hour's drive to Southport and 45 minutes to Liverpool
• Close to Leeds-Liverpool Canal walks; pubs and stations a short walk

Wasdale Campsite

Wasdale Valley View

• Quiet pop-up site 20 minutes’ drive to Scafell Pike and Seascale beach
• A five-minute drive to Wastwater; 10 minutes from Gosforth shops
• Sunset views, fab walking and climbing, with real ale pubs close by

Wasdale Yurt Holiday

• Farm park overlooking Scafell Pike on the fringes of the western fells
• A 10-minute drive from Wast Water lake and 15 from Seascale beach
• Yurts come with kitchenettes, woodburning stoves and private bathrooms

Spring Bank Meadows

• Simple Cumbria pitches only accessible by four-wheel drives
• A mile from Grange-over-Sands; 20 mins' drive to Lake Windermere
• Dog-friendly site next to the footpath to Hampsfell Hospice