Nearly Wild Tent Campsites in The Lake District and Cumbria
29 bookable campsites with tent pitches in The Lake District and Cumbria
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Wallace Lane Farm
Wigton, Cumbria, England- Quiet hillside farm site in west Cumbria with views to the sea
- Coast, lakes, hill walks and mountain biking within 40 minutes' drive
- Around five minutes' drive to Caldbeck for pub, cafés and shop
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Seatoller Farm
Keswick, Cumbria, England- Peaceful family-run farm site next to the River Derwent
- Excellent base for hikes, including Scafell and Great Gable
- Woodfired pizzas on Saturday nights, a short walk away
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Ullswater View Campsite
Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England- Wild camping with spectacular views of Ullswater in the Lake District
- Pooley Bridge five minutes’ drive, and Lowther Castle 20 minutes
- Spring water and portable toilets on site; pub 10 minutes’ walk
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Holmescales Campsite
Old Hutton, Cumbria, England- Small site in the Cumbria countryside, 15 minutes’ drive from Kendal
- Sizergh Castle 15 minutes’ drive; Windermere half an hour
- Archery, quad biking and axe throwing; toilet and shower block
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High Hall Campsite
Armathwaite, Cumbria, England- Waterside Cumbrian retreat in the rural Eden Valley
- Three miles from Kirkoswald; 30 minutes' drive to the Lake District
- All pitches come with a firepit and picnic bench; coarse fishing lake
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Puddlemire
Lupton, Cumbria, England- Wildlife haven on a family-run farm site in the Cumbria countryside
- A 20-minute drive from the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District
- Campfires and barbecues allowed; pub 20 minutes' walk away
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Bull Copy Campsite
Kendal, Cumbria, England- Peaceful back to basics Cumbria site with lovely Lake District views
- A 10-minute drive to either Kendal or Windermere
- Tree-lined grass pitch area a mile from the local village pub
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Orthwaite Pop-up Campsite
Wigton, Cumbria, England- Pop-up site on a working fell farm in the northern Lake District
- A 15-minute drive from Caldbeck and 20 minutes from Keswick
- A short walk or drive from cycle routes and wainwright hikes
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Baystone Bank Farm Campsite
Millom, Cumbria, England- Lake District working farm site 10 minutes' drive from Millom
- A 15-minute drive to Haverigg beach; 20 minutes to Coniston Water
- Heavy horse riding centre on site for taster rides and hacks
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Caldbeck Camping
Wigton, Cumbria, England- Quiet site on the outskirts of the Lake District National Park
- Right on the Cumbria Way at the edge of a forest and Caldbeck village
- Carlisle, Penrith and Keswick all within 35 minutes’ drive
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Moor House Farm Camping
Orton, Cumbria, England- Family-friendly site on a family-run working farm a mile from Orton
- Between the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District; close to the C2C route
- A five-minute drive from the M6 and Tebay services/farm shop
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Wildscapes Retreat and Campsite
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England- No-frills family campsite with spectacular Howgills views in Cumbria
- Bowness-on-Windermere 45 minutes’ drive; Ribblehead Viaduct 50 minutes
- Set between the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks
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Beck Foot Campsite
Sedbergh, Cumbria, England- Simple campsite near the River Lune in the Howgill Fells, Cumbria
- A 10-minute drive to Sedbergh; 25 minutes to Kendal
- Next to the Dales Way walking trail within the Yorkshire Dales
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Rufus Lane Campsite
Ulverston, Cumbria, England- Quiet pop-up site with grass pitches 20 minutes’ drive from Windermere
- One mile from Ulverston; 10 minutes’ drive from a beach and safari zoo
- Spacious, dog-friendly pick-your-own pitches; pub five minutes’ walk
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Sunbiggin Farm Camping
Orton, Cumbria, England- Wild camping with fell views on the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk
- Access to the Howgill Fells; half an hour’s drive to Cautley Spout
- Pop-up site on a working sheep farm, with cooking facilities in a barn
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Low Hollows
Keswick, Cumbria, England- Lake District pop-up site in the foothills of Blencathra
- Keswick, Skiddaw and Helvellyn all within a 10-minute drive
- Simple, spacious pitches with a stream for paddling
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Water Yeat Campsite
Water Yeat, Cumbria, England- Riverside camping next to Coniston Water in the Lake District
- A 20-minute drive to Windermere; 15 minutes to Ulverston
- Spacious pick-your-own grass pitches with mountain and fellside views
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Social District
Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England- Dog-friendly Lake District site on the shore of Lake Windermere
- Less than five minutes' drive from activity centres and a ferry stop
- Dog park and fishing on site; campfires and barbecues permitted
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Camping at Hayfield
Ulverston, Cumbria, England- Pop-up site at a friendly family farm five minutes from Ulverston
- A five-minute drive to beach or safari zoo; 20 minutes to Windermere
- Local pub and ice cream parlour within walking distance
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Eden Escapes
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England- Pop-up wild campsite in the scenic Eden Valley
- A mile to Kirkby Stephen; 15 minutes' drive to Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Well-behaved dogs welcome; firepit for every pitch
Narrow your tent pitch search to:
Orton
Killington
Ravenstonedale
Sedbergh
Selside
Tebay
Dent
Kendal
Oxenholme
Bouth
Bowness-On-Windermere
Windermere
Kings Meaburn
Kirkby Stephen
Newby
Old Hutton
Rusland
Staveley
Windermere
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Bampton
Broughton Mills
Cartmel
Flookburgh
Great Strickland
Grizedale
Hale
Lowick
Milnthorpe
Newby Bridge
Ulverston
Winton
Ambleside
Arnside
Coniston Lake
Brough
Coniston
Glenridding
Grange-over-Sands
Hawkshead
Pooley Bridge
Water Yeat
Askam In Furness
Broughton-in-Furness
Dalton-in-Furness
Gatebeck
Great Langdale
Haverigg
Hutton In The Forest
Kirkby-in-Furness
Lamonby
Millom
Patterdale
The Hill
Ullswater
Bassenthwaite
Boot
Braithwaite
Derwent Water
Chapel Stile
Clawthorpe
Hesket Newmarket
Holme
Hutton Roof
Keswick
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lupton
Penrith
Silecroft
Thirlmere
Scafell Pike
Whicham
Armathwaite
Barrow In Furness
Cockermouth
Eskdale
Holmrook
Nether Wasdale
Ravenglass
Helvellyn
Cumwhitton
Gosforth
Wigton
Allonby
Alston
Aspatria
Beckermet
Buttermere
Carlisle
Egremont
Seascale
Silloth
Wetheral
Brampton
Burgh by Sands
Hayton
Lamplugh
Bowness-on-Solway
Cleator Moor
Longtown
Maryport
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