Best campsites in the Lake District
Discover the 10 best campsites in the Lake District, where natural beauty meets adventure. We've shortlisted the area's highly rated camping spots so you can escape to get an ideal taste of Cumbrian life. You'll find Scaffel Pike for challenging hikes, Ullswater to boat around dramatic fells, and literary ties to Beatrix Potter! Stay in peaceful towns like Keswick and Ambleside to enjoy markets, ancient castles, and family friendly trails.
10 best campsites in the Lake District
Park Cliffe Windermere Camping and Caravan Park
Windermere, Cumbria
30 reviews
100%
would recommend
Lake District camping, touring and glamping site with views of Lake Windermere. Onsite bar, shop and games room!
Pitches: 37 x Non Electric Fellside Grass Pitches, 23 x Fully Serviced Hardstanding Touring Pitches
Little Acre Camping
Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria
248 reviews
100%
would recommend
Adult only (16+) site, two minutes from the M6, great for the Lakes or Dales. Just a five minute walk from a pub.
Pitches: 15 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches, 7 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches
Church Stile Farm and Holiday Park
Seascale, Cumbria
196 reviews
95%
would recommend
Camping, touring and glamping, within a five minute walk of pubs. 15 minutes to Seascale Beach and Scafell Pike!
Pitches: 60 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches, 6 x Non Electric Hardstanding Pitches
Wallace Lane Farm
Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumbria
204 reviews
98%
would recommend
Camping, touring and glamping on the northern fringe of the Lake District. Some pitches even have private hot tubs!
Pitches: 9 x Electric Grass Tent Pitches, 18 x Fully Serviced Hardstanding Touring Pitches
Sykeside Camping Park
Patterdale, Penrith, Cumbria
121 reviews
96%
would recommend
Lake District camping park with an onsite pub and shop. Within 20 minutes of Lake Windermere and Ullswater!
90 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches
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Rydal Hall Campsite
Ambleside, Cumbria
82 reviews
96%
would recommend
Relaxed family and dog friendly site nestled in the Lake District, five minutes to Windermere. Onsite tea shop too!
32 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches
7m x 7m
Little Acre Holiday Park
Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria
804 reviews
99%
would recommend
Adult only (16+) touring park with modern facilities. By the Lancaster Canal, close to the M6, the Lakes and Dales.
Pitches: 35 x Electric Hardstanding Pitches, Electric Hardstanding Small Pitch
Birchbank Camping Site
Ulverston, Cumbria
174 reviews
96%
would recommend
A small campsite on a Lake District sheep farm, on the fells between Coniston Water and the Duddon Estuary.
Pitches: 7 x Electric Grass Pitches, 16 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Moss Side Farm Campsite
Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria
78 reviews
91%
would recommend
Working family-run farm and campsite in the scenic Woodland Valley, near Coniston Water in the Lake District.
Pitches: 35 x Non Electric Grass Pitches , 5 x Rail Cabins (Dog Friendly)
Crake Trees
Penrith, Cumbria
12 reviews
92%
would recommend
Camping among the wild meadows of a farm. In the Yorkshire Dales, 15 minutes to the M6, A66 and the Lake District.
Pitches: 4 x Non Electric Gravel Roof Tent and Campervan Pitches, 20 x Grass Pitches (Two People)
