4.84 /5
83 reviews
96%
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Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jul 2025 Wonderful location. Great service, staff friendly. Beautiful site.
Great walking. Good bus service.
Lovely campsite
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Lovely peaceful campsite.
We stayed as we were hiking the coast to coast and although it was slightly off route it was a lovely campsite.
Beautiful views, nice pitches, a bar for an evening drink and a tasty cafe available for breakfast.
Lovely spacious site
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 We loved our pitch with a view, space and quiet.
Highly recommended and plan to return.
Great campsite
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Amazing stay, such a lovely site!
Amazing surroundings and a really warm welcome - thanks!
Great North Swim 2025 camping trip
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Beautiful site. Lovely staff. Great value for money. Very clean. Great location.
Variety of accommodation options. Will definitely be back.
Excellent camping site
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Great location and environment. Beautifully kept and clean.
The staff were incredible when I had a medical incident on site.
Would definitely stay again.
Fabulous site
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Lovely location. Friendly staff. What's not to like?
Oh yes, a visit to the Badger Bar (10 mins walk away) is an absolute must - fabulous food. Great ales. Friendly staff.
A site of suprises
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jun 2025 Based on campsite 2. A great location with amazing views. 90% of campers were brilliant and friendly, yes some keep themselves to themselves. A few people camped less than 2 meters from our tent, no reason, something to do with it was raining and they were in a hurry.
Site facilities are above average and cleaned several times a day.
Saw a red squirrel on the grass, it ran past and up a tree. Lovely. No road noise but waterfalls create white noise which we love. Booking in was simple and parking worked fine. Tidal Hall is great, 9 minute walk to Badger Bar and around 30 minute walk to centre of Ambleside.
Excellent site in an excellent location
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches May 2025 Great little place will definitley return!
Campsite was clean and staff were friendly shower block felt luxurious for a campsite great location and pitches offered great views. Overall a lovely well maintained site.
(splitting hairs shower heads seemed to be really wide spray bit awkward but usable and water was lovely and warm from the off 😀)
More than just your average campsite
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches May 2025 Lovely large plot with very own picnic table stunning location very close to shower /toilets facilities ..cleaner than top notch hotels I've stayed in ..most amazing coffee shop with a view most stunning waterfall overlooking it staff friendly and knowledgeable ..5 stars doesn't do it justice value for money gorgeous walks in grounds ..best waterfalls literally 5 mins from pitch will be back asap
I wish I'd known about this site sooner
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches May 2025 Superb site in a fabulous location. Lovely clean facilities. Really helpful staff on the reception.
The site his handily placed for a walk to Ambleside or (a bit further away) Grasmere. The Badger Bar round the corner is worth a visit too.
Amazing stay
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Apr 2025 Everything was perfect!
Great campsite
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Apr 2025 Great campsite, already thinking of booking to return.
2 nights away
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Mar 2025 Great little campsite, walk, run, swim or cycle, loads to do with in 5 minutes.
The sound of a waterfall sent me right to sleep, best sleep I've had in ages. Ambleside 20 minute walk down a track, tap yard, great food and own beer.
Great week
Large Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Mar 2025 I would recommend and return here as it was suitable for my needs which included a great location. Tidy clean well kept site, peaceful and tranquil.
Wonderful experience
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Mar 2025 Fantastic in every way, the staff were all amazing, friendly and helpful, the facilities were spotless and very well catered for, the site itself is absolutely stunning, such a beautiful setting in nature. Rydal Hall and its gardens, surrounding countryside and nature trails were all utterly breath-taking.
Its location was perfect to travel around the lake district from, with Rydal Cave and River Rothay just around the corner, buses every hour to take us to Helvellyn, public footpaths to Ambleside.
My nephew and I both thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will most certainly return later in the year.
The only thing I would have liked to see, which was missing, was some wind sheltering around the campsite [campsite 2] we stayed at, but what do you expect in March? Can't complain at all, such an unforgettable experience made better by the lovely setting at Rydal Hall.
Solo trip
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Mar 2025 Price: 9/10 💷
Location: 10/10 🏕️
Toilets + showers: 9/10 🚿
Staff: 10/10 👩🏼💼
I came on a solo trip for one night and was very impressed! A beautiful site with lovely scenery. Location was spot on. A really easy 30 minute walk to Ambleside straight from the site. An 8 minute drive to Grasmere and a bus stop can be found very close to the site. The Hall and the grounds are absolutely stunning and should definitely be explored. The toilet and shower facilities were very clean and spacious. There's a bar a short walk from the site called the Badger Bar, which serve nice food at a good price.
Overall, an excellent stay and I will definitely be coming back!
Excellent location and facilities
Large Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Feb 2025 Clean and tidy. Great access to many walking routes. Shower and toilet facilities are among the best I've experienced.
Lovely site, very quiet, good drainage
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Oct 2024 I was booked in for a 2 night stay but had to leave early :-(
The staff on arrival were friendly and welcoming, gave a good map and clear instructions on how to get to the camping areas and where the facilities are. The weather wasn't the best on the night as it raining pretty much all night (that's just part of camping in the lakes), But for how much it rained, the ground wasn't really sodden with puddles all over, must be some good drainage.
The facilities are very clean and modern looking (possibly one of the cleanest newest looking sites facilities I have come across in the last couple of years). Located a shortish walk (took around 15 mins) from Ambleside along a pretty good track and roadside footpath (bring a torch for return walk in evening).
The site does have a few footpaths going through and I saw many runners and walkers using, lots stopping to look at the waterfalls.
The only downside (more to do with the camping area I was on) is that the waterfall, while amazing and lovely to look at, is a little loud when trying to sleep, so bring some earplugs if you are a light sleeper.
I will be back, nice site, already told some friends about it who are now keen to visit.
Wonderful site
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Oct 2024 Almost like wild camping, the pitches were in a wonderful wooded valley. The facilities were top class. There was a lovely café, with very interesting gardens and buildings, it was a short walk to the pub.
2 day walking break
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2024 Excellent location, lovely surroundings, immaculate toilet/block and friendly staff. Could not fault the site.
Great
Medium Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2024 We really enjoyed our stay and staff were really friendly. I only dropped the review a star because we amended our booking 6 months in advance and found admin were not very flexible.
It's a beautiful site, I'd recommend and come again. The site has thought through its eco values and delivers them well.
Great place
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2024 Well located. Toilet block super clean. No complaints. Would stay again.
Camping in the Lakes
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2024 If you're looking for a quiet place to stay at a fraction of the cost - and like camping - I would suggest you try this place.
Lovely location, not overcrowded and with the facilities you'd need (I don't go camping much). All kept spotless! I'll definitely book again.
Loved our stay!
Small Tent - Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2024 So impressed by the campsite, the shower/toilet block were the cleanest we've ever had while camping! The grounds are beautiful, a waterfall running through the middle, feel totally secluded.
We had coffees from the cafe in the morning, campfires in the evening. Staff were super friendly and helpful. It was also so close to so many different places, really easy to get to, we will definitely be coming back!!
