Birchbank Camping Site Reviews
Birchbank is a small campsite on a Lake District sheep farm, located on the fells between Coniston Water and the Duddon Estuary. The site has a small stream running through it which the children love to play in and is next to the fell, with footpaths and bridleways directly from the gate making it ideal for walking and cycling.
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Lovely farm site
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Hannah L
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Peaceful location, spectacular setting. Clean facilities, well cared for site, great spacing of tents in non-electric field. Owners friendly and welcoming, will definitely return for another stay.
Lovely site
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Kelvin A
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Lovely remote farm. If you're after peace and quiet, then this is the ideal place. Access road is not for the faint hearted though
Lovely site with friendly and helpful hosts
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Julia L
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Toilet and shower facilities very clean.. water nice and hot. Very picturesque valley. Wonderful sunrise!
Great site - feels pleasantly remote
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Damian Z
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Lovely site, great location and easy to find - relatively basic, but in a charming and remote way not a Bear Grylls way. The camping areas could do with pitches being marked out to make it easier to pitch and find space, but it really is a lovely spot. The owners were lovely and very chatty and helpful.
Nice place in quiet, remote location
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Grzegorz O
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Nice place in quiet, remote location with beautiful sunsets just a short walk away. This farm provides clean facilities: showers/toilets, wash up point and fridge. I liked watching mornings and evenings on the farm, listening to the cows, sheep and other creatures making plenty of communication between themselves and reacting joyfully to the farmer's arrival (feeding time). It was nice change for somebody living in the town on a quite densely packed street.
Lovely location
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Richard W
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Great few days. Appreciated the no noise after 10 pm rule. Very relaxing time in lovely surroundings.
Really good campsite
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Kayleigh H
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It was our first time camping and we had a lovely time
Brilliant
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Colette C
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It was a lovely place but I would say that it is a working farm, which for some stupid reason I didn't expect. But it was fantastic, peaceful and plenty of great walks and places to go
Great quiet isolated site - peaceful
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Andy B
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This site is excellent if you want a quiet campsite. Located in the middle of farmland it's away from everywhere. Site owners are welcoming and get you sorted out quickly and onto the pitches. Toilets and showers are basic (what you'd expect at a remote farm campsite) but clean and functioning. 3 toilets, 3 showers, washing up sink and fridge/freezer there. We had an electric pitch and all was perfect for our stay. Highly recommend for quiet. One point, if you expect phone signal, forget it! I believe only one network works and that's low signal but for us that was great, a rest away from phones and technology!
Perfect chill out
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Maciej W
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Perfect for resetting the batteries. A lot of walking/cycling routes around the site.Close to the shops(Ulverstone) few attractions with 30minutes drive from the site.
Evening stop
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Gemma H
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Evening stop after Old Man of Coniston. Lovely remote location with great sized pitches.
Nice stop in The Lakes
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Joanna P
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A smashing stop for a night. Good location for walking. Facilities basic but clean and functional. Friendly welcome. Would recommend.
Beautiful
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Alex R
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It was an absolute sun trap, beautiful weather all weekend. Couldn't have gone at a better weekend, everyone was super friendly. Beautiful scenery to walk around, clean campsite, showers and toilets were always clean. Nice remote location and not too big and over crowded.
Simple and cosy
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Bernard N
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Perfect and family friendly, lots of nature and sunshine!
Perfect
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Emma P
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Lovely little family run campsite on a working farm. Amazing location for views and walking straight onto the fells. Facilities were clean and regularly restocked with all the necessaries. Local information board was helpful for location of the nearest shops etc. Owner was helpful and accommodating. We would definitely like to make a return visit.
Perfect campsite for our first 'tenting' adventure
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John C
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This was our first adventure in a tent and we were not disappointed. The road to the campsite from the main road is a few miles long and is a single track, which makes interesting driving the first few times you travel on it, until you get the hang of it. There are a lot of these types of roads in the Lake District, so be prepared. The campsite is as the description says on a working farm, which is surrounded by farmland and livestock and which we found added to the experience. There are few other buildings in the immediate area. The campsite is as we expected from reading previous reviews- small, clean and well maintained. Quiet, with no noise rules after 10pm which suited us well. Ample toilets and showers for the size of the site, which were cleaned regularly. Additionally, there is a fridge freezer that you can use free of charge. A washing machine and dryer are available for a fee. The site owners and friendly and welcoming. Worth the site fee. We had no issues. Would we go back...yes....already booked for the end of August for another 4 nights with our grandson.
A yearly visit to a fantastic place
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Lewis S
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This was our second visit to this campsite and it was just how we remembered. 15 minutes away from an Aldi in Ulverston, but you stay in a completely remote campsite with great facilities.
Excellent facilities
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Muhammad Arslan A
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All the facilities were amazing. Good for families and groups.
A gem of a site
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Christine B
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We absolutely loved our stay on this site. Beautiful views from every angle and walks right from the site, so you don't have to drive anywhere. The toilets and showers were spotless. Would definitely recommend this site to anyone wanting a peaceful away from it all location. A trip to Beacon Tarn is well worth a visit.
Thanks a lot
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Bijoj K
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Nice and neat place. Nice management. Thanks!
Super, friendly, family site
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Jonathan S
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Beautiful location a little off the beaten track, with friendly welcoming owners. This is a quiet site and no noise by 10:00pm. Ideal for families of all ages. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would definitely recommend.
Almost wild camping... but with simple facilities
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Adrian Y
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Just loved this site. Two miles off the main road along winding single track road through the hills and moors. Fairly small site but plenty of space between pitches and lovely views. Friendly welcome. Facilities are basic but kept immaculately clean, and included washing machine, tumble drier, fridge and freezer for freezer packs. Beautiful walks in all directions from the site. The site is on a working farm so expect the background sound of cows, sheep, tractors and loads of bird song. For anyone who likes the idea of wild camping but still loves a hot shower and clean toilets, this is perfect.
A nice 'quiet' wilderness stay
Matt G
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If you want a place in the middle of South Lakes farmland, this is ideal. Placed in a good location for walkers, or those wanting to ramble in the countryside. A quiet location, only farm animals and occasional farm machinery with early morning songbirds. One piece of advice, please be respectful of the simple suggestions about the quiet nature of the site. Unfortunately we were camping next to someone who thought it would be a good idea to fly his drone at 7.15am and then again at 10pm!
Lovely views
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Sharon B
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We stayed at this campsite in June 2022 with our two small dogs. It has the most stunning views, and the toilets and showers are always kept clean and has toilet rolls. Nice to see the farm running. If you are a walker, there's lots of walking routes. Very spacious too, not so close to each other. We arrived early to pitch our tent and, as the previous pitchers had left, we could pitch up when we arrived. Nice to see the sunset going down. You have to walk over the hill to receive your Wifi or telephone reception. But it is nice to get away and have no reception on your telephone for a while. Owners are lovely too if you need anything they will help. Our table had broken and got some glue from the owners.
Lovely clean site
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Cheryl T
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Lovely site, clean facilities and peaceful atmosphere.