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Larches Caravan Park
Mealsgate
(lake District)
Carlisle
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA7 1LQ
Tel: 01697 371379
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Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Adults Only |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Bncampn |
2 reviews from this member |
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 Are you looking for peace and quiet in a countryside setting with views (depending where you pitch) plenty of wildlife especially rabbit, and add the warm welcome from Judith and family and their helpfulness and information regarding pubs, restaurants, local shopping, sight seeing then this maybe the place for you.
Facilities are excellent with a heated shower block with private enclosed cubicles which have shower, hand-basin, toilet, shaver-point, hairdryer and always clean, tidy and smelling nice*. The washing area is good and includes a washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and board available at a small charge, and a drying line outside.
Whether you want a holiday in The Lakes or travelling further then The Larches is the ideal place to stay. I stayed twice as toured The Highlands and had stayed at their sister site (or brother) Northern Lights at Badcaul on the banks of Little Loch Broom. Like his sister the Warden always has a warm welcome for you and is knowledgeable with the surrounding area, many thanks will return. Will also return to The Larches.
(Footnote)
A big thank you to Judith who arranged a car brake repair at Jacksons Garage on A595 a big thank you to them also.
* Based on Male Shower/Toilet 
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: P3rky |
2 reviews from this member |
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My husband and I stayed at the Larches Caravan Park the first week of July. Judith greeted us very warmly and showed us to our pitch; we had chosen a fully serviced one so everything was laid on. She was very helpful setting up the pitch. Toilet and shower block were more than adequate and clean. The views were stunning. The site is adults only therefore very peaceful. Aladdin's cave of caravan and camping accessories, no shop for food on site but ideally located for the Lakes and surrounding country, close to the village of Wigton where there are numerous shops and cafes. The Sun Inn is a few miles down the road, huge portions, be careful when ordering as we wereted a lot of food; Mootas garden centre do a great breakfast. We're newbies to touring and this was a great first impression and we'll definitely be going to Larches again.
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Cassap |
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The larches caravan park had a lovely warm welcome. I had phoned up before hand to ask if it were ok to bring a rather large tunnel tent (as most sites don't take them) said it was fine. We had a great selection of three pitches where we could have the tent and plenty of room. The toilets were immaculate and I see they have put new suites into the toilets (been years ago). The little camping kitchen with the micro wave was a great help for cooking for four adults and two dogs.
The shop was heaven to get all the parts for the caravan and tent. This is the only shop we come too for all our accessories, if Judith did not have it in she ordered it for us, couldn't ask for better service.
The site is a brilliant place to be at for the Lake District and the Scottish Borders. We spent two days in the lakes and two days over the border.
There some nice little pubs either way of the site, one just at bothel and one outside of Wigton good home cooked food for a good price.
I must admit it is nice to see a adult only site where couples, family or friends can get together for a quite and relaxing time.
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Bordercollies |
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On arrival we were greeted at the reception/shop which looked a little chaotic inside, the swimming pool clearly hadn't been used forever as it bore all the signs of a dumping ground, one of its selling points gone! But we were greeted by a friendly and chatty lady who escorted us to our pitch. This was a large area that had no marked out pitches, was pure 'hardstanding' and had no grassed area like the pictures shown on the many websites this caravan site is listed on. All in all we were very disappointed with our pitch despite it being fully serviced, we can only assume we were given that pitch as we were only stopping three nights; others arrived after us and were given more favourable pitches. The on site facilities e. G. Toilets, showers and laundry were perfectly acceptable, clean and warm. There were signs of it becoming a caravan graveyard with caravans having been left in various locations clearly never having been used and being allowed to fall into ruin. Whilst there is limited evidence of improvements it is such a shame that this site has been allowed to deteriorate.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: HJN1 |
5 reviews from this member |
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We are brand new to caravanning and used this site as a 'try out', having been long term campers. Wow what a find, we couldn't have been luckier.
Lovely quiet adult's only, tucked away in the north lake district. Easy to navigate our way to and spacious really well equipped pitches.
The site owner was friendly and an absolute mine of information couldn't have made it easier for us. Nothing was too much trouble.
The shop on site is amazing; very reminiscent of the old fashioned hardware stores -except this one is for caravaners (no food provisions). Didn't try the pubs but the menu looked good and just a short drive away.
Now I am really fussy and whilst I agree with others that the tiles etc are a bit dated, the showers, loos etc. Were immaculate the whole time we were there ( although my husband found the shower a little too hot!). We have already re-booked.
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Lucky sweep |
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My wife and I spent two full weeks at this site in June 2012.
If your like us and enjoy your own space, then this is the site for you.
Our Motorhome is based on a lorry and was built really for bike racing, but no silly length restrictions at this site, we were made very welcome by Judith and her mum and dad.
The toilet block was spotless, and having cubicles with shower, toilet and sink together is the best.
We travelled about the lake district by motorcycle, as the truck is a bit big to run around in and when the weather became too bad, we got the 600 bus to Carlisle one day and Cockermouth another day.
A path along to get the bus would make the walk a little less worrying, as the road traffic is fast, but most campers would probably be driving away from the site, so not really too much of a problem.
Carlisle is worth going to, and Francos in the town centre serves the best Italian food you'll ever eat.
Cockermouth is good too, visit the Brewery and Wordsworth house etc, eat and be merry!
Wigton for your food supplies, Lidl etc
The Sun Inn for 16oz t bone steak unbelievable for £12. 95
We'll be back to this fab site asap
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| Date of Visit: April 2012 |
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| Reviewer: 71Scottie |
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A great campsite from start to finish!
A friendly welcome greeted us as we arrived and we were shown to our pitch.
Because the weather was forecasted to be wet and windy we were given a nice sheltered pitch next to the amenities block with the added advantage of hard standing for our car and trailer.
The area allocated was large enough for us to chose our preferred siting of the tent without encroaching on anyone else. We noticed an abundance of water points and EHU's in the area.
The toilets/showers are as good as every reviewer has stated and is immaculately kept. The rest of the amenities is to the same standard. Even visiting them at 4am was no problem as there is exterior lighting supplemented by solar powered 'marker' lights to guide you. The central heating was a welcome benefit!
Admittedly you can hear the traffic on the main road but that is no more than a distant rumble which is easily forgotten. The dominant noise is the birds form dawn chorus until the night time owls - fantastic.
The only negative we found is that the walk to the nearest village is via a road verge not a footpath, however everything is within easy reach of a short drive.
Credit must be given to the owner who makes you feel welcome and relaxed. Often seen around the site with a friendly greeting and chat but was never obtrusive. It was nice to see her assist other campers and you just know she would do the same should you need help. Regulars and first timers are all treat with the same pleasant manner.
If you want somewhere to pitch, relax and be left to enjoy your time without any kids, safe and secure with the right amount of facilities without over doing it this is the place.
When we return to the lakes minus the kids we will be using this site again, hopefully soon to enjoy some better weather!
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Silver Storm |
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We loved this site. The owners were so nice and friendly and the site is only around a 10 min drive from Keswick.
The weather while we were there wasn't very good and so the site was very quiet. It was very wet and windy, but we managed to find a pitch where we were well sheltered from the wind.
The facilities were fantastic. All heated, and the ladies and gents both had several spacious bathrooms with a loo, sink & shower! This proved most useful when trying to change into warmer / drier clothing. :)
We didn't us the camp kitchen, but we did see there were plates and cutlery available to borrow if you had forgotten to bring yours along. A sink indoors and also washing machine and drier. There wasn't a freezer though.
As the lack of freezer is my only negative, I believe that makes this a great site! We will be returning to see the Lakes without the wind & rain. :-)
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Roadsterles |
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Really helpful and friendly, shame pool wasn't open,
Road noise, need speed restrictions on road,
Facilities great, gents has 5 individual cubicles with shower, toilet, whb and hair dryer,
Really windy last night of stay, owners offered to put their disco in front of our tent to block wind,
Will def be back,
Great base to tour the lakes, top notch.
When we arrived we had to get fuel, went to wigton to get fuel and dinner,
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bennyboy3172 |
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We received a very lovely welcome and given a good choice of pitches to choose from.
The site is well maintained through out. The site facilities included separate mens and ladies toilets but even better was the fact that there were 6 individual rooms all comprising a toilet, shower, sink + instant hot water. There was a mirror with working over light above each sink and a hair dryer.
Then there was the utilities room which had 2 sinks 1 for hand washing clothes 1 for crockery. This also had a washing machine, dryer, ironing board. All the electrical items had a very small cost but still good value for money.
The next room was small in width but long in length and had a work top and a microwave which was free to use, with a couple of stools so yo could eat in.
There was a fully accessible disabled toilet too.
The site also had a out door ping pong table.
A library were if you take 1 book you leave 1 book.
Oh and a indoor heated swimming pool for a small fee.
We didn't use the on site shop but when we went in to book in it seemed very well stocked up.
We asked about some where to eat out and were given 3 good pubs to go to all with in a 10 minute journey :- the sun inn, the kelsey, the grey hound inn(may pay to book first as very busy and we never ate there as a result. The other 2 did lovely meals).
Fantastic scenery all around and will be certainly be going back.
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