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18/12/2018 at 1:38pm
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We use Thacka Lea caravan site in Penrith......really handy for M6 and a short walk into town.
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18/12/2018 at 4:42pm
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Moss Thorn CL is open all year, easy to get to from the M6, has a loo and washbasin but no showers, is cheap and I don't think they will be bothered if you are not a club member. I wouldn't stop at a service station, expensive and noisy.
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18/12/2018 at 6:22pm
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Tebay services, just below Penrith, is an excellent service area, with a good restaurant and a farm shop. It’s a bit pricey at £18 for 24 hours (includes £3 food voucher) with no hook-up or fresh water, but you would have access to good toilets and showers and it is (obviously) just off the motorway. That part of the M6 is pretty quiet so I shouldn’t think it would be particularly noisy. Not sure about southbound, but certainly the northbound side has a good dog-walk area. There used to be an actual caravan site there but it’s closed now.
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18/12/2018 at 10:49pm
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Doubt they would be full overnight - and if they were I'm sure there'd be room in the normal car park (I don't think there are any height/access issues, though it is a while since we were up there).
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19/12/2018 at 7:36am
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Tebay Southbound as you come in ignore the main lorry/bus park and take a left turn up a small hill and the there is another left turn into a rough gravel area for campers/caravans.
Plenty of greenery for dogs on your doorstep.
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19/12/2018 at 10:46am
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what about penrith truck stop? heading south on the m6 you come off sign posted for a66 and on the roundabout take the first left and about 100yrds take the next left, and follow the road and its on the right, its massive! and then its dead easy getting back to the motorway
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20/12/2018 at 9:36pm
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If you're stuck, try Dandy Dinmont, about 1.5miles off J44 at Carlisle. Friends have stayed, not m-way noise, very good facilities and dog walk on site.
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20/12/2018 at 9:38pm
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No height issues (last stopped Tebay Southbound on 27th Nov.).
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22/12/2018 at 9:51pm
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Well, it looks like you shouldn't have too many weather problems - at least on the way up. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family.
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23/12/2018 at 6:00am
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Exactly the reason why we always use a cheap site near a motorway!
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