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I hope that you may be able to help me here.  On a day out, I drove through Ambleside ( we came through the Kirkstone Pass !!!! and headed back toward Keswick) and on the way out of the town, noticed a few camp sites.

Ideally, I would like recommendations of what you consider to be the best site nearest Ambleside.

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http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results3.asp?search=Ambleside&by=town

Carol

Cheers Carol, I actually looked at those sites but was unsure which of them were near Ambleside (within a 15 minute walk)

Possibly someone who has been to Ambleside recently may be able to advise. 

fatlad,

Unfortunatley none of those listed are within 15 min walk of Ambleside. The nearest is Skelwith fold but that is still a good 30min walk via Clappersgate, then along the main road. From your description it doesn't look like the sites you saw are listed on here.

As far as I know-(don't mind being corrected) there are no sites that near to Ambleside!! If you were heading to Keswick on the A591 (past Rydal water & Grasmere) I don't think there are any sites nearby. It is possible, depending on when you were there, that you saw a rally  going on .

For what it's worth, the N.T. site at Great Langdale is about 15 mins drive from Ambleside & is among the best situated sites in the Lakes, 3 pubs nearby & endless walks direct from site!!

See you all soon, Bernard

You know, I saw a couple of sites, but I guess that as i was concentrating on driving I probably would have been at least 15 minutes driving time out of Ambleside, so cheers Bernard, I think I will give the Great Langdale site a try.

Also Clare, many thanx for the Park Foot advice. I have stayed there before and enjoyed it.