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Tarn Foot Farm Campsite
Loughrigg
Ambleside
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA22 9HF
Tel: 01539 432596
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Pitches: 25
Open: 01/04/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/04/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 No Caravans |
 No Motorhomes |
 No Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 No Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 No Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 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 |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2023 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Family with older children |
| Reviewer: Jov007 |
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 I first visited this site with my now husband back in May 2009. We stayed for 3 nights & it was just how we like it.
This time after a road trip around Scotland, we decided to break our journey up on our way back home to Norfolk.
As we hadn’t booked & it was 6pm we just turned up & luckily got a pitch for the night.
After 14 years it was exactly the same & it was lovely taking my daughter here & on the same walks as previously.
Would definitely recommend this site if you like basic camping with lovely scenery, value for money & lovely customer service. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Family with older children |
| Reviewer: Dave sellers |
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Keep this little gem of a farm site a secret! with 2 toilets and an outside sink/cold tap the site is basic but brilliant:-
Views so amazing you can sit here all day; so close to Ambleside at 2. 3 miles and 400-500ft easy elev, you can walk the bridleway straight from your tent into Ambleside; great location for access to any corner of Cumbria; swim in the tarn on a hot day.
Son and I went here looking for a basic site and value for money so we could drive out and run/walk the fells.
Noise curfew at 11pm and families/couples only. Hosts gave a warm welcome and let us be; perfect.
We will be back for sure.
You'll find a flat enough pitch and get your pegs in with a little common sense.
Also sells teas/coffees/sweets/ice-creams from the farmhouse.
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| Date of Visit: July 2021 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Hillhopper |
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What a lovely little site, £4 pppn £2 per car.
Very basic facilities, toilets and tap but well looked after,
Site not all level and you need rock pegs, but its really nice.
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| Date of Visit: September 2020 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
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| Reviewer: Siddeney |
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Magical place hidden away with very basic facilities but that generally keeps the idiots away.
Loughrigg tarn is basically on site and great for wild swimming and people also bring fun inflatables.
It is cheap and a welcome return to traditional camping.
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| Date of Visit: August 2019 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mickeyblueys |
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Great basic campsite with 2toilets & an outside tap - it's what you make of it.
The farmer is friendly & charges £5/night/pperson at the moment
Just down a pathway from campsite (bit uneven but has plenty of space) is Loughrigg tarn (mini lake) which has people going wild swimming - they all seemed to really enjoy this without exception (apparently there are other places nearby for wild swimming)
Gorgeous views, plenty of walks & surrounded by hills.
Not far from Grassmere/ Coniston/ Ambleside
Almost wish I could give it a poor review to stop too many others finding it, and keep it all to myself, but that wouldn't be fair - lovely basic place in beautiful surroundings
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Reviewer: John83 |
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My friend and I recently stayed overnight at Tarn Foot Farm as part of a motorbike tour. The site met our basic requirements perfectly well. We were able to turn up and pitch without a problem, and the site owner warned us that the field and track might be slippy, but we were fine. We paid £5 (each) and pitched our two tents close to the entrance.
The field itself is at the bottom of a large hill and has few flat areas, but we managed to find somewhere vaguely flat, as had everyone else on the site. The ground is hard so bring a mallet or just hope for the best as we did. The site’s facilities are basic. There are two toilets at the side of the farm building, and one outdoor sink for everything else. Consequently it’s not a site if you like ‘glamping’, but this is camping as it should be. Cheap and basic, in a beautiful place, surrounded by nature.
The highlight of or stay was a night swim in the stunning Loughrigg Tarn which is 2 minutes walk from the site. If you enjoy nature and wild swimming then this is a great place to be. If you have a big motorhome or can’t cope without a children’s play area and on-site bar, then head somewhere else. Personally, I’d stay here again if I were in the area.
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Solo traveller |
| Reviewer: Strawy |
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A lovely little site.
Had read the reviews of this place and I wasn't disappointed at all.
Nice and basic but a brilliant location, field does slope but plenty of flat spots.
Stayed 2 nights for a tenner, a bargain, and I hope to return sometime.
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| Date of Visit: September 2016 |
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| Reviewer: HAshcroft |
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My wife and I had a 5 night stay on this lovely campsite and it's exactly what were needed; quiet, rustic and pretty. The owners are very nice and the rules are few and easy to follow: no fires and no noise after 11. The field is not level but we loved that, as we didn't want to stay on a 'glamping carpark'.
Having said that, we had no trouble pitching our large 6 berth tent. Do take along good tent pegs, as the ground is very hard due to naturally occurring stone. We loved sitting outside, watching the sunset and then hearing the owls hooting to each other; so peaceful!
The site is an ideal base for exploring, either on foot or by car. There are countless walks to choose from and Ambleside is within walking distance or a few minutes by car. Watch out for those steep hills.
The tarn is easily reachable by means of a stile and going up a small hillock, then down a small sloping field to the water's edge (watch out for the sheep/geese poop). For people complaining about no hot water and cobwebs in the loos (it's a very old farm out in the sticks, what do you expect?)
Well, we easily sorted out a wash down by erecting 2 windbreakers to form a circle and placing a washing up bowl full of warm soapy water (from our kettle)on a camping table inside. Sorted :) There is a cold water tap over an old pot sink in the farm yard which is perfect for washing up, drinking water etc.
I'd definitely go back to this site (Google Maps on our phone found it no problem, but remember to turn right at the red post box in the wall, coming up High Close, off the A593).
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| Date of Visit: June 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Dmsplat |
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This is a beautiful and basic site that I would highly recommend. I was charged £3 per person and £2 for a car. The total facilities are a field, two very basic toilets and one old sink with a cold tap. That's it - and I think that's perfect.
The location is second to none in the heart of the lakes. It's just next to Loughrigg Tarn (good for fishing and swimming, apparently) and the site is right on a few footpaths.
You can walk across the fell to Ambleside - it's not a hard walk, but bits are quite steep. I can't remember how long the walk took, but I reckon an hour should do it.
The weekend I was there, the site was quite busy with DofE groups and other campers, but the facilities weren't strained and it was silent at 11pm.
If you love basic camping, being outside and having fun - this one should go on your list. I'm planning to go back in about four weeks toi carry on exploring.
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Taxis Kendal |
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Beware - this site is NOT on the edge of the tarn!
But the views are excellent, with fields, trees, low hills and higher ones.
The toilets are some way from the site, and site facilities consist of two unheated toilets, and one outdoor sink (cold water only).
The grass was about a foot long, with few level pitches. However, there is no traffic noise, and thanks to the large field, we had a great distance between us and the other three tents. We camped on a Monday in June. Oh, the track is unsuitable for low slung vehicles.
Groups are not welcome except Duke of Edinburgh. No noise after 11pm, and no fires.
Charges - £3 per person plus £2 for a car.
Some idiot played on a drum for about ten minutes. Hopefully the farmer gave him a piece of his mind. Certainly, the selfish moron didn't play his drum again.
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