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Baysbrown Farm Campsite Chapel Stile
Chapel Stile
Great Langdale
Ambleside
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA22 9JR
Tel: 01539 437150
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Pitches: 100
Open: 01/04/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/04/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 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 <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 No Fishing |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <10 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Whitelighted |
2 reviews from this member |
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 Ended up at this campsite as it is the nearest one to Great Langdale NT if you get there after the 'Site Full' sign goes up.
I second the comments about exposure on this site, it is quite large, but also quite flat, and the winds do howl at night if you're unlucky, so pitch tight and well or you might regret it.
Signs up said it was a Family site, and that it had a 10:30pm curfew. I saw few families, and less consideration for the curfew. The entrance is not suitable for the likes of the Porsche and Lotus we drove past on exiting the site Sat morning. It's narrow and a bit rocky.
Facilities were very good, if a tad smelly at times. Queues for showers every morning, but none for loos. Only ran out of loo paper Sunday mid-afternoon.
Site Full sign went up midday Saturday, some friends got refused a pitch, but we went back up with them and explained to the owners that we were already pitched and they let them stay which I thought was very reasonable of them. We appreciated it.
Nearest pub is the one in Chapel Stile, lovely and welcoming and enforces the no smoking rules.
Will always head for Great Langdale first, but will always choose this site second. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Faz36 |
1 review from this member |
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We visited this sight on the monday at the start of the summer holidays, we arrived by accident thinking it was the NT site but that was 3 miles further down, the farmer kindly sent us down on arrival at the nt site it looked very busy and with us fetching our dog along felt it might be best to go back to this one, what a good idea, apart from having to walk up to the toilet block which wasnt a inconvenience apart from the midnight stroll we pitched up on the middle field and enjoyed the rest of the week, the shop (5 mins walk away) is well stocked and are very pleasant, even the cafe upstairs was good, the wainwright arms served good food and wasnt to far to walk back to the tent, I agree the entrance is a bit tricky especially if you meet a car coming the other way, what we really liked was that the dog was allowed to be there which helped us relax there was great views and the week we were there no late night noise which after a tiring days walking you dont want. Overall a good site that we will go back to. Pleasant atmosphere and great views,
I would like to know what its like on the weekend as the farmer said it gets very busy, we did notice that some of the campers arriving on the friday seemed to be a bit noisier i.e playing dance music from there car so everyone could hear it but hey everyone to there own I'd rather listen to it at a nightclub, not in a beautiful valley??
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mike142sl |
9 reviews from this member |
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A great site not too far up the Langdale Valley and therefore easy to get to other parts of the Lake District like Ambleside, Coniston, Hawkshead etc within 20 mins.
Site is flat and is split into several fields. No trees so can be a bit exposed in high winds but generally sheltered by the fells on either side of the valley.
It is accessed via a small single track from Chapel Stile which takes you over a humped back bridge over the river where there is easy access to the river, which is safe for playing in, complete with rope swing.
New in 2006 is a shower/toilet block which replaced the old toilets which were part of the barn - still there for the purists. New facilities very clean and showers free - no need to remember those 20p pieces.
We were only there one night but found things nice and quiet and the farmer pleasant and welcoming. Plenty of tents and caravans but was not aware of any EHU but may just have missed them so worth ringing to check.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Rod Pudney |
10 reviews from this member |
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This was my 6th visit to this site and the 2nd this year. As others have mentioned, there's a new toilet / shower / washing up block, all included in the very reasonable rates. The views towards Langdale Pikes alone make it worth staying here, but if you've got kids there's also a river suitable for paddling and small inflatable boats. There's no fixed pitches, just choose a pleasant spot. There is a reasonable "no noise after 10:30" rule and I have seen the farmer evict people who break it. Also, like many campsites, camp fires aren't allowed but barbeques are fine.
The village of Chapel Stile is a short stroll away (10 minutes or less) and has a Co-Op shop with cafe upstairs and the Wainwrights Arms pub, which does good food (especially the lamb shoulder) and excellent real ale, including Jennings.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Linzij |
1 review from this member |
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We have just returned from a two night stay at the Bayes Brown Camp site.
We could not believe our luck in finding such a well maintained good value camp site. It was a last minute decision to go camping for the weekend and everywhere was booked up. We tried Low Wray and Great Langdale sites but both displayed the ''full'' signs. After driving around the Ambleside area we finally found one which had room.
Price
It costs £4 per person per night and £2 per car, dogs are allowed but I think that there is a small charge.
Facilities
There are two main camping fields one at the top (near to the Farmhouse) and one at the bottom. The site was busy but there was still plenty of space.
The toilets and shower blocks are all located near to the top field. There are 6 toilet cubicles (all well stocked with tissue and liquid soap!) and 6 showers (I assume that the men's are the same!).
They are all clean (quite industrial looking but clean!) and seem to be new. There are some additional toilets in an older building but I did not have to use them as the new ones were always free. The only problem with the shower cubicles is that there are no hooks in them so you have to hang your stuff over the doors, but nevertheless they were nice and hot!
Early morning queues did appear for the showers but I just went back later on when they were quiet.
There are no hook up facilities but the farm will charge mobile phones etc. For £2 (displayed on a board outside the farm house)
There are 4 sinks with drainers, all with hot water and are well maintained. Outside there are two taps for drinking water.
There is a 10.30 noise curfew which was adhered to.
Location
Within a 15 minute walk you are near to a pub / cafe and village shop. The site is about 20 mins from Windermere.
Overall
A good family campsite. I will definitely return with my family next year.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Mandc80 |
2 reviews from this member |
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We stayed for three nights in the upper field near to the farm house. The site was all but empty in the first week of school holidays. Very quiet and peaceful at all times. Had a great time swimming in the river and exploring the local area. The farmer is very friendly and accommodating. Not sure what people mean when they think this is "roughing it" I thought the facilities were excellent, very new stylish shower block and hot running water for washing up etc. Highly recommended I would definitely return. The only disadvantage for me is the upper field does slope so I ended up rolling up against the edge of my tent every night!
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Shaunodee |
1 review from this member |
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We turned to this site after ringing through to the NT site at Great Langdale, to find it was full. We arrived on Friday evening, about 7pm to find it busy but not full. It did fill up on Saturday.
The facilities comprise a new shower and wash-up block, which were very basic, but adequate. Fine for us as we were there hiking. These were situated next to the farm, so you had a bit of a walk if you pitched in one of the bottom fields. You can pitch near the farm but the fields up there are on a slope.
It was only a ten minute walk into the village, which has a pub and a shop. The scenery is terrific, but you're a bit open to the elements, especially on the bottom fields. Plenty of good walks, as the site is on the cumbria way.
The prices were very reasonable at £4 per adult, £2 per child, and £2 per car. Found it noisy, especially the first night
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Alyn2006 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Like many users of this site, we turned to it after finding the NT site down the road full. While the site looks fine, nice and flat with a new shower block and washing facilities, the actual camping area is totally exposed in the middle of the valley. The lakeland weather can be very unforgiving and our brand new Sunncamp Stratus 8 tent was completely flattened in the most brutal wind I have ever encountered. Thankfully it survived, but our camping weekend was over before it had barely begun!
It was such a shame, because the area is beautiful and I'm sure we would've had a great time at the site if the weather had been a little kinder to us. Rain we can cope with, but the wind was quite frightening! One thing is for sure, in future we will be looking rather more carefully at the listings on this website for camp sites offering a great deal more shelter!
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| Reviewer: Amanda and co |
21 reviews from this member |
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August 2005
Came across this delightful family site when we couldn't get into the Langdale National Trust site. We 3 families 5 adults 6 kids and one dog visited this on bank holiday weekend. Very basic farm site. Newly opened shower blocks and washing up facilities which were a bit of a walk from the lower field. No noise after 10.30pm which everyone adhered to. Kids loved playing in the nearby woods and beck. Although we had rain the field didn't get too boggy, only churned up from the cars but it was a very busy weekend.
ome lovely walks around. Easy 15 min walk to the Wainwrights Inn, food looked lovely. 30 min walk to the Britannia in Elterwater. Well stocked shop and cafe 15 min walk away. Road to campsite is narrow and bumpy. We all thoroughly enjoyed this weekend even with the very windy storm at 4.30am when all the tents stood up to a good battering. Well worth the money at £14 a night for two adults two kids and a car.
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| Reviewer: T4RTY |
1 review from this member |
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August 2005
Found the campsite by chance as the site we were originally going to was full. The entrance is a single track and full of pot holes. The site is family orientated and on busy weekends the top field is reserved for them. On less busy weekends anyone can camp in the top field.
The toilets/washing up room and showers were in the top field. We camped in the bottom field a good 5 min walk from the facilities but it all added to the enjoyment. The toilets and showers are new and cleaned regularly with plenty of toilet rolls. We went bank holiday and the site was very busy but the water was always hot. The showers are free so no messing around with 20p's.
You can charge mobile phones and cameras in the farm house for a charge of £1 although the signals are low as you are in a valley. The scenery is fanastic with great views of the langsdale valley.
There is a good public house and village shop a 10 mins walk away although you can get milk, eggs, cheese and bacon from the farm house.
Ambleside is 8 miles away by car.
The owners are very approachable and always around to assist you. We found out that they could not get planning permission for facilities on the bottom fields due to the land being national trust.
I would recommend this site to all and on the busiest weekends you can still find a space as they open more fields to accommodate you. The site is very cheap, we paid £36.00 for 4 people, tent and a car for 2 nights. Great walks witin minutes of the site as it stands on national trust land.
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