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Gillside Farm
Glenridding
(lake District)
Penrith
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA11 0QQ
Tel: 017684 82346
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Pitches:
Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 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 |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 No Golf |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Riverside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: September 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: JaneandAlison |
3 reviews from this member |
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 Just returned from two wet and windy nights at Gillside. Having said that that lovely site with fantastic views and just the right level of amenities. We arrived Monday mid afternoon and had no problem finding a pitch ( schools back etc). Has been said before camping field on two tiers, we went on the lower one as ground was wet and wondered about car making it to top level. Toilets and showers clean, plenty of hot water and lenghty showers for 20p. Meter for shower on outside of cubicle, be prepared to strip off and then stick your arm out to put your 20p in meter. There was a Belfast sink in toilets, which came in handy for bathing smaller children I noticed. Good pot washing area under cover.
There is no play areas as such but the top tier of the camping field is flat and plenty of room for games and kite flying.
The stream was in full flood and very noisy at night, and it was very windy at night. We didn't eat at either of the local pubs but had a good cream tea at the coffee shop next to Ratchers pub.
The walking is superb and there are the old mines just up the road. Will be back. 
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Lyndsey-Jane |
2 reviews from this member |
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Visited this site last year and had been before it really is a great location! Only minutes away from the village so you don't have to drive anywhere Else if you don't want to. Village has lovely shops and a few pubs. there is also a lake land cruise and rowing boats for hire. The site itself is fine, the toilet blocks are concrete block so not the poshest, but this is a campsite! Does have electrical points as well. You can buy milk, eggs and snacks (Crisps and chocolate) from the farm shop on the top of the campsite.
Fnally there is usually a breakfast van which provides hot food for you to buy in the morning if you wish, located on the campsite. Suitable for all a great campsite in one of the best locations. Only 9 miles from Pooley Bridge and close to the little village of patterdale.
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Duffmeister |
3 reviews from this member |
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Excellent site. Well maintained basic facilities, provisions available at the farm and Katies van that sells bacon/sausage/egg butties in the morning to save the you the job of cranking up the gaz stove. The site is on the main route up Helvelyn so it attracts the walkers of all shapes and sizes.
Its a short stroll to the Travellers Rest Pub and a slightly longer one (10minutes) into Glenridding where there is another Pub and restaurant.
I can recommend the Ulswater Steamers but you may need to sell kidney to afford it! £25.00 for a family day pass is a bit steep so we bought a season ticket for £50 for the year that presents better value as we visit this site frequently.
Its a great place to stay and we have always been able to get a good pitch - you can use the BBC Cumbria Glenridding webcam to check the local weather before you depart.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Bev.barker |
1 review from this member |
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A lovely site with fantastic views of the surrounding area. The owners and staff at the site are very friendly and very helpful. Toilets and showers kept clean and it only costs 20p for a shower. The village of Glenridding is only five minutes walk away where you can find several small shops. The only down side to this place is the cost of food in the shops ( I'll prob take more provisions from home next time I visit). There are 3 pubs in the area and again the meals are good but a bit pricey. I will definitely be visiting this site again.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Wozjo |
1 review from this member |
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We visited the site over the bank holiday weekend and had no trouble finding a nice pitch, the toilets / shower blocks were very clean and the staff were very helpful.
A 5min walk to the travellers rest is a must, serving great food and good ales after a strenuous walk around the hills.
We use the site often and will continue to do so
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Goodson |
1 review from this member |
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Enjoyed a really excellent weekend at this campsite. It catered amply for all of our needs, with the hot and sunny weather an added bonus. It was a really beautiful setting at the foot of the hills, with a little stream running through it.
Toilet and shower facilities were all very clean, and 20p for a shower gave you more than enough hot water. A washing up area was also equally well kept.
Turned up relatively late on a friday evening (8:30 ish) and had no problems at all paying and finding a place to pitch. Pitched right by a stand pipe which proved very handy. Plenty of flat spots to pitch your tent on.
Perfectly placed to head up Striding Edge and Helvelyn, or to wander in the other direction into Gillside itself (5mins along a riverside path). One very nice pub 'travellers rest' within about 5 mins walk from the campsite, and another by the lake.
A few shops can be found in the village selling your basics, but your nearest proper supermarket can be found in Penrith (approx. 20-25 min drive).
A shop on site sold your basics (cold drinks, milk etc) and a burger van type thing was available in the mornings to buy your breakfast from.
Our only slightly negative point about this campsite was that it seemed to get really quite windy at times. Perhaps this was down to its position in the valley. A few flimsier tents had collapsed on our return to the campsite after a day out walking (perhaps that was just becasue they hadn't been put up properly, because ours seemed to withstand the winds).
As mentionned in other reviews, there was no mobile reception for most networks (although Vodaphone seemed to be ok).
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Connas |
1 review from this member |
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Just got back from a cold, wet and windy long w/end but still had a relaxing enjoyable time. This is a great little site basic but completely adequate. 5 mins from one end of the site and you are at a great little pub with good food available till 21.30 and 5 mins. from the other end of the site and your in Glenridding with its few shops another couple of bars and all that Ullswater has to offer. £51 for 3 nights 2 adults and 2 kids can't be bad I would have doubled it if they could have promised a bit of warm sunshine but that's British summer's for you.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Seven of nine |
6 reviews from this member |
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Very nice, clean camp just three showers but ok if you try to miss peak times. Lovely walk to the village by the river. Not noisy at night but just enough low level noise so you know people are still alive. Local pub seems to only like people eating and not just drinking but pleasant enough.
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| Date of Visit: May 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Meads |
4 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site over the Bank Holiday. Got there early on the Friday as first come first served and picked a good spec. It did get busy but wasn't over crowded. Basic toilets/shower but clean and plenty of hot water. Owners very friendly and don't rush you off the site on the day of leaving. The bottom field next to the river can get very boggy and we had great fun watching people trying to get their cars out.
The site does seem to attract walkers instead of just campers which is obvious due to the location. Great site with good atomosphere, will definitley be going back.
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| Date of Visit: July 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Jez1 |
1 review from this member |
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Arrived Friday 7pm just after a downpour and was surprised just how dry the ground was (no standing water). Midges were hell (probably not helped by stream running along bottom of site. As it had been raining only 4x4's seemed able to get onto upper terraces so a bit crowded - no pitches marked out - but everyone fitted in OK. It was a bit breezier the second night so that solves the midges! Great for getting out straight onto the hill and good shop in glenridding reached by following stream through wood. (bit pricy mind.jar of salsa £3 - compared to £1.25 at Morrisons).
Great showers - only 20p and last ages. I intend returning mid week late season.
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