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Crossfells Campsite
Clifton Dykes
Penrith
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA10 2DG
Tel: 07551 339697
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Pitches: 5 HS and 10 tents
Open: 24/03/2024 to 01/11/2024
24/03/2025 to 01/11/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics 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 |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 No Toilets |
 No Showers |
 No Washing Up Area |
 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 |
 Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 Outdoor Pool <5 miles |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <5 miles |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <5 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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This is a Camping and Caravanning Club Certificated Site, which accept caravans or motorhomes and usually tents. |
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| Date of Visit: August 2021 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Vanlife |
23 reviews from this member |
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 Just staying the one night to break the journey north to Scotland, like many others. Easy to find, not far off the motorway so there is a bit of road noise in the distance.
The site is spacious and tidy - pitches around edge of field and grass area in the middle (for tents?) with one WC, no showers but water, CDP and some local info. We paid £17 EHU.
We didn't see the owners and wouldn't expect to for a one night stay but spoke to them to get the gate code.
There was a strong farming smell on our arrival day (slurry spreading??) so we had to keep our windows closed. The pungent smell was gone the next day when we set off. Just one of those things on farms!
Also, all nearby pubs were fully booked or only open to residents for meals or not serving meals that week so book ahead! 
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Date of Visit: May 2021  |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Mdware |
1 review from this member |
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It was our second visit to this very pleasant campsite. Ideally located just off the M6. Perfect for stopovers or for longer stays.
Very friendly and helpful owners. Quiet, peaceful, surrounded by fields.
Hardstandings and grass, both with EHUs.
Highly recommended.
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| Date of Visit: October 2020 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Daveca |
17 reviews from this member |
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No fuss, basic camp. Secure in a rural location.
No showers or toilets but everything else. Clean, quiet.
Just off M6 so good one night stop off with local attractions.
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| Date of Visit: August 2020 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Caroly |
1 review from this member |
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A quiet peaceful rural setting with friendly efficient booking and welcome, despite covid restrictions.
Friendly campers nearby as usual, a beautiful sunset over the open fields to complete the evening after a rural walk along well- marked footpaths.
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| Date of Visit: June 2019 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Karenshort |
1 review from this member |
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Brilliantly run small very friendly campsite with fantastic views and immaculate toilets and grounds
I would highly recommend this camp site
10 min drive to Penrith and 20 min to Appleby castle and village
5 min drive to local pubs with fab food highly recommend the golden boat Chinese takeaway in Penrith
Have camped here for the last three years, fabulous place
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| Date of Visit: August 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 14 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Peterinmalaga |
6 reviews from this member |
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An excellent site and very friendly and helpful owners. The location is perfect for a stay in the Lake District. Penrith is the best place in the area for shops, pubs, cafes and travel links (road, rail and coach). Clifton Dykes is 5 minutes from Penrith and 15 minutes from Ullswater, 30 minutes from Keswick. If this site is a stopover on the way north, spend an extra day or two visiting the Lakes, the most perfect place on the planet imho.
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| Date of Visit: July 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Droidy |
1 review from this member |
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Great Site, Great location only, quiet area away from the roads very cheap getaway.
The site is clean, the owners are great, some showers would be nice and maybe another toilet, but the price would have to go up
Relatively local for Kendal Calling festival not really walking distance though. £16 in a taxi and £25 return between 6 of us which is acceptable
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| Date of Visit: September 2017 |
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| Nights stayed: 1 |
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| Reviewer: Dot P |
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This is a gem of a site, just a few minutes off the M6 its perfect for one night stopovers or longer if you want to explore the area.
Pitches are large, gravel all with electric. There is one small loo in a shed - immaculate. Fresh water is available as is a drive over motorhome waste point.
It is a really well though out site and it is certainly going to be more and more popular as there is nothing to fault for £14 a night.
When you arrive the sign says to go and find a space and someone will be along later - if not leave your money in the honesty box.
We did book in advance for a night, when we arrived only 1 pitch left and it didn't have a reserved sign - so a little dismayed that if we had been a bit later then the pitch may well have gone.
Other than that its fabulous.
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| Date of Visit: August 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Diggerdi |
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Needing somewhere to stay en-route from Scotland on a bank holiday Sunday I rang Crossfells only to get a voicemail message. Thinking I needed somewhere quick, I didn't leave a message. However, I was rung back immediately by Liz. She confirmed they had space, and we were there within the hour. What a beautiful, peaceful site. Everything there that was needed and beautifully clean and tidy. We will definitely return. Very handy stopover to and from Scotland.
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| Date of Visit: December 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Awafaa |
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We found Crossfells Campsite via a quick Googleing whilst driving up the A1, it looked like a good half way point between home and Glencoe Mountain where we were heading to.
## Booking
Booking the site was painless, in some respects there was no need to book. We gave the friendly owners a ring but you can easily just drop them an e-mail (crossfellscampsite@hotmail. Co. Uk). No deposit was needed and payment is cash only. The site is open all year round and there is a discount for Camping and Caravan Club members. The discounted cost per night is £13 including 10 amp electric hookup.
## Location
It's fairly easy to get to the site from the A66, but you will need to keep your eyes open for the sign for the site as you may whizz past it.
## Pitch
There are a total of 5 hard standings for motorhomes, all reasonably sized. The site is immaculate. When we rang to book, the owners asked if we would need water for the night as they would need to switch the water on, as it was after Christmas the temperature had dropped so much that they switch the water off as a protection. We advised that we would be fine for the night but if we could top up in the morning then that would be great. All we had to do was turn up and pick a vacant pitch.
Sure enough in the morning one of the owners popped down to check that the water was on and see how we were, he also took the payment rather than us dropping it in the post box.
## Facilities
For a small site I was really impressed with the facilities. I suppose you could kind of compare the site to an upmarket French Aire de Service or a German Stellplatz. Whilst the 5 pitches have electric hookup, all other facilities are grouped together in a lovely little outhouse style collection. There is no toilet or shower block, so you will need to use your van for ablutions. There are taps and hoses for fresh water, and at the chemical toilet disposal point there is a tap and hose to rinse with. There is a grey water disposal point at the side, rubbish bins including recycling, local tourist information and the all important post box for payment. All very convenient.
## Verdict
Whilst some may say that Crossfells is a bit spartan, I would say it is targeted at specific people. It suited us perfectly for the one night and I genuinely couldn't fault both the site and the owners. Would I stay there again? Most definitely! I give it 10/10
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