Home

   Log in or Register



Insurance Quotes
forums Campsite Search Comp Directory tips virtual brochure Profile
Tent and Awning Reviews Competitions Caravans and Motorhomes For Sale Shopping Diary Advent Calendar

Advertisement

Reviews of Skelwith Fold Caravan Park

Campsite Search > UK > North West England > Lake District & Cumbria > Ambleside > Skelwith Fold Caravan Park > Reviews

Skelwith Fold Caravan Park
Skelwith Fold Caravan Park
Ambleside
Cumbria   (Browse area)
LA22 0HY
Tel: 015394 32277
Visit their website    Check Digital TV coverage    See Weather Forecast

Share  Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email
 Featured Site

Pitches: 150
Open: 01/03/2024 to 17/11/2024
           01/03/2025 to 16/11/2025

Rating: Average Review Score: 9/10 from 95 Reviews
                9/10 from 95 Reviews

Photos (30)

 No Tents   Caravan Pitches   Motorhome Pitches   Small Campervans 
 Glamping Units   No Statics for Hire   Holiday Homes for Sale   No Seasonal Pitches 
 Electric Hookups   Hardstanding Pitches   Fully Serviced Pitches   Show Full Facilities
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 
 Baby Changing Facilities   Laundry On Site   Drinking Water   Disabled Friendly 
 Chemical Disposal   No Battery Charging   Gas Exchange   Recycling Facilities 
 No Kitchen Facilities   No Freezer / Fridge    Motorhome Point   Wifi Access 
 Shop On Site   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Activities
 Kids Playground   No TV Room   No Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <1 mile   Wild Swimming <1 mile   Indoor Pool <5 miles   No Outdoor Pool 
 No Horse Riding   No Cycle Hire   Golf <5 miles   Tennis <5 miles 
 No Beach   Watersports <1 mile   Boat Launch / Mooring <1 mile 
Other Features
 No Sea Views   Not Working Farm   No Campfires Allowed 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport <1 mile  Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
 Electric Car Charging Point

Reviews:  95 in total, now showing 11 to 20                 Previous 10          Next 10
Jump to Page   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  

Write your own Review to win an Outdoor Revolution Screenhouse 4 and £150!

If you've ever visited this campsite please submit a review for your chance to win! Each month one lucky person will have their review picked at random and will win an Outdoor Revolution Screenhouse 4 worth £299 AND £150 of Amazon vouchers. Leave as many reviews as you can for more chances - it only takes a few minutes



Date of Visit: June 2023 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 5 Travelling as:  Extended family
Reviewer: Poter 6 reviews from this member

 Visited on 11th June, a plesent, quiet and very peaceful site. Lucky enough to see two Deer when walkin along Bog Lane. Woodland walks wonderful.

The toilets and showers are immaculate, washing up facilities also very clean, and the site as a whole very clean and tidy. Plenty for kids to do and the new kids play park is a dream for younger kids.

The well stocked shop became very handy if something is left at home.

The staff that we met, were very friendly and helpful in our situation, as we had no electrics, by lending us extension leads. (our main trip switch box in the caravan burnt out) thanks to Clair, Paul, Alan, Matt, Lesley and others for all their help in getting us though our holiday break.

We will definitely be returning. 
via mobile


Date of Visit: May 2023 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 20 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: DylanOES 41 reviews from this member

 Without a doubt, the best site so far on our UK tour. We have absolutely nothing negative to report.

All staff were extremely friendly, helpful and efficient.

A pitch-change (our decision, nothing wrong with our first location) was quick and easy.

Facilities all excellent, with a well-stocked shop, book/DVD exchange, huge laundry, fresh croissants at the weekend, quality pizza van visits on Fridays, and a special event laid-on for the coronation.

Fantastic play equipment for children, including all-weather 5-a-side pitch, plus large, separate recreation area.

Endless footpaths and very quiet road walks through the site, the forest and to Ambleside (superb little town).

Easy quiet road walk (1. 2 miles) to the 'Drunken Duck' pub / restaurant / brewery (result !), with fantastic views from outdoor tables.

Overall, these are standards that every site should aspire to - we'll be back. 


Date of Visit: October 2022  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 2 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Azza65 7 reviews from this member

 Absolutely lovely site,

Facilities excellent and clean and a great area for walking and cycling,

You can walk to elterwater and skelwith bridge and further on to great Langdale 
via mobile


Date of Visit: June 2022 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Twomax 2 reviews from this member

 Quite an expansive site, set among woodlands with a reasonably long private driveway leading to it from the ‘main’ road. A nice touch was the ANPR camera which displayed our registration number on a digital welcome board as we drove up it.

The site is mainly residential static caravans with 2 or 3 touring areas, all with gravel pitches. We arrived during Jubilee weekend and the site put on its own street party which was very well attended.

As the weekend ended, the tourers left and we practically had the whole touring area to ourselves.

The toilets were immaculate with underfloor heating, a dishwashing area, chemical toilet disposal and a motorhome service point. Wifi was free for 24 hours, then £15.

There are a lot of nice walks from the site and we walked into Ambleside a couple of times, about 3 miles or so, where there are lots of nice pubs, shops and restaurant. Ambleside has THREE cinemas, 2 of which are attached to vegetarian restaurants to you can have a meal and watch a movie or vice versa.

The site has a well stocked on site shop and the staff we spoke to were all friendly and appeared happy to be there. One lady we spoke to said she’d been there for 10 years and felt it wasn’t like work for her, she enjoyed it so much, a glowing endorsement.

Overall a very nice site with excellent facilities and very friendly staff. 


Date of Visit: May 2022  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Graemep@btconnect.c 5 reviews from this member

 Very friendly staff.

Extremely good, clean facilities - warm and nicely tiled, more like you'd expect in a hotel!

Well stocked shop.

Plenty of hot water for showers.

Dog friendly.

Nearest pub is about a mile away. Nice site, mainly statics but good spaces for tourers. 
via mobile

Advertisement

Date of Visit: June 2021 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 2 Travelling as:  Young couple
Reviewer: Heidi03 5 reviews from this member

 Big site but when we found our pitch we were tucked away surrounded by trees so you really couldn’t tell.

Lovely short walks from/on site as well as walks to Windermere, Ambleside and Wray castle.

Lovely, helpful wardens in their golf buggies. Told us we’d struggle to screw the dogs into the ground anywhere which saved us trying a bunch of times.

Great Covid policy in place with sanitiser given to all guests. 
via mobile


Date of Visit: October 2020 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 2 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Damaca 92 reviews from this member

 Lovely extensive site, beautifully laid out in woods. There are plenty of statics here, but as the site is so spacious and wooded it does not feel large or overcrowded.

The main toilet/shower block (there are at least 2 others) is really 5*, - warm, clean and very roomy. The small shop was still working during Covid, but annoyingly not the drying room. Other precautions seemed sensible.

The advertised wifi didn't seem to work. A 20 minute walk down a quiet lane leads to Skelwith Bridge where there's a pub/café.

I agree with a previous reviewer, there's no real need to book the rather expensive premium pitches, a standard one (still not cheap) would have done for us.

There's a nice looking playground too. 


Date of Visit: April 2020 Unit:  Static
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Extended family
Reviewer: WilliamMcBeard 6 reviews from this member

 Well this stay will always be remembered as the Covid stay. The drive up was the usual ~M6 and then Bowness route for the folks, I drove up from Burnley/Neson over towards Yorkshire and across. I do love leaving work on a Friday and having 1. 5 hours to myself.

The magnitude of the lockdown became apparent and the ideal of a pint in Stickle Barn after climbing Bowfell and Crinckle Craggs became a no go. The climb went ahead, as did an early Sunday visit to FellFoot, but then it became clear that we would be returning home Monday morning and wouldn't see this wonderful place in a while. 


Date of Visit: July 2019 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Family with older children
Reviewer: ASC67 4 reviews from this member

 Excellent site, lovely and clean facilities, I would even go on to say 5*

Everyone on site lovely an helpful and also in a lovely spot for sightseeing. 


Date of Visit: June 2019 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Janlam 1 review from this member

 Skelwith Fold Caravan Park in Ambleside, Lake District

Lovely clean site in beautiful surroundings. Warm welcome from friendly staff throughout. Good toilet, shower, washing up and launderette facilities, it even had a shop !

Bus stop into Ambleside or Coniston from edge of site, only disadvantage was that was at the bottom of a big hill ! Great site for walkers and dog friendly Good value Holiday ! :) 


Previous     95 Reviews in total, now showing 11 to 20      Next

Share  Post on X / Twitter  Share on Facebook  Email


Write a Review of this Site to Win an Outdoor Revolution Prize and £150

Win £150

Write a review of this campsite and you could win an Outdoor Revolution Screenhouse 4 worth £299 AND £150 of Amazon vouchers. Each month one lucky person will have their review picked at random and will win! Leave as many as you can for more chances - submit your review here!

Outdoor Revolution strive to facilitate precious family leisure time by creating the most reliable, practical and exceptional value for money Family Tents, Caravan & Driveaway Awnings on the market, together with our endless vision for innovation and quality! Therefore, there has never been a better time to rediscover camping and caravanning with Outdoor Revolution!

Common Questions

Is Skelwith Fold Caravan Park child friendly?  YES, it accepts children & has a playground  View all facilities

Where is the nearest shop to Skelwith Fold Caravan Park?  There is a shop on site  View all facilities

Is Skelwith Fold Caravan Park dog friendly?  YES  View all facilities




Other Sites Near Ambleside      Other sites within 10 miles   -   All Sites in Cumbria

Latest News, Discounts and Competitions  see all...














Follow us on Facebook!
You can now follow UKCampsite.co.uk on Facebook! Keep abreast of the latest news and updates much more easily.

Simply click here then click on the Like button!

All reviews and comments are the personal opinion of the review author only , and as such do not represent the view of the UK Camp Site.co.uk.

The facilities shown on this website are a guide only, and you should check with the campsite direct before making any booking. The UKCampsite.co.uk will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions


9485 Visitors online !

Free UKCampsite.co.uk Window Sticker  -  Recommend to Friend  -  Add a Missing Campsite

[Message Forums]  [Caravan Sites & Camping]  [Company Listings]  [Features / Advice]  [Virtual Brochure]  [Shop!]
[Reception]  [Competitions]  [Caravans & Motorhomes For Sale]  [Event Diary]  [Contact Us]  [Tent Reviews



Please note we are not responsible for the content of external sites & any reviews represent the author's personal view only. Please report any error here. You may view our privacy and cookie policy and terms and conditions here. All copyrights & other intellectual property rights in the design and content of this web site are reserved to the UKCampsite.co.uk © 1999 - 2024


Advertisement


Advertisement


UKCampsite.co.uk
2024 Advent Calendar


Advent Calendar

24 Daily Prizes PLUS a Christmas Day Star Prize worth £999

Request a Reminder