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Castlerigg Hall Caravan And Camping Park
Castlerigg
(lake District)
Keswick
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA12 4TE
Tel: 017687 74499
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Pitches: 163
Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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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 |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
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 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
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| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool <1 mile |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <5 miles |
 Golf <5 miles |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: T07zombie |
22 reviews from this member |
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 Excellent site with amazing views. The site is spotless and very well kept. The toilets are clean and theirs plenty of them around the site.
Shop is well stocked with everything you need and has also camping equipment for sale. Loads of walks from the site into the hills and into keswick.
Our dog enjoyed the free warm dog shower after her walks.
Kids loved the site and open play area. Free wifi on site, we were on pitch 48 and picked it up ok
The tv reception is excellent.
Pitches have loads of room.
RABBITS EVERYWHERE. LOL
Best site we have stayed on will be returning. 
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: KathP29 |
33 reviews from this member |
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Great site. Views are fabulous, we were on pitch No 2 which is on a terrace with views of lake and mountain. Good size pitch, near to the facilities.
Toilets and showers are clean and warmish but it was very cold over Easter. There is a dog shower which has warm water, fabulous. Free wifi.
For tenters there is a great lounge room with settes, kettles and toaster, really good facility.
Jiggers restaurant on the site is very good and we ate here twice and we are booked in for another meal. Main courses from £8 good quality food, great people running it, recommend it. Reasonable selection of wines.
Crag bar next door was cold and beer not so good so we only went in for one drink.
Walking is fab and Walla Crag is on the doorstep with amazing views. Theatre in Keswick is worth a visit.
Would use this site again
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| Date of Visit: October 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Brendanr2004 |
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Location
Castlerigg Hall is located on a hillside overlooking Keswick and Derwentwater. Views are truly stunning. It takes about half an hour to walk into town. Excellent access to the fells from the site, with nearby Walla Crag and High Seat worth a climb. Also good for access to Blencathra and the stone circle.
Facilities
Excellent facilities with well maintained showers and toilets. Excellent pub at site entrance. Good shop and restaurant on site.
Price
About £20 per night. Great value for facilities and location.
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| Date of Visit: September 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Moorlander999 |
11 reviews from this member |
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3 night stay, 2 adults, no kids, no dogs. We were lucky to get a pitch on the site as we only booked a week before we went. The route to the site is very good, either A65 / M6 / A66 and into KESWICK down a very long steep hill, or via the Windermere/Ambleside road with a short steep hill. The entrance to the site is via a narrow road on an uphill ascent. The site is very well signposted from the road out of KESWICK towards Ambleside / Windermere/ Grasmere but be careful don't confused with Castlerigg Farm which is on the same road. Barriers on the entrance and cctv make it feel very secure. Easy booking in and very friendly/ helpful staff on reception. We stayed on a service pitch (19) which like most on the site is a gravel pitch( although there are some grass pitches on another part of the site). Reversing into pitch can be a bit tight of you don't have a motor mover. The pitches are laid out on terraces on each side of small acres roads. Be prepared for a bit of a struggle if you don't have a mover as the vans opposite ours were nose in. Up to a small fence We had to give someone a push to get their van out. Not all pitches have lake views, but from ours on 19 we had great sunsets and being away from the main fields/ access roads it was very quiet. Each serviced pitch has cold water tap, grey water drain and EHU. You will only need a short length of water pipe and dependent on van waste outlet locations, a relatively short length of drain pipe. EHU was approx 20 feet away from our van. Pitches well drained. We found two toilet/shower blocks. The block near the camping pods field is older, a bit dated but clean. The one near to the camping field is new with camping washing up area indoors. Each one has a flushing elsan point outside. The newer block has underfloor heating. We had no problems with EHU tripping out despite my wife's best efforts with her hair dryer. There are some lake view pitches but best advice is to ring the site and ask rather than just booking from the website. The lady on the phone gave us the best option from what was still available which we then booked via the website. Confirmation immediate via email.
Restaurant/ cafe on site ( not used as we ate in KESWICK at the dog and gun - try the ghoullash !) ). Or fish and chips at The Kingfisher. Small pub which serves only veggie food is next to site. Called the Crag bar which opens at 6pm each night. Beer on draught. Not the most picturesque or up to date bar but good location after a days walking. The location of the site at the top of the hill may make it difficult for some who are not so fit. As with the Lakes there are hills everywhere. Approx 45mins to 1 hour from centre of KESWICK walk from KESWICK UP HILL ALL THE WAY ( steep hill) or via a nearby meandering gravel public footpath through the woods( steep gradients and loose surfaces so wear good boots/shoes). Would also recommend taking good torches if you decide to walk back in the dark through the woods as there are NO street lights.
Free wifi on site, not super fast, not possible to watch bbc iplayer or similar but ok for emails and google searches etc.
Close to Castlerigg Stone circle. Even if you are not a mountaineer or hill walker try to get to the top of nearby Walla Crag for the best view of KESWICK and Derwentwater. ( take water and pick nick and wear good boots or walking shoes. Don't wear flip flops !
Buy tickets for Derwentwater launch lake tour from reception as they are cheaper than at the lakeside but payment is cash only. Good shop on site, even stock cat and dog food for the four legged campers.
Check out is at 1130am. We asked if we could leave our van and car on site for the afternoon to go walking and was very grateful to be allowed to park the combination in one of the parking spots at the side of the tent field. The tent field only had two tents on, but suspect in high season we would not have been allowed due to space limitations etc.
No parking nearby or in KESWICK for caravans or motor homes ( pay and display car parks operated by council or rugby club do not permit )
Overall, a very good, clean, well laid out site. Ideal location for walking. Taxis can be booked from reception into town for those who don't fancy the long walk.
We have given everything a 10 out 10 except the child friendly. We didn't have any kids with us so can't really judge how good it is for kids.
Not cheap, but would recommend and would definitely go back again for another visit
Thankyou to the nice lady on reception for allowing us to park our van and car on the side of the tent field for the afternoon.
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| Date of Visit: September 2014 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Tlck9 |
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We stayed here in June on a EHU only pitch and although no view it was a far better pitch. It was far closer to the toilet block than the service pitch we were on in sept.
It's funny how a pitch can alter your opinion of a site! In June it was 10 out of 10. But our pitch was at the bottom of the site and it was a pretty good hill to get to either of the 2 toilet blocks and washing up facilities.
I would definitely stay again but would opt for the hook up only pitch over the lower down serviced pitches.
The larger toilet block has excellent facilities. Large shower area, with own dressing area, wash hand basin. Neither time had to queue. Very clean, no complaints there. Site spotless, recycling area and washing up indoors.
Its a nice walk to Keswick, it's down hill into town & a bit slippy in wet weather. Walk up may be a bit much if your not a keen walker. However there are some alternative routes which may prove easier. We took a walk to the stone circle which was around 25 minutes away.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Bongomagic |
3 reviews from this member |
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Faultless.
Gentle slope on overspill field will aid drainage.
Main field dotted with trees and cars a little too close to them for navigating in darkness for my liking so I prefer the other open field.
Free wifi across the site.
Main block excellent.
Campers kitchen with twin sinks, toaster, microwave, tables sofa and chest freezer for ice packs.
Great shop selling sundries, booze, gifts with camping spares and walking books.
On site cafe with takeaway
Laundry
On site mini pub / bar.
Staff excellent.
Big recreation field with amazing view.
The only problem I had was with unsupervised and excitable DofE award groups.
No noise.
Free showers.
Woodland walk to town is great.
Overlooked by Walla Crag and is a must for what is probably the next best view of Keswick after Latrigg.
£12. 50 for me, car+tent.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: UXO8 |
23 reviews from this member |
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VERY disappointed!
Booked many months ago because of reviews and how wonderful their website looked, we booked a pitch with views, sadly there was more of a view to the toilet block and chemical waste point than the lake! We had pitch 15 but felt very sorry for the people on 14 as they were right next to to toilet and waste point with hardly any view other than people coming and going to loo's and bins, I found it very off putting to see and hear people empting the toilet waste whilst sat outside trying to enjoy the lovely weather. For future campers PLEASE screen this area off. The toilet block itself was not the best with only 1 shower and a few loo's, there are other blocks and the better one was by the main buildings although the button for the shower is by the cubical door! and a long walk from my pitch. The camper/tent area was a bit squeezed in.
We walked path down to Keswick, which is a lovely town with plenty of good shops and a lovely walk to the lake, the walk back to the campsite is very steep in places.
Good walking from the site and they have a map you can buy for 50p
We didn't use the cafe on site so cant comment
Now for my biggest gripe about this site. I went to use the ladies loo at 7. 45 am only to find a male cleaner in there who just said 'Morning Love' and carried on with his duties. I find this very off putting for a male to be in female toilets and not leave when someone wants to use the loo! I went into a loo but didn't use it and had to walk the long walk to other block. Not only was there NO sign saying 'male cleaner' but why clean them at the busiest time of the morning. I certainly wouldn't like to send my young daughter off to them and find out there was a man in there !
We felt this site didn't look as good as the website and wouldn't use again or recommend to our friends, for the poor facilities and lack of view it's very overpriced
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Dibdebdob |
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We have just returned from a one night stay at Castlerigg and I have to say that this has to be one of the nicest campsites I've ever stayed at. Stunning views (ok, so we only had a view on the walk back from the toilet block and not from our pitch, but still worthwhile) excellent toilet/shower/wash-up facilities which made the stay all the more comfortable.
The shop was great and well stocked and overall the staff were excellent, making us feel very welcome and they were all extremely helpful during our stay. Fairly closer to Keswick with a nice 25 minute scenic walk through the woods.
We loved the fact that there was plenty of space and we didn't feel overcrowded or on top of our next door neighbours. The site was very peaceful (apart from the crows in the morning!) and seeing so many rabbits and other wildlife was great!
All in all, I would highly recommend Castlerigg and am very surprised by some of the reviews I've seen here. ! Thank you and we will be back. ! :)
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| Date of Visit: June 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Cambers |
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This site as sites go is pretty faultless, excellent facilities including a well stocked shop, top drawer main toilet and shower block and the majority of pitches with a view to die for overlooking the woods and Derwentwater. The staff are always on hand if needed and helpful and only 5 mins away by car to Keswick or a 25 mins walk through the woods you couldn't get much better. I have already visited this site 3 times and I have booked 2 more visits for 2015.
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
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| Reviewer: Bahhumbugessexgirl |
11 reviews from this member |
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We really loved this site and the awards it has won are well deserved.
The management emailed before our visit and let us know that a road was closed which was a nice touch.
The check in staff were very friendly and welcoming.
The pitch had a nice view of Derwent water as did most of the campsite.
The toilet and showers were always clean, you can see how hard the staff work to maintain this.
The on site restaurant had great food and wasn't too expensive either. The staff were very friendly and professional.
We really liked this site and will return.
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