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Fisherground Campsite
Fisherground Farm
(lake District)
Eskdale
Cumbria (Browse area)
CA19 1TF
Tel: 01946 723723
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Pitches: 140
Open: 15/03/2024 to 29/09/2024
15/03/2025 to 29/09/2025

Rating:

8/10 from 220 Reviews

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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
Facilities
Toilet Facilities	Hot Showers	Washing Up	No Bathroom
No Baby Changing	Laundry On Site	Drinking Water	Disabled Friendly
No Chemical Disposal	No Battery Charging	No Gas Exchange	No Recycling Facilities
No Kitchen Facilities	Freezer / Fridge	No Motorhome Point	No Wifi Access
Shop <5 miles	Bar <1 mile	Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile
Activities
Kids Playground	No TV Room	No Games Room	No Evening Ents
Fishing <5 miles	Wild Swimming <1 mile	No Indoor Pool	No Outdoor Pool
No Horse Riding	Cycle Hire <5 miles	Golf <5 miles	No Tennis
Beach <5 miles	Watersports <5 miles	No Boat Launch
Other Features
No Sea Views	Not Working Farm	Campfires Allowed
No Waterside Pitches	Public Transport	No Dog Walk

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Date of Visit: August 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Jlp76

5 reviews from this member

Just back from 4 nights at Fisherground. I was very worried after reading some very negative reviews saying how strict the site was but it was absolutely fine.

Set in a beautiful valley with a pond and adventure play area for the children - as well as that there is a stream and lots of climbing fun for them.

We loved having a camp fire and the logs were either sold by a man driving round the site or at the entrance. £3.50 for a bag of wood and 50p for kindling.

This site had more a higher presence of wardens than other sites we've been to before but they were friendly and approachable. We were shown to our pitch and given an extension lead for the hook up. The rules are clear - such as no driving on the grass, quieting down at 10.30pm and worked fine for us. We sat till 11.30ish each night chatting round the campfire and admiring the stars and there were no problems at all.

Toilets were frequently cleaned, showers were hot and cost 50p. Ladies had 5 or 6 toilets and 3 or 4 showers and a free hair dryer. There were sometimes queues for toilets or showers but this was a busy August school holiday time and wasn't actually as bad as expected. There were sinks for washing uo (sometimes queues), a boot dryer, a freezer (our iceblocks were pinched / took in error and not returned), washer and 3 tumble dryers.

We drove to Keswick through the Hardknott Pass but decided to take the longer route back to camp which took about the same time. We also visited the South Lakes Animal Park and had a good day there and had a day on the train although were a bit underwhelmed at Ravenglass (lovely place but not much to do for 4 children).

The location is a bit isolated but the site is perfect.

Date of Visit: July 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Ferguson

1 review from this member

Just arrived back after staying 4 days at Fisherground and got to say the place was brilliant.My kids absolutely loved the play area especially the pond!(take plenty changes of clothes with you). The toilet/shower block was excellent and clean and very rarely had to queue. The showers are 50p for approx 5mins but were hot and good. The wardens on the campsite were very friendly and helpful also. Having a campfire was also a bonus and logs/kindling could be bought for £3.50. The surrounding area is great for walks etc. The steam railway also has a stop at the campsite and is worth a go. The pub nearby has recently opened and the food was excellent. Couldn't really find a negative thing to say about the campsite but to be picky I would really like it if they had a small shop on site, even selling just the basics.

Date of Visit: July 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Israr.Shah

1 review from this member

We (me my wife and 3 children) decided to try camping for the first time after our eldest returned waxing lyrical from a school camping trip. After trawling the internet looking for campsites in the Lake District (we wanted great scenery). Came across Fisherground Farm campsite and the photos swung me as did the fact that you could have real campfires.

Arrived late Friday to be met by very polite and cheery Alison Parkin (who owns the campsite with her husband Mick – who we never met). She welcomed us and asked to settle up. In the back of my mind I had some reviews that stated that Alison was friendly till you paid up. I promptly paid £58 for a two night stay for the 5 of us with electric hook up and car parking. Alison then in the same polite and friendly manner asked me to follow one of the wardens to the area where we could pitch.

Arrived at the pitch and Martin (one of the wardens) told us to pitch anywhere but avoid a small area that had been pitched on before and the grass was yellow. I stated that we were first time campers and could he help us with choosing the pitch. This he did and even got us an extension lead for the power. We were then left alone (I was waiting to be told the long list of rules some reviewers have mentioned). Once we got the tent up Martin came round to see if we were ok and needed any help. He just mentioned in an offhand way that the campsite has the rule of minimum noise after 10:30pm. That was the long list of rules! I asked for some wood for the fire and Martin got me a bag of wood (£3.50) and kindling with firelighter (50p).

Martin then stated that he occupied a large motor home with his wife and if we need anything anytime just come and knock. That was it. We certainly did not get bothered again. It was an excellent introduction to our first night of camping sitting around our campfire. The site has wheel rims on each pitch in which one can light a camp fire.

At 10:30pm we were expecting to be told to go to bed (as some reviewers have written) but no one bothered us because we were quiet – talking in normal voices. The next morning we opened the tent to see beautiful views and could hear the whistle of the steam train passing the outskirts of the campsite. We made breakfast of fried eggs and toast. It was the most delicious we have ever had due to the scenery. We then found our vehicle had a flat battery. Being an automatic cannot be “jump started” and being a Range Rover Sport needs a large vehicle to start with jump leads. Quick as a shot Alison was off and requested a camper with a BMW X5 to help us. Soon we were started. Spent the day boating in Windermere. We returned late afternoon and the kids started to play cricket, another couple of kids joined in and before long the adults joined in too with the resultant shouting / goading of the opposition. Naz (another warden and Martin’s wife) was walking past and joined in with friendly jokes etc.

We were sad to pack up the next day and head home. I feel we have been spoilt by our stay at FGFCS. The staff are ALL wonderful. The toilets etc are extremely clean (some hotels could learn about cleanliness here). Showers are a plenty and warm. 50p is more than enough for a good long shower. There are washing machines, driers, boot driers, freezer, iron and hair driers. If you are a party animal don’t go to this campsite. If you want peaceful tranquil surroundings with great staff and facilities, then you too will fall in love with this place. We only spent 2 nights but felt more relaxed than we do after 2 weeks abroad. Being a very busy senior executive who works long hours it was a pleasure to rediscover my family by sitting talking around the campfire.

Anyone reading this review thinks I only look on the bright side – pls read my scathing review of Grand Midwest Hotel App in Dubai. I have travelled to many countries and know good service from bad.

Date of Visit: June 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Berengaria

2 reviews from this member

Well organised site, wardens helpful & friendly.

Water play area for children is unsupervised.

Facilities to make open fires & logs / kindling sold at a reasonable price on site.

Quiet family site. A little isolated but old pub nearby soon to reopen.

Toilets and washing up areas very clean and presentable, no charge for showers.

Strict quiet rule from 10.30pm which is enforced.

Beautiful area to stay in. Ravenglass / Eskdale Steam railway has a stop at the site itself.

Date of Visit: July 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Rach71

1 review from this member

We recently visited this site with two other families. The kids loved this site, the stream / pond with rafts and large field for ball games plus the adventure playground, which is more substantial than most campsite playgrounds, all meant they were happy just to spend the day playing on the campsite.

There are plenty of campsite wardens around and they do make sure it is quiet after 10.30pm. Being able to have a campfire is also a plus. We just went for the weekend and never left the site, it cost £13 a night for one adult and two children with one tent and a car.

The facilities are clean, only downside is you have to pay extra for the showers. We would definitely return to this site again.

Date of Visit: June 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: U me and H makes 3

3 reviews from this member

Arrived safely Friday night after negotiating the Hardknot Pass (not for the faint-hearted or underpowered cars).

Friendly staff, told to pitch anywhere. Plenty of space for tent and parking. Regular patrols by wardens and site relatively quiet after 10.30pm (but quite noisy prior to that).

Clean facilities - didn't have to queue anytime for toilet or shower - only for the washing up facility on morning we left.

Adventure play area and muddy pond fed by a stream full of minnows kept youngster amused.

Probably a site for families with children over 7 years as trying to get a youngster (under 5) to sleep while football matches are being played until 10.30pm was rather hard.

Stunning location, £32 for 4 berth tent and car for 2 nights.

All in all a good site for our first venture as a family into the brilliant world of camping!

Date of Visit: June 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Laws69

3 reviews from this member

We have been visiting Fisherground for the last 4 years with our two children aged 3 and 6 years. We love this site, but must agree with the comments made in other reviews both positive and negative.

On the positive,the site is set in a stunning location,with some fantastic views. The kids love the playground,pond and playing on the rocks,they can get on and be kids without everything been spoonfed. They have never come home without making friends. The train running past the site adds interest too. You do need plenty of clothes for the kids.

It is nice to have a fire but be careful where you pitch your site in relation to the wheel rim used for the fire pit,too close and I tend to worry about the sparks damaging the tent,if you have a larger tent be careful you don't back on to someone elses pit.

I enjoy the ambience of the site,which I understand is a personal thing, also although the site was very busy as it was half term the site went very quiet at 10 30,there was no issues with normal conservation levels and we stayed up until midnight on most nights and the wardens went about their duties without been intrusive.

The toilet block is kept very clean,on this visit the weather was fantastic on other visits when the field has been flooded every effort was made to keep them clean. As been mentioned the showers are 50p, don't be tempted to put two coins in thinking you will get twice as long, you don't. The freezer for the icepacks is too small when busy and we have had blocks stolen in the past.

Since our last visit parking has been added around the field perimeter, this should help when it gets wet, you also can't drive onto the field even when setting up and departing and did see people challenged on this.

There is a shop in Eskdale Green which has most things including gas,it is expensive. The nearest big supermarkets are in Whitehaven where there is a Morrisons and a Tesco. We tend to take as much as possible with us.

The area is a paradise for walkers not just in the mountains but there are some nice low level walks.There are a number of bridleways nearby if you want to take your mountain bike or some of the most challenging roads in England for road cyclists.

The Boot Inn is very child friendly but we did not have a meal there the menu looked good.The King George close to the site is currently closed but is due to re open soon.I always make sure we visit the bakery at Gosforth,the pies are the best I have ever had.

My only negative is the price,out of the school holidays it costs us £18.50 per night, which is quite expensive for a farm site,if you have over a four berth tent it rises to £23.50 per night during school holidays(two adults two children and a car) this puts it into some of the big commercial sites category.

Date of Visit: June 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Jimp

2 reviews from this member

Just got back from Fisherground, and had a lovely few days, despite everyone being extremely disturbed by the local events of Wednesday - our arrival day.

*Getting there is exciting - over hard knott or over a steep fell road. As our car is large and couldn't pull the skin off a custard, we went round the coast after our first leary ride over the fell. It's a bit further but doesn't take much longer. Going round to the Western lakes does take longer than our usual trips to Windermere and Ambleside, but the site is great so it's worth it, I think.

*Noticed some grumbles on this site about the wardens, but we found all the staff to be helpful and pleasant. They did tell us the rules, but very quickly, when they first came round and there was an unobtrusive presence of staff for our whole stay.

*You can find your own pitch if it's not too busy, or the warden will help you. Tents were pretty tightly packed as it was school holidays but we managed to find space for the boys to play games and there is a games field but that was at the opposite end of the site.

* Facilities were good but they struggled to cope with the weight of traffic generated at this half term week. I expect next week they will have no problem but there were often queues for the (women's)showers and (women's)toilets when we camped here. Having said that, they were always clean and always had loo roll. Showers were hot and 50p enough to get a decent shower - were are camping after all, it's not a fashion show. Also - a bit of a hoof from where we were pitched - as far from the shower block as it was possible to be.

*Glad there were drinking water stand pipes all around the sight as this meant a very short walk for water.

*Kids loved the brook, the pond (very safe - only knee high) and the adventure play area.

*Fantastic to have a campfire and a convenient ice-cream van selling marshmallows. Kids aver excited but happy! Fairly ferrel by the end of our few days.

*The 10.30 quiet rule was generally observed and some campers did get a gentle reminder the next day. The noisy items in the playground are locked at night, but we were in bed earlier than that and the site was really quite noisy up until half ten.

*Whitehaven is a lovely place to visit and everyone there was getting on with things as normal - it seems like a very welcoming town, worth a visit - we would recommend 'the Beacon' -£10 for a family and well worth it. We went to Grizedale too, but that was a long drive for us - if you have a car that's up to it, it might be quicker to go over hardknott - but we will never know!

*We thought the site was quite pricey but not much more than other similar sites. We were charged the large tent extra but there were many larger tents than ours, so we might add on an extention next time we go! I think the supplement is only for school holiday times. I don't know if they take any other form of payment but we took cash which turned out to be a wise move.

*Overall we had a great time but we didn't do much in the way of cleanliness, and got good and dirty in the stream, pond and play area. I would give it a 10/10 if there had been more loos and showers and/or if our pitch had been closer to the loo block - which it will be next time as we scouted out plenty of good pitches for our next visit, which will be fairly soon.

Date of Visit: May 2010

Unit: Campervan

Reviewer: Cyee

3 reviews from this member

Stayed at Fisherground In May 2010, at the same time as the terrible shootings, so will always remember it!

It's a great campsite, and seems to be well run. Staff were helpful when we had a few issues filling the campervan water tank. The children's play area is fantastic. The zip wire was a big hit with my adventurous nearly 3 year old. The weather was fantastic so we also appreciated the ice cream van.

My only negative comment is that the pitches were very close together. It was extremely busy and while the buzz is nice it's good to have more space.

Fire pits were a big hit and we also took advantage of good walks right from the camp site.

I'd definitely go back.

Date of Visit: May 2010

Unit: Tent

Reviewer: Icedbanana

2 reviews from this member

I am surprised by some of the other reviews.

On arrival, a lady read us the rules and I thought ‘Oh no!’ – it was like being before the Head in school. But when speaking to the same lady 5 minutes’ later for some advice, she was very pleasant and like a different person. I wondered if maybe it had been her way of asserting authority from the outset. From then on, I only ever saw the pleasant side of her.

Had I not realised this, maybe I would have had the same negative experience as others. I suggest you don’t take the initial meeting personally.

We had a great time.

Mobile phone reception: The only mobile reception was Orange & 3. Yes, 3. Surprised me too. This was a major problem for me as I was joining friends at the campsite & I sent them texts, completely unaware that they weren’t receiving them. And there is no reception on O2 for miles around which, in such a desolate area, is a major worry in case of an accident or breakdown.

I suggest buying an Orange or 3 Pay-As-You-Go SIM card – but check with the campsite first in case reception there has changed.

The showers take 50p coins & don’t last long. I suggest you always take a spare coin, just in case. Next time, I’ll also take a plastic step (to sit on while e. G. Drying feet) & a couple of over-the-door hooks.

Kids’ pond & rope swing looked great for kids.

By the way, petrol stations are sparse. There is a Texaco (?) garage about 2 miles after exiting the M6 at junction 36. You can then travel a ridiculously long way without seeing one – it’d be easy to run out of petrol.

I asked the staff about swimming & they were, again, helpful. Turn right out of the campsite (towards the King George pub), left at the T-junction, & a hundred yards down the road you cross a bridge with parking immediately afterwards on the right. It was hot when we went, so we swam here – blissfully cold (15 degrees?). Then a young couple came along & started jumping off the bridge so we joined them. Great fun. Obviously it is dangerous and you do so at your own risk. Only do it if there is a decent amount of water in the river, and when I was there there was one massive boulder just beneath the surface that you had to avoid.

I strongly recommend taking an old pair of trainers with you or water shoes if you plan on swimming in the river as walking on the stones in & out of the water is positively painful on bare feet. Perhaps it would be wise if kids using the campsite pond did the same (?).

There is another swimming area in a river which is far deeper – and the jump from the bridge far higher. Turn left out of the campsite (away from the King George pub), & turn right at the vicarage (I think it is the first right along that road – only approx. Half a mile from the campsite) – if you get to the pub, you have gone too far. After about a quarter of a mile you go over a bridge – that’s where you swim. There’s a large parking area just past it on the left. We didn’t like this as much as the other area because although the water is deeper, it is in thick woodland & therefore you don’t get any sun to offset the coolness of the water. But we went in May – so this location may be a better option in high summer.

I saw a red squirrel a quarter of a mile from the campsite.

If you turn left out of the campsite & keep going you come to the Hardknott pass.

Some people said the Hardknott pass was incredibly dangerous to the extent that I was not going to drive through it – scare stories of sheer drops either side & being unable to grip the road in places (latter was partially true). I found it a fun drive & picturesque as the above link shows – a must do (in good weather). You do scrub your tyres a few times when negotiating hairpin turns while climbing a very steep hill on ultra-worn tarmac with no grip, but that’s part of the experience. Don’t miss it. I ended my weekend on that – a great way to finish it.

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