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Bowness On Windermere Camping And Caravanning Club Site
(was Braithwaite Fold)
Glebe Road
Bowness On Windermere
Cumbria (Browse area)
LA23 3HB
Tel: 01539 442177
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Open: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
01/01/2025 to 31/12/2025
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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 |
 No 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 |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 No Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 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 |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Ilstewart |
6 reviews from this member |
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 Perfect location in the centre of Bowness on Windermere.
We stayed here for three nights and the site was full, as we understand it all ways is so book well in advance!
The site is surrounded by large trees and bushes, the down size is the wasn't enough room for us to put our awning up as they seem to cram to many caravans and motor homes on, we were told the council used to run the site so maybe it just hasn't changed since change of ownership, you also have to park your car in front of your van.
The toilets and showers are to the standard you come to expect from a club site, very good.
There isn't a security barrier at the entrance.
If you want to be based around Bowness area on a clean and tidy club site then I would recommend this site to you. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kwikfit73 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We stayed here with our motorhome for one night with our 2 year old son. This site is a great location, near the centre so ideal for leaving the motorhome on site and walking into town for some food and drinks. The showers and toilets were a good standard and always clean. Nothing particularly for our son to do on the site, but as we were so close to town and the lake it didn't matter for one night.
We were not members of the Caravan Club which meant the one night was a little more expensive.
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: TonyCv51 |
8 reviews from this member |
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As others have said you have to book this site very early as it's always full.
Great location, especially for motorhomes as there is no need to drive offsite with so much nearby. No play facilities on site for children, but plenty to do off the site. We always get the chain ferry across the lake for a walk or cycle ride with our 2 boys, and walk up Claife Heights and down to one of the pubs in Near or Far Sawrey for lunch, then into Bowness on the way back for an ice-cream. In Sawrey the Claife Cryer had new owners and now serves food all day - a bit dearer than it used to be but better quality, and the beer is as good as ever. On site the pitches are smaller than usual for the Caravan Club, who manage it for the local council. Despite that the roads and toilet blocks have been improved in recent years. The site is surrounded by tall trees - if you want sunshine (if not raining) the best pitches are those on the left hand side on first part of the one way system round the site
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| Date of Visit: July 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Simon9792 |
5 reviews from this member |
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I booked this site back in December when the Caravan Club opened up for 2010 bookings, I then noticed that my new Caravan on order is classed as too big for the site. As we had booked for the Windermere Air Show, I would be gutted to be turned away, I called Sheila the day the site opened for the season and discussed this with her, she said fine no problem as I had precalled to inform them. We arrived shortly after 12, nice wardens booked us in and gave us a choice of 3 pitches, we pitched up fine. The toilet block was close and the site was small but was perfectly sited that we never had to use the car as it was busy and parking was a nightmare in the local area. Very good site for a good local visit to Lake windermere. We will certainly visit again, we stayed 3 nights enroute to Edinburgh
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Darrylwebb |
40 reviews from this member |
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A very well presented and tidy Club site.
Very pleasant staff welcomed us. Good sized toilet block with separate cubicles for washing.
Bowness-on-Windermere is one of the very popular (read busy) towns in the Lake District. It's not hard to see why, as it's a pretty town, set on the banks of Windermere. But the site is set a little aside from the town, which leaves the site quiet and relaxing, although you can easily walk the quiet lanes 1/2 mile into town.
Plenty of nice pubs and restaurants in the town.
It's a good base for exploring this part of the Lake District, the towns of Bowness, Windermere, the lake itself, and the railway, car museum and aquarium a few miles away at the south of Windermere.
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| Date of Visit: June 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Squeky |
11 reviews from this member |
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Horrendous site will never visit again, we only stayed one night. Pitches very small and claustraphobic it felt as though they were cramming in as much caravans as possible. No security barrier.
The site is overun with rabbits. Not up to the usual caravan club standards. The only good thing is its location being in close proximity to the lake which is lovely.
Bowness on windermere is a very beautiful place and was extremely busy whilst we were there.
Male warden not nice.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: FLICK8 |
7 reviews from this member |
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We had visited this area the year before when we were staying at a site near Kendal, so thought that we would try and stay here on our return journey from France.
The place was spotless and in a great location for walking into town. We took the chain ferry across the lake and cycled up and down the other side of the lake, a lot of it was off road and my 8 year old son loved it, He was the only one who could manage some of the hills.
We were here when the town was having a festival of sorts and they had an open air concert, fireworks, fairground. The atmosphere was amazing and we sat in the park with the children till late with glasses of bubbly, very civilised. Will definitely use this site again and again.
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| Date of Visit: November 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Brendanr2004 |
662 reviews from this member |
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Spent the weekend here for the final weekend before the site closed for winter. As usual, very high standards on site - all hardstanding pitches and facilities immaculate. Site staff really helpful and accommodating, despite us arriving fairly late on Friday. Price was excellent at about £13 per night, due to it being low season
Locally, Bowness is the main attraction. Several shops, excellent pubs and places to eat. There are also regular boat trips and opportunities for watersports are abundant.
Excellent site, hope to return in the spring!
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: C_chaston |
2 reviews from this member |
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Stayed for four nights at the beginning of august. I found the site to be very clean and well maintained in a very good location-only a short walk to the centre of bowness with loads of shops,pubs and restaurants. The pitches were on the small side. You have enough room for unit,awning and car but nothing else. Your car is parked in front of your pitch so it does make the site look a bit like a car park. There was no one to meet us when we arrived(told to arrive after 12:00, arrived at 13:30)There was a board telling us what pitches were free but the toilets needed a key to get in so couldn't use the facilities straight away! No play area for kids and no space for them to play other than riding bikes on the road. A reasonably quiet site until the RAF fly their jets above windermere! To sum up I would say this site would make an excellent stop for couples but if you have kids a weekend would be enough as the lack of space and play areas would get frustrating.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: T25shawn |
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Just got back from a short stay on this fantastic site. I am not a caravan club member and did not book, I just turned up and amazingly for a site as popular as this one I got on (had a cancellation I think). Its location is fantastic being right on the lake and 2 mins walk from the Bowness promenade, where there are some excellent shops and bars. The site is very well kept with excellent clean facilities - probably the best we have come accross! Gravel pitches with grassed areas. Only slight problem we had was that the ground was very difficult to insert the awning pegs into -minor issue. Will definitely be returning to this wonderful site in the future but will book first as I don't think I could be lucky enough to just turn up and get on again.
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