Brantwood - John Ruskin's Home
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A house set in gardens offering a fascinating insight into Ruskin’s life with fine paintings and treasures.
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Why stay here ...
Unfortunately the pub at Church House Inn is not currently open but there is another pub opposite and several in Coniston.
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Latest arrival time: 10:00 PM
Latest departure time: 11:30 AM
0.75 acres
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The Ruskin Museum
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The Ruskin Museum tells the fascinating "Story of Coniston" and the many heroes that lived and worked there.
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Go Ape - Grizedale
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UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Fly down zip-wires, leap off swings and tackle crossings across amazing scenery.
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Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
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Climb aboard an old heritage steam train for stunning views as you travel back in time to enjoy bygone years.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- LA21 8AZ
- GPS:
- Lat 54.338751 / Lon -3.101035
- OS field ref:
- SD285942
- OS map ref:
- 97
Transport links
- Buses go to: Coniston, Broughton and Ulverston
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Lovely place
The Church House Inn
Very nice place to stay, everything you need on site and within walking distance, Mark the owner is a very nice chap and helpful, will be going here again.
9 days in October 2022 - great area to visit
The Church House Inn
This compact CL is at the back of a now-closed pub on the edge of Torver – a 10 minute drive south from Coniston.
The pitches are all hardstanding with grass alongside and EHUs within 25m.
The old pub car park has a few spaces for larger motorhomes.
The owner, Mark, is welcoming and friendly and can provide good information about the locality.
There is a bus stop for a service to Coniston just outside the entrance, but only 3 buses per day. Buses run from Coniston to Windermere and Ambleside where other services can be reached.
Mark provides WiFi but as in many rural areas the signal is currently quite weak and unreliable. We found that a WiFi booster improved the signal strength considerably, but not the reliability. The TV signal was good - note that if you have a directional aerial it must be in a vertical position.
This is an excellent location for visiting the southern Lake District area – several lakes, gardens worth visiting, Beatrix Potter locations, a steam railway, challenging passes and a multitude of excellent walking trails. Numerous good pubs and cafes.
Supermarkets can be found in Windermere and Ulverston.
June 2022
The Church House Inn
The two mid week nights I spent at this CL were very pleasant. A nice welcome by the proprietor, Mark. All 5 pitches were occupied plus the pod on site but very quiet campers and so no late night noise. The facilities on site ticked the boxes for me, sunny pitch, nice hot shower and the toilet paper included. As previously mentioned perfect site for accessing many good walking routes, I particularly enjoyed Torver Common.
Mid December visit
The Church House Inn
Just back from 3 peaceful nights on this CL. Great access to the Fells and The Old Man Of Coniston, and along the disused railway track walk to Coniston village and lake. Very friendly helpful owner. Large hot shower with hot ladder towel rail and two toilets. We were the only visitors during our stay so can’t comment on whether the facilities would be stretched when the site is full. We weren’t troubled by road noise at all , might have been the howling gales outside! Minimal light pollution so great star lit skies. We would imagine this is a quieter place than the busier sites in Coniston during the summer. For info there’s a new luxury pod with hot tub on the site which looks great!
Noisy spot
The Church House Inn
Great location for walking to the lake and on to fells.
Easy access off the road and through the carpark to a field with hard standings raised up from the grass which dictated which direction we pitched the caravan and put the awning, couldn’t get either level.
The public footpath running along the site allows users to see into the site and our caravan and was noisy at times. The track through the site leads to another field for campervans, this was closed during our stay.
There is regular traffic noise from the roads and dogs barking somewhere so it isn’t a peaceful site.
The toilet and waste emptying point was almost full to overflowing, making emptying the toilet even more unpleasant, it was drained during our visit.
There are 2 toilets and 1 shower next to the pub which were shared between the CL and any campervans ( 5 at one point )pitched in the carpark during our stay. I assume the motor homes in the additional field will also use the facilities, they are not for exclusive use of the CL as advertised.
Friendly host who is helpful and working hard on his business almost single handedly, a pod is currently being built on the CL.
£20 a night and £25 at weekends ( Sunday night is a weekend) isn’t competitive with the other local sites and is far too high for what’s on offer.
Livvvy
Reviewed on 23/05/2021 11:32
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