A66 stopover en route

Well I've done that route many times and while there are a few good long laybys past Barnard Castle that are slightly off the main road (like the photograph) but as you can see it's remote and even at night it's always a busy road and the road noise and wind buffering could be quite pronounced. Sedbury layby just off Scotch corner might be good if there are spaces?

One idea might be to check if overnight parking is allowed at Rheged? I have actually seen caravans there during the day.

It’s years since I went that way.   Can one still park at the Stainmore transport cafe and truck stop? Or further on at the train station in Appleby?

It would add 10 / 12 miles to your journey but you could cut across to the M6 ( junction 38 ) from a Brough (A685) and stop at Tebay north services. £18 inc £3 voucher, according to there website.

The big layby just after Scotch Corner going West wasn’t  open when we drove past a week ago, lots of cones and digging equipment in there. We have used a nice CL just before Scotch Corner, and arrived well after 10.30pm by arrangement. Think it’s one at Brompton on Swale. There are a few more CLs over at Cliburn. 

A wee bit further north.....Englethwaite Hall has a late arrival area which I have used a few years ago.

I’ve seen caravans at the Mainsgill Farm Shop and cafe on the A66. Travelling west this is not a problem at all but I wouldn’t use it going east with a caravan in tow.

Englethwaite Hall doesn't have a late night arrival area and hasn't had one in the 16 years we've been going there!

Excuse me for not agreeing with you but approximately 6 years ago I had a problem when leaving a site near Oban to travel south.A phone call to the wardens at Englethwaite Hall and I was requested (and did!)to park in the late arrivals area and report in the morning!!!!!So according to you that was all a dream was it!!!!!!!!!

I have just had a look and you are correct in that a late arrival area is not advertised although as above!

Richmond Hargill House has 3 Late Arrivals overnight parking & dependent on your final destination & how far you are willing to travel along A66 but Troutbeck Head has a late arrivals area if I remember correctly....