Lake District

If you are C&CC members, how about their newly upgraded site at Braithwaite north of Keswick. Probably the easiest access of any site you could wish for,.  A quiet village out of peak times with two good pubs, a well stocked village shop, a bus service from right outside the site and a short drive over to the quieter areas near Buttermere. Plenty of walking direct from the site or a short drive away.

Edit - forget the bit about driving over to Buttermere, just spotted you're in a MH!  

Apart from being a bit narrow, is it that arduous?

WN referred to Castlerigg. Stayed there fifty years ago in my camping days. The walk into Keswick is hard work coming back!

WN referred to Castlerigg. Stayed there fifty years ago in my camping days. 

My goodness, that brought back memories for us too CY.  We used to go there quite a few times in our tenting days.  Living in Lancashire it was an easy run up there after work on a Friday, that was in the late 70's and 80's.  Never booked, just turned up at about 7pm on a Friday evening, plenty of space.

Sorry for going OT; it's a lovely area around Keswick.

Would recommend Keswick. One of our favourites. In the past we have stayed and used Excellent public transport. 
Shame the This Club does not have a Keswick Site.

The Club’s Borrowdale site is ideal for walking. It’s not a full facility site but there are buses (77 and 77A) from the gate or from the road through Borrodale. Alternatively you can use the Ferry which goes around the lake and stops at various jettys. Unfortunately the ferry is running a limited service during the pandemic but hopefully it will be back to normal by April. Using your motorhome to explore on a day by day basis is not ideal in the Lakedistrict.

Yes I've missed the get on get off boats, they were (last December) just all the way around apart from one trip to Hawes End for walkers in the morning.

Can I ask how easy it is to get across the bridge at Grange?

Pretty straightforward CS. Once on it's owners rights. All other traffic has to wait until you've passed over it.

I find the worst bit just around the corner in Grange village itself as there are normally some parked cars to manoeuvre past and if traffic coming the other way then it can be awkward. I've been on  buses that have scraped windows passing parked vehicles but I've never scraped a caravan window there (yet). The rest of the run to the site is fine. It gets a bit tight in one or two places but at least you can see traffic.If you've not been before then watch out for the turn into the site as you're going uphill and the road bends left but the entrance is immediately right.

Thanks WN

We were in Borrowdale in October. Bad news -  The Keswick launches are no longer doing drop offs or pickups from any of the landing stages, just round the lake tours :-(. Maybe it will come back after Covid (whenever that is).

Good news - there are now double yellow lines right through Grange from the cafe all the way to the corner. That has made the issue of getting past parked cars a thing of the past :-)

Grange bridge is not too bad to tow across. Just wait on the road until it’s clear. The stone gate just before the site is narrower, and the turn into the site is probably more challenging. 

It is not a CAMC or CCC site however take a look at Threlkeld Hall Caravan park. Situated at the foot of Blencathra giving it an amazing backdrop.

A small (16 pitch) site all hardstanding fully serviced plus they have toilet & showers if prefered.

It is easily accesible just off the A66 towards Keswick which is accessible either by bus from Threlkeld or an off road cycle footpath into Kewick which takes about 25 min walk along an old railway route (maintained). The site is quiet being set down below the road.

Threlkeld has 2 pubs each serving good food.

We have used the site often and always enjoy returning.