A real gem of a site
A great little site, conveniently located and very well maintained. Easy walking distance to Carnforth town centre (25 minutes).
Cotestones Farm
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Above and Beyond
Excellent location, spottless facilities, lovely views. While attempting to get to this CL following the normal directions, unfotunatley the route from the moterway to Carnforth was blocked with bridge works.
i did not want to just follow the sat nav with the caravan in tow, after the diversion signs ran out. We ended up getting lost by being misdirected.
I contacted Helen the site owner, and she took the time and trouble, using the what 3 words app, to come and find us, and lead us a safe way back to the site, which was suitable for caravans.
In my opinion, this was ABOVE AND BEYOND, and we have no hesitation in recommending this site to anyone, and will certainly return. Bless you Helen.
hopalongjeff
Reviewed on 11/10/2022 11:12
Mixed Bag
Booking, paying and arrival were all straight forward and really need no further explanation from myself. The site is a large spacious grass field adjacent to the owners farm on the edge of Morecambe Bay itself. There are 6 pitches marked and all have plenty of space between units. 3 face north/south and 3 east/west if facing with A frame pointing outwards. We actually set up sideways and found a flat spot on the slightly undulating field. The pitches are protected by walls and trees, some of which may overhang if you pitch too close to the wall (no need to). The site is open to the south westerly winds though. Amperage is 15 not 16 so take care. Facilities including a shower and toilet are near to the house you see from the site. We didn't use either but others said they were fine. I think you have to pay £1 for the shower. Waste is recycled. The site is next to the owners farm and during our stay building work was ongoing right behind the wall we were pitched by so there was constant noise during the day, just bad timing on our behalf and no moaning about it from me. but it didn't help that Farm work started at 6.30 every morning with cow shed clearance of muck entailing dumper truck movement with accompanying reversing warning sirens every time they reversed. So no peace and an early wake up call. I fully expect farm noise when staying on farm C.L.s but there was a hiatus after the initial clearance so why the early start time when you have paying guests on holiday? I accept without a problem Cows lowing, funny milking times, machinery noise, disturbance for lambing etc. and other animal noises needed to run the farm but a little consideration for paying guests wouldn't go amiss. Couple this with noise from the adjacent railway line after midnight whereby work was carried out on the engines away from Carnforth station didn't make for a peaceful stay.
Nevertheless apart from the noise aspect we did actually enjoy the stay and made use of the ability to walk straight out from the site to the edge of the Bay. Good for dog walking. Cycling paths start within 100 yards of the site entrance and you can access Lancaster Canal cycle way quite easily. This leads down to Morecambe and Lancaster itself and beyond. Tesco, Booths, Aldi and the Co-Op are all available in Carnforth, 10 minutes away. as is Carnforth station for those interested in railways and a certain Old Film. Leighton Hall is well worth a visit and Leighton Moss RSPB is local as well.
Price is now £17, no deposit asked for and we paid using bank transfer. Didn't see either of the 2 owners during our week long stay. The owners also run a cattery.
Coachmans 2nd time out May 2022
Lovely CL lots of space.
Nice to see good wheely bins for the recycling. Clean toilet and shower, in all a very well looked after site credit to Helen and Paul.
We will be going again in the near future.
Easy access to the South West lakes.
Campervan Visit September 2021
Excellent situation for exploring the local area by bike or on foot. Spacious field with choice of EHUs and easily accessible (for motorhomes) single water point. Clean facilities although we used our own. Road to farm quite busy with a lot of locals driving down to walk their dogs. Smell of slurry pervasive throughout our stay! We did not see the owners at any point during our 4 night stay. We would be happy to return for the birding - it is a beautiful walk to the mouth of the river from the site.
RichardLynne
Reviewed on 01/10/2021 16:31
Pleasantly pleasing site
Just had a great 3 nights at Cotestones CL. Fairly level well spaced 5 pitches in large field. Water tap close by and cwdp and rubbish further away by farmhouse. Lovely area to explore with Arnside only 20 mins away in the camper and lanes not too narrow. Will visit again to explore the area further.
Great CL
Walked along the cycle path to Carnforth took about 40 mins depending on how quick or slow you walk, cycle path 5mins from site. Caught no. 49 bus from Carnforth to Hesk Bank very nice bus driver who told to get off at Peacock Lane where we could cross the level crossing to the beach front and then if we felt fit enough we could walk back to Carnforth along the canal or leave the canal part way and return by bus. Next 2 days we caught the train from Carnforth to Grange over Sands. The first night we walked from the site to Warton Bay well worth it.
We enjoyed our stay and hope to return. Thankyou Helen your site is immaculate.
Nen Spiers
Reviewed on 06/09/2021 15:58
Spacious pleasant site
Just returned from a lovely break at cotestones farm,, large flat field with coastal views, clean and well equipped loo and shower room. Good walks from site and canal walks from carnforth. Visited Morecambe, Lancaster, Kendal and Kirkby Stephen,all worth a visit, pleasant owner, helpful and would stay again. Would like to thank other families on site around 16th August who helped my husband who had an accident while our walking, one helped with bandage and pain killers and other families helped to take down our awning, one gentleman even offered to tow us home, how good is that. Many thanks,just goes to show still many good people in this lovely country.
Great CL for Lancaster and surrounding areas.
We used this site as a 2 night stop off on the way to Scotland. Great location for visiting Lancaster. We should have stayed longer. The field is huge with plenty of room between caravans. Facilities were excellent and extremely clean. Handwash and handcreams were in the toilet blocks - something club sites don't even do. The children loved the friendly horses and watching the cows going for milking. The grass lush and green yet well drained. It is a proper working farm. Would highly recommend and would return.
Really enjoyed our stay here
The owners of this site were really friendly and helpful. It provides great access to beautiful locations and even has a great walk straight off the site itself. The site is quiet and well looked after. We will definitely be coming back here again
Toriingham
Reviewed on 27/08/2020 20:14