Borrowdale Club Campsite

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Great site, fab location

Not stayed before but will return. We love the area & this site, even without toilet / shower facilities is a gem. Some pitches have full shade, some more open, so take your pick & great wildlife is visible with birds, red squirrels, hedgehog, pheasants & more. Great walking, cycling from site & the crazy little bus with fab views to buttermere via Honistor if you fancy a change. Good eating places locally. Take supplies as the site doesn’t appear to stock much or anything really. Agree with another reviewer that the managers could have been more friendly - or visible even. The holiday managers were good but lacked some local knowledge, after couple of days the managers returned but I couldn’t say what they looked like. Read the access instructions, come in via Grange only .

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Reviewed on 03/07/2024 18:34

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Wrong for us, but right for you?

For this review to make sense we need to explain that staying on this site was not part of our original holiday plans. We ended up here when our original booking at a site nearer Keswick, not C&MH Club, was cancelled at very short notice due to waterlogged ground. As we soon discovered getting a pitch in this popular holiday area at a few hours notice is extremely difficult. The positives have been more than adequately covered by other reviewers, and we agree that the local walks from the back gate towards the lake and the village of Grange are a delight. However, we thought many of the pitches gloomy and depressing and the crushed slate hard standings are messy when wet. The site entrance is very awkward and getting out with a caravan is even worse. However, the real No No for us was access, both along the B road from Keswick and then the more minor road from Grange village. Yes, of course we expected these to be narrow with poor visibility, but we are both experienced ‘towers’ so not a problem as such. But we were not prepared for the sheer volume of traffic including necessary heavies such as delivery vehicles and service buses, combined with large numbers of walkers who have no decent footpath to use. We felt guilty about contributing to this by choosing to tow here, bearing in mind that not everyone loves a caravan. Not great PR for our hobby. All of the above made us feel very uncomfortable and we cut short our stay as soon as we could and moved to Troutbeck. What a delight! Further in physical distance from Keswick but nearer time-wise. As life members we don’t enjoy being critical of our beloved Club, but hope that by leaving this review we may save others from making an unhappy mistake.

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Powyckers

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Reviewed on 02/07/2024 21:17

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Great location

We were concerned when we arrived on site to find everything very dark and not much of an opportunity to see the sun but we got used to it after a couple of days. Being able to walk out directly from the site onto Derwent Water is fabulous. We took the paddle board and used it on the lake. Keswick is lovely. The Wardens could have been friendlier - not the best welcome.

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PVandervelde

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Reviewed on 27/06/2024 17:00

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Lake District Perfection

Excellent club site. We normally prefer CLs but make an exception here and are returning this year for another 2 week stay. Lovely walking from the campsite, clean facilities, generous pitches. Close to superb lake district walking (plenty of Wainwrights to bag direct from the site). Keswick is really nice, Booths a particular treat especially their hard to believe cream tea deal, £20 for 2 people and far more food than we could eat in one go. Couldn't recommend the site more highly.

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Caravanner

Reviewed on 27/05/2024 18:22

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Lovely peaceful site

After a terrible night in a similar camp site - we were really worried about pitching in a site with trees ... we explained this on arrival and the team at this site couldnt have been more helpful. They suggested some pitches that would work for us and let us drive around and have a look ourselves. This made such a difference... the site is lovely and its within about a 30 minute walk to the village where there is a lovely cafe. There is also a walk around the lake to a hotel for lunches/drinks. We didnt have time this visit but plan on going back to have a better look around. Definitely recommend this site. Make sure you check the directions though as the satnav could take you in a direction thats not possible to take with a motorhome. Again we phoned the site and the lady there (sorry I forgot her name) was so helpful, giving us directions and telling us that it was a bit tight in some places but we would definitely be able to get our motorhome there.

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Maslen2321

Reviewed on 21/05/2024 15:18

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Peaceful site with recent changes

This is a beautiful, quiet site that we have visited regularly for the last 7 years. If you are happy to your own facilities it is well worth a visit. The down side is that it can be a dirty site, you can't stop the pine needles & slate gravel getting into the van. We go prepared & like the site enough to accept this. On our recent visit we were disappointed to see changes to the shop, there is no longer any local or fresh produce on sale & no nuts or seed to feed the birds & red squirrels, t was sad to see the feeders empty.

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Stuart48

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Reviewed on 07/04/2024 11:00

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Peace and Quiet

How lovely is this site with pitches between trees giving a sense of privacy not normally found at club sites.

A lovely cafe in the nearby (walkable) village of Grange. If your legs are up for a longer walk you can tread the path around Derwentwater to Keswick straight from the site. No facilities on site but water, hook-up & tv booster are available, all making for a peaceful site without the busyness of larger sites with full facilities.

A warm welcome from the site warden and such a beautiful area to return to.

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Vantage19

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Reviewed on 04/04/2024 20:24

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Fab, helpful wardens

We were after a getaway for a few days and booked ourselves in for 4 nights up to the end of the 23 season. What a cracking site. We were in pitch 38 which was down towards Derwent Water. All nice and quiet and within reach of the water tap which was a bonus as we didn't have to move to top our tank off. The wardens - Mick and Jo - were just great. We have stayed at many CAMC CLs and sites and these two are in our top three of hosts! The little shop they had going sold basics and some very nice Plum Bread which was happily scoffed in a single sitting. Walks are plentiful and suit a range of fitness - ambles along the lake to grab a ferry back, up to Catbells or further afield up to Newlands, Dale Head and along the ridge to Robinson. Excellent bus services into Keswick and around the circle to Buttermere and Whinlatter. £2 a ticket. Topped off with 4 days of surprisingly sunny blue sky days!

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Mr Hurls

Reviewed on 09/11/2023 18:12

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Definitely one of my favourites

I feel like I don't have the words to describe how wonderful this site is. The staff Jo and Husband were outstanding, excellent customer service with a smile, sense of humour and calmness. Facilities are spotless and well maintained and the pitches are just wonderful. Nestled among trees we were lucky enough to have a red squirrel feeding box on the tree next to our pitch (kindly selected by the staff due to our late arrival in the dark after a long exhausting day). I bought some special squirrel food from the shop on site and was lucky enough to see them visiting the box every day along with a beautiful array of little birds, coal tits, robins, great tits, nutcrackers. It's such a peaceful place to stay and I just wish I'd had longer. No bathroom facilities and limited WiFi but who cares when you are in a place like this. We did the hike up Cat bells which was stunning, definitely follow staff advice for best route, did some walking along the beautiful lakeside where the views are gorgeous, and just watched the wildlife on site. We will definitely return.

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AngiePange

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Reviewed on 27/10/2023 16:02

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Beautiful and Peaceful

Defo in our top 5, this woodland site is peaceful, full of wildlife almost wild camping (but you have EH). with no toilet block it keeps bigger groups away, leaving the hardy walkers to enjoy this stunning located site. Sitting at the end of Derwant water and in the foot hills of Cat Bells, Castle Crags, High spy just to mention a few of the stunning walks all from the site. With Keswick a lovely flat walk ( 5-6 mile) along the water edge great for all your shopping needs food or retail, stop for lunch along the way at Lingholm. Red squirrels, fab birds and roe deer can all be seen from your van if you're lucky. The wardens are really lovely, and willing to help if required. We get our fix here twice a year Autumn is stunning for the colours. Just remember no toilet block or shower, but to be honest, it doesn't need it, I think it would ruin it.

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Snowy and tigger

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Reviewed on 26/10/2023 21:34

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