Beautiful site
Narrow roads but well worth it, bus stops at the entrance to the site, the nicest wardens you could meet,if walking, hotels and tea rooms about a mile.
Borrowdale Club Campsite
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Autumn delight
Still learning the ropes, having only bought my motorhome this summer, this is my favourite site so far and for me sums up the whole point of travelling in a self-contained unit. I was lucky to experience beautiful weather and chose a pitch more open to some sunlight, followed by stunning stars overhead, but overall I love the forest-setting with pitches separated from each other by nature. The location is perfect for mixed walking and cycling - hills mostly manageable on my folding bike!
One slight criticism - I didn't initially realise I had to lift the drain-cover for waste-water disposal - my first experience of this. A sign with the others by the taps would be helpful, as would a less derogatory attitude from the previously pleasant warden - please remember not all visitors will be experienced.
At one with nature
A few narrow roads + bridge to negotiate to get to this site but well worth it. Staff some of the friendliest and most helpful we have come across. Only stopped one night but plan to return shortly.
Nice walks around Derwent Water (including board walks over soft ground) - just a pity there is not a dedicated path from the lake to the entrance of the Club site.
Note that there is no shower/toilet block but I guess this reduces the number of kids coming to this site and hence adds to the peace! Thanks for a great break.
shame about the showers
I must admit I loved this site, although it would in my view be perfect if it had a shower block, but one things for sure you will not find better wardens just like meeting old friends (although they weren't), the walks from the site are beautiful which ever way you go, just a lovely place to stay
Peace and tranquility
Lovely site been going there for 40 years lovely site and location enhanced by the helpful and friendly staff
Stayed 3 times this year
We live about an hour away from this site so stay a few times for 1 nt. The location is excellent with great views of Derwentwater and around. Good walks and short walk across boardwalk to hotel/pubs. No bathrooms but as that may put people off it means we can get booked on mostly whenever we want! good activities all around.
Wonderful Derwentwater.
If you love the Lakes and walking,Queitn site and Stunning views-This is a cracker.
The wardens are friendly and very helpful .
The site can be a bit dark and windy-I blame the trees! and phone reception can be hit and miss.
Keswick is the most dog friendly place we know and you must try Ice creams from Luchinis and the superb Fish and Chips form "The Old Keswickian.
The Bus rides are excellent,especially the 77/77a circular route which is a tour in itself.
Grocerboy
Reviewed on 25/09/2016 17:35
Great access to Derwentwater & surrounding areas
We stayed at Borrowdale for 5 nights in early September 2016 as the base for the final part of our own 2016 National Three Peaks Challenge i.e. the ascent of Scafell Pike.
As others have said, the site has no facilities [i.e. no toilets or showers] but all the hardstandings have an electric & TV point close by. The site is fairly spread out and all pitches are within the forested area so, at times, it can feel a bit dark & oppressive. We did get a mobile signal [Tesco] which supported our MiFi system, so contact with the outside world was available [some may not relish that though!]. The motorhome service point is probably the best that we have come across in recent years, although the need to lift the waste water covers is a pain – open gratings would be so much better.
There is good access to the shores of the perimeter paths around Derewentwater as well as walks to Cat Bells & Castle Crag directly from the site. The village of Grange is a short distance away and had two café’s & a hotel.
We did manage the Scafell Pike ascent and we were collected from site to start from Seathwaite rather than take the motorhome down the narrow lane to the start point. A tiring walk but we found the Langstrath Country Inn in Stonethwaite for much needed refreshment!
Good location
We stayed for 2 nights at Borrowdale site. The wardens were friendly and helpful. They site is just lovely, clean and tidy, in an excellent location for walking and for catching the bus to other areas to walk or site see. We loved it and will definitely go back again.??????
Late summer at Borrowdale
I approached the site with some trepidation, but found - with care - it was quite straight forward from Keswick, through Grange village and to the site itself.
However the actual entrance into the site is quite deceptive, with a very tight right-hand turn. You need to keep as far to the left as possible as you turn. There is a gate obstruction on the right, as you turn, that is easily caught amidships, with a long caravan. At least that was my experience. Fortunately I realised what was happening as I turned and stopped quickly. The warden then appeared and kindly guided me through.
The staff are great - very friendly and helpful. We needed to use a wheel ramp as the pitch we chose was not level crosswise. As other reviewers have already said the surface is very fine grit, you need to be vigilant in leaving shoes at the awning entrance, or the grit gets everywhere.
However these are minor considerations compared to the beautiful location. There is a 77 bus that can be hailed down, right at the site entrance. It is a circular route Keswick to Keswick. If you have time, take the direction towards Buttermere - going over the 1 in 4 Honister pass in a bus is truly something else! We wielded our concessionary bus passes and repeated the treat twice!
We will certainly be visiting this site again. Our party comprised three senior citizens, one of whom is a fairly active 90 year old.
