Borrowdale Club Campsite

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Peaceful among the trees

This is a great site. We like to travel around in our motorhome so rarely stay anywhere for many nights but spent 3 nights here as fancied a chill and this was definitely the right site. The staff are so friendly and you get to chose what is left from your category of booking and report back your pitch number to reception when you have had a look around. Little areas in among the trees so feels quite separated .We bought a ferry ticket for the day from reception as cheaper than on the boat and started walking through the stunning woods & then hopped on & off the ferry ( there are about 6 stops) around the lake, such fun. The second day we walked to the Lingholm Estate which took about an hour, for lunch and madly on the way back decided to walk part way up Catbells, it not a massively hard at the beginning and the view was stunning. So, so much to do straight from the site if you love nature. We hope to return if in the area again

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Reviewed on 22/05/2023 21:40

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Our favourite site

Stayed here for two weeks at Easter with my wife and son. Have been coming to Borrowdale club site for many years and we think it’s the best site in the Lakes. The Wardens, who have taken over this year, are wonderful - they couldn’t be more helpful and are a genuinely lovely couple; allowing you to enjoy your holiday, but there when you need them. OKO

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Denn

Reviewed on 21/05/2023 09:38

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Beautiful Borrowdale

Staff are great, helpful, friendly and keep all facilities spotless. Stunning position. Walks from your van. Birdlife and red squirrels abound. Feels like a smaller site as the pitches are carefully crafted to give privacy. We loved it and will return.

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Reviewed on 03/05/2023 07:45

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Our Favourite Club Campsite to Date

We normally stay at CLs as we prefer the size and more relaxed and quiet locations, however I think this site even surpasses the CLs. The location is great, on the side of Derwent Water, in the trees, just the sound of the birds...mostly. Plenty walks from site, Cat Bells and High Spy are behind the site and you can walk on to the hill. There is a path round Derwent Water, takes about 4 hours, c2 hours to Keswick. You have the options of the ferry to take you to Keswick or a very good bus service. Cycling from our experience is good for road cycling , not so good for off road, but the side roads were quiet, although some looked very steep therefore were avoided. On site the staff were very friendly, facilities were ideal, TV Booster worked a treat, chemical waste was spotless and the drive over grey waste disposal looked new. We will definitely look to stay at Borrowdale again.

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MartinFShonaF

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Reviewed on 24/04/2023 16:35

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Stunning views

The couple running this site are delightful - friendly, helpful and cheerful. We have been to the Borrowdale site several times before because it's one of our favourites, the site is very quiet, even in the school holidays because of it's fairly unique layout. The pitches are gravelled over and mostly level (nothing a couple of wedges can't put right). There are walks in all directions to small villages, up into the hills, down to the shores of Derwentwater - whatever takes your fancy. The Mary Mount Hotel & Lodore Falls Hotel & Spa are across the field if you fancy a restaurant meal - roughly 15-20 mins walk. There is a superb farm shop and cafe in Rosthwaite, well within walking distance of the site and the food is outstanding and you can even cheat and get the bus back to Grange Bridge as the Keswick/Seatoller/Keswick circular goes through the valley roughly every 30 minutes or so. Keswick is a bit of a walk but on a nice day it's well worth it and Lingholm Estate is roughly halfway for coffee/snacks etc and then catch the ferry back. All in all it is simply a great place for a relaxing break. (Only small downside is the lack of a facilities block but that won't stop us going!)

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Margaret57

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Reviewed on 13/04/2023 15:42

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Idyllic

This is probably our favourite site and we can't rate it highly enough. It's situated in woods and has no toilet or shower facilities which suits us as we use our own anyway. Many fantastic walks direct from your van. Abundant wildlife to see. We enjoyed watching Red Squirrels, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Treecreepers and all manner of Tits and Finches whilst having breakfast in a morning. Very friendly and helpful wardens. Road down to Borrowdale and through Grange is narrow in places but we just go steady and it's fine.

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Reviewed on 21/03/2023 10:22

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Our favourite Club site

The best site in the network if you want to get back to nature. If it’s birdsong, red squirrels, unrivalled walks, fabulous scenery, then this is the site for you. It’s the one site on the network that we’ve returned to time and time again. And we’ve already booked for next year. For the uninitiated, there are a couple of things you need to know. Access is over a narrow bridge with a 6’6” width limit. Don’t worry, we’re 7’3” and have the best part of a foot either side. The narrow road continues through the village of Grange. It can be off-putting to those who haven’t towed on narrow roads. Lorries and the bus make it through several times a day. So don’t be put off. The site is in National Trust woodland. The Trust won’t permit the Club to use the usual gravel on hardstands so instead the club has to use a fine slate. It does get walked into the van, even in summer. Rain drains slowly through the slate, so it might pool on some pitches. Not many and not often. The site is in quite dense woodland with trees overhanging most pitches. Pine needles fall in winds, especially in autumn. And leaves. We make good use of the vacuum cleaner to keep on top of it. The dense trees mean some pitches can be dark and only a handful have any sort of view: we wouldn’t be permitted to have a site at all if the vans were visible from outside of the wood. But you don’t go there to sit in your van. You go to take in the walks, or to sit by the lake, or take a trip on the boat to Keswick. We’ve been more than 20 times and not exhausted all the walks from the site yet.

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Reviewed on 19/11/2022 22:30

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Expensive under equipped site

Expensive site for a club site without facilities. Many of the pitches are tiny in comparison to similar private or other club sites. Approach from keswick can be busy and daunting for the larger outfits. Final approach through manesty and accross the bridge can be tight especially with walkers abandoning their transport in the passing lanes. On a positive note the wardens are extremely helpful.

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BNSmith1966

Reviewed on 29/09/2022 14:30

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Great site

Lovely place, I parked my campervan at the end nestled in between the trees. Loved watching the birds on the feeder while having breakfast. I was out all day every day walking Wainwrights or cycling so can't say much about the site during the day but I suspect it was as good as the evenings. A lot of dog walkers and a few noisy children but that's life. I extended my stay by another 4 nights to make 9 in total, I guess that speaks volumes. Definitely be back next year and won't make the mistake of leaving my canoe at home.

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Reviewed on 07/09/2022 22:37

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Private and secluded by a lovely lake

This was my first trip to the lake district and my partner said this site would be a great base for us. In his words its not as 'commercialised' as the Windermere area of the Lakes. We stayed 7 nights in total in a little cul-de-sac on the site with 3 other units by us, very private and a nice level pitch. You do get alot of pine cones dropping down on the roof of the van off the pine trees, wasnt sure if was the wind or the red squirrels holding some kind of protest and throwing them at us :0)? We arent the most experienced at towing a caravan and like many other reviews for this site the approach isnt for the feint hearted at times, but is doable just take your time. We drove down Borrowdale Road at 2pm on a warm sunny Sunday afternoon with our caravan on arrival and there was alot of people parked up on the edge of the road visiting the lake. Drive slowly, keep a very careful eye out on the hedges as most have concealed walls in them and you can get down. Once onsite it was lovely, peaceful, a short walk to the lake, great little shop. Well worth a visit and would happily go again.

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Reviewed on 26/08/2022 15:31

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