Borrowdale Club Campsite

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Our home from home

Lovely to finally get back to our home from home. It is 2 years since we were here and we have missed it so much. The peace and quiet is second to none. The warden has done a grand job of making sure we are all Covid safe. We stayed for a week this time and didn't use the car at all. We love the site so much as we can take many walks from here and explore the beautiful scenery. We have been coming here for many many years and hope to enjoy it for many more.

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Grampa

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Reviewed on 17/05/2021 17:31

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Motorhomer's heaven

This was the loveliest of finds - This was our first visit to this site because we had previously thought it might be too remote for us (we have a motorhome and prefer not to drive if we can help it) but as we wanted to do a bit of walking we thought a couple of days would be lovely - and it was. I cannot praise the warden's enough for their well thought out planning ahead - the convenience of having staples to buy from Reception was incredibly helpful and all good quality produce - local and delicious - from the bread to the sausages. A really first class welcome. The site itself is actually very well positioned for access to Keswick. We walked to Keswick and caught the bus back. The walk around Derwent water is flat and easy to do and the scenery was a real tonic for the soul. We got off the bus at the Lodore Falls hotel (you can also catch the bus from here to go into Keswick), which had seating outside and was serving meals and drinks. The food was lovely and the atmosphere pleasantly welcoming - everyone was just glad to be socializing again (even if we had to sit outside) - part of the outdoor seating was undercover with heating and that was very welcome as the early evening turned a little colder. It was consistently busy though and a much needed treat. This venue is walking distance back to the site and we were able to have a drink and walk along the path around the bottom of Derwent Water, back to the site gate and through the site to our Motorhome. And yes we saw red squirrels during our stay. I can strongly recommend this site if you have a motorhome. This site has now moved to the category of 'our best location in the Lakes' and we look forward to returning.

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LaDolceVita

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Reviewed on 16/05/2021 11:51

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A gem of a site embedded in Lake District

Drive into this site is around Lake Derwent and it’s as you would imagine the Lakes to be, beautiful mountains surrounding a lake and small pockets of civilisation. This site is in amongst the trees and woodland that sit at the end of the Lake. Facilities were closed due to the pandemic but having said that the wardens were available & reception had a shop advertising bread milk and bacon eggs sausage which seemed a great idea. We only had 1 night and we would have preferred to stay longer but the photos & memories of the scenery will last longer. Our pitch had EHU. Water was available near by, as was bins, chemical waste etc. Site clean and tidy. We even had 4G and TV signal which surprised me. Great area for walkers.

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Reviewed on 04/05/2021 17:09

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Amazing site run by excellent wardens

Visited the site for 3 days on the 1st day of opening of lockdown. We were phoned by the warden prior to visit who organised a controlled re population of the site, this was done perfectly and got our stay off to a perfect start. The site is spotless the pitches perfectly scattered among the woods. The wild life within the site was fantastic we saw Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, deer, Great tit and best of all Red Squirrels. Plenty of walks from the site in all directions and buses 77A from site and more from the main road at Grange or the Ladore Hotel. The wardens were excellent, very friendly and helpful, they are proud of the site and it shows with their commitment to your stay.

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Chris and Val

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Reviewed on 17/04/2021 21:14

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Lovely quiet site- no toilets or showers

The site is in a wonderful position with a gate from the site giving access to the footpath around the lake. The site shop sells useful items and cakes. Most of the pitches are in a forest setting and there is good access to the service facilities around the site.

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jrwnorthants

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Reviewed on 04/04/2021 15:40

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Fantastic Site

A fantastic stay at this lovely site. Plus points: A relaxing stay in this idyllic location, daily visits from the cute resident Red Squirrels (you can buy Red Squirrel food from the on site shop), so many different species of birds, great walking direct from the site... I could go on... Negative points: Noisy with the rain dripping off the trees as 99% of the pitches under trees, approach through Grange is not for the faint hearted. The negatives did not spoil our holiday though and we will be back.

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Snugglycat

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Reviewed on 30/10/2020 15:57

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Lovely site, great location

This is a great site, with the excitement starting at the 'famous' narrow bridge into Grange. It is in a great location with plenty of walks available from the site, so no need to drive anywhere if you don't want to. Nice big pitches. The Wardens were very helpful and friendly and the reception shop has all the usual necessities. Overall a great place to stay and we will be back !

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SimonChesh

Reviewed on 26/10/2020 09:48

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A weekend is both enough!!

Such a peaceful site and I honestly don’t want to leave. The road from the bridge at Grange is very narrow but take it slow and you be ok. (Also a quick google of the bus times will ensure you don’t meet the little shuttle bus that passes the site). The big problem is walkers that park in the passing places. These are clearly marked and parking is prohibited. I was very happy to see the parking warden out issuing tickets. Take the left turn into the site nice and wide. Warden lovely and the site shop is very well stocked with some lovely local fresh food and the usual essentials (card payment accepted in the shop as well). I stayed on pitch 13. It is an awning pitch but you have no chance of getting one up if you also have a car (would be perfect for Motorhome though). This was no problem though as the site is just beautiful. Wildlife outside every window and sorry families but no screaming children!! It’s just peace and quite with the occasional red squirrel. Fantastic for walking and some superb views once you get up the hills. Local Mary mount hotel bar (30min walk from site) is open to all and the views of the lake and mountains are just fantastic. I took a trip to Whitehaven on Saturday as I wanted to visit the harbour and the Run Story. I honestly could spend a week at this site and still have things that I want to do. I will defiantly be back next year and hopefully for a little longer.

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Reviewed on 10/10/2020 19:29

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Camp in the Woods.

Visited in September, and it was wet unfortunately, but watched Red Squirrels, Jay's feeding from our 'hide', missed the Keswick Launches not stopping at High Brandlehow, to Keswick, etc., shame. Lovely quiet site, loads of walks, Cat Bells is right by the site. No facilities onsite which is fine with us, as we like to isolate, while Covid is about.

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rayjsj

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Reviewed on 10/10/2020 13:03

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Approach to site not for the faint hearted!!

Let me say from the outset that I am an experienced tower, we have an 8ft wide caravan on a single axle towed by a large 4x4 so we are quite a long combination therefore my review will not apply to everyone. Before arriving we carefully read all the information about how to approach the site and followed it to the letter. It did not prepare us for what we encountered. The road to Keswich from the A1 is brilliant, it all went downhill from there. The road from Keswich to the site is approx 5 miles, 4 miles along the east side of Derwentwater with spectacular scenery. However the road is very narrow in places with high walls, overhanging trees and in one place a hugh rock jutting out into the road so care is needed. Pulling over as far as possible to avoid the oncoming bus (which took no prisoners) I caught my nearside towing mirror which I subsequently lost, never to be seen again, there is nowhere to pull in and the road is busy with traffic. You then need to turn right over a double humped backed bridge with very low side walls which says it is only 6ft 6ins wide but we did get across albeit with inches to spare, make sure nothing is coming before you start to cross. You then proceed to a sharp blind left hand turn through two houses and a sharp right passing the local tea shops which were busy with walkers and cars parked everywhere, thank goodness we encountered no oncoming traffic. The road slightly widens from there until narrowing again, you keep going thinking you have missed the turning but never fear you are on the right track even when you go through what looks like someones drive as you go through 2 gate posts at Manesty. At this point we were convinced we had gone wrong but a couple of hundred yards on and we saw the club sign. What a relief, but it wasn't finished yet. The turn into the site is 180 degree and we missed the gatepost by an inch. By the time we had arrived on our pitch we were mentally exhausted and needed a stiff drink. And then we discovered that we had also caught and lost the nearside topline indicator on the caravan as well. The presentation of the site is first class. The wardens could not have been nicer, so helpful and the shop was a definate plus. Because the site is not a circular route, lots of dead ends the wardens very helpfully marked all the available pitches for us, brilliant idea, wish all sites did the same. The scenery around the site is truly spectacular, minutes from the lake and beautiful walks everywhere. We would definately go back to the Borrowdale Valley but I dont think my nerves would survive another trip down the approach roads. There is a video on YouTube done by someone if you are interested or concerned but they are not towing a caravan. There is also another one by someone who did not read the approach instructions who came the wrong way around the lake towing a caravan!! very interesting viewing. Warning: The lake contained blue/green algea so be careful with dogs.

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Jeff66

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Reviewed on 03/10/2020 08:26

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