Englethwaite Hall Club Campsite

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Good for families

Pleasant stop

Stayed overnight on our route home from Scotland. Pleased about the price due to not having shower and toilet block. Very nice dog walk route. Bumpy country road to get to site however, not appreciated by the motorhome. Did not explore the area. Drove through to Armathwaite the nextdayand couldn't find parking for motorhome so continued on to the M6. Fabulous farm shop stop at Teebay services going south. Probably wouldn't book in again here but would find a site with easier access from motorway. Hard standing pitches essential for us, so very grateful.

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TippleD

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 17/10/2015 22:27

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A sunny spot

Recently stayed at this lovely site over a sunny few days we noticed that some pitches don't get a lot of sun ours did so bear this in mind when pitching. Close to the river Eden and Eden Valley good for walking and cycles..

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colbern

Reviewed on 05/10/2015 17:45

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Peace at last

This is one of our favourite sites and a convenient stopover when venturing north. The lack of toilet facilities means the site is more calm and quiet than most others.

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gillbags

Caravanner

Reviewed on 01/10/2015 08:27

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Nice Site

Stayed only for one nighty on our return from Scotland but could quite easily have stayed for longer but home called. Peace and quite Very good site. Pity about no toilet block. We will be back

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dartavon

Reviewed on 28/09/2015 08:41

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Rated 4 of 5

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One of the best

Our second visit here on the way to Scotland. We really like this site which is in the lovely Cumbrian countryside. its a bit narrow getting there from the motorway but a site to re-charge the batteries for the onward journey. We went to Gretna Green and Carlisle Castle both nearby and worth a visit. Ok no facilities which puts some people off but that's fine by us.

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Freelanders

Caravanner from Derbyshire

Reviewed on 25/09/2015 17:51

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So peaceful.

We stayed at Englethwaite Hall for 4 nights in Sept 2015. We were very impressed with the views from our pitch: all the way to Scotland! Lovely dog walks in the woods and a great pub in the next village. The site was so peaceful, although about three quarters full. We will definitely visit again as it's close to Carlisle, Hadrian's Wall and the Settle to Carlisle railway.

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Trenear1

Reviewed on 25/09/2015 13:46

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Stop over to Scotland

We arrived later than we were hoping - after 5pm - due to getting married on Saturday/Sunday. We called to check this Would be okay and were told it wouldn't be a problem. We arrived and found a map waiting for us and we were told to drop our membership card through and come back in the morning to pay. Warden came out to greet us but wasn't very friendly. The site is lovely. Quiet and peaceful. Lovely dog walk through the woods. Sat out until late at night - no complaints. In the morning we went to pay and we also asked if we could change a members name due to recently getting married. We were told not to bother as the season was nearly over. Overall the site is lovely but wardens not very helpful or friendly.

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hayjagos

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 24/09/2015 19:01

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Good for families if drivers stop speeding

We often stay here as it's close to family and we like the quiet location and the layout. It's one of our favourite sites and it's very dog friendly with easy walks on and off site. The only gripes we had were the usual ones which are very common on club sites. The first is the insistance of many site staff on cutting the grass at weekends. I know it has to be done sometime, but when you go away for a peaceful weekend it's really annoying plus the mowers the club uses are often incredibly noisy, there are much quieter machines available. Also, why does the club have a fetish for ensuring the grass doesn't grow more than an inch or two long? A much more serious problem was one that we now see more and more on club sites and that is speeding. We saw many instances of cars, solo and towing, and motorhomes clearly exceeding the 5mph limit; some must have easily been doing 15-20mph. Considering how small children could and often do run out from between caravans this sort of behaviour is dangerous. I myself experienced a caravan speeding towards me as I walked my dog, the driver, who was no youngster, was doing at least 15mph and clearly saw me and my dog, but rather than slow down he actually swerved past me and looked at me as if I was at fault for walking on the road!! Speeding on sites is more and more common and the club/wardens appear to be doing nothing about it. A simple solution would be to install electronic speed display boards, which enable everyone to see how fast someone is going (often when you complain to a warden about speeders they say they have no way of proving what speed someone was doing, even though, given that 5mph is a brisk walking pace, it is obvious when someone is speeding). Also speed bumps should be installed, any complaints that these damage caravans is nonsense as travelling over the rubber types at 5 mph does no damage at all, BUT IT DOES SLOW SPEEDERS DOWN. Rather than spend so much time cutting grass to within an inch of its lfe, the club should do more to stop people driving dangerously on their sites. I just hope that nobody is ever seriously injured or even killed by one of these idiots.

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Bigfam

Caravanner from Northumberland

Reviewed on 19/09/2015 11:39

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Perfect

We have used this site several times but only ever as a stop over from Lincolnshire to Scotland , it hasn't got full facilities but the description does state this , every time we have stayed we say we must book to stay longer it is such a pretty well kept site , very quiet , don't think I would recommend for older children because it does give the feel of been very quiet and no play area , it would make a perfect get away from it all site for people who aren't bothered about a site that has everything.

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TyandMaggie

Caravanner from Lincolnshire

Reviewed on 16/09/2015 11:45

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In my opinion.....

We have just spent 4 nights at this beautiful site in the northern Lake District and will be back. We cannot comment about lack of facilities because it is stated in the site description and in all honesty, at half the price of a CC site with facilities, then I am not complaining. The wardens, the Lamberts, were fantastic, helpful, approachable, sincere, friendly and above all, we found them extremely welcoming. I have given 5 stars for 'good for families' because in my opinion, the great outdoors is the best playground, who needs swings and a climbing frame. Lovely quiet site even when full, nothing rowdy occuring, pitches are so well spaced that you do not hear next doors tv over your own. Really, naturally dark at night, no light pollution from anywhere and the lights from the service poles are not directly next to each van. I love this site and will be back, it's less than 2 hours from home and although used a lot for over nighters, we would easily manage 7 days plus. The site is well maintained, clean and pretty and at the wardens bequest, feel free to nose on pitch if you can take advantage of the lovely countryside views which a lot of pitches on this site offered. As long as the van is put in line with the regulation white post, it does not infringe on any health and safety regs as the pitches were massive anyway.

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Jack

Reviewed on 08/09/2015 20:24

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