Troutbeck Head Club Campsite

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Favourite site…amazing location and facilities

This has got to be the best site ever. It’s location is amazing for both walking and cycling. We’ve cycled to Ullswater and then up Kirkstone Pass to Windermere. Ullswater in my opinion is the prettiest lake in the Lake District. Lots of lovely cafes and places to stop off and just sit and relax. The site has really easy access, no horrible narrow roads. We’ve stayed on a fully serviced pitch and a standard pitch and both were superb! Wardens were super friendly. This is now our joint no 1 go to site.

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Blogsy

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Reviewed on 26/07/2022 13:05

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First Trip - will be back !

From arrival to departure a pleasure. Staff made you very welcome and kept the site clean and tidy. We used a serviced pitch as there for 2 weeks, first time we had done this and would do it again for the convenience. Although a big site you would never know it. It was busy with people coming and going for their few days away, to those who stayed longer, we met some lovely people and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The showers were always quiet, loads of hot water and spotless. The whole site was maintained really well. We had a look at the pods and they looked really nice. Great dog walk in the the forest area. Will definitely go back. Thanks Troutbeck Team.

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Reviewed on 17/07/2022 21:16

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First Site since 2019.

This was our first site since September 2019, and a little further than we wanted to travel on the first day of our holiday to Scotland, we had little problem on the way, and informed the site that we would be late, they contacted us and we explained that it would be near 8:00pm when we would arrive and when we did they were at the office and we had a great reception. We stayed 2 nights and used the site as a launch pad for Scotland, we intend to do the NC500. I don’t easily remember names but the wardens were excellent and had a great selection of items that might be required because of forgetting to pack them. Highly recommend thats what we think of this sight, and we might use it on our return from Scotland.

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jelleybaby

Reviewed on 10/07/2022 11:18

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Wonderful views .

Stayed 5 nights on a pitch at the bottom of the site near the stream and adjacent farm . The views were spectacular even on an overcast day , sun sets were amazing. Facilities were spotless , wardens very friendly. Some noise from nearby activity centre early in the day but only for a short time and did not spoil our stay . The only thing that annoyed me were other people on site who thought it ok to wander around my van / car and down the side of my awning with their dogs - it’s rude and ill mannered to pitch cross .

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scoutabout

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Reviewed on 08/07/2022 16:23

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Lovely site

We stayed on a three night trip ready to further our journey to Scotland. Immaculate site, really friendly wardens. TV reception was poor, but there were booster points. We didn’t have a cable, but we were able to purchase a cable for £20 (cash only in the shop). I didn’t have enough cash but the lovely lady trusted me to pay the following day which was kind. The facilities looked brand new and were immaculate, well pleased with that. We were booked onto a fully serviced pitch, but the outlook was disappointing, only a grass bank to look at; non serviced pitches has a much prettier outlook. However, we were very near the dog walking area which did suit us. The only slight blip was the cost, over £40 per night which seemed a bit stiff but maybe I’m out of touch with prices this year, bearing in mind the inflation rates!

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SueAMay

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Reviewed on 06/07/2022 16:14

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The site is quiet, but the adjacent activity centre is noisy

We had a lovely pitch on Lower Beck which the site staff told us was the quieter part of the site. There are a lot of site staff which is probably due to the Experience Freedom glamping pods as I understand need more maintenance - we didn't see many site staff around the site. Although the part of the site we were on was quiet, there was noise from the adjacent activity centre - the noise from the quad bikes and shooting in the day was okay but there was loud music on Saturday night which continued until the early hours of Sunday morning. The information room was a disappointment - a large room with very little in it. Site staff were unable to provide any information about local buses - suggesting we look online if we needed any information. On a more positive note, the facilities block was spotlessly clean. The site is probably one that we would use again for an overnight stay if we were travelling north as it's not too far from the motorway, but not one for us to stay on any longer.

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SBandKB

Reviewed on 30/06/2022 18:05

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Lovely Site

Stayed here for 3 nights in the middle of June. Lovely site with nice large pitches. Lots of stunning walks just off site. The wardens were really helpful and friendly. I would certainly recommend this site. We will be back.

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Dougie Mac

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Reviewed on 25/06/2022 21:13

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Good site, overpriced

Positives The site is well located close to Penrith and Keswick It has fully serviced flat pitches, although whoever designed the drainage outlets to the fully serviced pitches along the left hand side needs a new spirit level as the outlet is above the hardstanding and is close to the level of the caravan outlet. There is no view from the serviced pitches, so if you want to enjoy the view go for electric hook up only. Good access to many walking trails through the dog walk area. The site is maintained to an adequate standard as all sites we visit are currently, so nothing exceptional there. Negatives We have spent 4 weeks touring various sites from Adult Only Tranquil Parks, Camping and Caravan Club and Cl Sites. Troutbeck is by far the most expensive for nothing extra (ok C&C Club was not a fully serviced pitch but £16 cheaper per night), and we have found this site the least welcoming in all the sites we have visited over the years of caravaning. I will not be coming back. And yes I did check the cost before booking but since I placed my booking the costs increased. If you want peace and quiet come here it’s so quiet you wont even be bothered by the site team, in fact when you are trying to find them its almost impossible, not just ourselves but other folks on site have found this also. As an example, went to get tokens for the laundry - I don’t know why they can’t use coins like the vast majority of other sites we visit. Unfortunately we arrived at the office just after 10:00 a.m. to be told that the person who had the key to the office wasn't available - ok we were late. No offer to go and get the key just if we came back at 11:00 they would be there. Came back at 11:00 staff member said they hadn’t come back yet and when I explained even when they did come back the laundry block would then be closed for cleaning so we would not be able to use the laundry - for some reason they were unaware which block the laundry was in. Went back at 12:00 - all cleaning was completed - but the staff had all gone off site for lunch note left to say they would be back at 12:50. Another person waiting at reception said they had tried ringing the door bell which states if the office is locked press (hard) and someone would attend - no one did, they had also tried ringing the mobile number left and no answer. Went back at 1:00 and finally got the tokens, others just arriving on site were complaining how long it took to get registered with only 1 person on duty.

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AlanLesley121

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Reviewed on 14/06/2022 19:26

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Enjoyable, well-run site

Lovely open well-run site with views, and a warm welcome from the hard-working staff. This is a good site for access to the Northern Lakes area, and in particular Ullswater. The Aira Force Falls are certainly worth a visit. A few points to note though; a) depending on which pitch you are on, you may have walk about 8 minutes before even reaching the entrance to the dog walk (at the far end of the serviced pitch section), which inevitably means the dog has one of those 'accidents' en-route, often next to someone's pitch! b) TV reception is poor and I had a bit of difficulty even with a booster cable; c) there is no wifi; d) fish and chips on a Friday are tasty and good value. All-in-all, a lovely site with relatively easy access from the M6 and A66 but the road up from Ullswater (A5091) is a bit narrow in places.

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The Little Van

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Reviewed on 12/06/2022 14:11

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Fantastic stay

Very clean site, wardens fantastic very good for visiting Keswick and area Nothing against site out of their control but why is it acceptable now to cut across pitches never happened in past pre covid but seems very normal now.

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Samantha Day

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Reviewed on 02/06/2022 20:37

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