This was our first visit to Troutbeck and, like others, were a little curious as to what we would find regarding the toilet and shower block. Having come directly from the Hawes site where the facilities are fantastic (recently renovated to a high standard with plenty of bacon/toilet/shower cubicles) I was pleasantly surprised as they were no where near as dire I was thinking they would be from the review I had read. Yes, they are dated but they are well maintained and cleaned and did us well. We were warned on arrival, that, as they had had a very wet summer, if in the event of a heavy downpour water was likely to come up through the hardstanding as the ground was saturated. Worth thinking about if you have anyone sleeping in an awning which fortunately we didn't. The site is well positioned to the M6 but remember you are miles from a supermarket. Not sure I would visit again in the school holidays as I had underestimated how busy the tourist hot spots would be but will be back we ourselves are no longer tied to school holidays. Two small gripes - I completely understand the need for dogs to be under control but to be told off for not having your dog on a lead from the steps of your caravan to the boot of your car seems a bit harsh and secondly, please can other users leave their domestics at home/in the car rather than airing them in public. It's embarassing for you and it's embarrassing for the rest of us who start to dread the next outburst.