Thirlspot Farm Camping Reviews
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Situated between Grasmere and Keswick at the foot of Helvellyn on a small sheep farm and catering for campervans and motorhomes, Thirlspot Farm Camping is a relaxed touring site with direct access to Sticks Pass. Take in the sweeping countryside views and unspoilt scenery from your grass pitch.
4.34 /5
187 reviews
86%
would recommend
Beautiful
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Lydia F
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Beautiful caravan park with everything you need for a relaxing stay. Lots of reviews complaining about the busy road. There is a stream and a fence with trees which separated the road from the caravan park, and though you can hear traffic during the day, by night-time, the road is quiet. Toilets and showers were spotless. The owner was very friendly and helped us to pull our caravan onto the pitch. This is a beautiful location with valleys and mountains to be seen from the comfort of your caravan. If you venture up the hills, you can see the beautiful lake. Will definitely be back here again.
Picturesque location
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Patricia B
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A fabulous spot in the Lake District. Friendly and helpful owners. Lots of great walks from the site. Buses from outside the gate to both Keswick and Kendal.
Great stay
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Tiffany G
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Great site with amazing views. Convenient bus route.
Lovely
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Julie D
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Great price and great location. Sat-Nav does take you to the farm next door initially, so watch for the Thirlspot Farm name on white sign. Showers are in an old farm building and everything was clean. I'd only add that hooks by the sinks would be handy for wash bags to go on. Pub next door did an excellent dinner. Can use their Wi-Fi before heading back to camp for the night Owner recommended a lovely walk too. Road noise that others complained of didn't bother me at all - it's not the M25.
Our stay
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Gillian L
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Nice site by the road but not too noisy.
Great stopover
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Paul S
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Great for getting the bus to Keswick and Kendal.
Great location
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Caroline C
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Good location with an amazing walk up to the waterfall. Although the site is next to a main road, the noise is not too bad and there is a bus stop right outside to all the local villages. Remember to reserve a table if you want to eat in the pub! No cellular signal whatsoever! Wi-Fi in the hotel/pub.
Good site, great position for hiking
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Emma K
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Great site, amazing scenery all around you. The road is busy but quietens down later on. Plenty of hiking all around you without having to drive anywhere. Great pub serving excellent food right next door (no noise from pub). Only 2 showers and 3 toilets for ladies, but it seemed to work fine when we were there. Definitely will stay again.
Clean site and polite and helpful owner
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Marion B
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A nice clean campsite with facilities as advertised. Toilets and shower areas were clean and well maintained. We were greeted by the owner who was kind and helpful. The location only has the one pub next door within walking distance (which we didn't use). However, there are some lovely paths to go on walks nearby and access to the Thirlmere infinity pool (a gorgeous spot and well worth a visit). Our only downside about this location was that it is beside a busy main road. We always both wear earplugs but through this. It did wake us up numerous times in the night. However, the second night we stayed, we kept the pop top down (which helped) so got a better night's sleep.
Fantastic location and views
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Diane B
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Fantastic location and views. Toilet and showers clean and in a quirky barn. Pub through gate next door serves fantastic food. Only downside is busy noisy road in front, used until late at night. There was a fast flowing noisy stream - remember to take earplugs and it's a fantastic site.
Great location
Bethany P
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Lovely location for a short stay if you're wanting to explore & go on some beautiful walks. There is no hot water to wash your pots & very basic washrooms. Sadly, the hosts let this place down, we asked to park our small van in their car park for 2 hours or even on the side of the field, while we went for a walk but the man just straight up said "no" and didn't offer us any alternatives or recommendations, just what we felt was a very rude 'no'. Thankfully, the lovely man next door at the pub offered us parking all day and the service there is great compared!
Great site
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Phill C
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Friendly welcome, stunning views and great walking directly from the site. Despite a slightly noisy road, we extended our stay by a further 2 to the 3 we had booked. The pub next door does great food, but a little expensive. A great site and I have already recommended to friends.
Great and peaceful
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Andrew A
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A great place to stay.
Noisy!
Glenn E
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I feel a little harsh writing this in respect to the owners who seemed nice enough. The term 'you get what you pay for' is relevant in regards to being cheap and cheerful, but the A road is literally a few metres from the pitches, resulting in a very noisy stay. That's not what I was looking for in the ambient Lake District. .
Mixed
Cameron J
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Pluses - Great location for Helvellyn walk, the infinity pool and Keswick and is right next to a pub with Wi-Fi. Minuses - Right next to a noisy road which is busy most of the day. Unable to relax due to that. No signal or Wi-Fi for keeping in touch. Showers have no room for different heights as the heads are fixed and at 1 temperature. Good for 1 or 2 night stop to use for the area.
Lake District summer stay
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Kye Y
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Great location, central for all our needs in visiting local towns of Ambleside & Keswick. Nice level pitch with water supply next to us. Facilities are fine for the money you pay, showers boiling hot, clean & functional toilets. You know when booking that it's next to a main road, but the noise soon dies down and didn't bother us. Some nice walks to be had from the campsite as well. The food in the pub next door is highly recommended.
Lovely little place
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Tracey C
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This is a nice little camping spot. Small, so nice and quiet, not loads of people, just a nice amount. Pitch sizes are very good. Showers lovely and hot. Nice to have a decent pub next door that serves good food in case you don't feel like cooking. The only negative is that the site is situated right by a busy road but we had read about that before booking and the reviews mentioned that it is nice and quiet at night, which it is.
One night stay
Louise R
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Nice little campsite. Basic campsite but was ok for our one night stay. I would stay again.
Great base to walk from
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Pete S
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Everything you need with no frills pub on site, really good. Showers hot.
Our stay
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Tracy E
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As advertised, a budget campsite with clean facilities. Situated next door to a pub that serves great food. We can recommend the steak & kidney pudding. Great location to reach Hellvelyn and Thirlmere Water.
Wet and windy
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Michael W
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It rained most of our stay but that wasn't the site's fault. The checking in was seamless and helpful. All the facilities were clean and there was always plenty of hot water for showers. Direct access from the site to the pub next door was also nice, so you didn't have to walk out onto the busy road to get there. Great views and plenty the fresh air along with peace and quiet.
Good site
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Martin R
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Good site, good facilities. Great location.
Great location
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Marilyn G
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We really like this type of campsite! Good location with great walks straight from the site. Good pub next door with Wi-Fi (site is a bit of a black spot). Next to a busy road but didn't bother us and certainly didn't stop us sleeping! Can't fault it and would happily stay again.
Okay, but a little rough and ready
Janice M
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This is a farm campsite and there are few facilities. The shower block is basic, but there is plenty of hot water. Lovely location but busy road close by. Easy to find
No surprises
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John W
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Smallish site right on the A591 between Keswick & Grasmere. The hardstandings are behind trees close to the road and there is a fair bit of traffic noise, which can be intrusive depending on time of day, but earplugs at night helped for the early morning lorries going by, but generally its not as bad as it seems, its just background noise which you become accustomed to. Bit of confusion arriving, you must go to the farmhouse before parking up as a lot of the pitches are pre booked, so the owner/farmer sometimes has to ask vans to move. Some couples parked up and went to the pub which was a ball ache for the camp owner. We were given our pitch number and code to the toilets, which was wrong 😬 but easily sorted. There is an old small building which houses the male and female toilets in separate parts. The men's has two stalls, 3 urinals , 3 small sinks and two showers, the women's 3 stalls and two showers and 4 sinks. They are very clean but quite dated and in need of some upgrading. The water was nice and hot for showers/washing etc. Could maybe do with some clothing hooks for hanging kit when washing and some shower racks in the shower so you don't have to put your toiletries on the floor. Adequate for most purposes though. There are only two washing up sinks, one outside which is cold water only and one in the vestibule of the men's shower which is extremely hot when run for a little bit. There is a foul waste trap which is obvious and easily accessible, I'm not sure about grey water disposal points? The site is on a working farm so you have to be realistic about expectations for the price. The owner is very nice and helpful but will generally leave you to enjoy your break. There is no signal for Internet as most rural campsites but there is a pub/hotel next door so you can use their Wi-Fi after getting the code and you get close enough. Right by the site are bus stops, 1 going to Keswick and one going the other way to Lancaster stopping at various point including Grasmere, it only costs £2 for any single bus journey on Lakeland buses no matter the distance and if you have an OAP bus pass its all free. If you like to walk Ordnance survey map OL5 covers most of the area including routes up Helvellyn etc. There are walks and public footpaths directly through the back of the farm, just close the gates when you go through unlike some, much to the annoyance of the farmer. All in all a good little site but no frills, you get what you pay for, basic, functional, and adequate services within a lovely area.