Thirlspot Farm Camping Reviews

Thirlspot Farm Camping

Great little campsite, (although it is right next to the main road - which shouldn't deter people from using it). The site is great value for money, the toilets are showers do the job and we found the campsite owners friendly and helpful. The site itself is in a great location, about six miles from Keswick. There's a bus service that runs every half hour (during the summer months and it's not expensive). There's also a pub/hotel next to the campsite, which is an added bonus, and plenty of walks around the site area - Helvelan being just a few miles away. Overall a great campsite, would definitely recommend this to anyone 👍

Lovely site

Lovely park, ideally located with a lovely pub next door. Only real issue was a busy road near and the lack of mobile phone service and WIFI. The pub had guest WIFI though, which was useful.

Great site

Great site, clean facilities and welcoming owners.

Nice place and friendly owner

Friendly welcome, nice pitches and clean facilities.

Good stop

Showers hot and the farmer was helpful.

Great location for Helvellyn

Nice flat area and great location for Hellvelyn. Pub next door does great food. Facilities are good but showers a bit cramped and had to duck if taller than 6ft🤣. Road noisy in day but didn't hear anything at night. Would recommend and return 😊

Great stay

Second stay. A great site, perfect for us.

Perfect spot for exploring

Will definitely return. Bus stop a few steps away from the entrance. Value for money site, level and accessible even with a 8-metre motorhome. Showers were hot and clean.

Convenient and quiet

Small (or as I prefer to say, intimate) easy to find and has all the facilities you need. This campsite is a great find. It's very easy to find and get to, being just of the main Keswick road (A591). Not many pitches so great if you want a quiet site to just camp and not have lots of activity going on around, perfect for solo or a couples get away. Showers and toilet facilities were clean, tidy and well lit. The pub next door (Kings Head Inn) serves good food and a selection of local beers. Poor mobile signal, but that's the Lakes for you. The Kings Head have WiFi if you're popping in for a pint or a bite to eat. Will visit again.

Great little site

Great spot. We walked up to the Thirlmere Infinity Pool from the site with great views. Clean facilities and pub right next door.

Nice little spot with pub next door

Good location just outside of Keswick, great views and nice pub literally next door. Bit too close to a main road for me, but quietens down at night. Basic but clean facilities. Would probably try somewhere else on next visit.

Fair site except the road noise

On arrival, the first impression was good but after the first night, we made up our minds to cut our stay short due to the nonstop early day road noise. The site itself could do with a few signs to note the location of the facilities.

Site's response

Our site is in a good spot for walking and cycling straight from your pitch and/or bus or road trips directly North toward Keswick and South to Ambleside. We are situated alongside a road, which of course will get traffic at times. We do however have many stay with us and return yearly. Our site pictures show our location for people to consider before booking.

Convenient on main road

Pitches need some upkeep - very wet ground around them & need more gravel. Nice though to have water on constant tap & electric. No service for mobiles or TV. Need better signage for the directions into site because if you end up in the farmyard, it is very difficult to get back down!

Site's response

We like to think people will think before or driving up a slim road without knowing how they will manoeuvre backwards. If in doubt, please just park and ask. We'll be glad to come out and guide you.

Thirlspot at Easter

The site was perfect for us as we like to walk from where we stay and not have to drive. From the site, we climbed Hellvelyn and went for a dip in the wonderful infinity pool overlooking Thirlmere. Great value for money and a lovely pub right next door.

Fantastic spot

Fantastic stay, lovely people, a great position and near a bus stop to everywhere!

Our stay

Small campsite in a lovely rural location. Water, electric and waste were all easily accessible. Shower and toilets were clean and functional- no heating, but not really a problem. Great access to hill walks and local pub and bus stop - Keswick 15 mins away. Road noise is the only negative, but does quieten overnight

Clean and tidy

No issues. A nice, clean, friendly environment.

Good stopover for Keswick

Basic site but good value and location. Regular bus service outside to Keswick and pub next door.

Nice site

Nice site near Thirlmere with views towards Helvellyn. Fairly clean shower block with plentiful hot water. The site is right by the A591 between Keswick and Ambleside, which is pretty busy during the day but was quite quiet overnight while we were there. Nice pub right next door - didn't eat there but we can vouch for the beer, wine and wifi.

Nice quiet site

Friendly helpful owner, Nice quiet site although next to road, which didn't bother us. Fairly basic but clean facilities, my only comment would be maybe a small stool in shower as I have some mobility problems and need to sit down to put shoes on etc.

Great stay

Great spot. Bus stops near by. Clean showers and toilets. Nice walks around too! Would go back!

Nice stay

Only downfall was there was no wifi.

Away from it all in the heart of the lakes.

Great little site on a really friendly working farm. Facilities were immaculately clean. Nicely located to go North or South on the main road between Keswick and Ambleside. Nice pub next door but unfortunately staffing issues meant no food without pre-booking. Beer was good though. Incredible views and access to fell walks from the site. Thoroughly recommend a few nights at this site.

Amazing!

Absolutely loved staying here and most certainly will be coming back again. We came and stayed in our motorhome and it was just perfect, waking up to the views of the hills and mountains will be missed! Driving to the campsite was easy and it had great access; other people mentioned the road, however, you don't even notice it and during the night it's so silent you can even hear the stream trickling away. The pub next door meant we could eat out a couple of times during the week with no worry of driving. There's a bus stop right outside which enabled us to go into the local town and explore the lakes there. It only cost £18 for two day passes! Our favourite part was the amount of different walks that we could do with the dog, without even driving anywhere. So many beautiful spots that you could walk to straight from the campsite. I can't recommend this place enough if you're looking for a quiet, remote, self-catering campsite.

Good pub next door

Paid for hardstanding which was lacking 80% of the hard standing, so in mud! Toilets were fine. Hot showers. Location was good but noisy from 06:00am to midnight. Didn't cause us a problem but don't expect to lounge in bed! Pub was good but didn't eat there.