Inside Out Camping

Yurt glamping on the River Derwent in Borrowdale, where the Lake District does its quietest and most dramatic work.

Inside Out Camping sits on the banks of the River Derwent in Borrowdale valley, one of the most rewarded valleys in the Lake District. The address is Grange-in-Borrowdale, the nearest town is Keswick, and the setting is a working argument for why people have been coming to this corner of Cumbria for two centuries. The yurts face the river.

The accommodation is yurts: fitted out with wood-burning stoves, pitched at the intersection of comfort and immersion that makes good glamping worth the premium over canvas. This is not the kind of place where the pod is the product and the backdrop is incidental. Borrowdale is the reason, and the River Derwent running past the yurts makes that plain.

Adults-only in atmosphere if not in policy, it works equally for couples wanting a quiet few days in proper fell country and families who want the Lake District without the logistics of tent camping. The Borrowdale valley has walks directly from the site and Keswick is a short drive for supplies and the lake.

Before you book

Borrowdale is a narrow valley road; approach from Keswick on the B5289 and allow extra time in summer when the road is busy with walkers and cyclists.

“One of the better-located glamping pitches in the Lake District, with the River Derwent doing the heavy lifting on atmosphere. Borrowdale earns the trip.”

Why it made the cut

Borrowdale valley setting is genuinely exceptional, not incidental to the offering
River Derwent at the pitches gives constant ambient presence rare in glamping sites
Yurts with wood-burning stoves deliver real comfort in a working landscape
Hipcamp UK-listed, which is a reliable signal for independently run, character-led operations

The Feeling

Quietly glamorous · Curated rustic · Solitary tempo

River at the doorFell country morningsWood smoke and derwentBorrowdale quiet

Good For

Date
Family
Solo

Best For

Yurt glamping on the banks of the River Derwent in Borrowdale valley
Romantic breaks with wood-burning stoves and riverside views
Family holidays combining comfort with Lake District nature immersion

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