13 campsites
Every site here is hand-picked for the guide.
Lanefoot Farm
A deceptively large working farm just off the A66 near Braithwaite, where Skiddaw looms over meadow and open fields of wild flowers, fell views and campfires with firewood delivered to your tent
On a farm
Carrock Pods Lake District Glamping
Three well-considered pods on a working Lake District farm, with direct fell access from the door and genuinely dark skies overhead.
On a farm
Lloyds Meadow Glamping
Adults-only lakeside glamping in rural Cheshire, a five-minute walk from a train to Chester and a mile from Delamere Forest.
By a river
Hadrian's Wall Country Yurts
Two private Mongolian yurts on the Hadrian's Wall corridor, each with a wood-fired hot tub, a firepit, and a pair of attentive hosts who think of everything.
In a field
Black Beck Farm Holiday Caravans
A quietly kept Lake District farm with panoramic fell views, a pub five minutes on foot, and hosts who clearly enjoy having people there.
On a farm
Eskdale Campsite
A proper Lake District valley base, National Trust, 8 acres of meadow grassland, with Scafell and Esk Pike on your doorstep and two village pubs at the end of the road.
In a valley
Mains Farm
A family-run working farm in the Eden Valley where the River Eden runs through the site and Lazonby's outdoor pool is a mile and a half up the road.
In a valley
Meadow Falls
A tidy Dales-edge campsite on the doorstep of Ingleton village, with Ingleborough filling the skyline and the Waterfalls Trail ten minutes on foot.
In a valley
Low Wray Campsite
National Trust lakeside camping in the Lake District, with woodland pitches, some right on Windermere's shore and Wray Castle on the doorstep.
By a river
Blaithwaite House
A 250-acre Cumbrian estate that does proper tent camping alongside glamping pods, a barn bar, and a 25-acre dog-walking wood.
In a field
Howbeck Lodge
A working farm on the Cumbria Way where the host still checks in on you, the stream is real, and the Lake District is a stone's throw away.
On a farm
Burns Farm Caravan Site
A family-run Lake District valley site with Highland cattle, immaculate facilities, and mountain views of Helvellyn, Blencathra and Skiddaw from every pitch.
In a valley
Inside Out Camping
Yurt glamping on the River Derwent in Borrowdale, where the Lake District does its quietest and most dramatic work.
By a river