I've got a trip to the Lake district planned for the first week in August.
Can anyone recommend some good campsites for me to look at visiting ?
Something not to busy ,and fairly close to some good classic scrambles .
I'll be getting my guides out tonight and planning some scrambles and walks but thought I'd ask UKC.
Most of my trips to the Lakes I've stayed at Turner hall farm in the Duddon valley. Absolutely love the place but I feel this time I should test out some new locations.
I've also stayed in the NT campsite in Langdale (not so good and very expensive) and some other random place I can't remember.
Stonethwaite in Borrowdale is beautiful, by the river, well away from the road through the valley down a track, with a pub a few minutes walk. Basic fascilities. And can be midgy as hell.
There's the one by the inn is wasdale head, it's a fiver per person per night. Amazing views and location and of course easy access to plenty of climbing/scrambling.
I stayed on the Eskdale campsite which is not NT fortunately. Personally I'm not a fan of sites as a wildcamp is much quieter but Eskdale was ok and centrally placed in that area.
The camp site at Boot in Eskdale - http://ow.ly/ykjH301RWTG - is good. Quiet, good facilities, two good pubs in walking distance. The scrambling isn't on your doorstep, you need to walk to upper eskdale or drive round to wasdale but a nice spot.
Anthony
I will second stonethwaite, havent stayed at the campsite myself, but I know exactly where it is, great walks in all directions from there, nice and out of the way, next to a river, and some fantastic climbing / scrambling areas nearby
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