The Ruskin Museum
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The Ruskin Museum tells the fascinating "Story of Coniston" and the many heroes that lived and worked there.
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Why stay here ...
Beautiful location in the lake district.
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Latest arrival time: 5:00 PM
Latest departure time: 12:00 PM
0.25 acres
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
Nearby
Great savings on days out
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Brantwood - John Ruskin's Home
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A house set in gardens offering a fascinating insight into Ruskin’s life with fine paintings and treasures.
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Go Ape - Grizedale
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UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Fly down zip-wires, leap off swings and tackle crossings across amazing scenery.
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Mountain Journeys
10% discount
Rock climbing and scrambling, gorge scrambling, guided walks, navigation workshops, abseiling, and canyoning.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- LA21 8EW
- GPS:
- Lat 54.367261 / Lon -3.074584
- OS field ref:
- SD305975
- OS map ref:
- 97
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Coniston, Ambelside, Windermere
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
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Not disappointed
Beckthwaite
This little site is a gem right in the heart of Coniston 5 min walk into town with all its amenities pubs, shops and easy access to numerous walks (my favourite is the Copper mine walk). The site has 2 toilets 1 includes the shower both clean and tidy, taps (not on pitch) for drinking water and an elsan. You can dump your grey water after removing lid to the drain.
Not forgetting the owner’s who are nice and helpful. Lovely views of the mountains behind the house and all in all a lovely site I definitely will be back one day.
Wynyardlad
Reviewed on 22/08/2023 15:35
lovely spot in the heart of coniston
Beckthwaite
pervious reviewers obviously came to a different spot! the owners house does not block the views!! their is most definitely an Elsan!! The access is not very difficult if you take it easy. its also not particularly narrow... just care needed. if you a confident driver you should be fine.
this site is as central as you can get. basic but clean and tidy. Lovely owners, really helpful. We have a twin axel and so its a cosy site to get on but no problems in doing so. Showers take 50p which was fine, very clean and tidy bathroom area in general. The pitches are a little uneven and not marked out to perfection, but as long as you are not after manicuring and perfect straight lines, you are fine. Its the perfect stop to be if you want to enjoy coniston and surrounds.
Visit for 3 days in June 2021
Beckthwaite
Very difficult and narrow access.
Pitches a little small.
Good access to Coniston and lake.
Not for us
Beckthwaite
We had read the good reviews on this site so was really looking forward to our visit of 2 nights. On arrival we were met by a gentleman, not sure who he was but the owners were out for the day…. this was not an issue.
We were disappointed with our pitch, all the pitches were small and ours was tucked in the corner right next to the road and pavement which was busy due to it being a lovely hot weekend. No Elsan point and was advised to open a grid in the grounds or empty in the toilet block, we really didn’t want to do either! No individual taps for the pitch so if using a Motorhome fill up before you arrive or take an Aqua-roll.
Whilst you could see the hills in the background the owners house blocked the views…. the site is basically the owners back garden.
One thing we didn’t like (and we took our dog) is the owners dogs running free around the site and doing their business wherever they wanted to on site and not being picked up and disposed of properly.
We did meet the owners the following day when we went to pay and they were nice people.
As I said all the previous reviews are good but this was clearly not for us and wouldn’t return…. all that said the location to the lake and the town was excellent
Great location
Beckthwaite
Arrived on site. It is quite tight through the gate but ok. When we got to the pitch we realised that someone else had taken up more than their allotted pitch so we had to end up closer to other vans and motor homes. The owner was very helpful in guiding us to the pitch and we set up at an angle due to the other caravan but in fact we had a better view because of it. There is a toilet and shower there. We didn’t use the shower but cannot comment but it is 50 pence for the shower. The toilet was kept clean but no heating so was a bit cold in there but great to have the facility to use. The location is fabulous. You can walk from the site and within minutes you are at the pubs and shops and a lot of walks from the site. The fish a d chip shop at the top of the road was great, very tasty and there is also a garage at the top of the road. Plenty of places to eat and outdoor clothing shops, co-op etc. The pitches are quite short so putting ours at an angle stopped our hitch sticking out on the path and we do not have a long van. Would definitely come back to that site as so near to the lakeside and cafe by the lake and lake cruises.
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