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Aulthurstside Schoolhouse, Woodland, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6AE
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Splendid site set in 4 acres of land, (all pitches hard standing,) with a picnic area, picnic benches, a fire pit, plus several connected footpaths and lovely views of the open countryside.
Great starting point for many walks, Beacon Tarn, Woodland Fell, Broughton Mills, Broughton in Furness. Circular walks taking in pubs, cafes and shops ( grocers, butchers, bakery and post office) in the village 1.8 miles away.
Walk or cycle on the Coniston old railway line which is traffic free so safe for children with the added incentive of a good playground at the end.
Excellent site for exploring the uncommercial south lakes, but Coniston is just 8 miles away.
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Latest arrival time: 9:00 PM
0.5 acres
Electric amperage: 16
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- LA20 6AE
- GPS:
- Lat 54.295528 / Lon -3.188873
- OS field ref:
- SD227895
- OS map ref:
- 96
Transport links
- Nearest train station: Foxfield
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The Old School House
We have just returned from a 4 night stay at this lovely little CL. Unfortunately the owners weren't able to be on site to meet us, but my husband did get a lovely text from Barbara welcoming us, apologising for their absence and sent us all the details we needed to make our stay enjoyable and problem free. As usual we were able to get out on our bikes (we have sent Barbara details of the rides we took plus maps) - but they aren't for the faint-hearted - unless of course you are super-fit and find hills a walk in the park! Thank goodess for ebikes! We cycled to and round Coniston Water and then a more local circular route through Broughton on Furness via the Coniston Old Railway to Foxfield, Grizebeck and back to the CL via Woodland. Our intended looped walk on our penultimate day to Broughton on Furness had to be aborted after about .75 miles due to the awful weather - the rain and winds - and one too many waterlogged fields - which was especially unfortunate after all the OS route planning my husband had done. We were the only ones on the site so had the pick of the 5 spaces. We chose the one immediately opposite the entrance which afforded the views over the peaks, and from where we could attach our hose to the water tap to take on water, and our water outlet hose to our outlet pipe to release our grey waste into the drain. The only criticism was the distance to the bins - especially when it was chucking it down with rain! We were there the week of the February storms and left the day before the "biggie" - which was a shame - as we were going to move on and enjoy more of the beautiful Cumbrian countryside.
Great place to chill
The Old School House
Lovely CL set in beautiful countryside which is ideal for walking & biking. Easy walk to Broughton village which has a lovely butchers, bakery & general store. Tight access onto site so easier to arrive from the Broughton end…we didn’t & had to drive on to a farm entrance to turn round 😄
Lovely place to relax and unwind
The Old School House
This is a lovely, small CL owned by Barbara and Howard, who are lovely, friendly people. We found the directions they provided were accurate and easy to follow, the pitches are almost level, some overhanging trees on some of them, a secluded fire pit and picnic benches are also available.
The walk down into to the village is easy to follow and good underfoot and a very pleasant walk, with a choice of 3 pubs and a cafe when you get there.
Barbara provides guests with laminated information sheets with all the information you will need for staying on the site and what is around the local area.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay there.
Our favourite CL
The Old School House
We loved it here. Initially booked 2 nights but decided to stay longer and ended up staying for 8 nights. Barbara was lovely, very friendly and helpful. We were on pitch 5, all pitches are hardstanding and there are plenty of grassed areas and picnic tables. Facilities were clean and well maintained. Inexperienced drivers may have difficulty with the narrow entrance but if you take it carefully it's fine. The site is very conveniently situated with lovely walks through the woods into the town, where there is a butchers, grocers, bakery and several pubs. A short and very scenic walk will take you to Broughton Mills and the lovely Blacksmiths Arms. This is a fantastic CL, one of our favourites and reasonably priced. We would love to return.
Not really suitable for large caravans
The Old School HouseWe visited this site looking for a quiet site which with the A road being right along side it was quite noisy. The entrance to the site is not very big and our caravan only just fitted through the gate which did not impress hubby. With it being on a busy A road you had to be careful when leaving the site because of the speed of the traffic.To get the caravan back out the site I had to stand in the middle of the road to stop the traffic and then someone else had to watch the back end so we didn't hit the stone wall or the fence. We could not get a tv reception and someone else told me it was not good on the site and they had trouble. If you put your awning up then there is no where on the pitch to park your car. Luckily there was no one on one of the pitches as the owner only uses 4 out of the 5 so we could park our car there. The rubbish bins are right at the end of the owners drive and to get to the toilet and chemical waste you have to go down a steep slope. On the last night we had problems with out electricity going off for no reason
Comment from the Club:
Thank you for your review. The CL Owner has been in touch as she works really hard to ensure everyone has the best possible time on their site. Please be advised if you had mentioned the tv signal the CL Owner would have been more than happy to have helped you with this and could have also righted the electric for you. As they were not aware of this they couldn't assist. With the site being small they only ever take 4 units so there is always a space for cars to be parked, this way it keeps everyone comfortable.
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