Brantwood - John Ruskin's Home
A house set in gardens offering a fascinating insight into Ruskin’s life with fine paintings and treasures.
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Why stay here ...
Unfortunately the pub at Church House Inn is not currently open but there is another pub opposite and several in Coniston.
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Latest arrival time: 10:00 PM
Latest departure time: 11:30 AM
0.75 acres
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Great savings on days out
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The Ruskin Museum
The Ruskin Museum tells the fascinating "Story of Coniston" and the many heroes that lived and worked there.
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Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Climb aboard an old heritage steam train for stunning views as you travel back in time to enjoy bygone years.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- LA21 8AZ
- GPS:
- Lat 54.338751 / Lon -3.101035
- OS field ref:
- SD285942
- OS map ref:
- 97
Transport links
- Buses go to: Coniston, Broughton and Ulverston
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Perfect stay
The Church House Inn
Booked this site late as our newly arrived granddaughter decided to be early so it was a mad rush to get booked in. What a delightful little site this is. Mark the owner was extremely accommodating and welcoming, and is a very approachable person. There are two well kept toilets and one shower for the site, two water taps, chemical point and recycling facilities. Although near the Coniston road, there was very little noise after 7pm and the place was peaceful and quiet. We took advantage of a lovely walk along the old railway line which was perfect for the two dogs, and a delightful (if a little over grown in places) walk down to Torver Jetty on Coniston Lake straight from the site. Overlooked by the Old Man of Coniston, set in a small valley, this is a great place to explore the area. Drive out to Greenodd and you will find a fantastic ice cream parlour, café serving great artisan food, a butchers and other local stores. Drive (or walk along the lake shore) to Coniston for local shops and just a bit further on to Tarn Howse for a truly epic walk around the Tarn. (National Trust). All of this and a pub (The Wilsons) with accompanying Deli just across the road from the site just adds to the many reasons you should give this a try.
Great site for dog walking, with an ace pub over the road
The Church House Inn
This is a small, peaceful site with footpaths to Coniston, down to Coniston Water and up to Old Man of Coniston.
The pub across the road is sensational for those times that you don't want to cook.
Coniston is a lovely walk away, with a local butcher at the back of the supermarket, more pubs, cafes.
As a dog owner who likes to be able to park up for the week and explore without moving the van, this site was lovely.
Also has great Vodafone 4G
Lovely place
The Church House Inn
Very nice place to stay, everything you need on site and within walking distance, Mark the owner is a very nice chap and helpful, will be going here again.
9 days in October 2022 - great area to visit
The Church House Inn
This compact CL is at the back of a now-closed pub on the edge of Torver – a 10 minute drive south from Coniston.
The pitches are all hardstanding with grass alongside and EHUs within 25m.
The old pub car park has a few spaces for larger motorhomes.
The owner, Mark, is welcoming and friendly and can provide good information about the locality.
There is a bus stop for a service to Coniston just outside the entrance, but only 3 buses per day. Buses run from Coniston to Windermere and Ambleside where other services can be reached.
Mark provides WiFi but as in many rural areas the signal is currently quite weak and unreliable. We found that a WiFi booster improved the signal strength considerably, but not the reliability. The TV signal was good - note that if you have a directional aerial it must be in a vertical position.
This is an excellent location for visiting the southern Lake District area – several lakes, gardens worth visiting, Beatrix Potter locations, a steam railway, challenging passes and a multitude of excellent walking trails. Numerous good pubs and cafes.
Supermarkets can be found in Windermere and Ulverston.
June 2022
The Church House Inn
The two mid week nights I spent at this CL were very pleasant. A nice welcome by the proprietor, Mark. All 5 pitches were occupied plus the pod on site but very quiet campers and so no late night noise. The facilities on site ticked the boxes for me, sunny pitch, nice hot shower and the toilet paper included. As previously mentioned perfect site for accessing many good walking routes, I particularly enjoyed Torver Common.
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