Unusual site, great location, very clean but larger caravans might struggle with approach roads and pitches
This is a beautiful site and I can see why so many return. We received a very warm welcome, the ample toilet and shower facilities are immaculate and there are lovely walks from the site.
The site info recommends approaching from the South but even then the last 6 miles are very difficult with a large unit, in our case an 8' wide caravan. The road is very narrow in places and used by coaches, motorhomes and caravans as well as tourist traffic to Coniston and Ambleside. Unusually this site allows arrivals from 10am which increases the chances of meeting an equally wide vehicle coming in the opposite direction.
The pitches are a variety of shapes, sizes and inclines and scattered around a huge forested area. Some are in cul-de-sacs and some more like lay-by pitches. We are usually big fans of CAMC's policy of picking your own pitch but on this site its a bit of a headache. Not all the pitches are suitable for larger caravans (despite most being priced as the standard unit plus awning) and the lovely wooded setting means that only a fraction of pitches are visible at a time so we witnessed many caravan owners driving around many times to find a suitable pitch. Frustratingly many of the larger pitches were occupied by the tiniest of camper vans.
To summarise, this is a really lovely site and a credit to the wardens, but less suitable for larger units, particularly at high season.
