Meathop Fell Club Campsite

Rated 5 of 5

Overall rating

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

close panel

Log in to write a review

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 4 of 5

Location

Rated 3 of 5

Good for families

Tranquility with Superb Facilities, Great Cycling.

We stayed mid August and the site was quite busy.  It remained peaceful despite being nearly full.  Facilities are very new, spacious, and as usual with the Caravan Club, spotless.  There were never any queues for toilets and showers, just an occasional wait for a washing up sink but nothing significant.  It is not a particularly good site if you want to walk straight from the site. The walk to Grange-over-Sands is about 3 miles and all on lanes until you get to Grange Promenade.  We go for the cycling because from here you can do lovely rides to the north heading into Lakeland.  Get a decent OS map to find rides on quiet lanes.  Try the lanes following the NCN to Witherslack and then north to Bowland Bridge (pub and also village shop serving coffee and cakes).  For a long 35 mile hilly ride you can continue to Winster and Bowness across the ferry on Windermere, back down to Lakeside, Newby Bridge, and lanes to Cartmel and back to Grange. Or for a shorter ride of about 20 miles from Bowland Bridge return down the other side of the valley to Lindale and use the B road back to the site.  But you will need a map and be prepared to navigate.  The rewards are delightful quiet lanes with wildlife and flowers to die for.  Yes, we will go back!

MartinYvonneCyclists

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 21/08/2015 20:24

6 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Lovely site, peaceful with stunning views

Had a super week at meathop. The site is spacious, peaceful yet still welcoming to families ( of which we were). Staff friendly and helpful with local activities and advice on days out and places to eat. Reception sells essentials and there's a spar and coop in grange which is 10 mins by car. Toilets are immaculate with perfectly laid out large shower cubicles. Pitches are mainly hard standing and top area of the park I would say is best if you go hard standing. We opted for a grass pitch on the mid area which gave us exceptional views over the estuary. Great location for exploring the southern Lake District. We did bike rides, climbed scafelll pike from wast water, drove hard knot pass, a visit to the safari zoo near dalton is definitely recommended-pay the extra £4 to hand feed giraffes and lemurs. A brilliant week, lucky with the weather too. 2 pubs to recommend; hare and hound leven and the pheasant at flookborough. Only reason it's not completely a 5/5 is that due to the age of our children we could have done with a field or area to kick a football / play. There is a nice park for younger children though.

Frankies family

Reviewed on 21/08/2015 20:02

1 review

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 4 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Meathop Fell

This is one of my favourite sites to which I am a regular visitor.  Facilities are excellent.  Good range of food shops in Grange Over Sands.  A minor criticism is that the gravel hardstanding pitches are looking tired at the moment.There are weeds growing amongst the gravel and the edges of the pitches are not well defined due to grass growing into the thin gravel covering.  People arriving at this site need to arrive after 12noon to avoid meeting people leaving on the narrow access road. 

Reviewed on 20/08/2015 08:44

5 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Nice & green

We moved to this site for a week after not feeling comfy at Coniston. For us, Meathrop was just the ticket, nice & green, nice & quiet.

The wardens were very nice, and I think their info shed is the best I've used yet. Washroom facilities would be hard to beat too.

I enjoyed the woodland dog walk immediately off site, but I imagine it's a touch muddy in wet weather.

We had a veg curry at the hotel next door on the Wednesday evening, and found it really very good.

Grange, about 5 mins drive from the site, is a lovely Edwardian (I think) town, with a nice promenade looking over the salt marsh, and several very good eateries (see advice in info shed)

We enjoyed the site, but I imagine children may find it not so great if they're not the self entertaining types. Very nice environment though.

We'd go again.

parrafinpete

Caravanner

Reviewed on 20/08/2015 01:49

7 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 3 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 3 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Great site - great cost?

This site is without a doubt a top notch site with superb facilities...but you have to pay for it! Maybe some thought needs to go into the charges, not everyone wishes to use all the facilities so maybe a tiered price structure relevant to individual needs?

Olmeister6

Caravanner

Reviewed on 19/08/2015 19:13

1 review

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Outstanding!

From arrival to departure the experience was to say outstanding! The site was very clean and the toilet and shower block was scrupulously clean, these are the basics and if they impress then hey presto everyone is happy. Meathop is ideally situated and within easy reach of the main tourist areas of the lakes. We had our grandchildren with us on their first holiday in our camper van and a resounding success it was! i will recommend this site to anyone who is interested, p.s the staff aren't half bad either    

carl1958

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 19/08/2015 17:43

3 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Superb site

Lovely site, very peaceful, easy to find wardens very friendly and day before we left the warden said he hoped we wouild be back soon which is nice. We try to visit different sites every year but we did say me we may come back next year. My wife said this is the best site we have have stayed on. It is a very handy site for lots of places and I do not think there was a day where we could not find some where to go. If you like Wildlife there are some good reserves to visit nearby including the Osprey's down the road at Foulshaw Moss.

Ely Clive

Caravanner

Reviewed on 19/08/2015 08:05

1 review

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Great location

Warm welcome. Quiet, relaxed site with good toilet block facilities. Great location for exploring just outside the National Park and the Southern Lakes. Grange over Sands is a delightful pretty town without all the tourist bustle you get closer into the National Park. Lovely views across Malcombe Bay. Plenty to do for a week or more if you like cycling, walking and exploring etc.

Martin 101

Caravanner

Reviewed on 17/08/2015 15:10

3 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Great Place Great Stay

We have just returned from Meathop Fell and it was a great 2 weeks. The camp staff are friendly and helpful and the facilities are no less than 1st Class. There is plenty to do in the surrounding area come rain or shine. I would recommend a visit to the Transport Museum and a lake cruise. The site has a great information centre with lots of ideas for all ages and a safe play area which our grand-daughter made good use of. We wouldn't hesitate to return again and cannot recommend it highly enough. This was out first visit but it won't be our last.

JayneF

Caravanner

Reviewed on 15/08/2015 22:08

2 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer

Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Great site

We had a two night stop over here and would highly recommend this site. Wardens are fantastic and so are the amenities. A great location for access to the lakes. Will definitely be back.

mckendry

Caravanner

Reviewed on 15/08/2015 17:32

4 reviews

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer