About
Budget campsite next to Buttermere lake, offering access to numerous walks, with portable toilets.
Why go
- Access to numerous walks
- Gorgeous wild swimming spots within walking distance
- No cell reception or internet made it all the better
Must try
- Jump in stream from 4m high old bridge
- 20 Min fairytale walk to amazing waterfall
- 15 Min walk to steam engine train station
- Climbing Sca Fell Pike
- Hire firepit with wood
Pro tips
- Get heavier duty tent pegs for bigger tents
- Take jungle formula in the summer for midges
- Breakfast van for the morning
Good to know
- Toilets are just porta-loos
- Pizza came out cremated
- Don't expect the cheese on chips to be melted
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Rating
4.5 / 5 (80 reviews)
Phone: +44 7961 281692