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Castlerigg Farm
Just came back from our first time at castlerigg farm. The camp site was very clean, staff friendly, facilities well maintained.
The food at the hayloft cafe was second to none, quite possibly the best full english ive ever eaten (away from home!!)
The views are beautiful and we will definately be returning. Cant recommend this site enough. 
Recommended: Thu 12th Aug 2010 at 21:29:47 |
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Mr & Mrs Lister
Just spent 3 nights at Castlerigg Farm our first time there.
We called in to view the site on a previous camping trip to the lakes and decided to give it a try.
The site and facilities are well maintained with friendly and helpful staff and the site rule of silence after 10.30pm was observed very well by everyone. The views of the surrounding fells are fantastic whichever direction you look in.
There are some nice walks straight off the site and walking down into Keswick down the springs took a steady 30 mins or so but dont do too much shopping if you intend to walk back.
If you stay here you must spoil yourselves and pay a visit to the Hayloft Cafe at least once for an evening meal or a full breakfast the food is superb ( we went 3 times ) this may not be camping for some people but what the hell its a real treat.
Recommended: Sat 7th Aug 2010 at 13:05:56 |
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Mr
Second visit to Castlerigg Farm, visited last year as well and came back again to complete more walks. Excellent site and facilities, friendly staff and great value for money. So much to do in surrounding area and great base camp. Highly recommended hope to come back again soon, as miss the spectacular scenery when gone.
Recommended: Sat 19th Jun 2010 at 13:14:04 |
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Not regular campers we were delighted at the facilities, in particular the super Hayloft Cafe. You don't expect such a high standard of cooking and service in a cafe but Chris and Vicky serve restuarant standard food at very reasonable prices. Excellent, we'll be back.
Recommended: Thu 10th Jun 2010 at 19:51:39 |
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The Hayloft Cafe
We have just spent a lovely week at Castlerigg- although the weather could have been kinder! The site was vey clean and the staff friendly and helpful. It is in a beautiful spot, we could look out from the tent and see Derwent Water. Amazing views. It was only a 25 minute walk through the beautiful woods to the town. We will definately be returning.
One of our life savers through the very wet and windy weather was the Hayloft Cafe. The food there is superb. We enjoyed a couple of delicious and filling breakfasts, which kept us going for the rest of the day. We thought we would try an evening meal and are so glad we did. The food is restaurant standard- my husband enjoyed the haggis and black pudding fritters (each to their own!) and I had a generous helping of creamy stilton mushrooms. As it was the Easter weekend they were serving a special roast- gorgeous tender beef, all the trimmings and vegetables that actually had flavour!! The couple who run the Cafe are friendly, yet professional. Another bonus is that you can take along a bottle of wine and just pay £1 for corkage. If you are using the campsite or indeed just visiting Keswsick pop in and try it for yourself- they serve for most of the day- breakfast, lunches and dinner.
Recommended: Mon 12th Apr 2010 at 09:02:30 |
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Mr
Great site, very clean, all the staff were friendly and for sure all noise stops at 10:30pm, except wind and rain !!! nobody told those to be quite. Booked for 3 nights but due to bad weather cut short to 2 and got money refunded no quibble. Had a night at the Theatre on the lake excellent!!! Love the lakes but hate the rain!!
Damp from Stockport 
Recommended: Wed 29th Jul 2009 at 15:39:00 |
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GREAT WOODS
Great day out spent that i would recommend straight out of campsite through great woods along ambleside road towards keswick down to boat launch get off at ladore falls go see them and have a drink at the little pub off the jetty then get back on boat to ashness gate it is a small walk to woods entrance via a gate just before carpark then back home through the woods to castlerigg EXCELLANT day out.
We stop in keswick in a great little pub The Packhorse Inn - this is fantastic place to eat you can get a sandiwich homemade soup and salad for £5.00 i recommend the ham with cream cheese you get a huge mound of the cheese.
Recommended: Wed 22nd Apr 2009 at 10:18:33 |
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Best value in Keswick for eating we found to be the Keswick Lodge. Clean, warm, good food, real ales - absolute heaven after a day on the fells or walking round the lakes, and then back to our superb campsite at Castlerigg Farm. Good memories of a superb holiday.
Dennis & Stephanie Roberts, Scuttle, Cassiel and Twonk!
Recommended: Sat 24th Jan 2009 at 20:13:43 |
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We have just had a glorious week in the Lake District, (Good weather makes all the difference), and were lucky enough to get a space at Castlerigg farm.
The site is beautifully located with fells on all sides and a glimpse of Dewentwater below. The staff were always cheerful and helpful and the facilities are very good. Very clean toilets/washroom, (their always seemed to be someone in their mopping or checking), only 3 showers but even when busy we never had to wait very long.
Fellow campers were very well behaved as their were some site rules including 10:30 noise restrictions, which does make camping a pleasure for those who want to get to sleep or just enjoy the twilight atmosphere.
Keswick is very closeby but you would think that you were miles from anywhere.
We would recommend the site and intend to go back regularly.
Recommended: Wed 14th May 2008 at 17:18:55 |
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Lovely Campsite
Just a quick note to say that we have now been staying at the campsite for the last 4 years since our friends recommended it to us. We have stayed when the site has been very quiet and also when its busy - every time the shower block and toilets are immaculate and the shop always seems to have those items that you always forget! 
We are going back again this weekend are hoping that the forecast snow holds off!
We can't recommend this site enough.
Recommended: Wed 2nd Apr 2008 at 12:07:46 |
Name: Asa Schofield
Location: Cheshire 
