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Troutbeck Head Club Campsite in Penrith is set in classically beautiful North Lakeland countryside, and is conveniently only 4 miles from the restaurants and shops of Ullswater. A fabulous getaway for nature lovers and walkers, the caravan park nestles in a picturesque valley alongside a babbling brook.
Situated below the Great Mell Fell and with spectacular views of Blencathra to the west, Troutbeck Head Club Campsite gives you access to some of the prettiest walks in the country. For superb views of the central mountains, a drive over the dramatic Kirkstone Pass is not to be missed. This will lead you to Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere, where you can sample the local restaurants and explore some of Wordsworth's favourite haunts. A lake cruise on Ullswater is a must, with the option of a scenic walk between Howtown and Glenridding (only 7 miles away). For the energetic, the Rookin House Farm Centre next door to the caravan site offers plenty of fun activities - quad bikes, archery, go-karting, clay pigeon shooting, horse riding and much more.
The site provides easy access to numerous lakes, mountains, valleys & rivers, whilst pretty villages, country pubs and farm shops are plentiful, making Troutbeck the ideal destination for exploring and relaxing in the Cumbrian countryside.
A small shop is now available in reception selling essential items.
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Directions
Please only use these recommended directions for the final approach and not sat nav, due to unsuitable roads for towing. Leave the M6 at junction 40 onto the A66 (signposted Keswick). In about 0.75 mile at the roundabout, continue on the A66 (signposted Keswick). In about 7 miles turn left onto A5091 (signposted Dockray, Ullswater). The site is on the right in about 1.25 miles.
Sites key:
- Postcode:
- CA11 0SS
- GPS:
- Lat 54.6161 / Lon -2.95618
- Plan a route to this site
- OS field ref:
- NY385251
- OS map ref:
- 90
- Handbook map ref:
- F11
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Good site, overpriced
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
Positives
The site is well located close to Penrith and Keswick
It has fully serviced flat pitches, although whoever designed the drainage outlets to the fully serviced pitches along the left hand side needs a new spirit level as the outlet is above the hardstanding and is close to the level of the caravan outlet. There is no view from the serviced pitches, so if you want to enjoy the view go for electric hook up only.
Good access to many walking trails through the dog walk area.
The site is maintained to an adequate standard as all sites we visit are currently, so nothing exceptional there.
Negatives
We have spent 4 weeks touring various sites from Adult Only Tranquil Parks, Camping and Caravan Club and Cl Sites.
Troutbeck is by far the most expensive for nothing extra (ok C&C Club was not a fully serviced pitch but £16 cheaper per night), and we have found this site the least welcoming in all the sites we have visited over the years of caravaning. I will not be coming back. And yes I did check the cost before booking but since I placed my booking the costs increased.
If you want peace and quiet come here it’s so quiet you wont even be bothered by the site team, in fact when you are trying to find them its almost impossible, not just ourselves but other folks on site have found this also.
As an example, went to get tokens for the laundry - I don’t know why they can’t use coins like the vast majority of other sites we visit. Unfortunately we arrived at the office just after 10:00 a.m. to be told that the person who had the key to the office wasn't available - ok we were late. No offer to go and get the key just if we came back at 11:00 they would be there.
Came back at 11:00 staff member said they hadn’t come back yet and when I explained even when they did come back the laundry block would then be closed for cleaning so we would not be able to use the laundry - for some reason they were unaware which block the laundry was in.
Went back at 12:00 - all cleaning was completed - but the staff had all gone off site for lunch note left to say they would be back at 12:50.
Another person waiting at reception said they had tried ringing the door bell which states if the office is locked press (hard) and someone would attend - no one did, they had also tried ringing the mobile number left and no answer.
Went back at 1:00 and finally got the tokens, others just arriving on site were complaining how long it took to get registered with only 1 person on duty.
Enjoyable, well-run site
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
Lovely open well-run site with views, and a warm welcome from the hard-working staff. This is a good site for access to the Northern Lakes area, and in particular Ullswater. The Aira Force Falls are certainly worth a visit. A few points to note though; a) depending on which pitch you are on, you may have walk about 8 minutes before even reaching the entrance to the dog walk (at the far end of the serviced pitch section), which inevitably means the dog has one of those 'accidents' en-route, often next to someone's pitch! b) TV reception is poor and I had a bit of difficulty even with a booster cable; c) there is no wifi; d) fish and chips on a Friday are tasty and good value. All-in-all, a lovely site with relatively easy access from the M6 and A66 but the road up from Ullswater (A5091) is a bit narrow in places.
Fantastic stay
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
Very clean site, wardens fantastic very good for visiting Keswick and area
Nothing against site out of their control but why is it acceptable now to cut across pitches never happened in past pre covid but seems very normal now.
A lovely open site with fell views but you need a car to get around
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
Troutbeck Head CAMC
A lovely open site with views of the surrounding hills. The serviced pitches don’t have any views as there is a big bank in front and behind them.
Wardens were happy for us to pitch either way round so we were able to pitch nose in to make the most of the views.
Pitched on no 56 ( big grassy area behind us. ) near the activity centre and with some of the best views. Some muffled shooting noises at the weekend but my dog slept outside without it disturbing him. There was a short time when the quad bikes were training some distance away before going off for a longer ride. Didn’t feel any of these noises were intrusive or unusual in the countryside.
Nearest pub Troutbeck Inn is walking distance but along an A road with no pavement, so we did not get around to trying it.
You can walk off the site from the end of the serviced pitches through the dog walk, on to wide tracks through forestry commission land but it’s a very long walk to get anywhere. So you really need a car here.
Pub at Dockray - the Royal is a short ( 5 min)drive with Ullswater a little further on.
We walked part of the old railway line ( very accessible as tarmac all the way) from Threlkeld to Keswick ( only half way and back due to knee injury!)
We went twice to the brilliant dog friendly cafe at Threlkeld with excellent coffee and cakes and fell views.
Another day we walked the other end of the railway path from Keswick.
Keswick is lovely but busy and has a farmers market on Thursdays and Saturdays. Very dog friendly, so expect to encounter a lot of dogs!
You can walk from Keswick along footpaths next to Derwent water.
It’s worth a drive to Buttermere as it’s a beautiful lake and only 4 miles to walk around it. A couple of nice dog friendly cafes in Buttermere village for after your walk.
Lovely site
Troutbeck Head Club Campsite
We stayed her for just over a week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Easy booking in process by the friendly and cheerful staff. We chose our own pitch from those recommended by the staff for the best views. The facilities are immaculate; fresh and clean. There is a bit of a journey to Keswick for restocking food etc but we just tied it in to a day out. Booths in Keswick iis the nearest supermarket. A must do is to go and sit on the bank of Derwentwater with a picnic and see where they filmed Swallows and Amazons.
All in all, quite an expensive site but well worth it.
Site contact details
- Telephone:
- 01768 483521
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