Thacka Lea Caravan Park in Penrith, Cumbria is the perfect base to explore the Lake District and Eden Valley in your touring caravan or motorhome. We are located off the A6 at the north end of the small market town of Penrith. Penrith is an attractive tourist centre, offering good transport links, specialist small shops, many restaurants, leisure and sporting facilities. Thacka Lea Caravan Park is situated on the C2C (coast to coast) cycle route.

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Thacka Lea Caravan Park in Penrith, Cumbria is the perfect base to explore the Lake District and Eden Valley in your touring caravan or motorhome. We are located off the A6 at the north end of the small market town of Penrith. Penrith is an attractive tourist centre, offering good transport links, specialist small shops, many restaurants, leisure and sporting facilities. Thacka Lea Caravan Park is situated on the C2C (coast to coast) cycle route.



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Thacka Lea Caravan Park is located in Penrith, Cumbria which is the heart of the Eden valley and the gateway to the Lake District. It is the perfect base to explore the Lake District and Eden Valley in your touring caravan or motorhome.

We are located at the north end of the small market town of Penrith. Penrith is a historic market town and an attractive tourist centre. Within the town there are many traditional and specialist food, clothing and gift shops as well as many cafes, restaurants and pubs. The museum and castle give a great insight into the history of Penrith. In addition to shopping and history, Penrith has many leisure and sporting facilities to offer as well as good bus and rail transport links for days out around Cumbria.

The toilet and shower block has hot showers and a shaver point. Additional facilities include a washing up area, waste disposal and recycling bins. 

The Park is pet friendly, but dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.

Thacka Lea Caravan Park

Trundle along quiet country lanes in a traditional horse drawn gypsy caravan before camping up at one of our secluded camps where you can cook over an open fire paddle in the streams and immerse yourselves in nature and the great outdoors, before nestling up for the night in the cosy gypsy wagon. When inside a gypsy caravan you will have everything you need to relax and have a gorgeous night's sleep.

You will be on nature's doorstep with your feet up by the woodburner, but the experience of the gypsy caravan starts before the threshold. These caravans are like no other and are built with beauty in mind as much from the outside as within. The gypsy caravans will carry off any photo just by being in the background! 

The caravans are fully insulated and there is plenty of storage. Each wagon has its own BBQ/fire pit and rustic seating.

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Wanderlusts Gypsy Caravan

Wanderlusts offers the only horse drawn gypsy caravan holidays, as well as stationary bow top gypsy wagons (Vardos) in beautiful locations in and around Cumbria and the Eden Valley; a secret gem of tranquility, linking the Lake District National Park with the North Pennines “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”.

With nearly twenty years experience of making, restoring and travelling thousands of miles on the highways and byways of Britain and France in traditional horse drawn gypsy caravans, Barny combined his skills and experiences to create Wanderlusts Retreats and Adventures; a small family business that is run completely off grid!

Wanderlusts Gypsy Caravans

Perched in the middle of this green and pleasant valley and surrounded by towering mountains is the church of St Mary in Longsleddale. If it looks familiar, it’s because Longsleddale was the inspiration for Greendale, the fictional home of Postman Pat and his black and white cat. Although there is no postmistress Mrs Goggins, or local handyman Ted Glen on hand to avert any mail-related disasters for visitors this summer, the well-appointed Community Hall next door means that you can cook your own locally-produced fayre as early as you like in order to get out and enjoy the Cumbrian countryside.

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Church of St Mary

Up to two good dogs are very welcome – or three, if they’re very small…

Perched in the middle of this green and pleasant valley and surrounded by towering mountains is the church of St Mary in Longsleddale, a non-CCT church offered by the Churches Trust for Cumbria. If it looks familiar, it’s because Longsleddale was the inspiration for Greendale, the fictional home of Postman Pat and his black and white cat. Although there is no postmistress Mrs Goggins, or local handyman Ted Glen on hand to avert any mail-related disasters for visitors this summer, the well-appointed Community Hall next door means that you can cook your own locally-produced fayre as early as you like in order to get out and enjoy the Cumbrian countryside.

Longsleddale, Cumbria – St Mary’s

All of our pitches offer a waterside camping experience with the tranquil sound of the Croglin beck running past. It is the perfect environment to relax and unwind. 

Large spacious pitches, each with its picnic bench and fire pit mean that you have everything you need to enjoy your stay. 

Each camping pitch comes with your fire pit, great for those summer night BBQs.

If you would like to try some of our pasture-fed meat on your BBQ, orders can be placed and collected from our Farm shop. Firewood and other essentials are available to buy too.

'The Old Cow Shed'

Our facilities are located in 'The Old Cow Shed', just a short walk from the main camping area.

In the shed, you will find:

- toilets
- showers
- washing machine
- fridge freezer
- kettle and toaster
- pool table and tennis table
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All of the hot water is heated using our on-farm biomass boiler.

Greener Camping Club membership required. Please add it on extra products if you're not a member

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Firewood is £10 for a wheelbarrow full of logs (kindling is included).

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Greener Camping Club membership. Required to stay at a greener camping club site.

Greener Camping Club

Big Bertha is a 1973 Airstream land yacht. She has been stylishly renovated to create a unique space with all the comforts of home.

Sleeping 6 people, Big Bertha has everything you need for a luxury stay - a bathroom with a shower and toilet, a well-equipped kitchen, including an oven and fridge freezer.

Outside the airstream overlooking the Croglin Beck, there is a beautiful decking area. This is the perfect place to relax on a summers night by the fire pit. 

Greener Camping Club membership required. Please add it on extra products if you're not a member

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Big Bertha

One Tent or Trailer tent or Campervan allowed per pitch

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High Hall Campsite is located on our family farm in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.
We are surrounded by the beautiful North Pennine fells with amazing views across the Valley to the Lake District National Park.
Our pitches are situated between our wildlife pond and the Croglin beck that meanders its way through the farm. Here at High Hall, you can always guarantee a waterside stay. 

​We are delighted to be a certified member of The Greener Camping Club (GCC). The GCC share our passion for the environment and sustainable low impact camping.

For every new member that signs up, GCC will plant a tree as part of the 'Trees For Life' scheme. You can find out about this and lots more of what the club has to offer by clicking the link below.

High Hall Campsite

Hillcroft Park | Ullswater Campsite, Lake District pods, lodges

Hillcroft Park, an award winning campsite at Pooley Bridge, Ullswater in the Lake District. For camping, pods, lodges and cottages.

Askham Outdoor Swimming Pools is an location that is ideal families and buddies to cool down in the summertime plus stay healthy and develop their possibly life saving abilities. The site boasts 2 heated outdoor pools saved within the picturesque Lake District town of Askham, with 1 for small people and the other a serious 20 metres very long, both with a lifeguard that is qualified duty.It's traditionally open from might until the end regarding the summer holidays, plus available to hire for events, events, sporting clubs and swimming lessons. The swimming pools are surrounded by a half acre of green area bordered by woods, so it's perfect for picnics and playing some part that is dry if not everyone desires to go (or stay) in the water. There is a seasonal kiosk attempting to sell ice ointments and treats to help supplement your picnic, as well as the pool is across the street towards the Queens Head Pub and thus shares facilities aided by the Askham Village Hall.Despite it's regional nature it is rather popular specially during the summer time holidays so go good and early and just take dry side enjoyable therefore then you definitely're still covered for munchkin activity if there is a wait to obtain in. Why don't you do matches that are wet of costumes then you won't even have to change them because they play and out?!

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Askham Outdoor Swimming Pools

Sun, rain or snow, the Rheged Centre hosts amazing inspiring tasks and activities for young ones of all many years, with lots to keep parents amused too!Come explore the nice outside play area where your kids can discover a massive Roman Fort, magnificent Celtic roundhouse and also attempt to reach the top the mini wall that is climbing. Then head inside to your soft play area for just the maximum amount of fun for anyone under 1.37 metres if the climate is a little chilly! Make sure you do not miss the 3D cinema that is largest within the North-West, showing the very best young ones films for hours, each and every day.You can even explore your creative side during the centre's unique Pottery Painting area, providing you all the opportunity to create your very own pottery masterpiece! Start by picking through the breathtaking pots that are ready-made paint them into a work of art with an array of bright tints. Do not be worried about being forced to wait really miss your piece that is magnificent'll be baked and ready to collect within an hour or so.

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See the latest releases on Rheged Centre's big screen cinema. A destination for family activities, cinema, food, arts & culture. See what's on today.

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Abbott Lodge is a dairy that is working which creates over 30 flavours of homemade Jersey ice cream, of which whenever you want an astonishing 16 kinds can be found on site! Site visitors also can check out their Jersey Cows and calves into the field that is nearby learn about their exceptional work with the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.Kids may have some fun and work from the sugar into the interior and outdoor play areas too! They truly are pretty little but the equipment is great and each assists that are little! There is also a ride on tractor circuit for young ones under 8 so there's lots for tiny people to possess some giggles on.Set within the gorgeous Eden Valley on the path to the Lake District, there are numerous other pleasing things to within a drive that is short, so why maybe not get this a happy little stop on the road to something larger! It is an chance that is perfect end and stretch your feet for sure while the ice cream is certainly much of local renown, but it's certainly not a day out on its own unless your smalls are specially small and particularly undemanding!

Abbott Lodge Jersey Ice Cream

Abbott Lodge, near Penrith, Cumbria is a working dairy farm set in spectacular scenery midway between the Eden Valley and the Northern Lake District. The farm produces over 30 flavours of high quality home made Jersey ice cream.

Abbott Lodge

Welcome to Happy Hooves Riding Centre and Eamont Competition Horses. We are located in one's heart of Cumbria just outside of Penrith, 2 minutes from junction 40 in the M6. Located on the banks regarding the River Eamont, the riding school has an enjoyable perspective that is rural the river.We are available 6 times a week to give you good quality cycling classes, have a pony day, hacks out within the lovely countryside as well as the popular 3 hour Fell Ride to both kiddies and adults.We have a wide variety of horses and ponies to drive for all abilities. All Staff are qualified to ensure your visit to us is enjoyable and also to be able to progress your cycling skills whether its for pleasure or even to gain the self-confidence to compete in just about any discipline that is equestrian Hats are supplied cost-free. Please wear footwear with a heel that is small gown according to the climate as well as for convenience! No zips or buckles are motivated for the safety of this horses.

Happy Hooves Riding Centre

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Longsleddale, Cumbria – St Mary’s

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