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

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

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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.

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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

grass camping with Electric hook-up 

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

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.

Caravan / Motorhome with Electricity - Hardstanding 

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 Large vehicles over 8m / 26ft / twin axle caravans & motorhomes

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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.



Caravan / Motorhome without Electricity - Grass

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

- Heritage offers rustic charm with tones of warm red and tartan. A double cabin bed, ensuite and ample living space with wood burning stove giving it a cosy feel, making it a lovely place to relax and unwind
- All our pods have a private decking terraced area attached with hot tub and table and chairs to take the stunning views
- The huge (double bed) sofa allows four to sleep comfortably in the pod

Heritage 

- Executive offers a touch of chic to glamping. It has the luxury of hotel accommodation with the benefit of the peace and tranquility that a stop in the heart of the countryside can offe . 
- Situated furthest from the farm house Executive is perfect for that romantic break.
- From the wrap around deck you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub, surrounded by breath taking scenery and at night time star gaze under dark skies.  
- Executive has a double cabin bed to the rear, kitchenette, en suite and double sofa bed in the living area with a wood burning stove. 

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- Hadrian has a rustic charm yet is bright and airy, with tones of Heather it's designed to  reflect the surrounding moorland, from where the native birds such as Curlews and Lapwings can be heard. 
- Hadrian has a double bed, double sofa bed and mezzanine , en suite facilities and kitchenette.
- The living area is perfect to snuggle up after a fun packed day out and perhaps play one of the provided board games.
- Alternately you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub on the wrap around decked terrace, enjoying 360 Panoramic Views.
- Hadrian can sleep 5 people with a maximum of combination of 3 adult.

Hadrian

- Countryman can sleep 5 people with a maximum of 3 adults
- Countryman has been designed with our farm animals in mind offering a fun place to stay.
- Countryman is bright and airy with a double bed, double sofa bed and mezzanine.
- The living area is perfect to snuggle up after a fun packed day out and perhaps play one of the provided board games.
- Alternately you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub on the wrap around decked terrace, enjoying 360 Panoramic Views.

Countryman

Watch the sun rise and fall, listen to nature and the unmistakable cry of the Curlew and Lapwing, watch the farm animals, allow children to experience freedom, dine alfresco and soak away your aches and pains under the stars, all from comfort of your pod.
Make aquantainces with our animals, feed the pigs (Snuffles and Sprout) chickens and ducks. Watch lambs skip in the sun and horses grazing peacefully.
Situated virtually at the centre of Britain you are perfectly sited to explore Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. Closer to home is the lovely market Town of Hexham and with in walking distance Allendale, recently voted by The Times Britains second best village to live in.
All our pods are fully serviced to the same high standard offering ensuite facilities, equipped kitchen with microwave, fridge, kettle toaster etc. The double bed has a 2000 spring silent night mattress to ensure a good nights sleep and the sofa bed has a full double sized mattress .The sofa allows six people to sit comfortably as does the table and chairs the decor and layout between the pods may vary they all offer the same level of comfort and luxury.
All have electric heating and log burning stoves to ensure you are warm any time of year.

Panoramic Pods

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!

Lazonby children's pool is a life saver in the hot: a 17m by 6m pool that is outside to a comfy 26 degrees, it is well suited for both a household splash about or some serious workout: it's your responsibility! It's a fairly quiet facility therefore it is ideal for young kids getting their very first lido experience, there is perhaps not public of traffic or unseemly interruptions. They don't really appear to run enjoyable sessions but water swimming and polo lessons are apparently available.  Lazonby pool is a registered charity and a valued community resource and run by volunteers plus lifeguards which are professional make sure your family's safety.  There are solar driven showers for a short while later that will fascinate the smalls (i am showering with sunlight!) and a relatively roomy usage that is multi is readily available for games and picnics, with a campsite also adjacent which welcomes families.

Swimming pool Lazonby, outdoor pool Penrith

Welcome to Lazonby Swimming Pool’s heated open-air Pool and Camp Site,situated besides the River Eden, 8 miles NE of Penrith.

Lazonby Swimming Pool

Penrith Leisure Centre provides a huge range of tasks all under cover, perfect for entertaining the household long lasting great climate that is uk doing! Additionally a mix of walk in and pre bookable options, so whether it's spur regarding the minute or all carefully prepared, you can nevertheless head here for the day that is great away! With a 25m Pool that is swimming plus Learner Swimming Pool, 6 Court Indoor Sports Hall, 6 Rink Indoor Bowls Green, Climbing Wall, Meeting and Conference facilities, Group fitness classes, Swimming classes, youngsters' Parties, Fitness gym and Cafe @ Leisure, there is something for all: literally! Generally suited to older children, but check in advance about age related limitations on some tasks. Everyone else under 10 nonetheless will enjoy the brand Jungle that is new Jack Adventure Soft Play area! A safari themed level that is multi home ideal for keeping small people busy, delighted and fitter than ever before whilst the big jobs mind for the climbing or the pool. You should be sure to bring enough grown ups to supervise your split forces! Latest news: 2 new walls have already been included with the centre that is climbing there's now 120 sq m of wall surface area to tackle, with junior climbing courses available and formal classes for over 8s.

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Penrith Leisure Centre

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.

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Melmerby / Cumbria, Penrith, Eden CA10 1HF, England

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