Overview
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Top site for watersports
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Top site for walking
Keswick is a two-minute walk from this site with water-based activities on Derwentwater.
Our lovely little Derwentwater Club campsite is nestled between Skiddaw and Derwentwater in the north of the Lake District and is enticingly close to the pretty market town of Keswick. In fact, pull on your walking boots and you’ll be in the centre in just minutes. It’s easy to see why Keswick is the major centre for tourism in the region with its many varied shops, restaurants and museums, not to mention the lure of water and the hills.
Our Derwentwater campsite has recently been full refurbished to the high standards you would expect from a Club site, whilst maintaining its peaceful ambience. The National Trust’s Crow Park and Hope Park are close to the campsite. The latter offers crazy golf and a putting course. Enjoy low level walking around Derwentwater’s shores or if you want more of a challenge Skiddaw, Helvellyn and Striding Edge and Blencathra are close by.p>
Head to the Keswick launch and hop on board a cruise boat for a 50 minute tour of the lake or jump off at one of the seven lakeshore jetties.
Back in Keswick the Cumberland Pencil Museum, the Keswick Brewing Company and the Theatre by the Lake are all worth visiting.
Ready Camp is available at this campsite. (Please note that, although we
welcome dogs on this site, in the interest of all guests we do not
permit pets to stay within the Ready Camp tents).
Worth Noting
This campsite only has hardstanding pitches.
WiFi
100% coverage cannot be guaranteed due to rural location, weather conditions and changing flora. These can cause variable signal strength. Hotspots are available. Prices.
Eat Local
A farmers' market is held in Keswick on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Facilities
Derwentwater
has the following facilities on or around the site.
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Members' and non-members' caravans welcome
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Members' and non-members' trailer tents welcome
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Hardstanding with electric hook-up
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Flushing toilet
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Washbasins
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Dedicated accessible facilities
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Drinking water taps
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Gas cylinders
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Pets welcome
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Club Site Wi-fi
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Ready Camp tents on site
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Members' and non-members' motorhomes welcome
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Members' and non-members' tents welcome
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A well-sheltered site
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Showers
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Electric shaver sockets
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Chemical toilet disposal point
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Washing Machines
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Payphone
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Electric hook-up
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Battery charging facilities
Beware when approaching the site - in the last 100yds or so there are right hand turns to the Keswick site, a static home park, the exit road for the Derwentwater site and finally the site entrance. It can all be rather confusing if you are not expecting there to be so many different caravan type sites so close to one another.
The site is well ordered and everything is in its place. The showers etc. were not that old and everything was found to be clean and in working order during our stay. There was however a cracked toilet seat which should have been identified during cleaning and promptly replaced.
Unlike the Keswick club site this particular one is not on the lake side, it is hemmed in on all sides. The site is extremely small and we felt a bit claustrophobic.
Despite toilet/shower room closure times for cleaning being prominently displayed we came across cleaners mopping out at other times of the day when the toilets were in use. I'm not that keen having a mop flicked under the door whilst using the facilities!
Rubbish disposal of all kinds is not possible after 9pm as the gates to the disposal point are locked. A sign on the gate informs you that the noise created when people were disposing of glass bottles is responsible. It would be nice to be able to dispose of general waste at any time rather than having to store it overnight.
Would we go back...no. There is not enough space for us, the site is hemmed in on all sides, it's a rather 'clinical' experience.
- Towing: Easy
- Location: Town
- Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples
- Friendliness: 4
- Cleanliness: 5
- Facilities: 5
Convenient for Keswick but most important of all in light of Lake District weather, the drainage is excellent. We were there wb 29th July, the rain was torrential and there were no puddles or mud. By contrast, our friends on the Keswick site were submerged in their tent on the "island" and had to move and there were puddles and mud everywhere across the site.
- Towing: Easy
- Location: Lake
- Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break
- Friendliness: 5
- Cleanliness: 5
- Facilities: 5
I couldn't have asked for a better site. Central to all amenities very friendly and clean facilities. All though the site was full it was still very peaceful.
- Location: Town,Country,Lake
- Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Active break,Peaceful break
- Friendliness: 5
- Cleanliness: 5
- Facilities: 5
We always used the Keswick Site as we brought a boat but as we have got older we now prefer the peace and quiet of the Derwent water site. It is nearer to the town centre and attractions there. A short stroll takes you to Crow park, the theatre by the Lake and the lake itself. Catch a launch, play mini or crazy golf, enjoy a coffee looking over the Lake. A longer walk takes you to Portinscale and a lovely marina cafe where you can gorge on an enormous scone and a lovely pot of tea, again with lake views. Thursday and Saturday are market days and on Saturday a lovely lady sells beautiful plants. The Osprey centre is worth a visit and would thoroughly recommend the 77 bus which does a circular tour from Keswick.
We sadly are retiring from touring but have enjoyed the years visiting Keswick in July for our wedding anniversary.
- Towing: Easy
- Location: Town
- Suitable For: Older couples,Peaceful break,Younger couples
- Friendliness: 5
- Cleanliness: 5
- Facilities: 5
Travel
Local Travel
Nearest bus stop: 500m from site entrance
Nearest train station: Penrith - 17 miles
Safe Directions
Standard Fees
For more information take a look at Pricing explained.
Minimum booking periods do apply.