Beginners and Lake district.

churchygti

Good Afternoon,

I would like to take my girl friend to the lake district for bank holiday august. Im planning on staying for 3-4 days.

Im looking for some advice on location to visit and advice on places to go.

Myself and my GF are beginners in camping and trials but enjoy a challenge.

Im therefore looking for campsite in the lakes which is near beginner trails and single track, food and pubs, towns and extra bits to do while we are not sleeping or riding such as swimming or boat related, shopping...

Thanks any advice would be ideal...

churchygti

Any advice anyone.. Thanks

sniper68

Camping August bank holiday?Book now The last time I just turned up in Keswick,we couldn't get anywhere so I've never bothered August Bank hols since :roll:
Everywhere in the honey-pots(Keswick/Ambleside/Coniston will be rammed :roll:
There's the Altura trail at Whinlatter Forest(Keswick)
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/alturatrail
or the North Face Trail in Grizedale forest nr Hawkshead
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/thenorthfacetrail
and absolutely miles of 1st class natural stuff.
This is a good site:
http://www.castlerigg.co.uk/
But you can't book and it will fill up by early afternoon on the Friday of the BH weekend

Stiff_Orange

I'd suggest the Great Langdale campsite

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- ... ngdale.htm

We were there over Easter and although it was full it wasn't crowded as they have an allocated pitch system. And thankfully they have family and non-family fields to it can be nice and peaceful. They also allow (insist on it really) booking in advance.

A truly Beautiful location, there are lot's of natural routes around there and not that far from Grizedale trail center, 3 pubs (1 2 mins walk the others about 5 mins walk).
It's about 5 miles from Ambleside so you've got boating on Windermere and shopping.

sniper68

Or there's the camping and caravanning club site at Keswick
CCC site
Bang on the Lake shore and 5 mins from Keswick,which has loads of pubs etc but does get extremely busy.

Briggo

Plenty of sites with availability that week/end at the moment, just booked up the bank holiday week and emailed about 10 places which all bar 1 had space at this time.

Whinlatter and natural stuff here I come ^^

Matt_

Have a look at the link in my sig for some nice trails in the Lakes.

I'm not going to be able to update it with any more routes for a couple of weeks due to injury so can't ride at the moment.

churchygti

Briggo wrote:

Plenty of sites with availability that week/end at the moment, just booked up the bank holiday week and emailed about 10 places which all bar 1 had space at this time.

Whinlatter and natural stuff here I come ^^

Which camp site are you going to and how much did you pay to stay...

churchygti

Looks like im going to stay at low wray or longdale any one have any experience with these.. Thanks alot...