Beach camping in Lake District National Park

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Set your sights on the Lake District National Park if you want to camp near the beach—there are over 140 spots where sand meets fell. Expect easy access to swimming, fishing, and wildlife-watching, with showers, toilets, and pet-friendly facilities standard at most sites. Top choices include Social District (38 reviews), Moss Side Farm Campsite (30 reviews), and Baystone Bank Farm Campsite (30 reviews). You’ll find options as low as £25 a night, with the average closer to £32. Expect mornings with salt air, nights under big skies, and plenty of rugged shoreline to explore—just don’t forget to bag up your rubbish.

92% (198) 116 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Lake District National Park

Stanley Villa Farm Fishing& Camping

1. Stanley Villa Farm Fishing& Camping

96%
(60)
40 units · Glamping · Preston, Lancashire, North West England
Lakeside rural tranquility and the 'kiss-me-quick' fun of the seaside – you can have the best of both worlds at Stanley Villa Farm's cute camping pods
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£60
 / night
Baystone Bank Farm Campsite

2. Baystone Bank Farm Campsite

96%
(149)
47 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Millom, England
Lake District camping on a working farm with a stream to splash in, campfires encouraged and a horse-riding centre on the doorstep
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£25
 / night
Camping at Cardewlees

3. Camping at Cardewlees

99%
(47)
37 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Carlisle, England
A welcoming, family-run farm campsite between the Lake District and Hadrian's Wall
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£16
 / night
Broom Fisheries Campsite

4. Broom Fisheries Campsite

4 units · Glamping · Dumfries, South Scotland
Luxury caravans ideally situated next to picturesque Scottish fishing lakes
Pets
Showers
Hot Tub
from 
£167
 / night
Woodman's Huts

5. Woodman's Huts

99%
(58)
3 units · Glamping · Cumbria, North West England
Beautiful handmade shepherd's huts in the heart of the picturesque South Lakes
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£115
 / night
Moss Side Farm Campsite

6. Moss Side Farm Campsite

94%
(131)
33 units · Tents · Cumbria, North West England
Small-scale farm camping in the South Lakes, with campfires, wildlife and fine views
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£25
 / night
Social District

7. Social District

92%
(93)
30 units · Tents · Grizedale, Cumbria, North West England
Lake District camping on the banks of Lake Windermere, with direct access to the water.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£50
 / night

Set your sights on the Lake District National Park if you want to camp near the beach—there are over 140 spots where sand meets fell. Expect easy access to swimming, fishing, and wildlife-watching, with showers, toilets, and pet-friendly facilities standard at most sites. Top choices include Social District (38 reviews), Moss Side Farm Campsite (30 reviews), and Baystone Bank Farm Campsite (30 reviews). You’ll find options as low as £25 a night, with the average closer to £32. Expect mornings with salt air, nights under big skies, and plenty of rugged shoreline to explore—just don’t forget to bag up your rubbish.

92% (198) 116 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Lake District National Park

Stanley Villa Farm Fishing& Camping

1. Stanley Villa Farm Fishing& Camping

96%
(60)
40 units · Glamping · Preston, Lancashire, North West England
Lakeside rural tranquility and the 'kiss-me-quick' fun of the seaside – you can have the best of both worlds at Stanley Villa Farm's cute camping pods
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£60
 / night
Baystone Bank Farm Campsite

2. Baystone Bank Farm Campsite

96%
(149)
47 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Millom, England
Lake District camping on a working farm with a stream to splash in, campfires encouraged and a horse-riding centre on the doorstep
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£25
 / night
Camping at Cardewlees

3. Camping at Cardewlees

99%
(47)
37 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Carlisle, England
A welcoming, family-run farm campsite between the Lake District and Hadrian's Wall
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£16
 / night
Broom Fisheries Campsite

4. Broom Fisheries Campsite

4 units · Glamping · Dumfries, South Scotland
Luxury caravans ideally situated next to picturesque Scottish fishing lakes
Pets
Showers
Hot Tub
from 
£167
 / night
Woodman's Huts

5. Woodman's Huts

99%
(58)
3 units · Glamping · Cumbria, North West England
Beautiful handmade shepherd's huts in the heart of the picturesque South Lakes
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£115
 / night
Moss Side Farm Campsite

6. Moss Side Farm Campsite

94%
(131)
33 units · Tents · Cumbria, North West England
Small-scale farm camping in the South Lakes, with campfires, wildlife and fine views
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£25
 / night
Social District

7. Social District

92%
(93)
30 units · Tents · Grizedale, Cumbria, North West England
Lake District camping on the banks of Lake Windermere, with direct access to the water.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£50
 / night

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