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Campsites near Buttermere, Cumbria

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Best camping, glamping, and outdoor stays in Buttermere

Although it’s relatively small, by Lake District standards, Buttermere has a big reputation. In the north west of England’s largest national park, surrounded by high fells it is the scenic beauty of the lake and its surroundings that make it so well known. This unspoilt scenery makes an incredible backdrop for a holiday that celebrates the great outdoors and we cannot recommend camping or glamping in Buttermere enough.

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Hazel Mount Fellside. Looking down on Daisy Camp, with Primrose and Snowdrop pitches to the right.
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Hazel Mount Fellside
5 units · Tents3 acres · CumbriaNearly wild camping on the western edge of the Lake District overlooking the Duddon Estuary
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£25
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Camping at Cardewlees
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Camping at Cardewlees
26 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Carlisle, CumbriaA welcoming, family-run farm campsite between the Lake District and Hadrian's Wall
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£28
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Picture of the Land
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Damson View Glamping
5 units · Glamping1 acre · Cumbria, CumbriaSelf-contained glamping pods in the Lake District's beautiful Lyth Valley
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£115
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Ewe Love Camping Pods
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Ewe Love Camping Pods
3 units · Glamping120 acres · Penrith, CumbriaModern Lake District glamping pods among the trees, with exceptional views of Blencathra
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£85
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Criffel - Luxury Pod with Hot Tub
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Hayton Hideaways
6 units · Glamping1 acre · Brampton Carlisle, CumbriaLuxury pod glamping on the edge of a pretty Cumbrian village between the Lake District and Hadrian’s Wall
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£95
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The Black Swan
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The Black Swan
3 units · Glamping1 acre · Cumbria Ca17 4 Ng, CumbriaOur three, brand new wood and canvas yurts are nestled in our private, woodland hotel garden beside the beautiful conservation (SSSI) river of Scandal Beck. Just a short drive from The Lake District, The Yorkshire and Durham Dales as well as The Scottish Border, we are perfectly located for you to explore. The yurts themselves are individually decorated with full size furniture, electricity and double beds. The yurts are all located in the garden of The Black Swan Hotel, Ravenstonedale, a multi award-winning hotel, restaurant and bar; recipient of 2 AA Rosettes as well as AA pub of the year for England 2018/19. As part of your stay in our yurts you will receive a full cooked breakfast and buffet option included in the price for 2 people in our hotel restaurant. We like to think of ourselves as a cosy home from home with a relaxed dining atmosphere throughout. We are very dog friendly in the hotel, restaurant, bar and yurts so please bring your furry family members. Our beautiful woodland is also home to red squirrels (which are seen daily), protected, freshwater crayfish in the river, an otter (seen very infrequently but the nemesis of our ducks), 6 Indian runner ducks, free range chickens and our two cockerels! (Dogs are very welcome but are to be kept on a lead whilst in the woodland itself). We are very dog friendly and charge an additional fee of £15 for 1 dog/ £20 for 2 dogs for an additional cleaning fee and for some dog friendly goodies such as poop bags and treats. The price of this yurt is based on an occupancy of 2 people. Any other people who will be staying on the sofa bed will add a charge of £40 per person per night for breakfast and their stay. All yurts come with electrical ports for charging, fairy lights, tea/coffee, homemade biscuits, log bringing stoves, towels, full breakfast included from the hotel, an outdoor seating area and access to our outdoor toasty warm woodland shower as well as our very cute, wooden toilet cabin. Hairdryers are available in the hotel for your use.
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£155
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Picture of the Land
Cherish Glamping
6 units · Glamping27 acres · ENGSet in beautiful Wensleydale, Cherish Glamping offers 7 luxury yurts each with a kingsize four poster bed, their own private wet room with rainfall shower and a hot tub. The yurts are located on our 27 acre smallholding between the heritage village of Askrigg and the market town of Hawes with views across Upper Wensleydale. Breakfast bought to you in your yurt every morning and the hottub heated ready for your arrival is included in the cost of your stay. 
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£195
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Peaks and Pods
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Peaks and Pods
5 units · Glamping1 acre · Rathmell, North YorkshireLuxury pods with extra special touches, sandwiched between the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales National Park
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£115
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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 luxury camping pods.
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Stanley Villa Farm
34 units · Glamping1 acre · Preston, LancashireLakeside 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
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£77
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Broom Fisheries
Broom Fisheries Campsite
4 units · Glamping200 acres · Newbie, DumfriesLuxury caravans ideally situated next to picturesque Scottish fishing lakes
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£166.66
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Beirhope Alpacas
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Beirhope Alpacas
5 units · Tents1 acre · Kelso, Roxburgh, Ettrick And LauderdaleA small, off-grid campsite with alpacas in the historically rich southern Scottish borders
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£18
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Howgill Lodge Caravan & Camping Park
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Howgill Lodge Caravan & Camping Park
54 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · North Yorkshire, North YorkshireA well-laid out campsite in the Yorkshire Dales with views across the Wharfe Valley
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£24
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Camping and glamping in Buttermere

Buttermere is the name of a little village and the 16th largest lake in the Lake District. Its position in the list is so far down it’s barely worth mentioning; so how come we’ve all heard of Buttermere? Take a little peak at some photographs of the area and you’ll soon see why. This one-and-a-half-mile lake in the northern part of the national park pools at the bottom of high fells including High Stile and Haystacks – an area beloved of legendary fell walker and writer Alfred Wainwright. This northern part of the national park is less built up than the south with more dramatic scenery - but not without facilities either, making it the ideal place for a camping or Glamping Holiday. Buttermere village, and the nearby market towns of Keswick and Cockermouth, mean that you can keep the camping larder well stocked and stop off for some hearty Cumbrian pub grub during days out exploring. There are plenty of campsites right across the Lake District and we’ve picked out the very best of them. Whether you want a place to pitch a tent or park a campervan or fancy giving glamping in a bell tent, yurt, camping pod, cabin or shepherd’s hut, take your pick from our selection of camping and glamping in Buttermere.

Things to do in Buttermere

Home to both the highest peaks and the biggest lakes in England, the Lake District National Park is an incredible place for a holiday making the most of the great outdoors whether you like to do that on foot, on the ropes or on the water. Hiking, fell running and climbing are within easy reach of Buttermere with Haystacks, Red Pike and High Stiles towering above you here and Scafell Pike and Helvellyn not too far away to tackle either. If you’re using Wainwright’s guidebooks to find your way, you might like to detour to the memorial to him at Buttermere village’s St James’ Church. There’s a more level walk of around four miles around the edge of Buttermere too if the challenge of the hills and the heights is too much for you. Motorised boats are not allowed on Buttermere or nearby Crummock Water (which is actually far larger at two-and-a-half miles long) so it’s a peaceful place to go wild swimming, fishing, canoeing or kayaking – though you’ll need a permit from the National Trust to launch your boat or cast a line out.

Other things to do in the local area include heading over the Honiston Pass towards Borrowdale, Derwentwater and Keswick where you can cruise on Derwentwater with Keswick Launch Co or visit the famous Derwent Pencil Museum. En route, you might like to stop off for a look at Honister Mine, England’s only working slate mine, where you can also climb up rock faces on the fixed ropes of Honister’s Via Ferrata. For more information on things to do in the area, visit the Lake District National Park website.

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Whether it's canoeing on Crummock Water, wild swimming in Buttermere itself or hiking up the surrounding mountains of High Stile, Robinson, Dale Head and Mellbreak, discover the best of the Lake District National Park with this collection of incredible campsites around Buttermere.

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