Newby Bridge Caravan Park
✓ Tranquil woodland setting close to Lake Windermere's southern shores
🏖️ 0.97 miles from Windermere, Fellfoot (Excellent water quality)
Newby Bridge
Avon Wood
Newby Bridge
📍 Newby Bridge, LA12 8NR
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.5 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 1.5 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Windermere, Lakeside YMCA: Excellent bathing water 0.6 mi · Environment Agency
- Small, quiet park on the shore of Lake Windermere
- Set in natural woodland sloping down to the lake
- Short drive from the lively village of Bowness
- Lodges positioned to maximise views of mountains and lake
- Adults-only Retreat accommodation available
Avon Wood Holiday Home Park sits on the shore of Lake Windermere at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, in the heart of the Lake District National Park, within easy reach of the Furness Peninsula and North Lancashire. This small, quiet park offers rental lodges and caravans set in natural woodland sloping down to the lake, just a short drive from the lively village of Bowness. Homes such as Blakeholme Lodge and Bowness Caravan are well equipped with kitchens, heating and double glazing, with parking, patios and barbecues outside. Nearby you'll find Windermere's Lakeside YMCA beach, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Lakes Aquarium and the Lakeland Motor Museum, plus Windermere station for onward travel, making it a peaceful base for touring the lakes.
How far to…
- Station
- 5.9 miles
- Beach
- 0.6 miles
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill
- 1.2 miles
- Lakes Aquarium
- 1.5 miles
- Lakeland Motor Museum
- 3.2 miles
Practical details
- Adults only
- The Retreat accommodation is adults only
- Parking
- Parking available next to lodges/caravans
Accommodation on site
- Lodges
- Caravans
Details taken from the operator's own website on 1 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Parking
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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Things to do
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.2 mi
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
19th-century bobbin mill museum; at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.
🐠 Aquariums · 1.5 mi
Lakes Aquarium
Lakes Aquarium sits in Colton, in the Lake District, and is open daily from 10am. You can catch the...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.2 mi
Lakeland Motor Museum
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🎢 Theme Parks · 4.2 mi
Go Ape Grizedale
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.7 mi
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.1 mi
Windermere Jetty
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.6 mi
Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...
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Places to visit
The famous spots within a day trip
Stately Home & Palace · 1.3 mi
Graythwaite Hall
National Trust · 1.7 mi
Fell Foot
National Trust · 3.8 mi
Hill Top
Lake · 3.9 mi
Lake Windermere
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