Burns Farm Caravan Site

Keswick

Camping pitches Touring caravans Glamping Motorhomes Electric hook-ups

📍 St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, CA12 4RR

🚆 Nearest station: · 1.2 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)

Photo: Anthony Parkes (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Working family farm with Highland cows and farm animals
Choice of touring, camping, glamping bell tents or luxury cabins
Adults-only luxury huts and cabins with private hot tubs
Direct access to the Keswick to Threlkeld railway trail
Surrounded by Helvellyn, Blencathra and Skiddaw mountain views

Burns Farm is a family-run working farm set in the St John's in the Vale valley near Keswick, Cumbria, surrounded by the Helvellyn, Blencathra and Skiddaw mountain ranges. You can choose from fully serviced touring pitches, grass camping fields, glamping bell tents, or adults-only luxury hot tub cabins and mountain view huts, with underfloor-heated amenities, free Wi-Fi and bookable wet rooms on site. The site sits just three miles from Keswick and a mile from Threlkeld's pubs, with direct access to the Threlkeld to Keswick railway trail and close proximity to Derwentwater. Guests can enjoy farm walks to meet the resident Highland cows, and the area offers easy reach to local museums including Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum, just over a mile away, making it a peaceful yet well-placed base for exploring the northern Lake District.

How far to…

Keswick: 3 miles
Threlkeld village and pubs: 1 mile
Windermere: 40 minute drive
Derwentwater: close by
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum: 1.2 miles away

Practical details

Check-in: From 1:00pm, latest 9:00pm
Check-out: Before 12 noon
Pets: Dogs welcome on a lead in pet-friendly fields
Adults only: Luxury cabins and huts are for adults aged 18+
Families: Max 2 adults and up to 4 children per pitch
Open: Camping season runs April to mid-September

Accommodation on site

Touring caravan and motorhome pitches
Grass camping pitches for tents and campervans
Glamping bell tents
Luxury hot tub cabins
Luxury mountain view huts

Details taken from the operator's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.

Facilities

✓ Swimming Pool
✓ Hot Tub
✓ Cafe
✓ Toilets
✓ Disabled Access
✓ Baby Changing
✓ Indoor Areas
✓ Pet Friendly
✓ WiFi
✓ Parking
✓ EV Charging
✓ Laundrette
🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Fri 21 May · 11:00

Keswick Mountain Festival

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Thu 29 Jul · 11:00

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🏖️ Nearest beaches

Derwent Water at Crow Park Poor2.9 mi

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🚆 Arriving by train

Penrith 13.2 miles
Aspatria 14.6 miles
Wigton 15.6 miles

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Lord's Island

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