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Sykeside Camping Site

Patterdale

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📍 Brotherswater, Patterdale, CA11 0NZ

📞 +44 1768 482239

Sykeside Camping Site

Photo: David Fiddes (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Set in the Dovedale Valley surrounded by Dove Crag and Hart Crag
  • Footpaths leave directly from the site for walking and climbing
  • On-site pub, the Brotherswater Inn, serves food and drinks
  • Open all year round except Christmas, including winter camping
  • Fishing available nearby in Brotherswater

How far to…

Windermere station
8.3 miles
The Armitt Museum & Library
4.7 miles
Dove Cottage
4.8 miles
Brotherswater
easy walking distance

Practical details

Open
All year except Christmas period
Minimum stay
Two nights in pods, three over bank holidays
Families
Pods suitable for two adults and up to three children

Accommodation on site

  • Tent pitches
  • Hardstanding pitches
  • Bunkhouse
  • CL Site (caravans/motorhomes)
  • Tipis
  • Camping Pods

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

Facilities

  • ✓ Bar
  • ✓ Restaurant
  • ✓ Takeaway Food
  • ✓ Toilets
  • ✓ Gift Shop
  • ✓ Pet Friendly
  • ✓ WiFi
  • ✓ Parking
  • ✓ EV Charging
  • ✓ Laundrette
  • 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
  • 🔌 EV Charging Nearby

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Things to do

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The Armitt Museum & Library

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Bridge House

National Trust · 4.8 mi

Bridge House

Allan Bank

Stately Home & Palace · 5 mi

Allan Bank

Ullswater

Lake · 5.6 mi

Ullswater

Townend

National Trust · 6 mi

Townend

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

White Lion Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 2.5 mi

White Lion Inn

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Patterdale Hotel

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 2.5 mi

Patterdale Hotel

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Fellbites

🫖 Tea Rooms · 3.3 mi

Fellbites

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Travellers Rest

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 3.4 mi

Travellers Rest

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The Travellers Rest Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 4.4 mi

The Travellers Rest Inn

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