The Old Post Office Campsite
Holmrook
Camping pitches
Touring caravans
Motorhomes
Electric hook-ups
📍 Holmrook, CA19 1UY
🚆 Nearest station: · 1.6 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Riverside pitches beside the River Irt
- Direct access to Scafell Pike and Wast Water walking routes
- Small, family-run site established in 1951
- Dog-friendly with nearby woodland and riverside walks
- Touring pitches with electric hook-up and free WiFi
How far to…
- Station
- 3.4 miles
- Muncaster Castle
- 3.3 miles
- Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
- 3.5 miles
- Ravenglass Railway Museum
- 3.6 miles
- Eskdale Mill
- 4.1 miles
- Beach
- 4.8 miles
Practical details
- Open
- Camping heritage since 1951
Accommodation on site
- Non-electric tent pitches
- Touring pitches with electric hook-up
- Motorhome pitches
- Campervan pitches
- Fully-serviced touring pitches (super)
Details taken from the operator's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Swimming Pool
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ EV Charging
- ✓ Laundrette
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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