Waterside House Camp Site
Howtown
Glamping
Camping pods
Motorhomes
Electric hook-ups
📍 Howtown, CA10 2NA
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.7 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Anthony Foster (CC BY-SA 2.0)
- Family-run campsite on the shores of Ullswater
- Premium lakeside pitches with superb views over Ullswater
- Ideal base for mountain biking, walking, sailing, fishing, paddleboarding
- Working farm with cattle and sheep on site
- Bell tents available with fire pit and cooking utensils
Waterside House is a family-run campsite and working farm set along the northern shores of Ullswater in the Lake District, at the foot of Barton Fell. You can choose from grass pitches, electric hook-up pitches, premium lakeside pitches with views over the lake, bell tents, or insulated glamping pods. On site you'll find toilet and shower facilities, a cafe, laundry, wifi in reception, and disabled facilities. It's an ideal base for walking, sailing, fishing, paddleboarding and mountain biking, with the Ullswater Steamer Pier about a mile away. The site sits in Howtown, Cumbria, around 5 miles from Penrith station, with Penrith & Eden Museum and nearby water parks also within reach.
How far to…
- Ullswater Steamer Pier
- around a mile
- Pooley Bridge
- 2.5 miles
- Station
- 5.1 miles
Practical details
- Check-in
- from 3pm
- Check-out
- 11am
- Pets
- No dogs allowed inside bell tents
- Parking
- Adequate parking for 4 cars
Accommodation on site
- Grass pitches (non-electric)
- Electric hook-up pitches
- Bell Tents
- Glamping Pods
- Cottage
Details taken from the operator's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Spa
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Laundrette
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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