which campsite

Our weekend away at this time last year turned into a rainfest. Now rain doesn’t normally get us down, we are campers after all, but the torrential downpours were at the beginning of February last year were epic.

Realising the error of our ways we decided that our January jaunt this year warranted staying in a camping barn. The site we’ve chosen to stay at is the Cragg Camping barn in Buttermere. We’ve stayed in Buttermere many times before. We love the remoteness of the walks and the true ‘away from it all’ feeling we get when we are miles from a large town. We also love the Haystacks walk, which we try to do every year.

We’ll let you know how our rainfest this year gets along.

One of the best campsites we stayed at during 2011 was the one at Lanefoot Farm. The site facilities were very clean and the kids loved the friendly atmosphere around the camp field.

On the plus side

The site owners let their chicken roam around the site which was a real novelty - the kids loved it. You can have a camp fire and the owners supply everything you need. The site has two new camping pods. There is a shepherd’s hut for hire. The views are spectacular. Nearly new showering and washing facilities. A basic farm shop supplies those essentials you’ve forgotten to bring.

A little negative

Make sure you pitch your tent on the garden field; this is much nearer the facilities and doesn’t get too wet during inclement weather. Campsite pitches can be a little unstructured leaving less room for children to play.