The Lake District
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Either of the Kendal sites would suit you, Kjell. Should you choose the C&CC one, when coming from the north, it's best access by turning off the M6 at Junction 39 Shap and then using the A6 over Shap Summit, instead of having to drive through Kendal. You can also walk into town from that site, which you can't really do from the CC's site.
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Thanks Nellie. We have used the CAMC site, once, many years back, and found it rather shady for our liking, so are leaning more to the CCC one if we do decide to stop in the Lakes for a few days. Also works out less expensive for us as not CCC peak season, plus we get the over 60s discount.
A CL or CS would do too if they had a hardstanding. Somewhere east of Windermere, but not too close to the M6 or any noisy road.
We will be travelling from CAMC Garlieston to a CL in Wales, not far beyond Chester, to visit friends. Not undoable in one, but further than we ideally would do in one hop, plus we do like to try to fit in a few days in the Lakes every so often. Also considering sites a little further south, but north of Lancaster.
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Have you been to Garlieston before K? Excellent site with two pitching areas, see the site plan. The left hand side is sheltered and little views while the right hand side has views over the sea, and you can pitch (without awning) right by the sea wall. Beach is on your doorstep (where the Mulberry harbour was tested). Good food at the local pub.
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No Freddy, I was a highway design engineer. I was fortunate enough to be able to schedule my workload from the age of 36 until I retired at 55. Often producing designs, contract drawings and documents etc to tight timescales. That meant that I often worked long days. I refused to put those long hours in for overtime payment and said 'if you want me to do it I won't accept time and a half - will accept simple time in lieu or find somebody else'.
During my last year at work I used up the many hours still owed and the longest that I worked for 9 months from April in any month was 7 days and some of that from home. During the last 3 months until the next April 1st I worked 1.5 days mainly sorting my desk and files etc.
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No, we have tried to get there twice before, but had to cancel due to illness or family stuff, so hoping it will be third time lucky! We have visited the area before, using a commercial site, but it was many years back, 1998 I think.
We will be arriving on a Friday, so choice of pitches may be limited, but hope to get one with a view. Have noted the tip about the pub, thanks!
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Sounds nice, but looking to be not too far off the motorway as we will be continuing south after 2-3 days.
Also, we have stayed at CAMC Coniston and I did not like the road over to there with our TA van!
I have not found much in the way of CLs with EHU and hardstanding in the Kendal area, so I think we will book CCC Kendal
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We have stayed at C&CC Kendal a few times. It's a typical, nice C&CC site, good for walking directly from site and an easy drive into Ambleside/Windermere though it's sometimes difficult to find parking space there! I seem to recall the site has its own bar/bistro but have never used it. There is a very good pub at Crook but you'd have to drive to it - can recommend the game casserole!
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Sorry M but there’s no bar/bistro at C&CC Kendal. You’ll be thinking of another site I expect.🙂
https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/cumbria/kendal/kendal
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I think it’s the Windermere site which has a pub👍🏻. Close!🙂
https://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/campsites/uk/cumbria/kendal/windermere
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😅😃
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A CL or CS would do too if they had a hardstanding. Somewhere east of Windermere, but not too close to the M6 or any noisy road.
A couple of thoughts, Kjell.
The C&CC's Windermere site at Stavely is nice and quiet, and is easily accessed, East of the town of Windermere, but a little bit away from the M6.
There's a quiet CL which we've used , Mosergh Farm, Selside, off the A6 between Shap & Kendal, which has H/S but it is up a rather narrow single track lane which deadends at the farm.
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I don’t recall any traffic noise at all, Kj. The site is set back off the road.
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I have, yes, but OH, who usually decides what we are doing
says she would prefer to be closer to Windermere.It is a bit of a balancing act between not straying too far off the route for just a few days, and being closer to the places we will likely visit.
Lots of fairly narrow roads in places, and we have a large van, so compromise is necessary
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As I said, it was several years ago we last visited but I can’t think the situation will have changed. I seem to recall the entrance lane sloped downhill and the site itself slopes down to the fields on the eastern boundary so is sheltered from the A6. I think most of the pitches were level though.
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