Moss Howe Farm — Hotel in Great Britain

Novice camping trip with my 5 year old and the location was amazing!|(Electric camping pitch no.22)||Pros:-|1. Easy to find location, with signposted parking spaces and Reception for new arrivals to check in |2. Lots of communication from the campsite management beforehand with numerous recommendations of things to do.|3. Big map of the campsite by reception with a notice board of camping t&cs, wifi and local events|4. Water station, toilets, showers, washing up section within a short walk from most tent locations.|5. Parking for camping pitches mainly restricted to the reception car parking to avoid unnecessary car noise or travel through the site and more space around your pitch|6. Fire pits to rent for free with a refundable £5 deposit, kindling and wood sold in the shop|7. Electric bike hire with a list of approx 9 local paths to follow all around the campsite |8. 2x Showers and 3x toilets per gender block. Clean and basic|9. Very family friendly with under cover area for kids to play and eat picnics/dinner.|10. Pitches were spacious with plenty of spare open grass space for kids to play |11. Several washing machines, fridges and washing up stations to use for free|12. Guests incredibly respectful and didn’t hear a pin drop after 10.30pm|13. Small shop onsite with fresh pastries, bread and coffees on a morning and all necessities if needed inc fire pits, wood and kindling to rent/buy|14. Food truck onsite open on a Saturday for oven roasted pizzas, made to order, and breakfast sandwiches on a Sunday morning. The two guys that run it are incredibly friendly and accommodating |15. Cost was good value for money.|16. Would recommend going to South Lakes Safari Zoo, taking a boat trip on Windermere and wild swimming and kayaking in Windermere (Stoked water sports)||Things to be aware of:-|1. Reception and camp shop only open 8-10am or 3-8pm during the day (does not sell alcohol)|2. No local pubs or restaurants within short walking distance that we came across but plenty a short drive away|3. Wifi is only strong in communal area (near reception) and the pitches close to it|4. No driving on the campsite between 8pm-7.30am (apart from two later arrivals on the Friday, people adhered to this)|5. Parking for camping pitches mainly restricted to the reception car parking which meant the car had to be fully unloaded or plenty of trips back and forth (for a small tent wasn’t ideal)|6. No seating or picnic benches allocated to a pitch |7. Toilets operated what seemed like a sewage disposal tank which you could smell when you flushed the toilet|8. Small sanitary bins were located on the walls about head height when sat down and the cubicles were small (not a pleasant smell)|9. Open block of toilets directly next to the open cubicled showers meaning you could hear people in the toilets whilst showering. |10. Water pressure dropped in showers when toilets, sinks or washing up stations outside were being used|11. No lights on during the evening so remember to take a flash light or head torch|12. Football table in the outside covered area for kids to play with, with no ball to use. Instead the table had lots of rocks thrown in it so wasn’t useable|14. Stoney path leading up to the campsite and pitches not ideal for low cars. Take a steady pace.||All in all, a good trip and would recommend as somewhere standard to camp and stay for the weekend whilst...

Novice camping trip with my 5 year old and the location was amazing! (Electric camping pitch no.22)

Pros:- Easy to find location, with signposted parking spaces and Reception for new arrivals to check in Lots of communication from the campsite management beforehand with numerous recommendations of things to do. Big map of the campsite by reception with a notice board of camping t&cs, wifi and local events Water station, toilets, showers, washing up section within a short walk from most tent locations. Parking for camping pitches mainly restricted to the reception car parking to avoid unnecessary car noise or travel through the site and more space around your pitch Fire pits to rent for free with a refundable £5 deposit, kindling and wood sold in the shop Electric bike hire with a list of approx 9 local paths to follow all around the campsite 2x Showers and 3x toilets per gender block. Clean and basic Very family friendly with under cover area for kids to play and eat picnics/dinner. Pitches were spacious with plenty of spare open grass space for kids to play Several washing machines, fridges and washing up stations to use for free Guests incredibly respectful and didn’t hear a pin drop after 10.30pm Small shop onsite with fresh pastries, bread and coffees on a morning and all necessities if needed inc fire pits, wood and kindling to rent/buy Food truck onsite open on a Saturday for oven roasted pizzas, made to order, and breakfast sandwiches on a Sunday morning. The two guys that run it are incredibly friendly and accommodating Cost was good value for money. Would recommend going to South Lakes Safari Zoo, taking a boat trip on Windermere and wild swimming and kayaking in Windermere (Stoked water sports)

Things to be aware of:- Reception and camp shop only open 8-10am or 3-8pm during the day (does not sell alcohol) No local pubs or restaurants within short walking distance that we came across but plenty a short drive away Wifi is only strong in communal area (near reception) and the pitches close to it No driving on the campsite between 8pm-7.30am (apart from two later arrivals on the Friday, people adhered to this) Parking for camping pitches mainly restricted to the reception car parking which meant the car had to be fully unloaded or plenty of trips back and forth (for a small tent wasn’t ideal) No seating or picnic benches allocated to a pitch Toilets operated what seemed like a sewage disposal tank which you could smell when you flushed the toilet Small sanitary bins were located on the walls about head height when sat down and the cubicles were small (not a pleasant smell) Open block of toilets directly next to the open cubicled showers meaning you could hear people in the toilets whilst showering. Water pressure dropped in showers when toilets, sinks or washing up stations outside were being used No lights on during the evening so remember to take a flash light or head torch Football table in the outside covered area for kids to play with, with no ball to use. Instead the table had lots of rocks thrown in it so wasn’t useable Stoney path leading up to the campsite and pitches not ideal for low cars. Take a steady pace.

All in all, a good trip and would recommend as somewhere standard to camp and stay for the weekend whilst...

Liked: Lovely location. We went for a great walk up whitbarrow scar and enjoyed a meal in The Derby Arms. The campsite itself felt spacious and pitches were a good size and we were able to park the car at our pitch. Cars are not allowed to move round site after 8pm, which was nice and it kept the site feeling peaceful. If you are returning to site after this time there is a car parking area by the entrance. The washing up facilities are under cover and the water is piping hot. The toilets and showers were nice, modern and clean, The shower heads are fixed and do tend to spray. There are two hooks in the shower so take a couple of large bags with you and hang all your belongings up, including shoes. Anything on the floor will get drenched. Not a lot of room to get dressed, especially when you are trying to avoid the wet walls and floor so you might want an extra towel to stand on, or just get one if those large towel robes and some flip flops or similar and then get dressed back at your tent. It is not a problem, it is just nice to know this, so you can be prepared. The showers are on a sensor switch and you may have to press it half way through so take note where it is before you have shampoo on your head. We did not need to use the laundry facilities. There was also a nice covered communal area with picnic benches and lighting. There is a little on site shop that opens for a couple of hours in the evening/ tea time I think. You can order fresh croissants ready for the next morning, which we did and they were lovely. We also got some lovely jam from the shop. We did find out the shop does not stock rock pegs. I have never pitched up on such hard ground before. The people we went with on the next pitch were the same. Luckily they had rock pegs and we managed to share them out between the two of us to get our tents up. The actual pitch was nice and it was not uncomfortable at all, just bring rock pegs and a mallet. I don’t know if it was just the side of the site we were on or if all pitches were like that. If the shop had rock pegs to sell or loan that would have been excellent. They have fire pits, just help your self. Being able to have a fire when camping really adds to the experience. The site was very peaceful at night . It also had free WiFi . We will definitely be back to this site, and recommend it.

Disliked: Excellent site, nothing we disliked, but the shop could stock a couple of camping essentials like rock pegs, as they were definitely needed for our pitch and our neighbours. Not really a negative though, as we should have come prepared for all...