Camping Pods looking over the wildflower meadows of our farm

• 3 Pods with comfy sleeping benches, sleeps up to 2 adults plus 2 children (up to 16 years old)
• 1 Shepherds Hut with a proper mattress, sleeps 2 adults (book a bedding pack)
• Crake Trees campsite is Off Grid. The generator runs morning and evening
• Adjacent to underfloor heated Shower Block & Camp Kitchen
• Private outdoor area with Picnic table and FirePit/BBQ
• Bring your own bedding and blow up mattresses for children
• Pre order a FirePit kit or breakfast Baps
• Parking is right besides the Camping Pods/Shepherds Hut
• One or two dogs are welcome

Which do we choose?

The three Camping Pods named Blue Door, Green Door & Red Door are spacious and welcoming with private outdoor space,a Picnic table and Firepit. These sleep 2 adults or a family of 4. Green Door Pod also has a cute wood stove.

Meadow Den camping pod is small (like a wooden tent for 2 people) with no private space, just acres of meadow at the front door.

The Shepherds Hut called Tethera has a double bed, private outdoor space with Picnic table and Firepit.

The Pods & Shepherds Hut are next to the heated Shower rooms, Toilets and Camp Kitchen.

Pods have wide benches with comfortable mattresses for sleeping and sitting.  There are two benches in each Pod, for 2 x single beds or 1 x large double. Children to bring own floor mattress. Bring all your own bedding. Shepherds Hut has 1 x double bed (bedding pack cn be booked extra)

Crake Trees Campsite

The Pods and Tethera Shepherds hut are situated in 3 acres of wildflower meadow.

Minimum stays during July/ Aug (2 nights at weekends, 3 nights midweek)

We have a spacious (and quite unique) shower block . The Individual wet rooms with underfloor heating have a toilet, powerful overhead shower and quirky hand washing sink

We are the first site in the north to have individual wet rooms with underfloor heating.

Camp Kitchen with fresh drinking water, ample hot water, 2 dishwashing sinks and a small gas stove for boiling the kettle.

Bring your own cool box. We have freezer space for cool packs and some fridge space up at the farmhouse.

Fire Pits with complete Firepit starter kit are available at the Camp Kitchen. Campers help themselves and see Mike or Ruth to pay, £15 cash only. Extra nets of logs are also available at £7 cash only.

The Farm

Crake Trees Manor is a regenerative farm and we work hard to create a beautiful place, rich in wildlife. Our informal grass camping field, at the centre of the farm is surrounded by wildlife and farm animals.

Around the site you will see free range hens, outdoor pigs (plus piglets during summer) rare breed Border Leicester sheep & lambs and a grazing herd Belted Galloways. Please treat them with respect, we are not a farm park.

What can we do when staying at Crake Trees

I send out a welcome pack before arrival, with lots of information about what to do, where to walk, cycle or drive and where to eat and shop local.

Our campsite is set in the Westmorland Dales National Park, is part of The Yorkshire Dales National Park, making it an ideal place to explore the wild north. The Pennine hills stretch out to the east of the campsite, the Howgills towards Sedberdh to the south and the Scottish borderlands to the distant north.

You can walk to the Butchers Arms, our community pub in the village. Most villages around the valley and towards the lake district have great pubs that make the most of or local foods.

Ullswater lake, Lowther Castle, the lovely market town of Penrith and national trust Acorn Bank and Sizergh Castle are all a short drive from Crake Trees.

Pre arrival information

Check in is from 3pm (late arrivals are fine so long as you arrive quietly) Check out by 10:30am. Your car can be left in the carpark untill afternoon if you are still exporing the local villages.

Dogs Welcome. Up to two dogs are welcome to share your tent. Dogs must be on a lead at all times while on our farm. Dog waste must be cleaned up and disposed of in our waste bins.

Drug policy

At Crake Trees we operate a zero tolerance regarding the use and possession of drugs. Any visitors found in possession of, or under the influence of drugs will be required to leave our farm immediately.