Scotgate Holiday Park in Cumbria, North West England

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Scotgate Holiday Park
Braithwaite
Keswick
CA12 5TF
Cumbria
North West England

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017687 78343

Site Description

Scotgate Chalet, Camping & Caravan Park near Keswick Cumbria is an outstanding holiday centre on the threshold of the English Lake District's most spectacular scenery. Located between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake, with dramatic views towards Skiddaw and the northern fells, it makes a great location for exploring the lakes

Not only is the holiday park surrounded by magnificent walking country and the fells it is located in reach of the nearby villages of Borrowdale and Newlands.

Scotgate Holiday Park has all the facilities you would expect from a modern, well-run site. The shop is licensed and stocks most things you will need for your camping holiday. Adjacent is our licensed Coffee Shop serving breakfast, lunches & dinner in high season. A lot of the meals and cakes are homemade, best enjoyed with a cup of freshly made tea or coffee.

The site has its own games room with pool tables and video machines. Also at the centre of the site is a laundry room with washing machine, tumble dryer and ironing facilities.

The village of Braithwaite, which has inns serving bar meals, is only a short walk away

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The village of Braithwaite nestles at the foot of the Whinlatter Pass with a magnificent backdrop of the mountains of Grisedale, Causey Pike, High Stile and Barrow, forming the famous Coledale Horseshoe as it curves round the head of Coledale Hause. Coledale beck winds its way down the valley and enters a narrow gorge before tumbling and rushing through the village where it is crossed by two humped backed bridges aptly named High Bridge and Low Bridge.

Braithwaite makes an excellent base for touring the Lake District, situated at the start of both the Whinlatter Pass and Newlands Pass.

Newlands Pass is a three-mile-long road running along a ledge above the Newlands valley, from the village of Braithwaite, near Keswick, to Buttermere. The highest point is Newlands Hause, 333 metres (1093 feet), where there is a car park, and a short walk to the Moss Beck waterfalls.

Newlands valley is thinly populated, consisting mainly of farms and tourist accommodation. Stair is the main settlement in the valley, and includes the Newlands Adventure Centre and the Swinside Inn, which is the only pub in the valley and is situated one kilometre to the north of Stair.

View from Grisedale Pike above Braithwaite

Reviews

Name: John Gray		DATE : Jul 2011
Back to Scotgate again, just for one nights camping. Full english in the on site cafe, it dos'nt get any better


Name: Ian Marr		DATE : May 2011
I have stopped at this site a few times and it gets better each time, over the years the facilities keep improving, fantastic shower and wash room, toilets second to none and a very good cafe and a well stocked shop. I will be going back soon.


Name: John Gray		DATE : Sep 2009
The main site was full when we arrived but they were able to let us have a pitch on their overflow site across the road. Toilet block was fine but not as good as the 5 star toilet block on the main site. Short walk to Braithwaite and Portinscale and 20min walk to Keswick.