Please don't follow the postcode (it covers a large area and you won't be able to find us). 

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* If you use Google Map's searching 'Kestrel Lodge Campsite' will take you directly here

* Alternatively you can use the What 3 Words address  ///unusually.unite.honeybees

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More detailed directions

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From Penrith; head on the A66 west towards Keswick. At the main Keswick roundabout take the 3rd exit, signposted ‘A591 Carlisle’ stay on this road for approximately 5 miles, passing Dodd Wood, Ravenstone Hostel, and Bassenthwaite Church.
Don’t turn off at the ‘Bassenthwaite’ sign keep going another mile or so until you get to the signpost ‘Bassenfell Manor’. Turn right here and pass Bassenfell Manor. (If you get to the Castle Inn you have gone too far)
Keep going straight along this road for about 1 and ½ miles (go straight on/left at the bridge at the back of the Sun Inn and carry on along Park Wood), until you see a sign for ‘Kestrel Lodge Camping’. Take the unadopted road on the right and follow this track for about ½ a mile until you arrive at the campsite. 

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From Carlisle; take the A595 towards Cockermouth until you get to Bothel. At Bothel take a left turn on the A591 towards Bassenthwaite and Keswick. About 5 miles down this road you’ll see the Castle Inn on your right-hand side.
Take the 2nd left-hand turn after the Castle Inn at Bassenfell Manor Christian Centre. Keep going straight along this road for approximately 1 and ½ miles (go straight on/left at the bridge at the back of the Sun Inn and carry on along Park Wood), until you see a sign for ‘Kestrel Lodge Camping’. Take the unadopted road on the right and follow this track for about ½ a mile until you arrive at the campsite. 

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From Cockermouth; take the A66 towards Keswick for about 6 miles. Just before you get to Bassenthwaite Lake turn left (B5291) and then first left again to continue on the B5291. Turn left over the Bridge and pass the Herdwick Croft Caravan Park.
Stay on the road passing Armathwaite Hall, until you get to a ‘T’ junction at the Castle Inn Hotel. Turn right onto the A591, and then take the 2nd left towards Bassenthwaite. Keep going straight along this road for approximately 1 and ½ miles (go straight on/left at the bridge at the back of the Sun Inn and carry on along Park Wood), until you see a sign for ‘Kestrel Lodge Camping’. Take the unadopted road on the right and follow this track for about ½ a mile until you arrive at the campsite. 

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​Public Transport

The most accessible train station to get to is Penrith, from there you can take a bus towards Keswick. 

You can get the X4/X5 Penrith/Keswick/Bassenthwaite/Cockermouth/Workington  - A regular bus runs along the A591 and stops outside Bassenthwaite church just at the bottom of the village. 

Or from Keswick bus station (outside Booths) you can get the 554 Keswick - Carlisle ​

For more bus services/times see visitkeswick.com 

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NEW! Avanti West Coast have now got a direct bus to Keswick from Penrith train station. So you can select this when you book your train tickets, select 'Keswick Bus' as a station. (You'll have to get another bus from there to Bassenthwaite or why not take the day and walk here) 

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