When can I check in and check out of Sunbiggin Farm Camping?

Camping and touring Arrive: 1 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 10 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Sunbiggin Farm Camping?

From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Sunbiggin Farm Camping

From £20 For 1 night, 5 adults 9.3 18 reviews

En route to Raisbeck (added by manager 28 Sep 2022)

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Sunbiggin farm café on the wainwright coast to coast walk (added by manager 28 sep 2022)

Plenty of room for large family tents (added by manager 28 sep 2022)

View from the campsite (added by manager 11 apr 2022)

Wild camping with fell views on the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk
Access to the Howgill Fells; half an hour’s drive to Cautley Spout
Pop-up site on a working sheep farm, with cooking facilities in a barn

Whether you’re hiking the Wainwright Coast to Coast Walk or looking to hang around and explore the western fells in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Sunbiggin Farm Camping is a truly remote spot at which to pitch your tent. This pop-up wild camping site near Orton in the Eden Valley is just as it’s meant to be – few facilities and an immersion in glorious, untamed Howgills fell country. The camping pitches are at Sunbiggin café and rest point on the CTC, and close to the Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route too. Camping pitches are in an enclosed garden sheltered by dry stone walls, with stunning fells as a backdrop, or in an area nicknamed Tommy’s Garth with uninterrupted views over the fells. The campsite is on a working farm, so expect to hear animal noises early in the morning and country smells throughout the day, and be prepared for fresh mornings and unpredictable Cumbrian weather. There is outside seating aplenty and gas barbecues for cooking on warmer days, and when the weather is not playing, a warm barn equipped with microwave and fridge is there as a space for you to cook and relax in the evenings. You can warm up with tea and coffee too and pay via the honesty box in the barn.   By prior arrangement, the owners offer lifts to the local pub in Orton (10 minutes’ drive) as well as barbecue packs and breakfast goodies.

Site type

Open now

Please note

This site has no on-site shower facilities.

The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No charcoal barbecues allowed.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to Mon, 30 Sept 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely setting, simple set up.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Apr 2024

Summer House non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Everything. Great location, friendly farmer. Clear instructions. Brilliant facilities (clearly described - there are no showers, but it says this very clearly) honesty system for food and drink. We need more like this!

Disliked: Nothing. No WiFi but great phone signal. No problems....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Arrived at 11pm, met friendly people (and dog) in the morning

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Brad G. Apr 2024

Howgills View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Open large pitches, friendly people

Disliked: Could do with a bit more signage for ease of finding pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good camping space with a barn that you can use to heat up food.

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Tammy B. Aug 2023

Summer House non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great stay. The barn was ideal to heat up food. Friendly, helpful owner. Great for walkers as you can warm up and grab available snacks.

Disliked: The weather and having to travel to Tebay to shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pitch area with great view of the Howgills The kitchen and dining…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Vince R. Jul 2023

Howgills View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The pitch area with great view of the Howgills The kitchen and dining area very relaxed and trusting visitors with hospitality Andrew is a very friendly, helpful and interesting host. All good thanks!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with clean facilities.

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Toby K. Jun 2023

Summer House non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely stay, hosts where brilliant and informing of everything. I loved the pet lamb Jimmy who was very good with our dogs Although Monty their dog was our favourite. Views where just unreal from the pitch up over the lakes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just returned from a lovely stay at Sunbiggin Farm. Very peaceful,…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Hayley B. Jun 2023

Howgills View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Just returned from a lovely stay at Sunbiggin Farm. Very peaceful, friendly owners, views to die for and over all a great weekend camping….so good we have booked to stay again next weekend for 2 nights! Looking forward to seeing Monty the dog and Jimmy the sheep (if you know you know)

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The view was brilliant…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	6

Owen W. Jun 2023

Howgills View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The view was brilliant

Disliked: The lamb was abit annoying

Recommend to friends Visit again

Idyllic, peaceful site with excellent amenities, pitches and owner.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Jenny M. Apr 2023

Howgills View non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Idyllic setting, quiet and peaceful, great grass for pitching, wildlife all around, views, the little hut with a kettle and every treat you can think of, fridges, microwave, very friendly owner.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Private, secluded, view was beautiful, accessible to microwave, kettle, indoor toilet and…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2022

Summer House non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Private, secluded, view was beautiful, accessible to microwave, kettle, indoor toilet and sink

Recommend to friends Visit again

fantastic location. super friendly host, nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Andy W. Aug 2022

Summer House non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: fantastic location. super friendly host, nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely stay here again.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Location

Sunbiggin Farm Camping

Raisbeck

Orton

Cumbria

England

CA11 0SB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.47183°N
-2.52929°W

Nearest transport

Coach

13.1 mi Bus Station

Rail

6.6 mi Kirkby Stephen Rail Station

7.7 mi Appleby Rail Station

12.5 mi Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

Ferry

15.1 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing

15.3 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing

17.4 mi Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

From Sunbiggin, campers with cars have easy access to gorgeous spots like Cautley Spout waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Ullswater (both half an hour’s drive) in the Lake District National Park and remote High Force Waterfall (an hour) in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. If you’re on foot and prefer to stay closer to home base, there are plenty of walks leading straight from the site out onto the Howgill Fells (straight from site) to the limestone pavements in Great Asby Scar National Nature Reserve (five minutes’ walk). Cyclists can ride to Smardale Gill Viaduct (55 minutes’ ride) to admire its 14 mighty stone arches, and Gamelands Stone Circle (10 minutes) to see the little-known prehistoric standing stones – now mostly fallen. The local village of Orton (10 minutes’ drive) offers up a monthly farmers’ market (every second Saturday) and tasting sessions at Kennedys Fine Chocolates. Weather not good? Head for Shap (20 minutes) to do a few laps in the heated indoor pool.

Must see

The Rheged Centre 15.8 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 16 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre 17.3 mi

Ullswater Steamers 17.4 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 12.5 mi

Townend 16.1 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 16.3 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 16.5 mi

Hill Top 19.6 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Great Asby Scar Circular 1.2 mi

Orton and Old Tebay 2.2 mi

Orton and the Stone Circle 2.2 mi

The Howgills Traverse - Sedbergh 2.3 mi

Smardale Wildlife Reserve 5 mi

Local events

Kendal Calling (Thursday 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)
Penrith, Cumbria 11.8 mi
Keswick Mountain Festival (Friday 17 May 2024 – Friday 17 May 2024)
Keswick, Cumbria 12.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
The site will send you further check-in information 2 day(s) before your arrival.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 1 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
This site has no on-site shower facilities.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No charcoal barbecues allowed.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors are not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Does Sunbiggin Farm Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Sunbiggin Farm Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Sunbiggin Farm Camping? From Sunbiggin, campers with cars have easy access to gorgeous spots like Cautley Spout waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Ullswater (both half an hour’s drive) in the Lake District National … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Sunbiggin Farm Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – Anytime

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Sunbiggin Farm Camping? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.