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Camping and touring Arrive: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. Read more

Allonby Bay Camping

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Family-friendly site on a field by the Cumbrian coast
A 20-minute drive from the Lake District; Whitehaven 35 minutes
Overlooking Allonby Bay, with access to bike paths and coastal trails

Spend your days down at the beach or taking trips to the Lake District at Allonby Bay Camping, a simple and scenic camping field mere metres from Cumbria's Solway Coast. Easily located just off the B5300 between the villages of Silloth and Allonby, this relaxed spot is directly opposite the long sweeping bay, with easy access to bike paths and coastal hiking trails that can take you off for days of outdoor exploration. The land here has the added advantage of being very well set up to welcome guests – it's spacious, level and accessible by pushchairs or prams. Set two miles from the owners' family-run farm, Allonby Bay Camping is also in a strategic position for trips to the Lake District – it's an agreeable 20-minute drive to the national park boundary and about half an hour to Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve. On a more local level, the site has direct access to a bike path that can take you into Allonby village centre (a mile to the south) or on to the historic harbour town of Maryport (half an hour by bike or 10 minutes by car). Stick around in the former to take the kids to a playground, get active at the leisure centre, pick up food and drink at the pubs or fish and chip shop or, for a special treat, take a trip to a popular local ice cream shop.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Portable toilet

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

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Allonby Bay Camping

Maryport

Allonby

Cumbria

England

CA15 6QQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.78426°N
-3.43057°W

Route directions

The site is quarter of a mile outside the village of Allonby, on the road towards Silloth. Look out for a layby almost opposite the campsite.

Nearest transport

Coach

8.8 mi Fairfield Junior School

8.9 mi Gallowbarrow

10.8 mi Bus Station

Rail

4.3 mi Aspatria Rail Station

5.6 mi Maryport Rail Station

7.5 mi Flimby Rail Station

Ferry

17.1 mi Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

17.5 mi Keswick Ferry Landing

17.7 mi Hawes End Derwentwater 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

Jump on your bike and in half an hour you can be strolling around the shops, eateries and harbour sights of Maryport, a local coastal town where there's also an aquarium by the harbour. Carry on in the same direction to visit the historic port of Whitehaven (35 minutes), home to a rum museum, an independent cinema and lots of architectural heritage. Although you may be tempted to just stick to the Solway Coast, it's also worth heading inland to explore the Lake District National Park. The nearest lake, Bassenthwaite, is about half an hour away and looks particularly scenic when viewed from the vantage points of the traditional manor at Mirehouse and Gardens (35 minutes) or from atop the lofty heights of Skiddaw (45 minutes to the trailhead). Elsewhere in the area, you might like to step in the footsteps of the Romans at Bowness-on-Solway (40 minutes), the westernmost edge of the Hadrian's Wall Path, or explore the southern coast and hills with a nostalgic ride on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Allonby	1.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Southerness	9.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Excellent
Sandyhills	13.4 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	Poor	Poor
Rockcliffe	15.6 mi	Estuary	N/A	Poor	Poor	Poor
St Bees	21.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre 9.8 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 13.7 mi

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 15.3 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 18.2 mi

Carlisle Castle 20.9 mi

National Trust

Wordsworth House and Garden 8.7 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 18.2 mi

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 25.1 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 29 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cockermouth - River Cocker 8.8 mi

WORKINGTON HALL 10.7 mi

Carsethorn - Powillimount - Arbigland 11.1 mi

MERSEHEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 04/11/2003) 11.4 mi

CAMPFIELD MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 14/11/2006) 12.9 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.

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Does Allonby Bay Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near Allonby Bay Camping? Jump on your bike and in half an hour you can be strolling around the shops, eateries and harbour sights of Maryport, a local coastal town where there's also an aquarium by … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Allonby Bay Camping?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

Read more