Great Langdale Campsite Reviews Summary

Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were friendly and polite."
• "Staff very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable can't fault anything about this place."
• "Staff fantastic n some come from up my street."
• "The staff were extremely helpful when I had a very strange problem with my car refusing to unlock."
• "Staff are really helpful and friendly."
• "The staff were so friendly and the facilities are immaculate and so well presented with all you need."
• "Staff all very hospitable."

Cons:

• "Staff perfectly helpful but not what you'd call friendly."
• "When I reported this to the staff in the morning, they really weren’t bothered saying ‘we can’t really do anything about this and next time to ring a buzzer on the door’!"
• "No staff appeared until the following morning, we received a refund of the unused nights, and a really poor apology."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Facilities are modern and cleaned daily, they have heated flooring in the showers and clean toilets."
• "Clean shower/toilet blocks that were super warm."
• "Facilities are first class, particularly like the underfloor heating in the showers."
• "The showers and toilet blocks are excellent (heated floors)."
• "The shower and toilet facilities was clean. The floor heating in the shower just like a heaven."
• "The shower and toilet rooms look like they've recently been updated, they're spacious, waters very warm and there's heated flooring."
• "Toilets are clean and tidy, nicely equipped and newly refurbished."

Cons:

• "The shower block is old and cold. Concrete floors and no heating."
• "The only downside we had was the hard standing van pitch, which was a bit like being in a car park."
• "Our plot with EHU was disappointing, especially for the high price. Felt like being in a car park."

Location

Pros:

• "Excellent location for exploring the langdales!"
• "Fantastic national trust run campsite situated in the langdale valley. Very reasonably priced for the facilities available."
• "Great Langdale is located a few miles outside Ambleside through a single winding country lane. The scenery is breathtaking to say the least."
• "Surrounded by mountains. Leads up to snake pass and Roman ruins."
• "Location was incredible, nestled in the valley with walks everywhere and most importantly, a pub within walking distance!"
• "The Langdales is my favourite place in the Lake District. Simply stunning!!"
• "It is a beautiful location with spectacular views."

Cons:

• "The site can get a bit soggy during periods of really heavy rain."
• "Lovely location but floods really easily, main camping field under several inches of standing water after one night of heavy rain."
• "He did NOT mention that this site is prone to flooding."

Value

Pros:

• "We rented a pod, but there are camping and campervan pitches, all very reasonably priced."
• "Two good pubs 5 min walk for those can't be bothered to cook."
• "Great pitch up price, and literally a 10 minute walk from the base of the mountain."
• "The wooden pods are brilliant, warm and cosy with underfloor heating and electric, with additional heater if needed."
• "Camp 5/5 would definitely come back."
• "Great campsite with good facilities and stunning location ideally placed for hikes in the Langdales and beyond."
• "A brilliant campsite. It's tucked away in a quiet area, but located close to Ambleside, Windermere, and Coniston."

Cons:

• "It's a little expensive these days, but it is in Great Langdale so I guess you're paying to stay in one of the most scenic valleys in the Lakes."
• "It was pricier."
• "Would be 5 stars, but lack of any kind of recycling was a bit disappointing for a National Trust site."

Connectivity

Pros:

• "Excellent detox for those addicted to a mobile signal as it’s non existent."

Cons:

• "I would have given the campsite 5 stars if there was some form of access to the outside world. there is no cell signal or wifi which means you are completely disconnected, which will either be a good thing or not depending on your lifestyle."
• "Indeed as many other reviews will state, there is no WiFi or phone coverage."
• "There is zero mobile signal in the area and no WiFi."
• "But be prepared to be cut off from the rest of the world, since you don't have mobile coverage or Wi-Fi."
• "Note that there’s not much chance of getting phone signal."