TOUR ESSENTIALS
When to go
We went in February. You may well want to wait for warmer times with more clement weather, more campsites open and so on – but it will of course be more crowded. In our view, the out-of-season driving and parking were definitely easier.
Way to go
Approach from all angles? Frankly, it’s up to you how much you want to cover on the CCR200. It’s all rather informal, with no official signposting and so on. And all the better for being that way.
For full details of the five stages of the CCR200, see www.visitlakedistrict.com/information/vanlifelake-district-cumbria/cumbrian-coastal-route.
Where we stayed Meathop Fell Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
Meathop Road, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RB Web caravanclub.co.uk Open All year
Pitches 117 Charges £12.30
The Old School House CL
Aulthurstside Schoolhouse, Woodland, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6AE
Web caravanclub.co.uk Open All year Pitches 5 Charges £15
Shepherds Views
Holmrook CA19 1XU
Web shepherdsviews.co.uk Open 1 March - 30 Nov Pitches 49 Charges £28
Old Kiln Farm CL
Allonby, Maryport CA15 6QH Web oldkilnfarmcottages.co.uk Open 1 April - 31 October Pitches 5 Charges £20
Wallace Lane Farm
Brocklebank, Wigton CA7 8BF Web wallacelanefarm.co.uk Open All year
Pitches 23 Charges £26
Find out more
The CCR200 stretches from Morecambe Bay in the south to Solway in the north and on up to Carlisle. It’s split into five sections, with lots of flexibility – you can start from either end, and you can take as long as you like to do it. Detours and meandering are pretty much obligatory, too!
Van Life – Lake District, Cumbria
Web visitlakedistrict.com/vanlife
Lake District Tourism
Web visitlakedistrict.com
A Day’s Walk
Web adayswalk.co.uk
Cartmel Village Shop
Web cartmelvillageshop.co.uk
Laurel & Hardy Museum
Web laurel-and-hardy.co.uk
Gillam’s Tearoom
Web gillams-tearoom.co.uk
Shed 1 Distillery
Web shed1distillery.com
RB Woodall
Web rbwoodall.com
Hadrian’s Wall Country
Web hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/visit/ravenglass
The Beacon Museum
Web thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk
The Rum Story
Web rumstory.co.uk
Senhouse Roman Museum
Web
senhousemuseum.co.uk