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AA Campsite of the Year 2024
AA Sustainable Park of the Year 2026

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Multi-award winning, Sustainable Holiday Park in the Heart of the Lake District

Overlooking beautiful Ullswater, The Quiet Site offers unique, high quality but low-impact holidays surrounded by peaceful fells, dark skies and world-class walking routes.  Since opening in 1963, we’ve grown into one of the UK’s most innovative and environmentally responsible holiday destinations.  We are incredibly proud to hold the King’s Award for Enterprise (Sustainable Development)

See the View Right Now!

Eco-friendly by design - Five star by experience.

Gingerbread Houses

Glamping Burrows (Hobbit Holes)

Glamping Cabins

Camping Pods

Holiday Cottage

Camping & Touring Pitches

20 Reasons to Visit The Quiet Site

  1. Minutes from world class Lake District attractions like Aira Force, Lowther Castle, Ullswater Steamers and Helvellyn
  2. Modern and individual hotel standard luxury shower facilities
  3. One of the best  Bars in Britain dating from 1680. Wide range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, live music and stone-baked pizza. Open every day of the year
  4. Founding member of  SITU, a charity that promotes Sustainable and Integrated Transport for the Ullswater valley. Less Congestion, less Carbon, more fun!   
  5. Delicious off-grid, zero-waste, wood-fired Pizzas and Bacon, Sausage, Veggy Sausage Rolls takeaway – The Quiet Bite. Open 364 days per year
  6. The Quiet Site is open 365 all year
  7. >80% of our energy is sustainably generated on site using GSHP, Biomass, Solar Thermal and Solar PV.  
  8. Fabulous location amongst the Lake District fells overlooking Ullswater. 
  9. All-weather, fully serviced pitches for Tourers, Motorhomes, VW’s, Tents and Roof Tents
  10. Fast and free WiFi in accommodations and across the park. Work from Holiday Heaven
  11. Zero waste shop – local, ethical and no single use plastic
  12. Located directly on the famous  Ullswater Way – the 20 mile route around Ullswater.
  13. One of the friendliest and most helpful team of holiday park professionals in the business, with over 200 combined years of service! 
  14. Wide range of Glamping Suite options, designed and built by us to be fully sustainable, affordable and fun.  Luxurious Glamping Cabins, energy positive Gingerbread Houses, unique Glamping Burrows (Hobbit Holes) and the original Camping Pods.
  15. Accessible options in our accommodations and facilities make our park as inclusive as possible
  16. >84% of our customers have either been recommended to us or have stayed before
  17. Probably the most sustainable holiday park in the UK today
  18. Complimentary Pick up service from the local bus stop 
  19. eVehicle charging on site
  20. Kings Award for Enterprise – Our business has been knighted!
Map showing the Ullswater Way

Late Availability

Live Music in The Quiet Bar every week

 

  • 23rd Nov Sun Pete Lashley
  • 29th Nov Sat Jordan Worsfold
  • 6th Dec Sat Ged Hagan
  • 14th Dec Sun Pete Lashley
  • 20th Dec Sat Jordan Worsfold
  • 29th Dec Mon Ged Hagan
  • 30th Dec Tues Band of Captives
  • 31st Dec Wed Pete Lashley

Luxury Cottage (Sleeps 9)

4th and 12th Dec 3 or 7 nights

Christmas 20th Dec 7 nights

Glamping Cabin (Sleeps 2)

Single nights available midweek November and December
 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec £130/night
27th, 28th Dec £150/night
29th, 30th, 31st Dec £170/night
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan £130/night

Gingerbread House (Sleeps 6)

Single nights available midweek in November and December
 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec £130/night
27th, 28th Dec £150/night
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan £130/night

12th Oct 1 night
14th Oct 2 nights
16th Oct 2 nights
17th Oct 2 nights
Single nights available midweek November and December
 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec £130/night
27th, 28th Dec £150/night
29th, 30th, 31st Dec £170/night
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan £130/night

Glamping Burrows (Hobbit Holes) (Sleeps 6)

Single nights available midweek November and December
Weekend availability  
 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec £120/night
27th, 28th Dec £140/night
29th, 30th, 31st Dec £160/night
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan £120/night

Camping Pods (Sleeps 2)

Single nights available midweek October,  November and December
Weekend availability 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec £70/night
27th, 28th Dec £72.50/night
29th, 30th, 31st Dec £75/night
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan £60/night

Fully Serviced Pitches (Tent Boxes, VWs, Motorhomes, Tents, Tourers)

Single nights available midweek October,  November and December
 
Christmas and New Year
24th, 25th, 26th Dec  £55/night
27th, 28th Dec £60/night
29th, 30th, 31st Dec   Full
1st , 2nd, 3rd Jan   Full

Late Availability

Quiet Bar and Quiet Bite open every night

Live Music in The Quiet Bar every week

  22nd, 29th June
 

Luxury Cottage (Sleeps 9) 

27th June 3 ot 7 nights

Glamping Cabin (Sleeps 2) 

1st July 1 night
18th July 1 night

Gingerbread House (Sleeps 6) 

20th July 5 nights
22nd June 5 nights
29th June 5 nights
4th July 2 nights

Hobbit Holes (Glamping Burrows)(Sleeps 6) 

20th June 4 nights
22nd June 5 nights
29th June 5 nights
4th July 2 nights

Camping Pods (Sleeps 2) 

20th June 2 nights
22nd June 5 nights
30th June 5 nights 

Fully serviced Pitches (Tent Boxes, VWs, Motorhomes, Tents, Tourers)

 All weekends in June FULL
22nd June 5 nights
29th June 5 nights
6th July 5 nights

🏆 Recent Quiet Awards 🏆

  • AA Platinum Park Award 2025 – Top 1% of UK Holiday Parks

  • Best Green Business Finalist, British Business Awards 2025

  • Visit England Silver Award for ‘Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable’ Tourism 2025

  • Green Tourism Gold Award 2025 

  • in-Cumbria Hospitality Business of the Year 2025

  • AA Gold Glamping Award 2025

  • Tripadvisor’s Top Rated Holiday Park in the Lake District 2025 

  • The Independent Newspaper’s Best UK Glamping Site for Walkers 2025

  • Kings Award for Enterprise – Sustainable Development 2024

  • Britain’s Greenest Park – Practical Motorhome 2024

  • AA Campsite of the Year, England and Overall Winner 2024

  • PiNCAMP European Sustainability and Environmental Runner Up 2024

  • Cumbria Tourism Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Award Winner 2024

  • Loo of the Year PLATINUM PLUS 2024

  • Visit England’s winner of Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year 2023

  • Cumbrian Holiday Park of the Year 2022

  • Queens Award for Sustainable Development 2020

Latest News

Bluebird Returns

Family Business Award for Leisure and Tourism

British Business Awards

Charity Cheque Presented

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