The Bus is Back
The Ullswater Hopper Bus resumes service on Saturday 5th April. It will be operating on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays between 5th April and 2 November 2025. And a daily service will be running between 24th May and 1st June and between 30th June and 31st August. Fares are £3 single and under 12s go […]
Bar Balcony
we have replaced one of the balconies in our 17th Century Bar. The balcony was well over 300 years old and the wood is said to have originated from Dacre Castle! Built from English Oak, we think the new balcony will have a life in excess of 500 years!
Escape to the Country
Excited to announce that The Quiet Site will be featured in the Cumbrian Episode of ‘Escape to the Country’ early in 2025. Don’t worry, we are not for sale!
Tony sees double
We are delighted to honour long term guest, friend and pert time barman ‘Tony’ with a fabulous bust which will adorn the Quiet Bar wall. Thank you to local artist, Daawn Hurton, for skill and patience in creating another work of art for us.
Kings Award for Enterprise
The Quiet Site has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise. One of only 252 organisations receiving this prestigious Award in 2024, The Quiet Site has been recognised for excellence in Sustainable Development. The Royal judges commented “The Quiet Site is providing an example for other holiday parks in what sustainable water, energy, waste […]
Best Green Site 2024
Thank you to everyone who voted for us. We are one of the Top100 sites again in the UK and have also been awarded the Best Green Site ✅✅✅✅✅
The Buses are Back in Town..
We are delighted to be able to reveal the Ullswater Hopper Bus will begin service on 23rd March. It will link accommodations with attractions in the Ullswater valley and there will also be a brand new 2nd bus linking Ullswater with Keswick Buses will run every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday until 3rd November and […]
Walking all the Wainwrights in 2024 for charity
Holiday park proprietor’s Daniel and David lost their fathers to cancer. Daniel when he was only 16 and David when he was 22 and in their memory have decided that they should try to raise money for charity and what better way than to try to complete all 214 Wainwright peaks in a year. Donating […]
AA Campsite of the Year (England and Overall Winner)
Everyone here at The Quiet Site is absolutely delighted to have won the title of AA Campsite of the Year England 2023. It was a great achievement made even better when we found out we had also been awarded the title of Overall Winner 2023 in the UK out of all 12 AA Campsite categories. […]
Visit England Holiday Park of the Year 2023
The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence took place at the studios where Harry Potter was filmed and we were delighted to win the top accolade of Best in England. Having been crowned the Best Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park in Cumbria at the Cumbria Tourism Awards in 2022, it was our honour to represent our region […]
