Award winning Lodge and Caravan Park on the shores of Windermere in The Lake District

Guest Reviews

If you have enjoyed your stay at Hill of Oaks, we would love to hear from you.  Please submit your details along with a review of your stay using the form opposite.

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What Our Guests Say

(1) Unit: Touring Caravan Just got back from a wet weekend at Hill of Oaks, entrance to site very twisty but nothing we couldn't get our 23 foot unit round. Nice warm welcome from the staff in the reception which is beautifully situated right next to the Lake. Pitches are all hard standing and very generous in proportions although ours was not completely flat, as noted by previous reviewers. TV reception is via a communal system which was connected to by an aerial socket on the pitch service point - cables were available at reception for a very reasonable £6.50 although reception is analogue only. The only sound we heard after 8 o'clock was the stream running behind our pitch, very therapeutic! Looking forward to coming back to this site in the summer when the beautiful autumnal colours of the trees will be replaced with green leaves and blue sky! Would definitely recommend
Peteandlins

Superb site, lovely and quite with a better class of visitor - Shower block spotlessley clean and showers where great, lots of water and lovely and hot. We usually use caravan club sites, but I must say that Hill of Oaks beate all the CC's we have ever stayed at. The staff are very helpful and the views over the lake are superb - all in all I would give Hill of Oaks 10 out of 10. Can't wait to go again.
Mr Stephen and Deborah, Dalton, Wigan

I had the most tremendous time at the park. The facilities on offer were superb especially for an elderley lady. Had a little trouble with the Range Rover getting to my Lodge but other that that parking was perfect. All in all a throughly enjoyable experience.
Mr Elizabeth Taylor-Greeley , Alderley Edge

Beeton (16) Date of Visit: September 2009 Unit: Campervan Hill of Oaks is as it sounds - set in woodland sloping down to the shores of Windermere. It is well-signposted from the A592 and easy to find from Newby Bridge. I arrived when reception was shut and there were instructions at reception about which pitch to go to and how to get there. All hard-standing and some looked fairly sloping, so suggest check when you book or have your chocks when you get there. I don't, and was lucky and got as nice level pitch with hook up and fantastic owls as neighbours! Quite a few statics on site but tourers dotted around all over and some well-marked walking trails through the site (e.G. Squirrel trail, farm trail). Great views over Windermere from higher parts of the site. Friendly and helpful staff, knowledgeable about the area (and potential bacterial hazard in the lake for dogs). Toilets, showers and washing up facilities great. Not many children on site as in school time but guess would be pretty child friendly and lone travellers may like to take this into account. No wifi access from the pitch I had - think you may need to take your laptop somewhere or use a PC? O2 and Orange coverage OK. Will definitely revisit.
Beeton

Unit: Touring Caravan This is a lovely secluded site, with very friendly wardens. We had a lakeside pitch which was ideal for launching our dinghy, although a little on the small side for our 25 ft Sterling Eccles. The toilet/shower blocks and facilities are quite a long hike up a steep part of the site, so not recommended for the infirm or unfit although we did have water and tv hook up. There was no mobile phone reception here on orange but there is a telephone box on site and the shop is well stocked for the essentials. The rest of the touring pitches are within easy reach of the shower blocks and those pitches are of a very good size. The scenery is fabulous but the majority of this site is shaded under the fabulous greenery, if you are a sun lover then this may not be the place for you. Bowness is approximately 5 miles away and there are no pubs or restaurants within walking distance. Hill of Oaks was ideal for what we wanted and we will definitely be returning in the near future.
Hoylek

Date of Visit: June 2009 Unit: Motorhome Only spent one night at this site as we were touring the Lakes. Had a fantastic pitch right on the edge of the lake, with hook up and water. Staff at site were very helpful and friendly. Lovely well stocked shop with good opening hours. Lovely very clean shower and toilet block. Fantastic location right by the lake, ideal if you had a boat and enjoyed water sports. Good walks in the woods for dogs, but a bit steep if you are not very fit.
Gilly16

Just stayed here aug 2009, superb quiet site. Excellent for lake. Very nice and friendly staff, site kept very clean. Kids loved it will be back.
By nickmcd from West Yorkshire

Unit: Motorhome Just returned from a long weekend and this is a really pleasant site. Everyone was extremely friendly the toilet and shower facilities were always clean and the reception had a small but well stocked shop. The site is right on the lake and perfect for those who like water activities There are downsides to this site though. It is on a very steep incline and depending on your location there will be a hill to contend with either to visit the reception or toilets/showers. The pitches vary in size and some are uneven. We have a very energetic dog who loves nothing better than a swim in the lake and good long walks but this site is restricted given its location on a steep hill. This is a perfectly good site and from the people we met extremely popular but with no access to a car we felt quite isolated at this site given the lack of easily accessible walks and would have struggled to keep busy had we stayed longer.
Ad1983

Unit: Touring Caravan Just had a four night stay here. We were on a 'super' pitch, electric/water/drain and TV socket. Very generous sized pitch, which made our Compass 2 berth look lost. Lovely wooded site (no good if you're after views) very quiet week days but weekends can be noisy, some dogs barking noise at night and in the wee small hours, but as we were leaving anyway, we didn't complain. Toilets and shower blocks were very clean and had all the hot water you would need. Well stocked shop. The access road is a little tight, but is easily negotiable with care. Very friendly and helpful staff. Will be going back later this year.
Texas

GrahamMcC (1) Date of Visit: July 2010 Unit: Touring Caravan Stayed here for our summer holiday with friends, family of 6 (3 kids, a dog and us). Excellent site, Toilet block very good, showers excellent. Pitches we were on were good, some did look a bit sloped so come prepared. All staff very helpful and friendly, kids spent most of time on site down by the lake playing about in the water on a canoe or Topper, when not in the water spent some time fishing. Mobile phone reception is pretty poor, not a problem specific to the site, seems to be a general problem for the whole area. Vodafone was fine, O2 and Three had no signal at all. Had problems following directions on website to get to site so please make sure you have a good map and route planned out. Would stay again.
GrahamMcC

Just a thankyou for a great stay at your park! very easy going friendly staff and a very tidy site with great facilities in a great situation. On our favourite list of sites!
Mr Robert, Wilson

Bundles6969 (3) Date of Visit: June 2010 Unit: Touring Caravan Just returned from another fantastic week at this site. Much better now toilet block is accessed by a key but unfortunately this means the family / disabled room is left open and gets very dirty and not particularly pleasant to shower young children. This was a great bonus for this site and last year the kids loved it. Hopefully this will be sorted for future years as it lets the site down a bit. Other than that helpful friendly staff and a great place to stay. Most pitches have water, electric and analogue tv reception on the pitch or if not on a neighbours pitch.
Bundles6969