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Motorhome stopovers by Ullswater
Where are you staying tonight? 12 spots no more than 2 km from the shore, 3 of them right by the water (up to 200 m) – with legality light, fee and evening sun for each spot.
Closest to the water – Ullswater
The spots with the shortest way to the shore; all of them are listed further down.
Map – Ullswater
Sleeping in a motorhome – Ullswater: what applies?
Official stopovers, campsites and farms that take motorhomes are open to you. For car parks and community spots, the rule of the country or region applies – along the shore, these:
England · 12 spots Tolerated
In England, access rights cover neither the tent nor the vehicle, and on the Dartmoor Commons wild camping is allowed in a tent only (CROW Act 2000, Sch. 2; [2025] UKSC 20). No general law bans sleeping in a lawfully parked vehicle, though councils can prohibit it locally; residing on someone else's land with a vehicle without consent, even temporarily, and causing significant damage or disruption is an offence if you do not leave when asked (CJPOA 1994, s. 60C).
Source: Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Sch. 2 para. 1(1)(a) and (s), as of 5 October 2026 · www.legislation.gov.uk
The information comes from OpenStreetMap and from campers. Check signs and bans on site – the light is guidance, not legal advice. Caraplace accepts no liability for accuracy or currency; you stay at your own risk.
All 12 spots by distance to the shore
With legality light and distance to the nearest shore. ☀ = sun until sunset at the equinox, according to the terrain model (including forest).
- ⛺ Waterside House Camp SiteAllowed · 10 m
- ⛺ Ullswater Yacht ClubAllowed · 50 m
- ⛺ Cross Dormont Camp SiteAllowed · 200 m
- 🚐 Waterfoot Caravan ParkAllowed · 290 m
- 🚐 Cross Dormont Caravan SiteAllowed · 460 m
- 🚐 Park Foot Holiday ParkAllowed · 510 m
- ⛺ Gillside CampingAllowed · 760 m
- 🚐 Knotts Hill Lodge ParkAllowed · 790 m
- 🚐 Gillside Caravan ParkAllowed · 940 m
- 🚐 Hillcroft ParkAllowed · 980 m
- ⛺ Patterdale Youth Hostel camp siteAllowed · 1 km
- ⛺ Ullswater Holiday ParkAllowed · 1.3 km