Welcome to Meathop Fell Caravan Club Site Get to know Meathop Fell Gentle and peaceful, this thoughtfully laid out site is divided into separate pitching areas, punctuated by shrubs and grass. This is an ideal place to explore North Lancashire and the Southern Lake District. Three miles from Grange-over-Sands, a fashionable Edwardian resort, which has retained a unique character and charm of its own. There are events to meet all tastes from the hugely popular festival at Holker Hall, to the bustling Edwardian festival in the Park Gardens in Grange. The site is 15 miles from Windermere and 22 miles from Coniston, with all that they offer in water-based activities. Kendal, a market town is only 10 miles away, for shops and restaurants. Things to see and do from this Club Site

Local attractions • Levens Hall • Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway Elizabethan mansion and world famous topiary gardens designed The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is 3.5 miles of preserved by M Beaumont in1694, fountain garden and buttery, licensed Furness Railway, running steam trains from Haverthwaite through restaurant and gift shop. the picturesque Leven Valley at the southern end of Windermere. 015395 60321 015395 31594 www.levenshall.co.uk www.lakesiderailway.co.uk • The Lake District National Park • Holker Hall and Gardens England’s largest National Park includes Scafell Pike – England’s Fascinating historic house where the elegance and loveliness of the highest mountain,Wastwater – its deepest lake, and thriving Victorian era combine with the warmth and welcome of a much- communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere. loved family home. Find out more at the impressive Visitor Centreat Brockhole, or call 015395 58328 015394 46601 or visitwww.lake-district.gov.uk www.holker.co.uk • Lancaster Castle, The Shire Hall Activities Lancaster Castle is one of the most historically interesting buildings • Cycling in Lancashire. Its beginnings date back to Roman times and from its Regional Route 20 passes the site and is the Walney Island to Whitby commanding position on the hill overlooking the town of Lancaster cycle route, a coast to coast adventure. and the River Lune, it stood as a bastion against them arauding forces of Picts and Scots. • Walking 01524 64998 The Cumbria Coastal Path. www.lancastercastle.com • RSPB Leighton Moss Nature reserve Local events Visit nature trails to see wildlife, browse the RSPB shop and visitor • Holker Festival – June centre and enjoy a meal in the café. 01524 701601 • Cartmel Races – May, July and August www.rspb.org.uk • Prom Art – through the summer in Grange • The Laurel & Hardy Museum • Coniston Water Festival – July The World’s largest collection of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia, Kendal Festival – September covering every aspect of their lives. Also a free film show. • 01229 582292 • Arnside to Kents Bank – guided walks with theQueen’s www.laurel-and-hardy.co.uk Guide at various times through the year. General site information RECEPTION SERVICES Mail and messages Mail and messages are put on the board at Reception. Site Shop Open at the same times as Reception. The shop sells Aqua Kem, Aqua Rinse, Gas, maps, ice cream, TV cables, sweets, milk, newspapers and a few groceries. Information Room Open at the same times as Reception. The Information Room is adjacent to the visitors car park. Leaflets are available about the many attractions and places of interest that you can visit during your stay. Mobile & public telephones Some mobile phones do not work in the area. Public telephones – there SAFETY ON SITE are 2 public telephones located in the Information Room. Please note Pets that these phones do not accept incoming calls. Please keep your dog on alead at all times on the pitching areas and PITCHES roads within the site, and clean up after them. Dogs can be walked off- site in the area outside the site entrance. Dog bins are provided on site. Site terrain Fire Point Part sloping. (to activate alarm/warning) Located at the toilet block near the site office Pitch care and on service points. Awning ground sheets must be lifted daily if on grass. Vehicles and cycles Motor caravans Parents are reminded that children remain their responsibility and If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave your motorcaravan sign on therefore they should be supervised at all times, and to ensure that all display. members of their party follow the principles of road safety. Vacating your pitch Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, at all times, be used with due If you wish to stay after 12 noon on your day of departure, please ask at regard to the safety and convenience of others and their speed should Reception. not exceed walking pace (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site between Barbecues the hours of dusk and dawn, as determined by the Wardens. Any one-way These are allowed on site but open fires are not. Please keep barbecues system signs should be observed by all vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled off the grass. cycles, scooters and skateboards can be used, but are not allowed on the TV reception paved area around toilet blocks and communal areas and must not be As part of the DigitalSwitchover, this region has now had its analogue ridden on footpaths. Please note that motorised mobility scooters are television signal switched off. In order to watch television on site you will allowed on site, but children’s motorised scooters or skateboards are not. need an Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) or a digital receiver, and you may Visitors also need anaerial or satellite dish. For more information visit Please ask your visitors to make themselves known at Reception when www.digitaluk.co.uk. arriving at the site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, please meet Radio frequencies them at Reception. Bay Radio: 102.3FM BBC Radio Cumbria: 96.1FM OUT AND ABOUT Lakeland Radio: 100.1FM Supermarkets Wi-Fi The closest are Spar and the Co-op in Grange-over-Sands about 3 miles Wi-fi internet access is available on this site. Please ask the Warden for from the site. Asda, Booths and Morrisons are all in Kendal, about 14 details. miles from the site. Electric Hook-up Recycling facilities The cost of electricity is included in your pitch fee, but please help us to In Grange-over-Sands. minimise our effect on the environment by considering your electricity Cinema use while on site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on electricity was £4 The Royalty in Bowness on Windermere, about 11 miles from the site. million and any saving can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in new sites Tel: 015394 43364 or redevelopments. Swimming pool In Kendal Leisure Centre. SITE FACILITIES Tourist Information Centre Please see the Site map for locations of amenity blocks. In Grange-over-Sands. Toilets and showers Public Transport The toilet blocks are closed for cleaning at the following times: Buses and train station in Grange-over-Sands 3 miles away. Train service Gents: 10.30am - 11.15 noon. to Arnside, Lancaster and Barrow. No public transport directly from site. Ladies: 11.00am - 12.00pm. Places of Worship There is a baby and toddler bathroom. Keys are available from Reception. C of E, Methodist and Roman Catholic Churches are in Grange-over-Sands. Please ensure that children are supervised by an adult at all times. The disabled toilet and shower facilities are located opposite the Ladies toilets TELL US WHAT YOU THINK… and are fitted with a Radar lock. If you have any comments or suggestions that could help us to improve Laundry this Site, please put them in our Visitors’ Comments Book. And if you Prices for the use of the laundry facilities are: discover a local pub or Washing machine £3.00, Tumble drier 70p/cycle. restaurant or an interesting place Washing sinks and ironing board are also available. to go tell us about that too! Please do not hang washing lines between trees or on the fences. Site address, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RB Telephone: 01539 532912