Trundle along quiet country lanes in a traditional horse drawn gypsy caravan before camping up at one of our secluded camps where you can cook over an open fire paddle in the streams and immerse yourselves in nature and the great outdoors, before nestling up for the night in the cosy gypsy wagon. When inside a gypsy caravan you will have everything you need to relax and have a gorgeous night's sleep.

You will be on nature's doorstep with your feet up by the woodburner, but the experience of the gypsy caravan starts before the threshold. These caravans are like no other and are built with beauty in mind as much from the outside as within. The gypsy caravans will carry off any photo just by being in the background! 

The caravans are fully insulated and there is plenty of storage. Each wagon has its own BBQ/fire pit and rustic seating.

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Wanderlusts Gypsy Caravan

All of our pitches offer a waterside camping experience with the tranquil sound of the Croglin beck running past. It is the perfect environment to relax and unwind. 

Large spacious pitches, each with its picnic bench and fire pit mean that you have everything you need to enjoy your stay. 

Each camping pitch comes with your fire pit, great for those summer night BBQs.

If you would like to try some of our pasture-fed meat on your BBQ, orders can be placed and collected from our Farm shop. Firewood and other essentials are available to buy too.

'The Old Cow Shed'

Our facilities are located in 'The Old Cow Shed', just a short walk from the main camping area.

In the shed, you will find:

- toilets
- showers
- washing machine
- fridge freezer
- kettle and toaster
- pool table and tennis table
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All of the hot water is heated using our on-farm biomass boiler.

Greener Camping Club membership required. Please add it on extra products if you're not a member

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Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Firewood is £10 for a wheelbarrow full of logs (kindling is included).

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Greener Camping Club membership. Required to stay at a greener camping club site.

Greener Camping Club

Big Bertha is a 1973 Airstream land yacht. She has been stylishly renovated to create a unique space with all the comforts of home.

Sleeping 6 people, Big Bertha has everything you need for a luxury stay - a bathroom with a shower and toilet, a well-equipped kitchen, including an oven and fridge freezer.

Outside the airstream overlooking the Croglin Beck, there is a beautiful decking area. This is the perfect place to relax on a summers night by the fire pit. 

Greener Camping Club membership required. Please add it on extra products if you're not a member

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Big Bertha

One Tent or Trailer tent or Campervan allowed per pitch

grass camping with Electric hook-up 

High Hall Campsite

Thacka Lea Caravan Park in Penrith, Cumbria is the perfect base to explore the Lake District and Eden Valley in your touring caravan or motorhome. We are located off the A6 at the north end of the small market town of Penrith. Penrith is an attractive tourist centre, offering good transport links, specialist small shops, many restaurants, leisure and sporting facilities. Thacka Lea Caravan Park is situated on the C2C (coast to coast) cycle route.

Caravan / Motorhome with Electricity - Hardstanding 

Awning

 Large vehicles over 8m / 26ft / twin axle caravans & motorhomes

Car Parking on Pitch

Thacka Lea Caravan Park in Penrith, Cumbria is the perfect base to explore the Lake District and Eden Valley in your touring caravan or motorhome. We are located off the A6 at the north end of the small market town of Penrith. Penrith is an attractive tourist centre, offering good transport links, specialist small shops, many restaurants, leisure and sporting facilities. Thacka Lea Caravan Park is situated on the C2C (coast to coast) cycle route.



Caravan / Motorhome without Electricity - Grass

Thacka Lea Caravan Park

- Heritage offers rustic charm with tones of warm red and tartan. A double cabin bed, ensuite and ample living space with wood burning stove giving it a cosy feel, making it a lovely place to relax and unwind
- All our pods have a private decking terraced area attached with hot tub and table and chairs to take the stunning views
- The huge (double bed) sofa allows four to sleep comfortably in the pod

Heritage 

- Executive offers a touch of chic to glamping. It has the luxury of hotel accommodation with the benefit of the peace and tranquility that a stop in the heart of the countryside can offe . 
- Situated furthest from the farm house Executive is perfect for that romantic break.
- From the wrap around deck you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub, surrounded by breath taking scenery and at night time star gaze under dark skies.  
- Executive has a double cabin bed to the rear, kitchenette, en suite and double sofa bed in the living area with a wood burning stove. 

Executive

- Hadrian has a rustic charm yet is bright and airy, with tones of Heather it's designed to  reflect the surrounding moorland, from where the native birds such as Curlews and Lapwings can be heard. 
- Hadrian has a double bed, double sofa bed and mezzanine , en suite facilities and kitchenette.
- The living area is perfect to snuggle up after a fun packed day out and perhaps play one of the provided board games.
- Alternately you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub on the wrap around decked terrace, enjoying 360 Panoramic Views.
- Hadrian can sleep 5 people with a maximum of combination of 3 adult.

Hadrian

- Countryman can sleep 5 people with a maximum of 3 adults
- Countryman has been designed with our farm animals in mind offering a fun place to stay.
- Countryman is bright and airy with a double bed, double sofa bed and mezzanine.
- The living area is perfect to snuggle up after a fun packed day out and perhaps play one of the provided board games.
- Alternately you can dine alfresco or soak in the hot tub on the wrap around decked terrace, enjoying 360 Panoramic Views.

Countryman

Panoramic Pods

Wanderlusts offers the only horse drawn gypsy caravan holidays, as well as stationary bow top gypsy wagons (Vardos) in beautiful locations in and around Cumbria and the Eden Valley; a secret gem of tranquility, linking the Lake District National Park with the North Pennines “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty”.

With nearly twenty years experience of making, restoring and travelling thousands of miles on the highways and byways of Britain and France in traditional horse drawn gypsy caravans, Barny combined his skills and experiences to create Wanderlusts Retreats and Adventures; a small family business that is run completely off grid!

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