Kendal Mountain Campsite
The Kendal Mountain Campsite is part of the Kendal Mountain Festival and a collaboration between Kirkbie Kendal School and Ourea Events with support from our partners Terra Nova and CampWild.
The Kendal Mountain Campsite offers both camping and campervan options for visitors to the Kendal Mountain Festival. Primarily, this is a ‘walk-in’ campsite for festival visitors to bring their tents to camp on the school playing fields, and we hope to encourage sustainable travel to the festival. There is some limited campervan parking on areas of hard standing. We also offer pre-erected tents that visitors can hire. There is access to the school sports facilities, such as toilets and showers, and a large marquee-covered area to provide shelter for campers to cook and socialise.
Bring your own tent
Hire a pre-erected tent
Stay in your campervan
The Kendal Mountain Campsite can only operate outside school hours.
We want to highlight that the Kendal Mountain Campsite is a ‘WALK-IN’ campsite. There are no car parking facilities and no space for vehicles to drop-off/collect, and because the campsite is on the school playing fields, there is a strict NO DOGS policy.
The photos below are illustrative of what we expect the atmosphere at the Kendal Mountain Campsite will be like. They are not images of the actual campsite, as this will be our first year of offering this facility.
Options & Pricing
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Bring your own tent - Just £15 per person per night
The cost is just £15 per person per night if you are staying in your own tent. Please remember that this is a walk-in campsite, and you’ll need to be able to carry your tent into it. This is the best option for staying in your personal tried and tested tent and a very economical way to organise your accommodation whilst visiting the Kendal Mountain Festival.
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Terra Nova and Wild Country Tents - Just £25 per person per night
We have a range of pre-erected and brand-new Terra Nova and Wild Country tents. The cost is £25 per person per night, and you don’t have to worry about travelling with or drying your tent afterwards! Brilliant. These tents are also available to purchase with a 30-35% discount off the RRP after sleeping in them.
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Blue Rent a Tent - From just £12.50 per person per night.
These tents are the tried-and-tested large air-beam family camping tents used by Ourea Events on the Dragon’s Back Race® and Cape Wrath Ultra®. They comfortably sleep four adults and have a maximum capacity of eight. As shown in the picture above. At full capacity, they work out at just £12.50 per person per night. Bargain!
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Camper Van - From just £12.50 per person per night
There is limited parking in the staff car park for festival visitors to bring their own campervans. These parking slots are in car-sized parking spaces, and therefore we can only accept short wheel-based vans and no motor homes. Maximum occupancy is four adults and the price works at just £12.50 per person per night. There are no electrical hook ups.
What you can expect at the Kendal Mountain Campsite
Welcome
- edit_square Friendly and professional staff from Ourea Events
- store Dedicated check-in gazebo for registering on arrival
- group Excellent customer service support from our office team – speak to them any time via email, live chat or on the phone!
Facilities
- shower Access to school sports changing rooms, showers and toilets
- faucet Access to mains drinking water
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Security
- fence Fully fenced campsite on private school grounds and playing field
- house_with_shield 24/7 gated access
- security 24/7 private security guards
- private_connectivity Wrist band only access for all campers
Information
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The Kendal Mountain Campsite is at Kirkbie Kendal School. This is a 5-minute walk from the Base Camp and a 10-minute walk from Kendal Town Centre. The address is:
Kirkbie Kendal School, Lound Rd, Kendal LA9 7EQ
Arrival from – 18:00
Departure by - 16:00
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Please follow the signs to the registration gazebo at the entrance to the playing fields, where you'll be able to check in and receive your security wristband.
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It is essential that the Kendal Mountain Campsite is safe and secure for the enjoyment of our visitors. Therefore, we will implement a strict security policy enforced by a third-party security company.
Access is only allowed for pre-booked named campers.
All campers will need to wear their security wristband issued at check-in to gain access to the campsite. It is very simple... no wristband = no access.
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No vehicles on the grass playing fields.
No dogs
No fires or BBQs
No litter
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We would like to draw your attention to the fact that there is NO CAR PARKING at the Kendal Mountain Campsite.
This is a 'walk-in' campsite.
There is no 'drop-off' space and access to the school grounds, including the school staff car parking is restricted and managed by our security company.
If you need to park, you'll be responsible for finding your own car parking on public roads - please do not cause a nuisance to local residents.
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More about Kendal Mountain Festival
We expect that the Festival Campsite will become an integral and very popular element of the Kendal Mountain Festival. The Kendal Mountain Festival is the UK’s premier festival of adventure sport films, speakers and literature. There will be live and in-person presentations, which will also be available online via the Festival digital player. Why not join us for the weekend? For more Festival info and tickets visit kendalmountainfestival.com
Questions?
If you have any further questions, please get in touch