Places

Campsites and bases worth knowing about — reviewed honestly, from places I've actually stayed.

Italian Lakes

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Residence Diaz, Como — our self-catering base on the lake

An honest note on Residence Diaz in Como: central self-catering apartments a short walk from Piazza Volta, where we stayed for the Lake Como leg of our Italian Lakes trip.

Lake District

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Braithwaite Camping & Caravanning Club Site — our Keswick Mountain Festival base

An honest note on the Camping and Caravanning Club site at Braithwaite near Keswick: tidy, well placed for the Keswick Mountain Festival, with a village pub and café and a walkable couple of miles into town.

Membership: Camping and Caravanning Club

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The Lion and the Lamb, Gosforth — our western base for the Peak to Pub

An honest note on the Lion and the Lamb in Gosforth: a proper village pub with rooms on the western edge of the Lakes, where we based ourselves for the first days of the Lake District Peak to Pub.

Yorkshire Dales

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Bolton Abbey Campsite — A Quiet Base for the Dales Way

An honest trip report on the Caravan & Motorhome Club site at Bolton Abbey — peaceful, handy for walking the Dales Way in sections, and not as pricey as it looks next to a hotel.

£50/night Membership: Caravan & Motorhome Club