Yurt in the Lake District? (UK)

[bearbait]

Hi All,

I'm looking to spend a couple of weeks day hiking in the Lake District in December/January and am pondering renting myself a Yurt with a stove as the nights are long this time of year, and can be cold.

Any recommendations out there for reliable companies or organisations providing decent Yurts in Cumbria?

Many thanks in advance...

 

[Shewie]

I passed a couple down the bottom of Borrowdale last year, I think it might be Hollows Farm campsite. A great setting down by the river with plenty of walking options nearby.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

There are a few campsites in the Lakes that rent yurts but from what I gather they close from the end of october to march & you have to book up long in advance due to the demand....................
I could be wrong, I usually am

 

[HillBill]

Here ya go mate, slap bang in the middle of Grizedale forest. Spent a few days in one a couple of weeks back. They have woodburners in them, carpeted and bits of furniture (handmade). They allow open fires on site too.
http://grizedale-camping.co.uk/?Yurts

 

[bearbait]

By way of an update...as blacktimberwolf suggested I did find a number of Yurt (or Ger) providers "closed" for the winter but there were a number still open. I settled on The Lovely Yurt Company for a week and my Yurt was fine - including a welcome box of choccies and a bottle of wine! Easy to keep warm with the stove.

They have three Yurts set discreetly in a small sustainable commercial woodland - Fell Foot Wood - by Windermere. This woodland also provides a small number of dispersed campsites which may be of interest to a BCUKer or two who don't fancy camping on a commercial site. According to the website (www.fellfootwood.co.uk/) they also have a couple of Tentipis for hire, although they weren't erected when I was there in late December.

Poor weather, including one day of forecast 100MPH winds on Helvelyn, had me hiking at lower levels for the week. Xmas lunch was eating my trail rations sheltering in my Jerven Bag between Nab Scar and Heron Pike in 30-40MPH winds and driving rain. Nontheless a good week, although I had aimed to do one or more of Helvelyn, Scafell and Blencathra. However, I did manage to get up Snowdon (in 30 metre viz all the way up) on the way back to mid-Wales so all was not lost. Awful amount of litter on the top from the "visitors" to the peak.

Have a Great New Year...and many thanks for your suggestions!

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

A lot of campsite are starting to bring in "Camping Pods", there are quite a few around in the lakes; possibly a good alternative if you can find a yurt.

http://www.discovercumbria.co.uk/Pod-Camping.html

for Yurts try -

http://www.discovercumbria.co.uk/Yurts-Lake-District.html

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Glad you could carry out your plans bearbait, .....thanks for the update & very happy 2012 to you.