Item: Loughrigg, Ambleside Tarn Foot Campsite
Rating: 5
Author: Guest

Guest's review of Loughrigg, Ambleside Tarn Foot Campsite

“10 years ago this was a very quiet little known site....”

★★★★★

written by on 07/09/2010

10 years ago this was a very quiet little known site. In fact it took me about 3 years of finding other local sites full, to stumble on this site. Im glad it has remained basic but unfortunatly due to changes in peoples financical situations even city people are pushing up to this site and accepting the rather basic nature of the ammenities. This means that on a weekend you will often find Rangerovers and other expensive 4x4 with fishermen who think that because they paid £3 for a fishing permit that they own the tarn. Loughrigg is a superb tarn for swimming in. So if you want a site that has great wild swimming, this is it. Just totally ignore people who are fishing all day and try and stop you having a 20 minutes swim. A plus point is that the owners make a decision about what constitues a full site and they usually get it right. There are also now notices up asking for all BBQ's to be out and all quiet by 11pm - well said. If you want it real quiet just go in late September or early October.

Lastly - can everyone please stop telling people about this site - the owners dont even want it on the internet - Lol!

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Tonybwfc's Comment

Written on: 30/08/2013

i visit the site around 6 times a year and i am a angler, i dont think i own the tarn cos i paid £3 for my ticket, i dont mind mind people swimming as they have just as much right to swim as i have to fish. Actually the swimmers do a great service for me as they stir up the silt/ mud and that encourages the fish to feed in my opinion, also the owner who runs the farm attests to that as we have fished together on many occasions for the tench in the lake. So please dont class all Anglers in the same light, as we are all NOT alike.

I hope you still visit the site and continue to enjoy that wonderful place.

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Tonybwfc's Comment

Written on: 01/09/2013

All anglers are not as you portray them, they do not think they own the waters they fish just cos they pay for a permit, ive been coming to this site for many years and several times a year too, never in all that time have i ever tried to stop people from swimming....on the contrary i like people to swim as it seems to encourage the fish to feed at the tarn, due to the bottom of the lake being stirred up.
I`ve fished here many many times with the owner of the farm and he knows that swimming in the tarn seems to get the fish on the feed. So as you see MR CLEVERCLOGS we Anglers do not all Pee in the same toilet.
Anyway i hope you still continue to visit this beautiful place. I already put in a comment but it did not appear for some reason so this is in place of the orignal.

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