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Parkdean Resorts · Cumbria (Bowness-on-Windermere)

Fallbarrow Holiday Park

Lakeside lodges on Windermere, a walk from Bowness village — 10h 10m drive from Brussels outside peak hours.

Fallbarrow Holiday Park, Near Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA23 3DL · Google Maps

  • Mountains & valleys
  • A lake
  • 10h 10m from Brussels
  • 13h 13m Friday 6pm (estimated ×1.3)

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€345 · 3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dates

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Why you'll like it

Lakeside lodges on Windermere, a walk from Bowness village.

  • A lake for summer afternoons

    Beach, pedalos or sailing: open-air swimming without going to the sea.

  • Valleys and panoramic views

    Walks with viewpoints and hilltop villages less than 40 min away.

  • The dog comes too

    Some accommodation accepts pets, with a supplement at booking.

Who it's for

Ideal for

This park is particularly suited to:

  • No Families with young children
  • No Teens after thrills
  • Average Couples
  • Average Nature lovers
  • No Rainy weekend
  • Yes With the dog
  • No Nightlife and going out
  • No Week-long stay

Fallbarrow is a year-round Parkdean Resorts park on the shore of Lake Windermere, with direct access to the water for sailing, kayaking or paddleboarding. It has a dog-friendly pub restaurant, an adventure playground and a multi-sports court, but no pool. Stays are in static caravans, lodges (some with hot tubs) or cottages.

With the dog · 80%

At a glance

For you

Six ways to experience this park, rated from its facilities and what is around it.

  • Family

    play areas, swimming pool, children's outings

  • Nature

    forest, lake, trails

  • Pool & facilities

    swimming pool, spa, bowling, bikes

  • Romantic

    quiet, spa, good restaurants

  • Rainy day

    everything you can do indoors

  • Fine weather

    open air, water, panoramic views

The whole stay, not just the park

Your ideal day

Family day: pace suited to children, short journeys. Indicative budget excluding accommodation: ≈ €12 per adult.

  1. 9am

    Breakfast at the cottage

    Fresh bread from the park mini-market, on the terrace if the sun is out.

  2. 10.30am

    Windermere Lake Cruises

    Scenic cruises and boat hire on Windermere, England's largest lake, departing mainly from Bowness.

    2 min from the park

  3. 1pm

    Lunch at the park restaurant

    2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.

    On site

  4. 3pm

    The World of Beatrix Potter

    Bowness attraction where visitors walk through the stories of Peter Rabbit and friends recreated in 3D, with a garden and themed café.

    3 min from the park

  5. 5pm

    Orrest Head

    Short walk of about an hour from Windermere to a 238 m summit with a 360° panorama over the lake and fells.

    8 min from the park

  6. 6.30pm

    Back to the cottage

    Drinks on the terrace, dinner at the accommodation.

  7. 8pm

    Quiet evening

    Board games, a film, sunset from the terrace.

Calculated from Brussels, the reference city for this page, with no profile. Change the starting point or the profile: the score is recalculated.

Departure
  • Distance weighting 19%

    10h 10m drive under normal conditions

  • Facilities weighting 13%

    limited facilities

  • Surroundings weighting 13%

    lake, mountain

  • Family weighting 13%

    3 child-friendly activities nearby

  • Dining weighting 10%

    2 restaurants on site — no place to eat listed nearby for now, the rating covers the site only

  • Things to do weighting 13%

    3 activities, 3 of them under 30 min away

  • Rainy day weighting 13%

    few indoor options

  • Fine weather weighting 9%

    enough to get outside, without abundance

How much does this stay cost?

All-inclusive estimate: accommodation, travel, meals and outings. Your settings are saved on this device.

Dates are optional: without them, the estimate covers a typical stay.

Departure
Accommodation
€345
Return journey
€382
Meals
€252
Activities
€0
Estimated total
€979

per night€326

per person€245

per person per night€82

What's the weather like?

A 7-day on-site forecast, covering your dates if you have chosen any, with advice to match: indoors if it rains, outdoors in fine weather.

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Suggested itinerary

Generated from the park's activities and restaurants: arrival, full days alternating outdoor, rainy-day and discovery ideas, then departure. Adjust it with the options.

Indicative budget for the programme: ≈ €51 per adult, excluding accommodation (4 days).

  1. Day 1 · Arrival day

    Settling in gently · ≈ €12 / adult

    1. 3pm

      Arrival at the park

      Check-in at reception at Fallbarrow Holiday Park. Collect the site map.

    2. 4pm

      Settling into the cottage

      Unpack, then stop at the mini-market for breakfast.

    3. 5pm

      Walk to explore the site

      Locate the pool, the play areas and the paths leading out of the park.

    4. 7.30pm

      Dinner at the park restaurant

      2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.

  2. Day 2 · Outdoor day

    Walking, cycling, views · ≈ €12 / adult

    1. 9am

      Windermere Lake Cruises

      Scenic cruises and boat hire on Windermere, England's largest lake, departing mainly from Bowness.

      2 min from the park

    2. 11.30am

      Orrest Head

      Short walk of about an hour from Windermere to a 238 m summit with a 360° panorama over the lake and fells.

      8 min from the park

    3. 1.30pm

      Lunch at the park restaurant

      2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.

    4. Tip

      Footwear and rain

      Cumbria: bring walking shoes and a windproof jacket, as the weather can change quickly.

  3. Day 3 · Indoor day

    Day at the park, under cover · ≈ €12 / adult

    1. Day

      Day at the park, under cover

      Games, reading and a nap in the cottage: no indoor outing is recorded nearby in our data.

  4. Day 4 · Departure day

    One last activity, then the drive home · ≈ €15 / adult

    1. 9am

      The World of Beatrix Potter

      Bowness attraction where visitors walk through the stories of Peter Rabbit and friends recreated in 3D, with a garden and themed café.

      3 min from the park

    2. 11am

      Check-out

      Return the keys to reception. Check the exact time on your confirmation.

    3. 12.30pm

      Lunch on the way

      A picnic prepared before check-out, or a brasserie in a village on the way back.

      20 min from the park

A typical day, by visitor type

Family day

Pace suited to children, short journeys

Indicative budget: ≈ €12 / adult, excluding accommodation

  1. 9.30am

    Windermere Lake Cruises

    Scenic cruises and boat hire on Windermere, England's largest lake, departing mainly from Bowness.

    2 min from the park

  2. 12.30pm

    Lunch at the park restaurant

    2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.

    On site

  3. 2pm

    The World of Beatrix Potter

    Bowness attraction where visitors walk through the stories of Peter Rabbit and friends recreated in 3D, with a garden and themed café.

    3 min from the park

  4. 5pm

    Orrest Head

    Short walk of about an hour from Windermere to a 238 m summit with a 360° panorama over the lake and fells.

    8 min from the park

  5. 7pm

    Back to the cottage

    Dinner in the accommodation.

What to do nearby?

3 activities, sights and outings, each with an address, a Google Maps link and a route from the park. The radial map ranks them by driving time; the list filters by visitor type, category, distance and indoor / outdoor.

Fallbarrow Holiday Park, Near Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA23 3DL

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≤ 20 min≤ 40 min> 40 minParkdean ResortsThe World of Beatrix Potter · Culture · 3 minThe World of Beat…3 minWindermere Lake Cruises · Nature · 2 minWindermere Lake C…2 minOrrest Head · Nature · 8 minOrrest Head8 min

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  • The World of Beatrix Potter (Culture) : 3 min from the park, Variable price
  • Windermere Lake Cruises (Nature) : 2 min from the park, Variable price
  • Orrest Head (Nature) : 8 min from the park, Variable price

Addresses and coordinates recorded from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), driving times calculated from real routes (OSRM), on 21/10/2026. The “Google Maps” links open a simple search: none of the data shown here comes from it.

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  • Displayed priceNot verified

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  • Public ratingNot verified

    No public rating for this park can be attributed to a platform and a recording date, so this page shows none, and the hoprat score is calculated without the “reviews” dimension.

  • Park addressNot verified

    Entered by hand from the operator's official website, because OpenStreetMap placed several parks in the wrong municipality. No verification date was recorded for this entry.

  • Coordinates and driving timesRecorded and dated

    Coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim) and real routes calculated by OSRM on 21 October 2026. The “Friday evening” column is not a measurement: it is the normal time multiplied by 1.3.

  • Activities and restaurants nearbyRecorded and dated

    3 activities and 0 restaurants: addresses and coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), distances calculated by OSRM, on 21 October 2026. No restaurant rating is shown: we have none whose platform is known. The descriptions, the audiences and the seasons are written by us, with no recording date.

  • Park facilitiesNot verified

    3 criteria recorded from the operator's pages, 9 unverified — an unverified criterion is never counted as absent. No verification date was recorded for these readings: they may have aged without our being able to say so. The number of units is not confirmed by a citable public source, so it is not shown.

  • Online bookingNot verified

    Availability not checked: we make no claim to know whether any units are still free.

No date in this table is inferred: when a check has not been recorded, the row says “not verified” rather than showing today's date or the date the site went live.

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Frequently asked questions

The answers are worked out from the data on this page. A question does not appear while the data that would answer it is missing: here, “we don't know” is never said as “no”.

How long is the drive from Brussels?

10h 10m by road from Brussels, and an estimated 13h 13m on a Friday evening (normal time ×1.3). Real route calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap road data.

Where is Fallbarrow Holiday Park?

Fallbarrow Holiday Park, Near Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, LA23 3DL (Cumbria (Bowness-on-Windermere)). The park is operated by Parkdean Resorts.

Are dogs allowed at Fallbarrow Holiday Park?

Yes, pets are allowed. The operator usually charges a supplement per animal per stay: check it when you book.

What accommodation can you rent at Fallbarrow Holiday Park?

According to our records: Static caravans · Lodges · Cottages. Details and availability are confirmed on the operator's website.

Is Fallbarrow Holiday Park by a lake?

Yes, the park is by a lake (Cumbria (Bowness-on-Windermere)), according to our records.

What budget should you plan for a stay at Fallbarrow Holiday Park?

The price of Fallbarrow Holiday Park has not yet been checked with the operator. This page shows an indicative range of €345 for lodging only, 3 nights for 4 people, no dates set: an order of magnitude, not this park's price. The real rate is on the operator's website.

Fallbarrow Holiday Park in our shortlists

The themed rankings this park appears in, with the reason it was placed there.

Park facilities and accommodation
  • Indoor pool(not verified)
  • Wave pool / slides(not verified)
  • Outdoor pool(not verified)
  • Spa / wellness(not verified)
  • Private sauna (some accommodation)(not verified)
  • Children's club(not verified)
  • Indoor playground(not verified)
  • Bowling(not verified)
  • Bike hire(not verified)
  • Yes:Mini-market
  • Yes:Dogs allowed
  • Yes:Wi-Fi
  • 2 restaurants on site

Accommodation types

  • Static caravans
  • Lodges
  • Cottages

The surrounding area

What you see around Fallbarrow Holiday Park (Cumbria (Bowness-on-Windermere)): genuine free-to-use photos taken within 3 km of the park. They are not photos of the park itself — holiday parks are private property and their official photos are under copyright.

Photo credits

The real photos (of the park itself and in the “The surrounding area” section) come from Wikimedia Commons, under a free licence. Authors and licences:

The other visuals are mood images (Unsplash).