A Lake District holiday park has been named as the best in the UK by European campers.
Keswick’s Castlerigg Hall topped a poll of camping enthusiasts in 33 countries, organised by Europe’s largest publisher of camping information, the ACSI.
Based in Holland, the 60-year-old motoring organisation – similar to the AA and RAC – represents more than 9,400 campsites across Europe.
Each year, it asks members to nominate the best places to stay based on their personal experiences, and in Britain the family-run Castlerigg Hall was named the outright winner.
The Jackson family has been at Castlerigg since 1938, and their park has won many national and regional awards for its quality standards and sustainability policies.
In summer this year, it was named as overall winner the 2025 Cumbria Tourism Award for Regenerative Tourism, underling the family’s concern to protect and enhance the natural world.
Business owner David Jackson said the new award was a fantastic feather in the park’s cap and comes at the end of a successful summer season.
He added: “We’ve long been delighted to welcome visitors from mainland Europe at Castlerigg, and I think the park ticks a lot of boxes for overseas guests.
“There are stunning mountain and lake views from our grounds, and it’s the ideal starting point for both high and low level walks in the surrounding countryside.
“But what makes this award very special to us is that people are asked to vote not just on the basis of the location and quality standards, but also the hospitality on offer.
“Delivering this is very much in the hands of our park team, and so they deserve a lion’s share of the credit for our winning this award.”
