Fell Foot Park – It’s Closer than you Think!

Fell Foot Park is a National Trust area that’s a short 10 minute drive from Park Cliffe caravan park. Fell Foot park is equipped with a lovely café, scenic views, short walks, watersports hire or the option to launch your own craft.

Directions from Park Cliffe to Fell Foot

• Left out of the entrance.
• Left at the end of the road.
• Follow the road – don’t turn off!
• Take a right into the entrance to Fell foot.

Originally, there was just a café and shop next to the lake and an old boat house where a small ferry would transport people from this side of the lake to Lakeside hotel on the opposite side.

But, all has changed since the floods back in 2015 and since then Fell Foot has developed significantly. In 2018, they built the modern ‘Active Base’ which is a hub for all water activities and groups. It has spacious changing rooms, lovely hot showers, lockers to store your valuables, with an added bonus of underfloor heating! Passes for these can be bought from the café for just £2 a day.

What can you do at Fell Foot Park?

• Enjoy the surroundings

• Launch your own kayaks, paddleboards or canoes into the Lake using the launching area
• 5K Park run. Every Saturday morning at 9am one hundred or so runners, fast walkers and buggy pushers gather at the start line for a run around the meadow and next to the lake. It’s completely free to participate and a timed event to try beat your personal best.
• Take the Ferry to Lakeside
• Stand up paddle board, rowboat, single and double kayak hire from Stoked watersports
• Team building activities and adventure days from Mere Mountains
• Lake District White Water Rafting
• Adaptive sailing or canoeing with Anyone Can

Unfortunately due to its amazing location on the Lake and beautiful views, especially if you love a good picnic in the sun, it is often very busy during peak holiday times. Please don’t let this put you off visiting, but be prepared for other families and groups arriving with the same intentions.

It’s very important to mention here that the entrance and exit to Fell Foot Park are in separate places; when coming from Park Cliffe the entrance is first on your left and the exit is further on as you have to drive through the car park to reach it.

If you’re a frequent visitor to the Lake District – become a member of the National Trust and save hundreds on parking and support the awesome conservation work they do! There are lots of National Trust days out in the Lake District.

So head on down to Fell Foot Park. Spend an afternoon there, or visit in the evening, get a coffee in the café or walk your dog in the meadow.

For more information check out the Fell Foot Park website:

Photo credit: Dave Willis, Cumbria Media Library

Park Cliffe is an award-winning holiday park in the Lake District overlooking Windermere. We have a wide range of fantastic self-catering accommodation, including glamping pods, shepherds hut, static caravans and touring and camping pitches.