Campsite near Shap in Cumbria with tent, caravan and motorhome pitches, electric hook-ups and showers.
About Lea Field
Shap is a small village on the eastern edge of the Lake District, sitting on the A6 between Penrith and Kendal. Lea Field is a campsite here that takes tents, caravans and motorhomes on separate pitches, with electric hook-ups available and shower facilities on site.
The site offers a base for exploring the fells and valleys of the area, with the M6 motorway nearby for those travelling through.
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Paid car park
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the site before you travel, especially for access needs.
Can I bring...?
Pitch types
- Electric grass pitch
Pitch details as listed by the booking provider — availability and exact pricing shown at checkout.
Hook-up
Facilities
Takeaway & food delivery
Handy if you fancy a night off cooking — here's what delivers near this site.
Just Eat — 5 takeaways deliver to this postcode (CA103PZ)
Domino's - Penrith - Cornmarket
5.0 · Pizza, Chicken
Dana Curry House Indian Takeaway
5.0 · Indian, Curry
CHICK ‘N’ DIP from Domino’s - Penrith - Cornmarket
2.8 · Chicken, American
Station Hotel - Penrith
Breakfast, British
Station Hotel Sunday Roasts
Roast Dinners, British
Checked 26 Aug 2026 — always confirm on justeat.co.uk before ordering, as coverage can change.
Nearest supermarkets
Handy if you're self-catering or need to stock up on arrival.
- Morrisons, Penrith under a mile
- Aldi, Penrith under a mile
- Sainsbury's, Penrith under a mile
- Co-op, Appleby-in-Westmorland 12.7 miles
- Asda, Carlisle 16.3 miles
- Tesco, Carlisle 16.5 miles
- Lidl, Carlisle 16.5 miles
Straight-line distances — the drive will be longer. Store data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What visitors say
It's unusual to find a site so close to a town centre, it's only a short walk to a range of shops, bars and restaurants. In the other direction, only about 200 yards away, is a lovely little nature reserve, ideal for walking the dogs. Clean toilets and showers, you'll need 50p coins, but there's a few left out in pairs for you to swap pound coins with. It's an honesty system, which is lovely. Very helpful and friendly welcome.
· via Google
Booked for May Spring Bank Holiday 2026. Site is a 15 min walk to Penrith. Site is well kept with varying pitch sizes, long electric cables are needed on some. Lots of mature trees around the site which adds privacy. The West Coast mainline trains run close to the site, but there's very little noise from them and we have slept soundly with the windows & rooflights open. Facilities are clean, showers are 50p (for approx 5 minutes)
· via Google
Great weekend at Thacka Lea. Andrew, the owner was very sociable and helpful. The site was spotless in the toilets and pot wash and the site was very well maintained on three levels. Location was great, a 15 mins walk from town centre. Pity there wasn't a grey water drop out for motorhomes which would be of great help. Entrance to site is down a walled narrow lane for 100m so proceed with caution. It's on my list of favourites and I will definitely return.
· via Google
Small caravan/motorhome site & walkable to the centre of Penrith. Level pitches with EHU Spotless washing up facilities and bathrooms, perfect for our stopover.
· via Google
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