Into the Woods Cumbria was born from a desire to share the beauty of the Eden Valley with as many people as possible

camping and glamping between Pennines and Lake District

Into the Woods Cumbria is an ever-evolving concept. What started as throwing parties for friends in a field has become a place for anyone to enjoy spending time with their nearest and dearest, surrounded by nature.

We now have two offerings:

  • Gaddalands is a “dry hire” camping and glamping site with 4 acres of land

  • Silva Treehouse is a luxury treehouse in the forest

Into the Woods Cumbria is based at Maughanby Farm, a working farm that has been in the Rowley family for generations. When we moved in, we knew we wanted to welcome more people through our gates.

The farm is home to 2 adults, 4 kids, 4 dogs, 3 businesses and a constant whirlwind of new ideas.

Our aim is to make our life in the Eden Valley as environmentally, ecologically and financially sound as possible, and importantly to have fun doing it.

The Team

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Into the Woods Cumbria Co-Founders

Lucy & Grant Rowley

Without wanting to come across big-headed, we are renowned in our friendship group for hosting parties. When our kids came along we didn’t want that to stop!

Grant’s passion is forestry, and Lucy loves to be with and around people, so we make a pretty good team.

It might sound cliché, but fun really is at the core of everything we build at Into the Woods Cumbria and we hope you feel that when you’re here!

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four blonde children piled on top of their dad all smiling

We are custodians of this land

We work tirelessly to improve the biodiversity of our land in the forests, wildflower meadows, hedgerows and ponds. Into the Woods Cumbria is home to brown hares, roe deer, kestrels, tawny and barn owls.

All of the wooden structures at Into the Woods Cumbria use wood from the farm, grown under Grant’s expert supervision with innovation and best practice.

forest and land management on campsite in Cumbria

Regardless of the time of year, you can find us jumping in rivers, running up fells, playing games on the farm or adding another of Grant’s wacky ideas to the Into the Woods Cumbria site.

We love where we live and we invite you to come and enjoy it too!

What are you waiting for?