The campsite at Patterdale Youth Hostel sits within the grounds of YHA Patterdale, a Scandinavian-style hostel set in the Lake District National Park near Goldrill Beck.

Guests can pitch their own tent on the hostel grounds, offering a more immersive outdoor experience alongside the main building's indoor accommodation options. The hostel itself has deep roots in the early YHA movement.

Goldrill House, the original property on this site, was gifted to the YHA in 1932, making it one of the organisation's first youth hostels. Camping facilities were introduced as early as 1933.

The site provides convenient access to the surrounding fells, including routes toward Helvellyn, making it a practical base for walkers exploring this corner of the Lake District.