Lake District caravan owners forced out by 60%-plus price rise

A huge increase in fees means many vulnerable people have to leave the Derwentwater site they call home

Retired and vulnerable holiday homeowners claim they are being priced out of a breathtaking" waterside campsite in the Lake District after the Camping and Caravanning Club raised one of the main charges by more than 60%.

The row at the static caravan park on the edge of Derwentwater, sometimes called Queen of the Lakes" because it is cradled by fells, is over the siting" fee owners pay when ageing vans are replaced.