North shore of Lake Orrel
Pitch your tent where the lake begins
Sixty-four pitches under old pines, a jetty for the morning swim and a fire ring for every evening. Wake up to mist on the water, fall asleep to the loons.
OpenMay – SepSeason 2027
- Pitches
- 64
- Shoreline
- 1.2 km
- Altitude
- 412 m
- Lake in July
- 19 °C
Where you'll sleep
From a patch of grass to a house in the trees
Bring your own tent, park the van under the pines, or let us light the stove in a bell tent before you arrive.
All stays and prices
Tent pitch
Lakeshore pitch
Grass, a fire ring and the lake ten steps from your door.
Sleeps 4 · 10 × 12 m€28 a night, two people and a tent
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Campervan pitch
Pine terrace
Level gravel under tall pines, with power and a view through the trunks.
Sleeps 4 · 8 × 14 m€36 a night, two people and a van
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Glamping tent
Bell tent
A canvas tent in the meadow, the bed made and the stove laid.
Sleeps 4 · 5 m canvas bell€95 a night, up to four people
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The lay of the land
Everything is a short walk along the shore
Follow the lakeside loop from reception to the treehouse: past the jetty, the sauna, the meadow and the fire circle. It takes twenty minutes if you don't stop to swim.
On the map
1. Reception and the boathouse
Keys, firewood, bread at eight, canoes and paddles. Open 8:00–20:00.
2. The jetty
Morning swims, canoes until nine, sunsets from the far end.
3. Lakeshore pitches
Pitches 1–22, on the grass a few steps from the water.
4. Sauna
Wood-fired, by the water. Book an hour at reception.
5. Pine terrace
Campervan pitches 30–48 on level gravel, with power.
6. The meadow
Bell tents, the shallow beach for children and dogs.
7. Fire circle
Stories on Saturdays at nine, marshmallows on us.
8. Showers and the washhouse
Hot showers, sinks for dishes, a drying room for wet days.
9. The Heron treehouse
Six metres up in the old larches, at the end of the loop.
The dashed line is the lakeside loop.
A day at Fernwater
Not much happens here, and that's the point
The lake is still
The first swimmers slip in from the jetty. The canoes are free until nine, and the mist lifts by the time you're back.
Coffee on the stove
Fresh bread arrives at reception at eight. Eggs and milk are in the honesty fridge, pay by card or in the jar.
Towels on the boards
The water warms up by afternoon. The swimming jetty faces south, the shallows by the meadow are for the little ones.
Fire in the ring
Firewood is at reception, two crates a night. Quiet hours start at ten; the loons don't follow the rule.
- Pitches, none closer than 12 m to the next
- 64
- Fire rings, one per pitch on the shore
- 38
- To the nearest shop in Harlby
- 11 km
- Speakers allowed after 22:00
- 0
Field notes
From the warden's notebook
Walking the lakeside loop
Twenty minutes if you don't stop, two hours if you do. A walk around camp, from the boathouse to the old larches.
Trails
Three things to cook in a fire ring
Bannock on a stick, fish in newspaper and the warden's apple, all with what the honesty fridge holds.
Fire kitchen
Who's calling at night?
The loons, the owls and the bird that sounds like a squeaky gate. A short guide to what you hear from your tent.
Wildlife
Campfire letters
Four letters a year: when the season opens, which weeks still have room, what the lake is doing. Nothing else.
The fire ring is waiting
July fills up by March. June and September are quieter, cooler and, if you ask the warden, better.
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