We're caravan buyers for Cumbria and the Lake District: a free valuation, free collection from Carlisle to Barrow, and payment before it leaves.
Tell us about your caravan and where in Cumbria it’s kept. We’ll come back with a price.
Please note: we don’t buy static caravans or continental brands (e.g. Hobby, Tabbert), and we don’t offer a standalone transport, collection or delivery service.
Samco Caravans are caravan buyers for Cumbria, paying for every tourer ourselves from our yard on Bayley Street, Stalybridge. We're a dealer, not a listing site, so your details stay with us. Every way to sell starts on our sell my caravan page; this one covers the Cumbrian end of it.
Distance is the obvious question when you look for caravan buyers in the Lake District and find one in Stalybridge. Kendal is 82 miles from our yard and Workington 145, both inside the 150-mile radius we collect from free. A caravan in Keswick costs you the same to sell as one in Stockport: nothing.
Storage fees on a tourer that rarely leaves its pitch, a change in circumstances, an inherited caravan nobody wants to tow: whatever the reason, we work as caravan buyers in Carlisle exactly as we do in Ulverston or Penrith.
Three steps take you from a first message to money in your account, and you can stop at any point without paying a penny.
Make, model, year, berth and photos inside and out. Say if it's in storage, and flag any damp.
Photos give you a price range. The firm figure follows our damp readings and is held for 30 days.
We tow it from your driveway, storage yard or campsite. The money lands before it leaves Cumbria.
Selling to us is usually the quickest route from Cumbria, sale or return aims for a retail price, and a private sale leaves every viewing to you.
| What matters to you | We buy it outright | Sale or return with us | You sell privately |
|---|---|---|---|
| When you're paid | On collection, by bank transfer | After it sells from our forecourt | When your buyer's money clears |
| Price you can expect | Trade price, set after inspection | Retail price at Stalybridge | Whatever you negotiate |
| Cost to you | No fees, free collection | Terms explained at valuation | Any advert fees you choose |
| Who shows the caravan | Nobody, we collect it | We do, at Stalybridge | You, to each viewer in Cumbria |
| Ownership until sale | Ours once you are paid | Yours until it sells | Yours until you are paid |
| Typical speed | Usually a few days | Depends on demand | Depends on demand |
Trading up rather than cashing out? Caravan part exchange takes yours against anything in our stock, and our caravan sale or return page explains how brokerage works from our forecourt.
A caravan valuation in the Lake District gets the same six checks as one in Stalybridge. Want a guide figure first? Value my caravan online.
We meter window surrounds, locker seams, the wardrobe base and washroom corners. Under 15% is generally fine; 20% or more means water is getting in.
We lift the bed boxes and press the floor by the door and shower tray. Soft, spongy boards point to water that has been getting in for a long time.
The 17-digit chassis number on the A-frame or window etch has to match your CRiS document, which shows the caravan is yours to sell.
We run the mover on both wheels in both directions, then test the heating and fridge from cold, with the fridge on all three power sources.
We read the tyre date codes, then check the AL-KO stabiliser hitch and its friction pads, the corner steadies and how far the handbrake travels.
Stamped service books and habitation checks add value. MTPLM and payload decide which tow cars, and so which buyers, a caravan suits.
Free collection covers every Cumbrian town in the table, from Carlisle and the west coast to Kendal, the central Lakes and Furness. Kendal is 82 miles from our yard. Workington, the furthest town in the table, is 145 miles away, still inside the 150-mile radius we collect from at no charge.
Searching 'sell my caravan Kendal' or 'sell my caravan Carlisle' gets the same answer. Most routes run up the M6, and collection is booked around you, at home, in storage or on a campsite, so you never tow it south yourself.
Whether you sell a caravan in the Lake District or on the Solway coast, you get the same six checks, the same 30-day offer and payment before collection. Looking for caravan buyers in Kendal, or a 'we buy any caravan' service in Carlisle? Our we buy any caravan page lists which tourers we take.
| Town (postcode district) | From our yard | Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Kendal (LA9) | 82 miles · about 1 hr 37 min | Free |
| Grange-over-Sands (LA11) | 89 miles · about 1 hr 44 min | Free |
| Windermere (LA23) | 90 miles · about 1 hr 44 min | Free |
| Ambleside (LA22) | 95 miles · about 1 hr 55 min | Free |
| Ulverston (LA12) | 97 miles · about 1 hr 51 min | Free |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland (CA16) | 104 miles · about 2 hr | Free |
| Barrow-in-Furness (LA14) | 107 miles · about 2 hr 9 min | Free |
| Penrith (CA11) | 109 miles · about 2 hr 4 min | Free |
| Keswick (CA12) | 111 miles · about 2 hr 20 min | Free |
| Carlisle (CA1) | 126 miles · about 2 hr 22 min | Free |
| Whitehaven (CA28) | 127 miles · about 2 hr 49 min | Free |
| Cockermouth (CA13) | 136 miles · about 2 hr 36 min | Free |
| Workington (CA14) | 145 miles · about 2 hr 47 min | Free |
Car drive time with no traffic from SK15 1PZ to each postcode district centre, OpenStreetMap route data (OSRM), checked 2 November 2026. Towing takes longer.
Handing a caravan over to a buyer who has driven up from Greater Manchester takes trust. This is how collection day works.
Rather talk first? Ring 0161 464 0109, Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm or Saturday 8am to 1pm. Heading south anyway? Bring the caravan to Bayley Street and have it looked at.
Caravans we buy are inspected, put right and resold from our Stalybridge forecourt. Three on sale as of 2 November 2026.
Yes, Samco collects touring caravans from Cumbria free of charge, because the Cumbrian towns we cover sit inside our 150-mile radius from Stalybridge. Workington, the furthest we measured, is 145 miles by road. Send your postcode and we'll confirm collection before you agree to anything.
Yes, Samco collects caravans from storage yards and campsites across Cumbria and the Lake District, as well as from driveways. Collection is booked around you. Some storage compounds set access hours, so tell us which one when you send the details.
Samco values caravans in Cumbria in two stages: a price range from your photos, then a firm figure once the damp readings are taken in person. You see every reading before you accept, and the offer is held for 30 days.
Yes, Samco buys caravans with damp from Cumbria and the Lake District, and the repair cost is built into the offer. You see every meter reading on the day. Our guide to damp caravan value explains how damp affects the price.
Most sales with Samco complete within a few days of the first enquiry, and an inspection is arranged within 7 days. Payment is by bank transfer rather than notes, and it lands before your caravan leaves Cumbria. Tell us if you have a date to work to.
Yes, Samco sells caravans on sale or return from our Stalybridge forecourt, priced at retail, and the caravan stays yours until it sells. We'll talk you through the terms when we value your caravan.
No, Samco buys touring caravans only, so static caravans and holiday homes on Cumbrian parks are outside what we take. British-built tourers of any age, any berth, single or twin axle, are all considered, including older caravans and ones with damp.
Yes, Samco can buy a caravan with outstanding finance; the balance is settled with the lender from the sale and the rest comes to you. If you owe more than the caravan is worth, the shortfall has to be covered, so ask your lender for a settlement figure first.
The best place to sell your caravan in Cumbria depends on whether speed or price matters more. Selling outright to Samco is usually the quickest route and means no viewings to host; a private sale can return more but leaves viewings and payment checks with you. Sale or return sits between the two.
Send the details from anywhere in Cumbria and you'll have a price to think about, held for 30 days, with no obligation to sell.
Get my free valuation Call 0161 464 0109
