Pine Lake Resort

The Resort & Its Setting

Pine Lake Resort is a holiday resort built around its own lake near Warton, Carnforth, in rural Lancashire. Google reviewers rate it 4.5 out of 5 from over 2,500 reviews, and the general tone is of a relaxed, outdoorsy base rather than a high-rise beach resort. On-site facilities include a restaurant, a spa, water sports on the lake, an indoor pool and tennis courts — a mix that suits families and couples looking for a quieter, activity-led break rather than nightlife. The resort operates under the Hilton Vacation Club brand (formerly Diamond Resorts), which matters for anyone buying or selling a week, as ownership here follows HGV Europe's rules rather than an independent owners' association.

The Area & Things to Do

Warton and Carnforth sit in north Lancashire, within reach of the southern fringes of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks — both popular for walking, cycling and touring. Carnforth itself is a small market town with a well-known railway heritage connection (Carnforth Station featured in the film Brief Encounter). The Lancashire coastline and Morecambe Bay are also nearby, giving owners and renters a choice between lake-based activity at the resort and day trips out to the hills or the coast. This part of Lancashire tends to be quieter outside school holidays, so owners renting out a week should expect stronger demand in summer and around half-terms.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Pine Lake Resort and decide to sell, BidMyTimeshare.com is an owner-to-owner marketplace: you list the week yourself, set your own asking price, and interested buyers contact you directly through the platform. There's no commission on the sale — sellers simply pay a small one-time listing fee to get their week in front of buyers.

Because Pine Lake Resort sits within the Hilton Vacation Club system, any resale or transfer also has to go through HGV Europe's own rules, not just the BidMyTimeshare listing. According to Diamond Resorts Europe's March 2022 key information document, transferring points to a new or existing member costs £299 / €343.85, while transferring a week to a new owner costs £200 / €230 per certificate; a family transfer is listed separately at £75 / €86.25. HGV Europe's 2026 governing documents confirm that transfers are only permitted to family, heirs, through an HGV-appointed regulated intermediary, or at HGV Europe's discretion — and importantly, resale-only points owners are not enrolled as Members in The Club, so a buyer taking on a resold week should check exactly what membership status and benefits they will and won't receive before agreeing a price. There's no published timeframe for how long a transfer takes, so sellers and buyers should build in some waiting time and confirm current status directly with HGV Europe before completing a sale.

For renters, the appeal of Pine Lake Resort is straightforward: a lakeside setting with an indoor pool, spa and tennis on site, in a part of Lancashire that's easy to combine with a Lake District or Dales trip. Owners renting out unused weeks should be upfront in their listing about which week or season it covers and what's included, since renters at this kind of resort are usually booking around a specific half-term or summer window rather than a generic date.

Practical Notes

Pine Lake Resort exchanges through both RCI and Interval International, so owners with a points or week allocation here may have the option to trade into other resorts within those networks rather than using the week on-site every year. Anyone buying a resale week should ask the seller or HGV Europe directly about the current annual maintenance fee, as this isn't published in the owner facts and will affect the real cost of holding the week. As with any HGV Europe transfer, get the right-of-first-refusal position and transfer fee confirmed in writing before money changes hands.