Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes

Positiv: Fantastic small campground. Almost feels like wild camping due to the layout & space between pitches. The coffee cart & pizza place on site are great additions. Really like it's potential as a small live music venue too. Friendly & helpful owners.

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Positiv: We had an unforgettable stay at Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes with our young family! The campsite was a perfect little haven, surrounded by nature and so peaceful—it was just what we needed to unwind. The showers and toilets were spotless, which made everything so comfortable and easy. Helen and Mark were the most wonderful hosts—so friendly and welcoming! Our kids absolutely loved the Chicken Shed, filled with books and toys. It was such a thoughtful touch that made our days around the campsite extra special. They made new friends, toasted marshmallows, and enjoyed tucking into yummy wood-fired pizzas. The area around the campsite was fantastic for exploring. We enjoyed biking around Rutland, finding our way through the Wistow Maze, and simply rambling through the beautiful countryside. It was a perfect mix of adventure and relaxation. We can’t wait to come back and create more happy memories!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you so much for such a lovely review of your stay with us at Purple Badger. We love to hear of our guests making such great memories and enjoying our site so much. It’s always a pleasure to see and hear our guests enjoying what we have created here. We look forward to seeing you on your return visit. Mark and Helen

Positiv: Fantastic venue. Quiet, spacious and clean. Loved the fishing lakes (though didn't catch unfortunately!). Tried the stone baked pizza and it was delicious. Loved that we could have our own barbeque and that there was a firepit. The owner Mark was very friendly and helpful.

Negativ: Seems to be in the vicinity of a sewage treatment plant. And unfortunately could sometimes feta pungent smell which may have been coming from there. Having a BBQ and Fire also definitely helped mask this.

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Positiv: Tent very spacious , clean, lovely private area with fire pit, bench seating with umbrella. Very clean loos, lovely stroll around the fishing lake, coffee cart excellent for tea & toast.

Negativ: Nothing

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Positiv: Purple Badger is a hidden gem . Lovely level private tent pitch. Safe for children to play. Good coffee and hot food and very nice staff. We will be back

Negativ: Nothing

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for sharing your experience with us here at Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes. We love hearing it being described as a ‘hidden gem’. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Mark & Helen

Positiv: Beautiful location, amazing facilities and so peaceful

Negativ: Nothing

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review. It looks like you had a great time. Glad that you enjoyed all the facilities and we look forward to seeing you again. Great photos too. Thank you Mark & Helen

Positiv: We stayed in the Val bell tent at Purple Badger for the first time having used used one of the standard camping pitches several times previously. Depite a booking glitch with Pitchup, Mark was as usual extemely helpful and the issue was resolved without a problem. Having camping throughout the UK with my kids since they were very young I can honestly say this is a fantastic site with no downsides at all, even when the weather is less than favourable. Each pitch is large, numbers on the site are limited, the facilities are excellent, including fridge/freezer, covered games area, coffee and snack cabin, wood fired pizzas available during the Summer period and nice showers / wash up area too. The fishing lakes are also great, and not too busy either. We are already looking forward to our next trip to Purple Badger, hopefully later in the Summer if we can squeeze it in.. :)

Negativ: Nothing!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for sharing what a great time you had here at Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes. We are always happy to hear that our guests are really enjoying our site and planning to continue to return time and time again. We do hope you mange to squeeze another trip in this year. Thank you Mark & Helen

Positiv: Great site - the site was half empty so we had a good amount of privacy and space. It's small but we liked this. The toilet facilities were the best Ive seen at any site and the washing up, fridge and seating areas were well thought out! Lighting around the facilites was brill. Firepit for every pitch and the no dogs policy was a clincher (the main reason we chose this site). We were thankful that despite the amount of surrounding water, we didn't encounter any problems with mosies or bugs (maybe time of year not sure?) No wifi or reception? loved it. We thank the friendly owners/management team for a very enjoyable stay.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your lovely review of your stay with us. We always appreciate hearing back from our guests and the recommendation they make to others for staying at Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes. We look forward to seeing you again. (Always additionally nice when it is so local for you😀). Mark and Helen

Positiv: Arrived early, to find ability to grab a coffee and bacon sarnies....made my day. The chaps let me put my tent up early as well. Very happy. Played I'm games room with my girls on the table football before campfire cooked dinner.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay and that we were able to keep those bacon sandwiches coming 😀. Look forward to you staying again. Hopefully on a drier weekend. Mark and Helen

Positiv: Amazing place!Amazing nature!

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased that you had such a great time and appreciated the autumn/winter scenery. It is very magical 😀. Great photos - thank you for sharing. We look forward to seeing you again. Mark and Helen