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Power optional grass campsite (pet friendly)

From £25.07 1 night, 2 adults

Max. persons unlimited
One Trailer tent or Tent or Class B motorhome or RV or Travel Trailer allowed per site

Additional units require additional sites - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Site size

Max 15.0m width x 15.0m depth (49.2ft width x 49.2ft depth) Calculated area: 225.0m² (2421.9ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Twin-axle vehicles accepted

Suitable for

Trailer tent, Tent, Class B motorhome, RV, Travel Trailer

Features

Electric: 6 amp extra cost
Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a shelter tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.
Dog(s) allowed 2 included, 2 max.
Car parking by site/unit
Dump station

Current offers

  • 15% off October Special Offer

Availability

Your booking From £25.07
Based on 1 night, 2 adults

Choose your dates and party size to see pricing and availability.

Walesby Forest

View prices & book 8.4 398 reviews
Kayak at the site (added by manager 18 Jul 2022)
Archery (added by manager 05 jan 2021)
Large pitch (added by kyle_h249710 03 may 2022)
Huge pitch (added by visitor 24 may 2021)

Reviews

86%

would recommend this campground to a friend

82%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Plenty of outdoor space. Electric worked well…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (large, no pets)

Liked: Plenty of outdoor space. Electric worked well

Disliked: No hot water in the showers or washing up area near D area. No park for the under 5s Toilets n showers dated n very dirty toilet brushes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent stay, very welcoming

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (no pets)

Liked: Amazing site and staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

a large area but several camping locations which were uncrowded and well…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jo C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite (no pets)

Liked: a large area but several camping locations which were uncrowded and well spaced out. Nice to see groups and raised firepits who respected the 11pm noise curfew. A mobile number was provided for the night warden. Lots of organised activities for teens (in my opinion). Loved the fact that they accepted a one night booking for a bank holiday weekend.

Disliked: I wish i could have found some recycling bins.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch sizes Facilities…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Mark S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (pet friendly)

Liked: Pitch sizes Facilities

Disliked: Distance to toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch size Facilities…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (pet friendly)

Liked: Pitch size Facilities

Disliked: Distance to toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities and staff could just do with cleaner toilet blocks!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (large, no pets)

Liked: Lots for the children to have a go at.. things they'd not usually get chance to try! Massive pitches with plenty of room and not too strict on where your tent goes.. we travelled with another family and pitched nice abs close to each other!

Disliked: Shower blocks needed checking and cleaning more regularly. The showers were full of grass all over the floor and wet through so I had to keep my flip flops on and it was tricky trying to get dressed into dry clothes! Other camp sites I've been to had mop type things left in there so wen you had a shower you could sweep away the water and leave it clean for the next person but there was nothing. Also most times I used the toilet there was no loo roll left.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Expected more facilities for size.

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite (pet friendly)

Liked: Quiet location

Disliked: Lack of bins near field Lack of showers near field Lack of wash up area near field Every thing apart from water a long walk. Some activities not available. A mile walk to lake just to be told trainers only. No other footwear allowed. For a big site I was surprised how sparse facilities were and how small shop was for any essentials that may have been forgotten.

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Easy to get to, spacious pitches, top facilities…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite (pet friendly)

Liked: Easy to get to, spacious pitches, top facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very expensive for a basic site.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Kelly S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional grass campsite (large, no pets)

Liked: Good sized pitches with plenty of space around for the kids to run around and play.

Disliked: 6amp electric...tripped constantlywoth just a cool box and had to be replaced. Toilet blocks quite a walk..and dirty/smelly. Extra cost for activities. For £179 for the long weekend, I expected more in comparison to other sites. Needs a bit of money investing to update the toilet and showers and the power supply

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean and good facilities, kids love it here, we return every year

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Stephney C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite (no pets)

Liked: Fantastic site ! Lots to do and cheap

Disliked: There is not a shop on there to buy things like bread and milk if you run out

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transportation nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Fishing nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Walesby Forest

Brake Road

Newark

Nottinghamshire

England

NG22 9NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.22455°N
-0.99979°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.4 mi Hetts Lane
6.5 mi Bingo Hall
7.1 mi Bus Station
Rail
6.6 mi Retford Low Level Rail Station
6.6 mi Retford Rail Station
7.9 mi Worksop Rail Station
Airport
17.7 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
18.1 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
19.8 mi Sheffield City Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

With its tales of Robin Hood, ancient oaks, country houses and lush leafy landscape, Sherwood Forest has something to keep most sorts content. Clumber Park (15 minutes' drive) has long avenues of limes and open heath to stroll through, while over by the Major Oak (10 minutes) you can get acquainted with one of the area's stand-out trees before setting out on several waymarked hiking routes (maps available at the visitor centre next door). Similarly close to base is Go Ape Sherwood (10 minutes), where a medley of segways and zipwires nicely complement any on-site activities you've got up to during your stay. Kids not quite old enough for that kind of activity? Fear not, as families with younger members will find plenty of age-appropriate entertainment at Wheelgate Waterpark (15 minutes) or Sundown Adventureland (20 minutes). Spending time in town is also doable here, as Walesby Forest is just over half an hour from Lincoln's castle, cathedral and urban arboretum. Meanwhile, over in Newark (30 minutes), there's Civil War heritage, antiques shops and weekly markets in a handsome Georgian square, plus hovercraft tours if you fancy something a little different.

Must see

Sherwood Forest Country Park 3 mi

Mansfield Museum 10 mi

Bolsover Castle 12.2 mi

Hardwick Hall 12.9 mi

Hardwick Old Hall 13.4 mi

National Trust

Clumber Park 4 mi

Mr Straw's House 7.8 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 10.2 mi

Hardwick Hall 13.4 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 13.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Bothamsall - Robin Hood's Cave - Walesby - Bothamsall 1.9 mi

THORESBY PARK 1.9 mi

The Major Oak and Sherwood Forest 3.1 mi

The Major Oak - Sherwood Forest - Edwinstowe 3.1 mi

Clumber and Surrounding Forests - Robin Hood Way 3.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Want to know more about camping in Nottinghamshire?

  • Does Walesby Forest have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Walesby Forest dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Walesby Forest? With its tales of Robin Hood, ancient oaks, country houses and lush leafy landscape, Sherwood Forest has something to keep most sorts content. Clumber Park (15 minutes' drive) has long avenues of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Walesby Forest?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please call the duty manager on the number provided if you are running late.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Walesby Forest? From $31.98 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.