The Victoria - Bikers Pub

From £10/€11.19/A$16.45/US$13.02/CA$16.30/CHF12.35/kr107.30/kr83.54/kr104.38/kr1,370/$229.36/$8,333/PEN42.30/NZ$17.52/R168.92/zł47.82/R$41/Kč291.55/RSD1,351 (for 1 night, 2 adults)

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General

Rock pub site near Coalville
Charity events, rock nights, bike nights and rideouts
Food available all day

Bikers, truckers and live music lovers - this is the very place for you. near Coalville in Leicestershire and its friendly close-knit team sees all sorts from doctors to lawyers, and guarantee a rollicking welcome for those about to rock.

Free birds come to this popular pub from all over the country – and further afield – as a stopover on the way to Donington Park and Mallory, as a base when touring, and for the rock nights (three music stages!), bike nights, real ale and scrumpy.

There are also charity events, rideouts at weekends – and we think we mentioned the real ale (Black Sheep, Speckled Hen, HobGoblin, Pedigree) and scrumpy (treat with caution)? The pub has a garden of remembrance for famous and departed bikers and rockers like John Lennon, Gary Moore and Phil Lynott.

For stomach lining, the café serves all-day breakfasts and other meals during the day and a burger van sells award-winning nosh into the wee hours on weekend evenings, including Aberdeen Angus burgers, hot dogs with Irish recipe sausages, bacon butties and chip butties stuffed with fresh handcut chips. Fancy a takeaway? Order a Chinese or Indian meal from a local restaurant and staff will supply the plates, knives and forks.

Pitches at the Vic are within a helpful staggering distance of the pub; outside loos are available at night when the pub is shut, and showers (and a swimming pool) are available a minute's drive away at the Hermitage Park Leisure Centre, open from 7.30am.

Finally, as there’s ale and scrumpy being consumed, the campsite here is for adults only. Rock on...

Site type

Languages spoken

✓ English

Please note

This is an adults-only site. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.

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Non-electric hardstanding touring pitch

from £10/€11.19/A$16.45/US$13.02/CA$16.30/CHF12.35/kr107.30/kr83.54/kr104.38/kr1,370/$229.36/$8,333/PEN42.30/NZ$17.52/R168.92/zł47.82/R$41/Kč291.55/RSD1,351 (for 1 night, 4 people)

Max. persons: 4 x

Dimensions: Max 3.0m width x 2.0m depth (9.8ft width x 6.6ft depth) Calculated area: 6.0m² (64.6ft²)

Ground type: Hardstanding

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Non-electric grass tent pitch

from £10/€11.19/A$16.45/US$13.02/CA$16.30/CHF12.35/kr107.30/kr83.54/kr104.38/kr1,370/$229.36/$8,333/PEN42.30/NZ$17.52/R168.92/zł47.82/R$41/Kč291.55/RSD1,351 (for 1 night, 2 adults)

Max. persons: unlimited x

Dimensions: Max 3.0m width x 3.0m depth (9.8ft width x 9.8ft depth) Calculated area: 9.0m² (96.9ft²)

Ground type: Grass

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

from £15/€16.78/A$24.67/US$19.53/CA$24.45/CHF18.52/kr160.94/kr125.31/kr156.58/kr2,055/$344.04/$12,500/PEN63.45/NZ$26.28/R253.38/zł71.74/R$61.50/Kč437.32/RSD2,027 (for 1 night, 4 people)

Max. persons: 4 x

Dimensions: Max 3.0m width x 6.0m depth (9.8ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 18.0m² (193.8ft²)

Ground type: Hardstanding

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a unique location, to put on your bucket list 20/06/2017

Hans P. Confirmed

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Liked:	very nice atmosphere, relaxed owner, even during a busy music festival. All visitors a determined to make it a happy day.
Disliked:	campsite facilities may have some improvement and extension (water, sink, toilet, washing)

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Would definitely stay again if in the area! 12/06/2017

David M. Confirmed

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Liked:	Arrived late am to find a secure site to set up our tent and to be told a shuttle bus direct from the Vic to Download festival was leaving in 15 minutes and would even pick us up again once it finished for the night. Even though our stay was brief it was easy to see John is a genuinely nice fella and went out of his way to help.
Disliked:	Nothing

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see above 19/04/2017

darran_k257158 Confirmed

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Liked:
Nothing

Disliked:
Everything would like my money back I'm no softy and camped and rallied all my life but it was like Steptoe's yard

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Value for Money 04/04/2017

lauren_s183061 Confirmed

Non-electric hardstanding touring pitch
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Liked:
Friendly atmosphere in the pub

Disliked:
No toilet facilities other than in the pub but we were aware of this anyway

Overall: 8
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leider nicht! 13/03/2017

udo_r337540 Confirmed

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Liked:	leider nicht!
Disliked:	leider wurde meine Stornierung nicht anerkannt, obwohl eine Bestätigungs Mail kam in der stand es ist kein Problem. Es wurde trotzdem der volle Betrag von meiner Karte abgebucht. Diesen Vorgang habe ich per Mail reklamiert doch bis heute noch keine Antwort oder Rückerstattung bekommen. So etwas gehört sich nicht!

From the manager...

Sie müssen Pitchup in Verbindung zu setzen, um dies zu besprechen, da alle Buchungen meines Wissens nicht zurückerstattet werden

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Did what it said on the tin, I did not spend much time there. 31/01/2017

Robert W. Confirmed

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Liked:
Helpfull staff, I thought I was going to get blocked in but the bar staff sorted it all out for me

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Overall: 7
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Excellent site friendly staff. Clean facility's 05/01/2017

laura d. Confirmed

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Staff were very friendly and willing to help with all our needs would recommend staying here

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Very different experience to ordinary site, pitch level and good. 26/10/2016

Lesley F. Confirmed

Electric hardstanding touring pitch
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Liked:	Owner John was very friendly, kind and helpful (and funny) Not busy when we were there so very private and secure behind gates. Fascinating memorabilia, especially enjoyed because we have bikes. Band playing on the Saturday night, but they did not disturb us. Heard some customers leaving but not a problem, just registered and back to sleep.
Disliked:	Lack of proper flushing loo outside, but we were warned and could use the pub loo until closing at 3am. Didn't like to try the door in the morning though, when lights weren't on.

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Nice place to stay if your into live music 29/08/2016

peter_g673012

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Liked:

John the landlord was very helpful and the staff were great. The live music was great and people frequenting the pub we're pleasent. But at this time of year it's quiet so only able to use the pub facilities until 3am at weekends so you need a good bladder until 9am the next day due to there being no toilets on site. Ideal for a cheap weekend away and load motorcycle lovers. And yes it is exactly what it says on tin.

Disliked:

A little rowdy after closing but to be expected! And the site could do with a little tlc but apart from that no real dislikes.

From the manager...

hi thanks for those kind words,we reply by copying and pasting the e-mail and try to respond to each answer

Summary: Nice place to stay if your into live music
Overall: 6 / 10
Location: 5 / 10 -- we think its a pretty good location,5 mins from J13 M42 or J22 M1 - 15 mins from Donington Park or Mallory - great for Download festival or Bike/Car Racing..bikers from abroad stay over on way to Isle of Man as were about 1/2 way from ferry ports to Liverpool,
Value for Money: 7 / 10 ........Do our best considering the overheads.......
Quality of Accommodation: 10 / 10 Ha Ha thats cheating, you bought your own !!!!!
Facilities/Activities: 6 / 10 were just a working class pub with a bit of grass really but the camping,caravan bit is fenced off hopefully giving the guests a more secure area to stay, cctv is everywhere,32 cameras in all,including the camping area, we've never had any issues but everything is recorded just in case.... Activities,well we can give you plenty to do, if your on a bike,try The Brass Monkey Run,go to our website,www.vicbikerspub.co.uk and click on the map which will enlarge it and bring text up as well,highlighted in blue is some interesting places to visit as your passing through... loads of other places to visit to,the pub needs a coat of paint so if you fancy a working holiday i,m sure we'll find you something to to get handy with !! - Live Music is probably our forte, we have 7 stages which can be pointed out if you decide to visit us. Accomodation info is all on our website, we dont cook all the time but meals from £3.99 will definately fill a hole..chinese and indians are imported in from 2 megga take aways we use, if your looking for something spiced up a bit, we just give you the cuttlery to eat it with, menus on request, and no we dont mind you eating stuff from take aways, you'll still be buying a drink !.
My favourite is :- Chinese = chicken and king prawn with green pepper in black bean sauce and egg fried rice ------- Indian = Lamb Rogan Josh with pillau rice or Mixed Chat massala in a cheese and garlic nan bread - mindblowin !! lol
Customer Service: 7 / 10 sometimes when its really busy, ie MOXTERS OF ROCK - HARD DRIVE - JUZBCUZ - MOXTERS OF MOSH - DOWNLOAD at Donington,The Custom Shows, It can be difficult to be chatty all the time but we hope you understand..........
Child Friendliness: None given OOOOOO NO KIDS HERE PLEASE
Cleanliness: 5 / 10 depends when you come,its always better when the cleaners have just left, lol
Wifi: None given:- yes we have wifi works ok i think...........
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Liked:
John the landlord was very helpful and the staff were great. The live music was great and people frequenting the pub we're pleasent. But at this time of year it's quiet so only able to use the pub facilities until 3am at weekends so you need a good bladder until 9am the next day due to there being no toilets on site. Ideal for a cheap weekend away and load motorcycle lovers. And yes it is exactly what it says on tin.:- you didnt spot the portaloo,mmm, the blue and yellow tardis in the main carpark,its ok until the pub opens, sorry should have pointed it out... the 4 cubicle toilet on wheels is out of use as it under restoration,and not in use, it doesnt tell you this but as you need steps to get in we assume no one will try...

Disliked:
A little rowdy after closing but to be expected! And the site could do with a little tlc but apart from that no real dislikes.;- yes we try to tell customers to be quiet when leaving but you always get one dont you,its probably me lol..... ?? TLC --yes must admit the site is nearly finished,and one end corner is like a building site but we leave it like that so you think your in Spain.... we keep the grass cut and as tidy as we have time to, but going back to the working holidays, anyone into DIY wants to lend a hand ha ha.............

Overall: 6
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Knew exactly what to expect. Loved it. 19/08/2016

Neville c. Confirmed

Non-electric hardstanding touring pitch
Recommend to friends Visit again
Liked:
The atmosphere. The casual approach to everything. The band.....'To be D C'

Disliked:
Nothing worth mentioning

From the manager...

Thanks for those kind words, much appreciated !!! can crawl out my hole now after that last review,which was the best laxative ive ever had........... regards john

Overall: 10
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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

Take away

Tennis

TV room

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Disabled facilities

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Touring and motorhomes

Hard standings

Water hook-up points for tourers

Rules

Adults only

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Walkers' paradise

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Sailing nearby

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Pub campsite

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Whitwick Rd Coalville, Leicestershire, England, LE67 3FA
Timezone Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00) GPS 52.7267°N 1.3668°W

Nearest transport

Coach stations: Coalville: Memorial Square Coach Stop — 0.4 miles
Coach Station
0.4 miles Ashby de la Zouch: Market Street Coach Stop — 4.6 miles
Coach Station
4.6 miles East Midlands Airport Coach Stop — 7.1 miles
Coach Station
7.1 miles
Train stations: Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station — 8.0 miles
Rail Station
8.0 miles Barrow upon Soar Rail Station — 9.4 miles
Rail Station
9.4 miles East Midlands Parkway Rail Station — 10.4 miles
Rail Station
10.4 miles
Ferry ports: West Lynn Ferry Landing — 73.7 miles Ferry Ports
73.7 miles
Airports: East Midlands Airport — 7.1 miles
Airports
7.1 miles Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1 — 24.4 miles
Airports
24.4 miles Birmingham International Airport — 24.4 miles
Airports
24.4 miles

100 yards up the road from Morrisons Supermarket - 5 minutes from Junction 22 on the M1 or Junction 13 on the M42.

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

Shine on you crazy diamond: if you’re going to Download, Donington Park is just 13 miles away, and if you’re at the Vic any other time of the year there’s hocus pocus all around.

Those feeling energetic can roar along the 30-mile circuit of the Brass Monkey Run around Charnwood Forest with hundreds of other bikers in early January to raise money for the Rainbow Children's Hospice - or complete it at any time of the year on their own (pick up a route map from staff and a celebratory pin badge after you finish).

Bikes, cars and other wheely good transport options are the (Ford?) focus of quite a few attractions and races in Leicestershire. Non-Download, Donington Park lives as a race circuit and is home to the British Motorcycle Grand Prix and the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, the biggest collection of Grand Prix vehicles in the world.

Get more racing satisfaction at Mallory Park racing circuit at nearby Kirkby Mallory, or for an out of this world trip, the acclaimed National Space Centre just outside Leicester city centre is the country’s biggest attraction devoted to space.

More quietly Nanpantan Reservoir is a good nearby spot for fishing – get a day permit at Soar Valley Tackle in Loughborough or Bennetts Stores in Mountsorrel – and fisheries are at Mallory Park and Charnwood Lake, part of Charnwood Forest with a 15-mile walk around Charnwood Peaks.

We’re also rather fond of Charnwood Forest’s Bradgate Park; look out for the ancient rocks on the hilltop of Old John (not the Rolling Stones).

Urbanites will find the Leicestershire market towns of Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouche easy to get to from Coalville, with the cities of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham also within biking distance.

Loughborough is the biggest settlement in Leicestershire outside Leicester and is well worth a day trip: the market is held every Thursday and Saturday and a farmers’ market once a month (also have a look for the biggest bell foundry in the world in Loughborough’s Queens Park). The heritage Great Central Railway runs from Loughborough to Leicester North and has regular special events and dining – Christmas murder mystery, anyone?

Naturally if you’re staying at the Vic you might want to be shook all night long at some of Leicestershire’s other rock spots: get your groove on in Leicester at the Sumo Bar Restaurant or the Firefly.

Must see

Calke Abbey (5.8 miles)
National Forest (7.4 miles)
Conkers Discovery Centre (7.8 miles)

National Trust

Staunton Harold Church (4.2 miles)
Calke Abbey (6.9 miles)

Cycle routes

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

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

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Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring
Arrive:	5 p.m. –	10 p.m.
Depart:	12 p.m.

From 5pm