Sunflower Park

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Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Grass pitches and entrance
View of the pitches from the woodlands
The picnic area, overlooking the fishing lake
The picnic area
The picnic area in winter
Come meet fudge - one of our family pets
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Grass pitches
Grass pitches and entrance
View of the pitches from the woodlands

  • Remote and rural site in the Lincolnshire countryside
  • Home to many rescue animals including hens, pigs, geese and ducks
  • Well-stocked fishing lake
What a lush site this is for gainful countryside holidays in the Lincolnshire countryside, whiling days away fishing, woodland walking and just lazing by the lakeside with open book or one's very own thoughts. There are animals too… Small and family-run Sunflower Park near Gainsborough has taken in quite a few rescue animals in their time (they're a friendly and welcoming lot here), so on site you'll meet the three family pets as well as some alpacas, several ex-battery hens and their strutting cockerel. Also adopted are a family of geese, ducks, Kunekune pigs and a couple of Gloucester old spots: do make sure to say hi to all. As you might guess, this is a relaxed and amiable site, set remotely and rurally on a five-acre plot that includes paddocks, a playground, open pastureland, a private woodland walk and a well-stocked fishing lake exclusively for guests' use. You might reckon the park's remote rural setting makes it a wildlife haven too, and you'd reckon right: its boundaries run directly into Laughton Forest's Tuetoes Wood, a Forestry Commission nature haven for walking and cycling among the trees, and home to wildlife like deer, foxes, owls, rabbits, jays, pheasants, cuckoos, woodpeckers – all within viewable and hearing distance from your pitch. Sunflower Park has toilets, showers, a drying room, a launderette and ice pack freezing. Firepits are available for hire for the whole of guests' stays and arrive full and ready to light. Please note that due to being in a forest location and on sandy ground, you will most likely come across spiders, ants, lizards, grass snakes, beetles etc. Please only book if you are comfortable with the fact that there will be wildlife around you.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Caravans for hire 1
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open now
Opens 12 April 2021
Please note

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 12 Apr 2021 to

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating from 336 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Wildlife havenPeaceful

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Sunflower Park is a highly recommended family-friendly campsite with a relaxed atmosphere, set in a beautiful rural location. Guests consistently praise the abundance of friendly rescue animals, making it ideal for children. The site offers a great play area, fishing pond, and woodland walks. Owners and staff are noted for their friendliness and helpfulness, with on-site facilities including a cafe, bar, and shop. While most reviews are overwhelmingly positive, some mention that shower/toilet facilities could benefit from updating and that pitches can be sandy.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

A basic camping site with so much on offer!

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7 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked We loved the work that this site are doing to support animal welfare. Staff were polite and welcoming upon arrival, clear pitching areas with surrounding animal enclosures to wonder and enjoy. Play park was suitable for the little ones and entertainment was available on site!

Happy to have visited and supported the sites efforts.

Disliked Sadly, the way other campers have treated the site and hedge areas around the wild camping. Not difficult to remove waste as per site directions.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite we really enjoyed it.…

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Oksana N.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely campsite we really enjoyed it. Great place for kids our son loved it! Pizza van,cafe,playground and animals around. We will be back for sure

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

It's a lovely place. Lots for…

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Marcus G.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked It's a lovely place. Lots for kids to do - lots of animals, playground, etc. Good facilities and a lovely pub/cafe.

Recommend to friends Visit again

How open it was and seeing…

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9 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked How open it was and seeing all the stars at night was unreal good facilities and a nice little pub plenty to do with the kids.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything, the place is so nice…

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Gemma B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything, the place is so nice and relaxed, the kids love it, Josie and Ian are the best!
Pitch was great, so close to the facilities, especially the bar!! :)
I loved walking around while the animals were being fed and being able to ask questions and see the kindness the staff has for all the pets at the site!!
Also got to see the 9 new piglets!! We cant wait for next year!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing holiday, lovely site.

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nikkita w.

Electric grass pitch

Liked We had an amazing time at sunflower park. It was lovely to interact with the animals and very dog friendly. Even have a secure dog field. Owners were really nice and friendly.

Disliked Only downside , pitches are sand. The owner explained why this is and that they plan to rectify this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice friendly place, fishing great and…

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5 out of 10
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Nicola D.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Nice friendly place, fishing great and not too busy

Disliked Showers weren't good would want to stay more than few nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

fantastic

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked OMG
what a place to go with kids they was everything for them to do .
my grandkids loved it I could not keep them away from the park and all the animals.
they was a small shop pub and a pizza van come to

Disliked they was nothing to dislike about this place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities great for children friendly staff

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9 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Lianna W.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely animals good play area great sized pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, lovely site with clean facilities

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Renata A.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Being close to the lake, that i have meet the owner abd she is a lovely lady with a big heart and massive love for her animals. Being so close to the nature and be surrounded by animals. Definetly gonna come back

Disliked The weather but eh no one's fault for, some nasty screaming,kicking children without respect of the animals that been there and parents that have no clue how to be a parent

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunflower Park

1 South Carr Villas

East Ferry Road

Laughton

Gainsborough

Lincolnshire

England

DN21 3QF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.49544°N
0.7291°W

Route directions

On arrival, at the front of the property please follow the signs to the campsite area at the back of the residence.

Nearest transport

Coach
7.5 mi Bus Station
14.9 mi Bus Station
16.1 mi Goole Airmyn Road
Rail
5.6 mi Kirton Lindsey Rail Station
6.2 mi Althorpe Rail Station
6.8 mi Gainsborough Central Rail Station
Ferry
25.4 mi Hull Ferry Terminal
Airport
11.6 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
11.7 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
16.8 mi Humberside 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

Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, take time to get to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park just outside Doncaster, home to a menagerie of over 300 from around the world, and to The Deep at Hull, one of the biggest aquariums in the UK and a habitat for over 3000 marine critters. Going south, history buffs can get to Lincoln for eleventh century Lincoln Cathedral, the third biggest in Britain after St Paul's in London and York Minster. Lincoln Castle is also well worth a look, to gaze geekily upon one of the four original remaining copies of the Magna Carta.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cleethorpes 29.3 mi Estuary N/AGoodExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 17.2 mi

Lincoln Castle 19.7 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 19.7 mi

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 19.8 mi

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 21.5 mi

National Trust

Mr Straw's House 20.2 mi

Clumber Park 21 mi

Maister House 23.6 mi

Nostell Priory and Parkland 29.2 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 29.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Haxey - Epworth - Belton (or) Belton - Epworth - Haxey 4.2 mi

Belton - Epworth Turbary - Epworth 4.9 mi

The Lakes and Rhododendrons of Twigmoor Woods 6.9 mi

BECKINGHAM MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 09/12/2005) 7.4 mi

Ealand, Crowle and The Regen Way 7.5 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunflower Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunflower Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunflower Park? Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunflower Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunflower Park? From £30 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.