Holme Lea

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Non-electric grass field
Camping field
Paddock two sheltered by mature hedges
Grass pitch

  • Friendly, family-run farm site within 15 minutes' drive of beaches
  • A 15-minute drive from Louth market town; half an hour from Skegness
  • On the main bus route from Lincoln to Mablethorpe (via Louth)
Based in the pretty rural village of South Reston near Louth, Holme Lea makes a handy base for exploring the beaches and wolds of lovely Lincolnshire. Welcoming families and (well-behaved) canines, pitches are scattered across a four-acre site that's neatly divided into two well-maintained and level grass paddocks sheltered by high hedges. This is a handy spot to stay in if you want to ditch the car – Holme Lea sits at the foot of the gorgeous Lincolnshire Wolds, with abundant cycle and walking routes to try out. The local village of South Reston is on a main bus route too, so you can catch regular services to Louth and Lincoln, or seaside towns including Mablethorpe (15 minutes’ drive) and Skegness (half an hour). The village also has a popular local pub, which you can walk to in five minutes; as well as serving a decent pint, it has a small essentials shop if you happen to run out of supplies. For those who want to fish, there are also fisheries within five minutes' drive of the site. Simple on-site facilities include a toilet block, emptying point and various drinking water points around the pitches. There's also a shower room (with sink, toilet and shower) available for a small extra charge.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Touring caravan pitches 30
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Facilities/activities including the shower are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.285 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card. A £5 refundable deposit for the topup card will be taken on arrival. The site has a single-shower bathroom, which may require some waiting during busier periods.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

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Reviews

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Location
9
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9
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9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
5

96% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a peaceful, well-maintained family-run site with friendly and helpful owners. Visitors praise the spacious, level pitches, clean facilities, and lovely rural atmosphere. While some note the shower and toilet facilities are basic, the site is considered good value. It's well-located for exploring the coast and local towns.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Am looking forward to staying again!

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
Child friendliness
10
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10
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Milly F.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Spacious, lovely team, really accommodating 🙂

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From the manager: Hi

Many thanks for leaving us a lovely review. Welcome back any time.

Regards Louise

Nice site , just a big red flag for charging for showers.

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6 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
No rating
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7
Wifi
1
Daniel R.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Nice, quiet area/pitch . Lovely surroundings very close to Mablethorpe and picturesque villages. Owners were nice.

Disliked even though stay was nice , reason for 6 out of 10 review is I was not a big fan of charging £2 every time to use shower and there was only 1 shower available for the entire site. I believe if you paying £23 for the night surely the amenities should be included . Every other place i have camped at has always been included with price of admission .

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From the manager: Hi

Thank you for your review. I am disappointed with the comments you make and therefore wish to explain why we do things the way we do.

Pitchup clearly states that showers are not included in the price of the pitch fee! We aim to keep pitch fees as reasonable as possible and therefore if we were to increase Pitch fees to include showers this would be unfair to those who have their own facilities in caravans and motorhomes and therefore no need to use Site shower room.

Due to limited funding when converting the building for the shower room we decided to opt for quality rather than quantity. One shower is ample for our campers 95% of the time it is only on busy bank holidays that there may be a short wait at peak times.

The shower room is far higher than the normal standard you would expect on sites. Our shower room is heated, spacious, vanity unit, large mirror, toilet, pictures and plants and toiletries. You will appreciate that water rates, electricity cleaning regularly all takes time and money and being a small rural site we do have to charge for this unfortunately.

As you will see our reviews are excellent.

Excellent site with level pitches and great hosts

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9 out of 10
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8
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9
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9
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10
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9
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Diane R.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Louise and Steve are great hosts and genuinely can't do enough to make sure your stay is managed well.
The electric pitches to the front of the site are of a decent size and electric is payable as cash or as the total amount at the end.
We paid in £10.00 increments and any credit is returned to you, there are meters by the pitch showing your credit.
Phone signal is intermittent on O2.

Disliked NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SITE - The pub down the road keeps very random hours and was not open on a Thursday evening and Landlady closed the pub around 21.30 on the Friday.
My wife who is easy going thought a shelf in the ladies toilet would have been helpful.

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From the manager: Hi

Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.

Regards Louise

Beautiful location lovely and peaceful,ideally situated…

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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8
Customer service
10
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No rating
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8
Wifi
7
Karen N.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Beautiful location lovely and peaceful,ideally situated for the coast and the wolds ,owners very friendly and welcoming,excellent value for money,facilities basic but clean and workable ,dog walks from the site ,village pub 10 minute walk away , will definitely be back with the family .

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From the manager: Hi. Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review of your stay at Holme Lea. Hope to see you again soon. Regards Louise

Excellent stay. Very clean and super fridge friendly

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10 out of 10
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10
Value for money
10
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10
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10
Wifi
1
Claire C.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovey welcoming owners and so friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a great review, much appreciated.

Regards Louise

Plenty of room ,clean and tidy…

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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Simon P.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Plenty of room ,clean and tidy .shower room clean with warm water .owners are so welcoming .will be going back again

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From the manager: Hi

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a lovely feedback. Much appreciated.

Regards Louise

Perfect for a short break

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10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
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10
Wifi
No rating
Emily B.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Our first time camping and everything was great, we went for Easter bank holiday weekend had 2 nights here and from the moment we entered the site everything was great the owners are lovely, we was on the first field, all level and nice grass to pitch up on which we was worried about at this time of year. Felt safe on site which we wasn’t sure with it being our first time, 15 min from mabelthorpe where we spent some time, about 30 min to ingoldmells where we spent one of our days. Absolutely recommend and we will definitely be back again. Good value for money also.

Disliked Nothing bad to say about our experience here!

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From the manager: Hi

Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. Hope to see you back soon.

Regards Louise

Excellent peaceful site

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10 out of 10
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10
Value for money
10
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10
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No rating
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10
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Matthew W.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked The site is lovely and peaceful, lovely chilled weekend, Louise and her husband are lovely host, nothing too much trouble. the grounds are well kept, toilet and shower room nice and clean, £2 for a hot shower in a nice clean room worth every penny. Nice lady on site ( didn’t get her name ) even asked if we wanted anything from Louth, which we thought was very nice. We will definitely be back. Thanks Carol n Matt

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your lovely review, pleased you enjoyed your stay. Hopefully see you soon.

Regards Louise

Defo going to stay there again. Amazing

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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No rating
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10
Wifi
No rating
Janice B.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked The area close to the coast. The owners are amazing, made my stay even better. Can not thank them enough.

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From the manager: Hi

Thank you so much Janice for leaving us a lovely feedback. Hope to see you again soon.

Regards Louise

Easy campsite, friendly staff, child friendly…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Easy campsite, friendly staff, child friendly

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi

Thank you for your positive review which is much appreciated.

Regards Louise


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 TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Holme Lea

Bramley

Louth

Lincolnshire

England

LN11 8JQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.32767°N
0.10449°E

Nearest transport

Coach
5.1 mi Bus Station
6.5 mi Bus Station
7.4 mi Library
Rail
14.7 mi Thorpe Culvert Rail Station
15.9 mi Skegness Rail Station
16.3 mi Wainfleet Rail Station
Airport
25.7 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

Longing for a dip in the sea? The vast beach at Mablethorpe (15 minutes’ drive) has clean, safe water backed by a promenade, fish and chip shops and crazy golf to keep everybody busy. Skegness (half an hour) is another resort catering for all the family with amusement arcades, bowling and go-karting. For a run around on almost-deserted sand dunes, head for Theddlethorpe (15 minutes), where you can walk any canine chums and may never see another soul. Wildlife lovers can feed cute rescue seals and get up close to birds of prey at Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Wildlife Centre (15 minutes), or spot big cats and bears at Wolds Wildlife Park (25 minutes), while kids can accompany keepers on their rounds at The Jungle Zoo (40 minutes). Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve (50 minutes) and Donna Nook Grey Seal Colony (half an hour) are the places to see common seal colonies. Market town and self-appointed ‘capital’ of the Lincolnshire Wolds Louth (15 minutes) is home to numerous well-priced antique shops, and is the jumping-off point for circular or long-distance walks in the hills. For a bit more adrenaline in your life, see what's on at Cadwell Park Circuit (15 minutes), or sign up for a track day.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Mablethorpe Town 6.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sutton-On-Sea 7.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Moggs Eye 9.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Anderby 10.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel St Leonards 12.1 mi Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lincoln Cathedral 27.3 mi

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 27.3 mi

Lincoln Castle 27.4 mi

National Trust

Gunby Hall 11 mi

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 11.6 mi

Tattershall Castle 19.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Legbourne - Cawthorpe - Burwell - Muckton - Legbourne 2.1 mi

Belleau - Swaby - Belleau 3 mi

Louth - Keddington - Ticklepenny Lock - Alvingham 5.1 mi

Louth - Hubbard's Hills - Welton Vale - South Elkington 5.3 mi

Maidenwell - Tetford - Worlaby 6.4 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.

Want to know more about camping in Lincolnshire?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Holme Lea have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Holme Lea dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Holme Lea? Longing for a dip in the sea? The vast beach at Mablethorpe (15 minutes’ drive) has clean, safe water backed by a promenade, fish and chip shops and crazy golf to keep … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Holme Lea?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  2 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Holme Lea? From £23 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.