The Eaves Inn

View prices & book 9.1 133 reviews
View from the water supply
View from the water supply
Views of the field
Rear view, site and car park
The restaurant
Pub area, perfect for an evening drink
Bar area
Comfortable seating area
Cosy restaurant area
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Views of the field
Rear view, site and car park
The restaurant

  • Small and peaceful adults-only site with pub and restaurant
  • A 20-minute drive from Skegness beaches, fairground and seal sanctuary
  • Within 25 minutes of the Viking Way and Lindsey Trail scenic routes
Country footpaths, home-cooked local produce and traditional ales, coastal walks and castles… half an hour’s drive from New York? No, there’s no mistake, but the New York in question is in rural Lincolnshire, as is the quiet, simple and very uncitylike Eaves Inn. As you may have guessed, there's a country pub to be found here... The site's at the back of a traditional country inn, open from Thursdays to Sundays to serve local ale from its cosy bar and a wide menu of eats in its restaurant. It's all rather scenic too, as pitches are in a wide field with views across farmland and fen, in the centre of the village of Little Steeping. Around the region, it's a 20-minute drive from here to Skegness. Shops and supermarkets are in Skegness and barbecues are allowed on this adults-only site, you can indulge in a bit of outdoor grilling any time you like. Work up an appetite by taking the dog for a brisk walk on the footpaths passing by the site. While the combination of pub plus field plus view is spectacularly simple, that doesn’t mean roughing it: a modern block combines hot showers, sinks and a washing-up area, all of it gleaming and heated.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Tent pitches 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 21 are not allowed on site.
  • The pub opening times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday lunchtimes. The full restaurant menu is served from 6.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and for Sunday lunch (12pm - 3pm). Dogs are allowed in the pub but booking is required.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 133 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

90% would recommend this site to a friend

85% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a peaceful, adults-only campsite with clean facilities and spacious pitches. The on-site pub receives consistent praise for its excellent, home-cooked food and friendly staff. Minor issues reported include occasional grass clippings not being collected and limited toilet/shower facilities when busy. Access roads can be narrow. Overall, it's a highly recommended site for a quiet getaway.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 14
Arrival date (latest first)

The area is nice and quiet (mostly) Great display of F14s flying…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 5
Jan L.

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked The area is nice and quiet (mostly)
Great display of F14s flying above as the training base is local so I’m told.

Toilet and shower area clean.

Disliked The only things we disliked was the fact no one even said hello , it’s apparently a self check in service. A quick hi how are you would have been nice but other than that it was okay.
Also wifi didn’t work, no biggy but could be for others .

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From the manager: Thank you for your review although it is somewhat sarcastic. We in Lincolnshire are very proud of our RAF Heritage and to be fair they do not fly that much at night. These guys are looking after our country, so think about that. You booked your pitch at 5.38 on Monday 4th you arrived on Tuesday 5th you booked 1 night so you left on Wednesday. 6th. The opening times for the pub are not a secret and so is the fact this is self check in. You came on Tuesday when there is no staff here as such because the pubis closed and I take that as my only real day off . The password for the wifi is on the notice board and does work and free a lot of sites now charge., You pitched up really out of the way around the corner to the right .. 1 night late booking feel your having a bit of laugh.. Never mind

peaceful site, showers poor, no greeting on arrival.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 4
Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very quiet site & peaceful.

Disliked Grass needed cutting, showers poor, water just trickling and going warm to cold, only two showers & toilets for whole site.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review . Grass did not need cutting it had been cut and really it has been so hot and dry the grass had not grown . I had someone complain why was the grass being cut because there was none . The water in the showers well I can just say the water pressure here is high but if if someone is filling up their water barrel, washing up etc the pressure will drop, when you are a town person you would not understand that. The site, I do not over book out so never over full . Check it out.. I did notice the accommodation you brought with you only scored a 3 maybe upgrade. Cleanliness here is 5 star you only scored me 3. Customer service, this is self check in choose your own pitch , easy going no pressure site , you did not come into the pub so I do not know how you can mark me with almost zero customer service . I am so pleased you do not want to come back because I have so many that do.

Lovely quiet place…

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9 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet place

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From the manager: Thank you for your nice review

Everything peaceful and quiet lovely pub on site and serves delicious homemade…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Pamela S.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything peaceful and quiet lovely pub on site and serves delicious homemade food. Adult site only so if you want peace and quiet this is the site for you .

Disliked Having to come home 😆

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From the manager: Thank you for your great review

It was a lovely clean quiet site. Toilet and shower areas always…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
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Julie H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked It was a lovely clean quiet site. Toilet and shower areas always kept clean and tidy. Pub on site was lovely staff very friendly

Disliked Showers are a bit slow not much power

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From the manager: Thank you for your review

Clean and efficient site. Self check in. Peaceful location.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 1
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
David W.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Simple but clean accommodation.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review it is much appreciated

Lovely area, beautiful skies at night. I imagine it's usually nicely quiet…

Overall

3 out of 10
Location
 6
Value for money
 3
Accommodation
 5
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 2
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely area, beautiful skies at night. I imagine it's usually nicely quiet

Disliked I'm autistic so we booked this site for peace and quiet. So the passive aggressive, very close up, extremely loud mowing that began at 10.30 this morning wasn't ideal. We were trying to pack down and the tractor mower was literally coming up to the tent. Snapped one of our guy ropes and scuffed the front of my car. I had to leave my partner to pack up and drive away in the car because the noise was giving me extreme anxiety due to mu autism. It sounded like someone tumble drying gravel.

Also, be aware there is a house being built on the next plot so machinery and loud men yelling begin at 7.15am each day.

Pub was never open.

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Stilte, goede douche en sanitair. Mooie omgeving. Prima staplaats…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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J.J d.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Stilte, goede douche en sanitair. Mooie omgeving. Prima staplaats

Recommend to friends Visit again

A fantastic place to get away and do nothing.

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Michelle R.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Such an amazing little campsite. Spent a couple of days sitting in a field, chatting to the people pitched opposite and just loving life. It was so peaceful, just doing nothing. Absolutely perfect! Food at the pub was out o this world and will be going back frequently.

Disliked Absolutely nothing.

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From the manager: Thank you so much

I everything about the site. It was very peaceful there wasn't many…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
 7
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
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Julie H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked I everything about the site. It was very peaceful there wasn't many people there and the staff were very welcome inn and friendly.

The food of the pub was delicious 😀

Disliked I liked everything.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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

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

Themes

Peaceful Remote location 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

The Eaves Inn

Main Road

Little Stepping

Spilsby

Lincolnshire

England

PE23 5BL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.14514°N
0.14106°E

Nearest transport

Coach
4.8 mi Market Place
4.8 mi Railway Station
8 mi Coach Station
Rail
2.9 mi Thorpe Culvert Rail Station
4.8 mi Wainfleet Rail Station
5.9 mi Havenhouse Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
28.9 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing

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

If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For meetings of the furred and feathered kind, it’s 15 minutes to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, home to tigers, tapirs, lemurs and hundreds of species of rescued parrots. If you prefer your wildlife in the wild, make the half-hour journey to Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve, a prairie-like vastness of dunes and wetlands where you can spot terns and skylarks while walking the trails. For longer hikes and bike rides, Horncastle (25 minutes) is a hub for two major routes: the Viking Way links the Humber Estuary with Rutland Water over 147 miles of grand terrain, while the 80 miles of the Lindsey Trail focus on the chalk hills, woodlands and ancient history of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Wartime history lies thick on the ground in these parts too, thanks to the role played by Lincolnshire’s people and airfields in the Battle of Britain: learn more at the Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre and the International Bomber Command Centre (20 minutes, half an hour and an hour away). Whether birdwatching or battlements are your bag, Tattershall Castle (half an hour) is worth a turn around, with 15th-century show-off interiors, woodlands full of wildlife and lakes nearby for wakeboarding and watery assault courses.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Skegness 8.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ingoldmells South 9.3 mi Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent
Chapel St Leonards 9.9 mi Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Anderby 11 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Moggs Eye 11.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Sandringham 27 mi

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 27.7 mi

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 28.7 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 28.7 mi

Lincoln Castle 28.8 mi

National Trust

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 1.4 mi

Gunby Hall 3.2 mi

Tattershall Castle 14.2 mi

Brancaster 25 mi

St George's Guildhall 28.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

GUNBY HALL 3.2 mi

WELL HALL 6.4 mi

Hagworthingham - Sausthorpe - Hundleby Circular 6.6 mi

HARRINGTON HALL 6.7 mi

Snipedales - Ashby Puerorum - Hagworthingham Circular 6.8 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Eaves Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Eaves Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Eaves Inn? If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Eaves Inn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Check in between 12pm and 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm - arrival outside these times must be arranged using the details provided in the booking confirmation email. The booking ID is required.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Eaves Inn? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.