Boat Lane Caravan and Camping

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Boats at Boat Lane
Pitches with shade if you want it

  • Peaceful Nottinghamshire park, a 10-minute walk from the River Trent
  • Half an hour's drive from Nottingham; 45 minutes from Sherwood Forest
  • Pubs with food, boat hire and fishing within 40 minutes' walk
Fancy a riverside retreat in Robin Hood country? Boat Lane Caravan and Camping has a berth for you. A 40-minute walk to the banks of the River Trent and a pair of popular pubs with grub, this site sits on a spot of prime Nottinghamshire countryside. They keep things simple at Boat Lane, allowing you enjoy the peace of its spacious tree-lined meadow with minimum fuss. There are hot showers in the well-maintained washrooms, a washing-up area for your pots and pans and everyone has access to a communal fridge for perishables (or prosecco...). Dogs are welcome. The owners recommend a 10-minute walk to the pub at Bleasby (three minutes by car) or a 40-minute riverside stroll to the pub in Friskerton, followed by a boat ride down and/or across the Trent. The Domesday Book records a ferry crossing here in the 11th-century, so you may like to make like a medieval in a rowing boat. If you’d rather explore the waters without tiring yourself, make for Gunthorpe (a quarter of an hour away) for a river cruise or take your rods to Bleasby lake (a mere three minutes away) for day permit fishing.

Site type

Tent pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 25
Touring caravan pitches 40
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Hired accommodation

  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed 1 Apr to

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Reviews

8.1

Overall rating from 386 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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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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Peaceful

81% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a spacious, relaxed campsite with friendly, helpful staff and a great location near the River Trent. Visitors appreciate the peace and quiet, the option to choose their own pitch, and the clean though dated facilities, including a handy kitchen area. While some reviews mention basic showers, overcrowding during peak times, and payment methods, many highlight the site's value for money and beautiful surroundings, with numerous visitors planning to return.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 01/09/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Friendly and relaxed ☺️…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Wendy B. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Friendly and relaxed ☺️

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful campsite with great dog walks - facilities could be improved

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 6
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Jessica M. 1 review

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked The walks from the campsite were lovely, we did some lovely dog walks along the river to local pubs. The campsite was very peaceful and spacious. All staff were very friendly and accommodating.

Disliked Ladies shower no 3 was cold, but the other showers were warm. They were also very small, my partner wouldn't have fit in them being over 6ft.
Also the main gate kept being locked which was inconvenient if you needed to leave in the car.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not a lot…

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
 4
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Not a lot

Disliked Have been to many campsites and this one was certainly not the best by a long way. Showers were TINY and no mop to clear up the water. Very old and not very good toilet facilities. Would not return. Also access not good as gates always had a chain round which had to be removed every time and sometimes wait for the gates to be opened.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good stay and would stay again.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Ashley C. 1 review

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Staff really friendly. We arrived to a warm welcome and got pitched up without issue.
The new warden was great, giving tips for good walks and was very helpful and friendly.
Right in the doorstep of the river Trent which you can access through the site without having to walk on the road. Head north to two great pubs. In the village a 5 - 10 minute walk away the pub was great also as was the tea room.

Disliked The facilities are a bit old and tight. But everything worked and the showers were hot so not the end of the world.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Secure, quiet, friendly…

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Anonymous

Electric electric grass and earth touring caravan pitch

Liked Secure, quiet, friendly

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic very friendly and helpful team…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
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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Sean L. 1 review

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Fantastic very friendly and helpful team 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very spacious nice level pitches very…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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 MELANIE S. 27 reviews

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Very spacious nice level pitches very friendly

Disliked Just the showers. No where to put your dry clothes and very awkward to get dry and stay dry

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location and facilities were clean and…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Phil 6 reviews

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Location and facilities were clean and usable if a little outdated. Plenty of space.

Disliked Campsite as a whole is just a bit scruffy. Abandoned caravans in various parts of the site and a dirty big RV with engine parts laying around at the entrance lets the site down hugely. Also it felt a bit prison like as the gate was chained shut and you had to call the warden to escape.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Adequate facilities but would not return unless the gate is sorted.

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Miles G. 1 review

Non-electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Great location near the river so plus points as a visiting fisherman. Facilities, toilets, showers etc were clean and water was hot.

Disliked They have an ongoing security issue which means the main gate was locked at all times and it needed a phone call to be let in and out. I wanted to be on the river at 6am but this was not really possible given I'd have needed to be let out at 5.30!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Super site, very clean facilities, really…

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass and earth pitch

Liked Super site, very clean facilities, really friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful location with great access to walks

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

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Boat Lane Caravan and Camping

Boat Lane

Bleasby

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

England

NG14 7FT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.03516°N
0.92426°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.6 mi The Wharf
10 mi Winchester Street
10 mi Haydn Road
Rail
0.9 mi Bleasby Rail Station
1.6 mi Thurgarton Rail Station
1.8 mi Fiskerton Rail Station
Airport
22.2 mi East Midlands 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

A major hub since the days of Robin and his Merry Men, Nottingham (half an hour by car) still draws the crowds. Tour the castle and the caves, take a glass of ale in Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem (one of many contenders for the oldest pub in England crown), skate on ice at Motorpoint Arena and see how far law and order’s come since the Sheriff’s time in the National Justice Museum. Sherwood Forest, three quarters of an hour away, harbours no brigands these days; within the nature reserve, country park and Sherwood Pines Forest Park you will find 450 acres of wildlife with among ancient oak trees and a wealth of biking and walking trails taking you through them. Traverse the tree-tops on ropes and wires at Go Ape, or let the kids loose on Robin Hood’s Hideout, an acclaimed natural play area; on your way back, call in at Ferry Farm Country Park a quarter of an hour from the site, to pet the pigs, feed the lambs, zoom about on go-karts and get adventurous on the adventure playground. If the ancient forest’s fired you up about history, make for Newark (25 minutes) with its castle, National Civil War Centre and Air Museum. Or to feel as if you stepped back in time, take the 45-minute trip to Wollaton Hall, where herds of red and fallow deer roam round a lake in the grounds of a stately Elizabethan mansion.

Food and drink

  • The Waggon and Horses 0.4 mi
  • Full Moon 1.3 mi
  • Bromley Arms 1.5 mi
  • The Red Lion 1.7 mi
  • Reindeer Inn 2.1 mi
  • Boot and Shoe Inn 2.3 mi
  • Chequers 2.5 mi
  • The Crown Inn 2.5 mi
  • The Old Coach House 2.9 mi
  • The Hearty Goodfellow 3 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 3.4 mi
  • Co-op Food 3.7 mi
  • Costcutter 4.5 mi
  • Heron Foods 4.9 mi
  • Lincolnshire Co-op 5.3 mi
  • Asda 5.4 mi
  • Lincolnshire Co-op 5.5 mi
  • Waitrose 5.6 mi
  • Eastern European Mini Market 5.6 mi
  • Morrisons 5.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Coneygrey play area Playground 1.6 mi
  • Coneygrey Park 1.6 mi
  • Coneygrey green park 1.7 mi
  • Squires Field Playground 3 mi
  • Playing Fields park 3 mi
  • War Memorial Park 3 mi
  • Higgons Mead park 3 mi
  • Burgage Green park 3.3 mi
  • Gunthorpe Play Area Playground 4 mi
  • The Anchor Play Area Playground 4.2 mi

Family days out

  • Ferry Farm Country Park Visitor attraction 2.2 mi
  • Scarrington Horseshoe pile Visitor attraction 4.8 mi
  • Queen's Sconce Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
  • Newark Castle 5.5 mi
  • Winkburn Hall Castle 5.7 mi

Public transport

  • Gibsmere 0.08 mi
  • Main Street 0.5 mi
  • Post Office 1.4 mi
  • Greengate 1.5 mi
  • Coney Grey Spinney 1.5 mi
  • Syerston Airfield 1.5 mi
  • Lodge Lane 1.5 mi
  • Station Road 1.6 mi
  • Nottingham Road 1.7 mi
  • Orchard View 1.7 mi

What’s nearby

  • Southwell Golf Club Golf course 2.5 mi
  • Southwell Golf Club Golf course 2.5 mi
  • Norwood Park Golf Course 4 mi
  • Portland Fishing Lakes 4.1 mi
  • Kingfisher Wharf Marina 4.1 mi
  • Newark Marina 4.9 mi
  • St Marks Place Shopping centre 5.5 mi
  • The Buttermarket Shopping centre 5.5 mi
  • Springwater Golf Club Golf course 5.8 mi
  • The Kings Marina 5.8 mi

Local services

  • BP Fuel station 3 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 3.2 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 3.3 mi
  • Southwell Medical Centre Clinic 3.4 mi
  • Lowdham Health Centre Doctors 3.7 mi
  • Lowdham Pharmacy 3.7 mi
  • East Bridgford Medical Centre Doctors 4.2 mi
  • Jet Fuel station 4.4 mi
  • BP Fuel station 4.5 mi
  • Essar+ Fuel station 4.5 mi

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Must see

The Lace Market Centre 10.9 mi

Nottingham Castle 11.3 mi

Belvoir Castle 11.4 mi

Sherwood Forest Country Park 13 mi

Wollaton Hall and Park 13.4 mi

National Trust

The Workhouse, Southwell 3.2 mi

Grantham House 14.4 mi

Clumber Park 17.1 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 18.4 mi

Hardwick Hall 18.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Battle of Stoke Field, 1487 1.3 mi

FLINTHAM HALL 2.2 mi

THURGARTON HUNDRED WORKHOUSE 3.2 mi

NEWARK CASTLE GARDENS 5.5 mi

HOLME PIERREPONT HALL 8.5 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 Boat Lane Caravan and Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Boat Lane Caravan and Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Boat Lane Caravan and Camping? A major hub since the days of Robin and his Merry Men, Nottingham (half an hour by car) still draws the crowds. Tour the castle and the caves, take a glass of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Boat Lane Caravan and Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Boat Lane Caravan and Camping? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.