The Brownlow Arms

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Pub and campsite
Pub and campsite
Non-electric grass pitches
Flat pitches
Riverside views with plenty of nature
Around the site
Pub exterior
Seating outside the pub
The pub
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Non-electric grass pitches
Flat pitches
Riverside views with plenty of nature

  • Quiet pitches at a Nottinghamshire country pub
  • Lincoln, Southwell and Sherwood Forest all half an hour's drive
  • Kids and dogs welcome; home-cooked meals available in the pub
A quiet spot with views across fields, lots of wildlife around, and walks and cycling just outside… well, it doesn’t get much better than that for a chilled-out camping spot, does it? Actually, perhaps it does – because when you stay at The Brownlow Arms, you’ll also have the added bonus of having a pub right next to your pitch too. And that means easy access to a drink and a meal at the end of your day out – with no need to drive back to your accommodation afterwards (good news when there’s a range of real ales to try out, perhaps…). Just take note, while this is a peaceful spot with no wifi, and during the week, it can be very busy at weekends with regular live music on. It’s a very welcoming setup at this Nottinghamshire site, with both dogs and kids welcome, and a play area provided for the latter (handily within eyesight of the pitches so the kids can have a bit of independence while parents supervise from afar). The pub is open throughout the week for drinks, with home-cooked meals also available from Thursday to Sunday. The site itself has been nicely set up with a clutch of useful facilities including toilets, showers and a chemical disposal point. Campfires and barbecues are permitted, with supplies available at the shops in Sutton on Trent and Tuxford, both within 10 minutes’ drive. Occasionally, there is a smell from a nearby pet food factory if the wind is blowing to the east, which can't be helped.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 16 or over.

Dogs

  • 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).

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Food is only available in the pub at the following times: Thursday 5pm-8pm; Friday and Saturday 2pm-6.30 pm; Sunday carvery 12 noon-3pm.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
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Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 207 Pitchup.com customers

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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

85% would recommend this site to a friend

84% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its lovely riverside location, friendly staff, and the attached pub with good food and entertainment. Many guests found it to be good value. While some facilities are being renovated, the overall impression is positive, with plans for further upgrades. The site offers great dog walks and a peaceful atmosphere.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 22/09/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Easy on arrival. Great pub…

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10 out of 10
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Beryl A. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Easy on arrival. Great pub

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good for a peacefully stay…

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Steve E. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Very good for a peacefully stay

Disliked Thay don't open the restaurant till Thursday we stayed on a Monday

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little spot with good food in the pub

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 Keith M. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a great stay a will be coming back

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Craig Y. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked The pub on site , plenty of places to walk and live entertainment

Disliked Camping toilets/ showers could do with a uplift

Recommend to friends Visit again

Booking again soon😀

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Anna B. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked All of it👍😀 lovely chilled place, nice pub, going to book again and try the food out😁

Disliked Nothing👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good atmosphere and pub was great overnight stop great

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7 out of 10
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 Paul E. 10 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great pub very popular
Small camp area so not over crowded

Disliked Toilets and showers need revamp but ok
Behind pub not near camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite great pub will definitely…

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Simon C. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Great campsite great pub will definitely be back

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very quiet and pretty site…

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Jenny D. 8 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked A very quiet and pretty site with a green outside the very welcoming charismatic pub . A walk along the river Trent is next to the site . A lovely place to stay .

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely campsite stayed for one day…

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Danielle G. 3 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely campsite stayed for one day on a Sunday . Toilets and showers was nice and clean .Had a carvery in the pub and the was lovely well worth the it . Would definitely stay here again. A nice quiet campsite with good walks along the river

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great value . Great shower block .

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10 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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Wifi
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 Karen W. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Clean ,quiet and friendly .

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Picnic table 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

Budget/backpacker 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

Type

Pub campsite

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

The Brownlow Arms

High Marnham

Nottinghamshire

England

NG23 6SG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.22371°N
0.7864°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8.2 mi Station Road
8.3 mi Station Road
9.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.1 mi Swinderby Rail Station
5.7 mi Collingham Rail Station
5.9 mi Saxilby Rail Station
Airport
20 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
20.3 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
27.4 mi Sheffield City 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

Working up a thirst for your evening pint(s) shouldn’t be an issue around here, as it’s very easy to get out for a riverside walk or a bike ride on one of the nearby dedicated cycle paths. Something a bit different? Take a short walk to Marnham Boat Club to watch folks water-skiing. For local outings, head to the sobering but important National Holocaust Centre and Museum (15 minutes’ drive) or stop in Tuxford (10 minutes) for the Walks Of Life Museum and Museum of the Horse. A little further away, you may like to visit Southwell (half an hour) for the minster and National Trust - The Workhouse, or Newark-on-Trent (20 minutes) for its National Civil War Centre, air museum and castle. Continue the fresh-air activities with time at RSPB Langford Lowfields (20 minutes) or Sherwood Forest (half an hour), or opt for more city time with a day in Lincoln (half an hour), looking out for its castle, cathedral and bishops’ palace. National Trust members? Check out Clumber Park (20 minutes) and Hardwick Hall (50 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Brownlow Arms Pub 0.01 mi
  • Square and Compass Pub 1.3 mi
  • The Crown Pub 1.5 mi
  • White Swan Pub 2.7 mi
  • The Great Wall Restaurant 2.9 mi
  • Lord Nelson Pub 3 mi
  • White Hart Pub 3.2 mi
  • The Lord Nelson Pub 3.5 mi
  • The Bees Knees Pub 3.7 mi
  • The Blue Bell Pub 3.8 mi

Groceries

  • Lincolnshire Co-op 2.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 4.5 mi
  • Lincolnshire Co-op 5.5 mi
  • Lincolnshire Co-op 6 mi

Parks and play

  • Noah's Ark Under 5's Play Area 5.6 mi
  • Torksey Playground 5.6 mi
  • Rodeo Corral Indoor Play Area 5.6 mi
  • Captain Sandy's Play Cove 5.7 mi
  • Angry Birds Activity Park 5.7 mi
  • Crash Landings Softplay 5.7 mi

Family days out

  • Gaddick Hill Motte and Bailey Castle 4.8 mi
  • Doddington Hall Visitor attraction 5.5 mi
  • Fort Apache Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Sundown Market Square Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Night Before Christmas Ride Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Monkey Mischief Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Sundown Adventureland Theme park 5.6 mi
  • Buck and Duke's Sing-a-long Show Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Shotgun City Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Jolly Pirate Barrel Ride Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Pirate Adventure Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Ride Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
  • Storybook Village Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
  • Lollipoppet Castle Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
  • Winkburn Hall Castle 9.7 mi

Public transport

  • Hollowgate Lane 0.3 mi
  • St Wilfrids Church 0.6 mi
  • Church Lane 0.7 mi
  • Front Street 0.7 mi
  • Gracefield Lane 0.8 mi
  • Long Row Cottages 1.2 mi
  • Mill Lane 1.4 mi
  • Sand Lane 1.4 mi
  • South Street 1.5 mi
  • Skegby Manor 1.6 mi

Other nearby

  • Millfield Golf Complex 4 mi
  • Lincoln Golf Club 5.9 mi

Local services

  • Tuxford Medical Centre Clinic 4.4 mi
  • Rampton Secure Hospital 5.2 mi
  • Collingham Medical Centre Doctors 5.5 mi
  • Collingham Pharmacy 5.5 mi
  • Cromwell Services Fuel station 5.7 mi
  • Trent Valley surgery Doctors 5.8 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 6 mi
  • Lincolnshire Co-op Pharmacy 6 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 6.2 mi

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Must see

Lincoln Castle 10.3 mi

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 10.3 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 10.3 mi

Sherwood Forest Country Park 11.6 mi

Mansfield Museum 18 mi

National Trust

The Workhouse, Southwell 11.7 mi

Clumber Park 11.9 mi

Mr Straw's House 14.9 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 22 mi

Hardwick Hall 22 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Egmanton - Laxton - Egmanton 4.8 mi

DODDINGTON HALL 5.4 mi

Headon - Upton - Askham - Grove - Headon 5.7 mi

HARTSHOLME PARK 8.3 mi

Sturton le Steeple – Clarborough Nature Reserve – North Leverton 8.6 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 The Brownlow Arms have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Brownlow Arms dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Brownlow Arms? Working up a thirst for your evening pint(s) shouldn’t be an issue around here, as it’s very easy to get out for a riverside walk or a bike ride on one of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Brownlow Arms?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Brownlow Arms? From £12 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.