Makins Lakes
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- Fully serviced pitches with access to paid fishing lakes
- Around 30 minutes’ drive from Warwick, Birmingham and Leicester
- Café, wheelchair accessible facilities, parent and baby washroom
Site type
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Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.- Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
8.5/10
Reviews
83% would recommend this site to a friend
79% would stay here again
What customers say
This campsite offers spacious, well-maintained pitches and excellent, clean toilet and shower facilities. Many visitors praise the friendly staff, beautiful lake scenery, and good value. It's highly regarded for fishing, with ample lakes and good facilities for anglers. While some note occasional noise from the nearby motorway and occasional cleanliness issues in toilets, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests expressing a desire to return.
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Beautiful scenery. Good facilities. Helpful staff…
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
Liked Beautiful scenery. Good facilities. Helpful staff
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Overall we was very happy with our stay and would definitely return.
Electric grass pitch
Liked Firstly the roads up to the site and the site entrance are fantastic. Nice feel for security with very nice strong entrance gates. Pitch size was perfect and to have the water tap so close on each pitch was brilliant no long walks to fill up water barrels. Bins and toilet facilities nice a close and to a high standard, clean and tidy.
Disliked Only thing that could have made the stay better would be a later departure time. Getting organised and packed away for 10am woth 3 kids was difficult and a rush.
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It's always worth asking on your arrival if for a later checkout as we may be able to accommodate it :)
Plenty of space to pitch up, choose your own pitch, great for…
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Plenty of space to pitch up, choose your own pitch, great for kids
Disliked Ground was solid, we broke a mallet trying to put up our tent - then struggled to pull the pegs out when leaving.
Toilets could do with checking more regularly, no hand wash available
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Great for large groups with kids, not so good for quieter relaxation
Electric grass pitch
Liked - welcoming staff on arrival
- friendly and helpful staff who suggested our non-EHU friends could pitch their tent on our EHU pitch if their tent fitted.
- lakes are pretty
- location was convenient for us
- toilet block was clean and in good condition
- great pizza truck on Friday night
Disliked - road noise from M69, it runs very close by. It was windy on our stay which will have increased noise carried into the site
- confusing rules on big signs vs actual rules - i.e. “gas BBQs only” - yet the site hire out fire pits, a “dog exercise field” that doesn’t really exist - the ‘sort-of-field’ is a long walk off site, “no dogs allowed around the lakes” - but they are allowed after 6pm.
- pitches on the touring field have no boundaries and people walk through your pitch. Resulting in unsupervised kids running feral and screaming as they run through.
- an EHU issue was reported and not fixed for over 24 hours.
- the relaxed attitude to pitching and lack of boundaries means that there are some very big groups pitching together.
- quiet hours (10pm) not properly observed although the noisy group near us did go quiet at 11pm.
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Overall a great place.
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Lovely lake views and very spacious.
Disliked A little noisy from road.
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Great modern well kept site with lake views and walks would recommend
Electric grass pitch
Liked Open large pitches, fully serviced and clean modern toilets and showers also great cafe on site.
Disliked Noise from road and fisherman early morning
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Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked 😊
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Great value in handy location
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Huge amount of space and elegant fishing areas. Proper cuppa in the cafe.
Disliked Very solid surface in tent area
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Nice setting but needs better facility management
Electric grass pitch
Liked Picturesque setting near lakes
Disliked Cleanliness I.e nappies in shower block floor
Washing up facilities left dirty in a state
No pitch allocation - free for all so spacing between pitches is challenging
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Either charge less or work harder to better the services you provide
Non-electric grass tent pitch
Liked Nice and easy book, turn up and check in no issues - your left to your own devices which is nice , chilled atmosphere
Disliked Poorly maintained - other than a pitch what are we paying for ? For the effort they put in I’d say it was a poor price , facilities were in very poor condition, left nothing but a squeege to ‘clean’ shower rooms , however there isn’t adequate drainage floors are left in puddles and dirty . They have toilet check sheets there , apparently checked 3 times a day , we arrived Friday just after 4pm …. Toilet check sheet had not been signed by the time we left on Sunday at 11am … which showed as there were no toilet roll in men’s or ladies by Sunday . When I booked there were no electrical hookups available however there were many empty electrical hookup pitches available when walking around . I’d say either lower your price or put more effort in these areas. You can hear cars from road at night too , wasn’t awful but it was there , had 3 toddlers with us and they didn’t seem to like it but slept eventually anyway
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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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities 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 WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular sceneryUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearbyType
Large (51-200 pitches)Nearby leisure
Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourersLocation
Makins Lakes
Makins Fisheries
Bazzard Road
Bramcote
Warwickshire
England
CV11 6QJ
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.48862°N
1.38837°W
Nearest transport
Coach
Rail
Ferry
AirportPlease 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
Must see
Coventry Transport Museum 7.4 mi
Coventry Cathedral - St Michael's 7.5 mi
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 7.5 mi
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum 7.5 mi
Stoneleigh Abbey 11.9 mi
National Trust
Baddesley Clinton 16.7 mi
Packwood House 18 mi
Staunton Harold Church 20 mi
Birmingham Back to Backs 21.5 mi
Charlecote Park 21.9 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
BEDWORTH CEMETERY (COVENTRY ROAD CEMETERY) 3.6 mi
The Fosse Way – High Cross and The Claybrookes 4.9 mi
Burbage Common and Woods 4.9 mi
NEWNHAM PADDOX 4.9 mi
ARBURY HALL 5.1 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
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Makins Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Makins Lakes dog friendly? Yes View all features
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- When can I check in and check out of Makins Lakes?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Makins Lakes? From £14 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.