Makins Lakes

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Lake and Cabins
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Hardstanding Touring Pitch
Outside views
Hardstanding over looking Lake 4
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Non-electric field
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Hardstanding Touring Pitch

  • 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
Would waking up and walking just a few feet for a spot of fishing be something of a holiday win for you? And how about finding that around 30 minutes by car from Warwick, Birmingham and Leicester? At Makins Lakes, in the village of Bramcote and 10 minutes’ drive from the Warwickshire town of Nuneaton, your pitch won’t just be close to a peaceful peg, you’ll also have a long list of Heart of England holiday highlights close by. Of course, the lakes on site aren’t just for the enjoyment of anglers. Being by the water brings a peaceful feel to all the pitches. There are views over the Warwickshire countryside too, but this isn’t a middle-of-nowhere kind of place. Each pitch is hooked up with electric and water access points. The shower and toilet block have accessible areas for disabled guests and there’s also a family-friendly parent and baby washroom. There’s an on-site café and bait shop and if you can’t bear to leave the lakeside, they’ll even deliver food out to you so you need not stop fishing all day. When you’re ready to rest your rod for a bit, it’s a 25-minute drive to catch a bit of culture in Coventry (UK City of Culture 2021) or 40 minutes to Stratford-upon-Avon, the must-see town for all things Shakespeare.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Touring caravan pitches 40
Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 40
Rent a tent 2
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Extras

  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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

Reviews

8.2

Overall rating from 439 Pitchup.com customers

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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
 8
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 8
Wifi
 5
Peaceful

82% would recommend this site to a friend

79% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite is praised for its beautiful lake surroundings, spacious pitches, and excellent, clean toilet and shower facilities, often described as warm and powerful. It's a popular choice for anglers, with well-stocked lakes. Staff are frequently mentioned as friendly and helpful. Motorway noise is noted but often considered a background hum. Some visitors report issues with toilet cleanliness, occasional lack of toilet paper, and the need for better grounds maintenance in certain areas. A few guests mention a lack of entertainment for children.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 20/10/2026

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice place I been many times…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nice place I been many times and come back

Recommend to friends Visit again

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nothing

Disliked Dirty toilets and showers, cafe closed and terrible road noise.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good place but mis-information.

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6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Wifi
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 Carl P. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lake 4

Disliked We wanted to fish on Reptile due to matches on other lakes but were told that both Phase two and three were closed, not advertised on website.
We then opted to fish on Lake 4 but were told there was a match on so we opted to go on Lake 5 where again there was a match scheduled but there were pegs available. The match on Lake 5 never took place as we fished there all day, on return to our tent later that day we saw that there was also no match on Lake 4 with pleasure anglers everywhere.

In addition, cafe only open from early up to 10am despite being advertised open till 2pm.

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Dirty.

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4 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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 jacqui A. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked They take groups.
There was water at every pitch.
The pitches we had were very spacious.
The fishing lakes look beautiful.

Disliked Toilet, shower and washing up facilities are grim! Need a good deep clean from ceiling to floor and everything in between....and this is deep dirt that has built up over time, plus cobwebs, spiders etc.
Please replace the mops, they are absolutely filthy!
Loo roll needs replacing more often, we were there 4 days and it ran out twice!
Not enough facilities for the amount of people on site.
No hot water at cleaning up area, and no plugs in the sinks!!!!
Clearly no care or pride for the camping area. It needs care and attention. This is a budget, backpacker type site but the money charged doesn't reflect that.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site with amazing facilities. Perfect location…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked Amazing site with amazing facilities.
Perfect location and my other half loves the fishing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Enjoyed the place & facilities were…

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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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Wifi
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 Melvyn A. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Enjoyed the place & facilities were excellent.

Recommend to friends Visit again

I would not book to come here again

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3 out of 10
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 Jody A. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked The fishing area

Disliked The toilets was not clean, they stunk really badly and was dirty. Had breakfast in the cafe and was not advised was no mushrooms otherwise I would not of had the breakfast. The washing up area had all dead fly's and moths by the sinks. Could have done with a clean down.

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 Glynn M. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nothing

Disliked Toilet block, showers, the whole place. I will never ever return to this shit hole.a large pile of poooo.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again.

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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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Jane S. 5 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site. The cafe food was really nice & a great price. The toilets & showers were ok. The water was lovely and warm. The fishing lakes were well maintained.

Disliked Unable to fish on better lakes due to matches. Disappointing as this was why we booked.
Toilets left with no toilet roll for long periods of time.
Toilet blocked for almost 2 days.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lake surroundings…

Overall

5 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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nicki h. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Lake surroundings

Disliked Cleanliness of showers and toilets, lack of facilities

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 cafe 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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Makins Lakes

Makins Fisheries

Bazzard Road

Bramcote

Warwickshire

England

CV11 6QJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.48862°N
1.38837°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 mi Bus Station
7.4 mi Pool Meadow Bus Station
9.8 mi Clifton Road
Rail
3.3 mi Hinckley Rail Station
3.4 mi Bedworth Rail Station
3.6 mi Bermuda Park Rail Station
Airport
9.1 mi Coventry Airport
14.7 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
14.7 mi Birmingham International 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

If you’re in the mood for a quiet picnic or woodland stroll, Coombe Abbey Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is a 500-acre parkland made for whiling away a day outdoors. There’s also a play area, zip lining and climbing forest if the family’s up for an active day. Or you could always try out the angling here too if your break really is all about fishing. Entertaining the kids shouldn’t be too tricky around these parts either. Immerse yourself fully in the medieval world of dungeons, knights and princesses, jousting and falconry with a visit to Warwick Castle (35 minutes). Or scream if you wanna go faster at Drayton Manor Theme Park, home to rollercoasters, Thomas Land and a 15-acre zoo. Animal antics of all kinds are also order of the day at Twycross Zoo (30 minutes).
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • The Blue Pig Pub 0.8 mi
  • The Bulls Head Pub 0.8 mi
  • Pesto at the Axe & Compass Pub 1.4 mi
  • The White Lion ( Permenatly Closed) Pub 1.7 mi
  • Rule and Compass Pub 1.8 mi
  • Olde Chequers Inn Pub 1.8 mi
  • The Corner House Pub 2 mi
  • Chetwynd Arms Pub 2 mi
  • Barnacles Restaurant 2.1 mi
  • Hinckley Knight Pub 2.2 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 1.7 mi
  • Spar 1.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 3.2 mi
  • Tesco 3.3 mi
  • Co-op Food 3.3 mi
  • Co-op Food 3.4 mi
  • Co-op Food 3.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's 3.5 mi
  • Aldi 3.5 mi
  • Lidl 3.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Barnacle Lane Pond park 1.8 mi
  • Weston Lawns Fisheries park 2.7 mi
  • Hollyhurst Lakes park 3.1 mi
  • Unnamed park 3.2 mi
  • Pughes Paddock park 3.2 mi
  • The Horsepool park 3.2 mi
  • Rock Gardens park 3.4 mi
  • Miners' Welfare Park 3.6 mi
  • Riversley Park 3.7 mi
  • Buttermere Playground 3.7 mi

Family days out

  • Go Ape Visitor attraction 5.2 mi
  • Caludon Castle 5.6 mi
  • Astley Castle 6.6 mi
  • Castle (site of) 8.8 mi

Public transport

  • Bramcote Barracks 0.6 mi
  • Square 0.8 mi
  • Hinckley Road 1.2 mi
  • Cicey Lane 1.2 mi
  • Arden Road 1.6 mi
  • Arundel Road 1.6 mi
  • Winterton Road 1.6 mi
  • Cleveland Road 1.6 mi
  • Weston Lane 1.6 mi
  • Claremont Close 1.7 mi

Beaches

  • library 3.9 mi

Other nearby

  • Golf Range Golf course 0.09 mi
  • Bramcote Waters Golf Course 0.4 mi
  • Five Ways Lakes Fishery Fishing 1.2 mi
  • Nuneaton Golf Club Golf course 1.9 mi
  • Ansty Golf Centre Golf course 2.9 mi
  • Hollyhurst lakes Fishing 3.1 mi
  • Ansty Club Nightclub 3.1 mi
  • Trinity Marina 3.5 mi
  • Jacks Club Nightclub 3.5 mi
  • Riversley Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 3.5 mi

Local services

  • Coventry Building Society Cashpoint 3.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's Bank Cashpoint 3.5 mi
  • Coventry Building Society Cashpoint 3.6 mi
  • Wolvey Surgery Doctors 0.8 mi
  • The Lodge, Bramcote Clinic 1 mi
  • RONTEC HINCKLEY Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • RONTEC HINCKLEY Fuel station 2.2 mi
  • BP Fuel station 2.8 mi
  • Burbage Surgery Doctors 3.1 mi
  • Hinckley Service Station Fuel station 3.3 mi
  • Hinckley Service Station Fuel station 3.3 mi
  • Tesco Fuel station 3.3 mi
  • Station View Health Centre Doctors 3.4 mi

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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.

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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
  • What attractions are near Makins Lakes? If you’re in the mood for a quiet picnic or woodland stroll, Coombe Abbey Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is a 500-acre parkland made for whiling away a day outdoors. There’s also … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Makins Lakes?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Makins Lakes? From £18 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.