The Ashes

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  • Single pitch on private land
  • Private
  • Secluded
Rural Cambridgeshire: Private secluded grass area in rear garden/field. Surrounded by trees and fields. Lovely sunset views over open fields. Outside table and chairs in situe. Space for car parked next to pitch.

Site type

Tent pitches 2
Opens

Languages spoken

English

Norwegian

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Features

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available No drinkable water point No hot water No running water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Location

The Ashes

74 Elm Road

Folksworth

Peterborough

Cambridgeshire

England

PE7 3SX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.49208°N
0.31359°W

Route directions

To access pitch, you drive through a garage to the back field

Nearest transport

Coach
5.3 mi Tansor Turn
5.8 mi Elmington Cottages
6.4 mi Queensgate Bus Station
Rail
6.3 mi Peterborough Rail Station
9.1 mi Whittlesea Rail Station
12.4 mi Huntingdon Rail Station
Airport
28.4 mi Cambridge 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

Oundle 10 min Stamford/Burghley House 15 min Peterborough 15 min Huntingdon 20 minutes The Fens Cambridge 40 minutes

Food and drink

  • The Fox Pub 0.2 mi
  • The Talbot Inn Pub 1 mi
  • The Stilton Cheese Inn Pub 1 mi
  • Stilton Country Club Pub 1 mi
  • Angel Spice Restaurant 1.1 mi
  • The Village Bar Pub 1.1 mi
  • Addison Arms Pub 2.3 mi
  • Three Horseshoes Pub 2.6 mi
  • The Farmers Pub 2.8 mi
  • The Duck & Drake Pub 3.1 mi

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food 3.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 3.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food 3.6 mi
  • The Food Warehouse 3.6 mi
  • Aldi 3.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra 4 mi
  • Lidl 4 mi
  • M&S Simply Food 4 mi
  • Spar 4.1 mi
  • Booker 4.8 mi

Parks and play

  • Little Folk's Corner Playground 0.2 mi
  • Barn Close Play Area Playground 0.8 mi
  • Holmewood Green park 2.8 mi
  • Fairford Monument Park 3 mi
  • James' Pond park 3.2 mi
  • Sunset Lake park 3.3 mi
  • Happy Hollows park 3.4 mi
  • St.John's Park 3.5 mi
  • Serpentine Lake park 3.5 mi
  • The Tump park 3.6 mi

Family days out

  • Quicksilver Amusement arcade 2.7 mi
  • Hedge Circle Visitor attraction 3.8 mi
  • ACTIV8 VR Amusement arcade 3.9 mi
  • Longthorpe Tower Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
  • Sibson Lake Visitor attraction 5.9 mi
  • Railworld Visitor attraction 5.9 mi

Public transport

  • Townsend Way 0.1 mi
  • Elm Road 0.2 mi
  • Manor Road 0.4 mi
  • Caldecote Road 0.7 mi
  • Denton Road 0.8 mi
  • Glebe Road 0.9 mi
  • Mill Road 1 mi
  • Folksworth Road 1 mi
  • Norman Drive 1 mi
  • Church Street 1 mi

What’s nearby

  • Stilton Oaks Golf Course 1.2 mi
  • The Beestro Internet café 3.2 mi
  • Elton Furze Golf Club Golf course 3.3 mi
  • Ortongate Shopping Centre 3.6 mi
  • Serpentine Green Shopping centre 4 mi
  • Thorpe Wood Golf Course 5 mi
  • Valley Park Centre Shopping centre 5.3 mi
  • Peterborough Milton Golf course 6 mi
  • Float Fish Farm Fishing 6 mi
  • Rivergate Centre Shopping centre 6.1 mi

Local services

  • BP Fuel station 2.5 mi
  • JET Broadway Fuel station 2.5 mi
  • Shell Fuel station 2.7 mi
  • Gridserve Charging station 2.8 mi
  • Ionity Peterborough Charging station 2.8 mi
  • Yaxley Group Practice Doctors 3.1 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 3.1 mi
  • Hampton Vale Pharmacy 3.2 mi
  • Lloyds Pharmacy 3.6 mi
  • The Willow Tree Surgery Doctors 3.7 mi

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Must see

Peterborough Cathedral 6.4 mi

Burghley House 11.9 mi

Rockingham Castle 17.2 mi

Barnsdale Gardens 19.5 mi

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 21.3 mi

National Trust

Lyveden New Bield 10.4 mi

Houghton Mill 13.7 mi

Peckover House and Garden 23 mi

Woolsthorpe Manor 25.6 mi

Wimpole Home Farm 26.7 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

ELTON HALL 4.2 mi

Nene Valley Railway & Ferry Meadows 4.6 mi

THORPE HALL 5.7 mi

Fotheringhay - Elton - Nassington - Fotheringhay 5.8 mi

MILTON HALL 6.3 mi

Local events

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday, 3 September 2026 – Thursday, 3 September 2026)

    Stamford, Lincolnshire 12.5 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 The Ashes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Ashes dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near The Ashes? Oundle 10 min Stamford/Burghley House 15 min Peterborough 15 min Huntingdon 20 minutes The Fens Cambridge 40 minutes Read more