Vulcan Rest

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Vulcan Rest is a red-hot spot for plane spotters and war history lovers. A rural Lincolnshire hideaway on a working farm, it has a very big surprise next door: the operational airfield at RAF Coningsby, which is home to Typhoon jets, Tornadoes and, once upon a time, the legendary Vulcan bomber. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire, Hurricane & Dakota) is still operational so you may well spot them as they fly over the site on a weekly basis. You can also tour The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre (10 minutes’ drive) and check out the Dambusters Memorial in nearby Woodhall Spa. Simple on-site amenities include a fresh water supply and a single toilet and basin. To keep you fed and watered, the local farm shop is stocked with essentials for full English breakfasts as well as barbecue goodies and picnic treats – they even offer a delivery service to the site so you don’t have to stir once you get comfy. There’s a 15th-century pub with a suntrap beer garden a mile away from the campsite, plus shops and takeaways, while Coningsby (five minutes' drive away) turns up several restaurants and other places to eat. For dreary days, the Kinema in the Woods in Woodhall Spa (15 minutes) shows blockbuster films in a 1920s cinema.

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  • Denne plads har ingen brusebadsfaciliteter.
  • Børn under 18 år skal være i følge med deres forældre eller værge.
  • Ingen polterabender er tilladte via Pitchup.com.
  • Der er ingen adgang for børn under 12 år.
  • Du kan ikke reservere mere end 14 på hinanden følgende overnatninger.
  • Mindst én af de overnattende skal være 25 eller ældre.
  • Det kræver et kabel på mindst 20 meter at benytte de elektriske tilslutninger.
  • Enheder, der er tungere end 5000 , er ikke tilladt.
  • Det er en rolig plads: Musik er ikke tilladt.
  • Gæster rådes til at medbringe en fakkel af god kvalitet, da dele af campingpladsen/parken er uoplyst.
  • Elektrisk grill er ikke tilladt.
  • Der er ingen skraldespande på stedet: Alt affald skal tages med hjem.
  • Bemærk, at toiletfaciliteterne ikke er kønsopdelte.
  • Der er ingen receptionsbygning på stedet: Ved ankomst bedes du kontakte nummeret på din reservationsbekræftelse.
  • Please note, the site does not supply toilet rolls, please bring your own.

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Access to view RAF fighter jets doing their stuff. Treated to a…

Samlet 9/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 7
Indkvartering 7
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter Ingen bedømmelse
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 7
Wi-fi 1
Ken G. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Access to view RAF fighter jets doing their stuff. Treated to a practice display by a frontline Typhoon. Nice friendly owner. Loads of wildlife including partridges, hares, deer, nesting house martins etc. Nice quiet site (except for the aircraft) All you really need , except for a shower block.

Syntes ikke om: Nothing because I did my research first.

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What camping is about 👍

Samlet 8/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 8
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 8
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 10
Sally D. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Did actually as it said on the tin. Pull up! pitch up! chill out. Plain and simple, proper toilet which is a game changer on any site. Would we go again? yes.

Syntes ikke om: Only cause your on the edge of an airfield you can’t control the wind.

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Location, location, location.

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 8
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 8
Wi-fi Ingen bedømmelse
Chris W. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Free air show (subject to being in the right place at the right time).
Only 'The Nook' campsite at RAF Mildenhall is closer to an active military airfield, AFAIK.
Farm shop a mile up the road.
Peace and quiet (when the RAF weren't flying).

Syntes ikke om: The electric power points have a rotary switch, which isn't obvious at first.
Grey & unused water disposal point not obvious, so you have to use your initiative.

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Small quiet site on the side of the runway

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 8
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 10
gary c. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Small quiet site (Apart from aircraft sounds) on the side of the runway. Town of Coningsby 10 min walk with pubs, restaurants and shops. Clean toilet and bins for different items. We met the owner, who was at site when we arrived and had the choice of pitches.

Syntes ikke om: Northing

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Very minimal site so be prepared, it has got a toilet and wash basin

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 6
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 6
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 2
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 2
David S. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Right next to the runway, easy access into Cosford following the farm track through the farm. It only has a toilet and basin in a shed so be prepared. It does have elsan point, water and electricity but Makesure you have a long cable.

Syntes ikke om: Not a dislike for us but if you don’t like noisy planes prob not the site for you.

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Very basic, few facilities no contact with owner - service road poor

Samlet 2/10
Beliggenhed 8
Værdi for pengene 4
Indkvartering 4
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 2
Kundeservice 2
Børnevenligt 2
Renlighed 2
Wi-fi 2
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Good grass site -close to airfield useful for plane spotting.

Syntes ikke om: Access road could be much better
No lights at night

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Fra bestyreren: Hello Peter,

Thankyou for your review.

As it states on Pitch Up we are a basic, no frills Campsite, listing the facilities we do offer.

I am very confused about your comment that you have stated that you had No contact with the owner (i.e myself) as I had messaged you on the 26th September, Thanking you for your booking and asking for your arrival time, to which you replied.
I went on to inform you that I would be sending a text message later that evening regarding directions and Pitch number which I fulfilled.

I then received a text message from you on the 27th September informing me that you had driven past the Campsite and had ended up at the crossroads further along than the road. I then redirected you to the Campsite.

I came down to the Campsite to do the Meet and Greets with all the Campers staying and unfortunately you were not on site when I arrived.
So I sent you a text message later on that evening explaining that I was sorry I had missed you as you were not on site when I came down and I wished that you a good day at the BBMF Members Day event which was taking place the following day and that you were attending.

So, I had sent 3 different text messages to which I had no response from you.

With regards to your comment about the poor quality of the access road, unfortunately it does not belong to us, it belongs to the Farmer who owns all the fields that surround the Campsite.


Kind Regards

Dawn
Vulcan Rest

What a great place to view the planes coming and going, we…

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering Ingen bedømmelse
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 2
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: What a great place to view the planes coming and going, we also saw the Lancaster Bomber take off for Belgium. The toilet block was always kept clean, we will definitely be going back. Dawn very easy to deal with and made a great recommendation for somewhere to eat.

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Perfect simple site for jet watching. Toilet facility with sink, fresh water available.…

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 8
Indkvartering 8
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 8
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt Ingen bedømmelse
Renlighed 8
Wi-fi 8
Anonym Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Perfect simple site for jet watching.
Toilet facility with sink, fresh water available.

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Plane spotters dream campsite!

Samlet 10/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 10
Indkvartering 10
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 10
Kundeservice 10
Børnevenligt 4
Renlighed 10
Wi-fi 2
Michelle F. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Fantastic location, ideal base for anyone wanting to view the planes at Coningsby. It’s quite and relaxing and we can’t wait to go back.

Syntes ikke om: Nothing, it had everything we needed and was well described.

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Basic but excellent

Samlet 8/10
Beliggenhed 10
Værdi for pengene 4
Indkvartering 4
Faciliteter/Aktiviteter 2
Kundeservice 8
Børnevenligt 6
Renlighed 6
Wi-fi 2
Ross K. Anmelderen reserverede via Pitchup.com

Areal med græs med valgfri elektricitet

Syntes om: Right by the runway. Perfect for plane spotting. Great raised platform for it too. Just a shame nothing was flying this weekend 😄.
Having only 5 pitches also pretty much garauntees a peaceful break

Syntes ikke om: Lack of shower facility and extremely basic toilet facilities. For £30 per night I’d usually hope for a little more but still think it’s great

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Faciliteter

Fritidsaktiviteter på stedet

Aftenunderholdning Bar eller klubhus Børneklub Cykelleje Fiskeri Fitnesscenter Fjernsynsrum Indendørs swimmingpool Legeplads Restaurant/Bar på pladsen Spillerum Takeaway Tennis Udendørs swimmingpool Vandsport

Faciliteter på stedet

Afhentning fra offentlig transport Bad til rådighed Bilparkering ved campingarealet/enheden Bruser til rådighed Familietoiletter Fryser med køleelement Gratis wi-fi Hundepark Internet-adgang Komposttoilet Købmandsbutik Møntvaskeri Offentlig telefon Offentlige toiletter Opvaskeområde Portabelt toilet Toiletblok Tørrerum Wi-fi

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Regler

Bål tilladt Erhvervskøretøjer tilladt Grill kan lånes Grill tilladt Hunde ikke tilladte Hunde tilladte Ingen kæledyr tilladt

Temaer

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Service

Gasflasker til rådighed Genbrug tilgængeligt Grøn energi Ikke varmt vand Kemisk bortskaffelse Ladestationer til elbiler Opladningsfaciliteter

Faciliteter i nærheden

Bar i nærheden Bondemarked i nærheden Butik i nærheden Hundevenligt område

Type

Bondegård Mini (1-10 arealenheder)

Fritidsaktiviteter i nærheden

Cykling i nærheden Fiskeri i nærheden Golf i nærheden Kano/kajak i nærheden Restaurant i nærheden Tennis i nærheden Udendørs swimmingpool i nærheden

Beliggenhed

Vulcan Rest

Moor Farm

Cross Keys Lane

Coningsby

Lincolnshire

England

LN4 4RT

Rutevejledning

Tidszone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53,09764°N
-0,14968°V

Rutevejledning

Please take the gravel track, inbetween the Old Bomb Dump and RAF Coningsby Airfield, off the B1192 to access the site.

Nærmeste transport

Bus
1,8 km War Memorial
1,8 km War Memorial
2,5 km Cromwell Place
Jernbane
13,9 km Hubberts Bridge Rail Station
14,4 km Swineshead Rail Station
15,5 km Boston Rail Station

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Lokale seværdigheder

Hot foot it to The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre (five minutes’ drive) for guided tours of the flight hangars, and visit the solemn Dambusters Memorial in Woodhall Spa, which commemorates 617 Squadron. Petwood Hotel (both 15 minutes) was the squadron’s Officers’ Mess in World War II, and you can see a dummy bouncing bomb in the grounds. The Blue Bell Inn (10 minutes) is a famed haunt of the 617 'Dambusters' and 627 squadrons who were based at RAF Woodhall Spa and billeted to Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre (10 minutes) during World War II. Look up at the beamed ceilings to see their signatures and the pennies they placed there for their next pint after the air raids. Other war-themed museums in the area include the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (20 minutes), Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre (half an hour) and the International Bomber Command Centre (45 minutes), so there’s lots to keep historians busy. Travelling with the kids? Head for the fairground rides at Skegness and Ingoldmells (both 45 minutes), the dune-backed sands at Mablethorpe or the quiet beach at Sutton on Sea (both 55 minutes). You’re covered for rainy days too: the Kinema in the Woods in Woodhall Spa (15 minutes) shows blockbuster films in a 1920s cinema.

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Andet

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