The Brownlow Arms

Positiv The area, very pretty. Easily accessible with a tourer. The Pub was lovely and ghe hosts very friendly.

Oh and I loved the resident ducks - I have a thing for Ducks and they made my day.

Negativ Not a dislike really but was looking forward to a pub meal, but they only serve food Thurs - Sun and I can understand that its because of the foot fall so no criticism.

Wifi service ok in the bar non existent on the campsite.

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Positiv Well kept grounds and pitches

Negativ As the potential to be a lovely site, not there yet, not enough toilets or showers, for size of site, they said female toilet had been refurbished. Bar staff didn’t listen, people seen vaping in the bar area (inside) nothing said overall disappointed

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Positiv Beautiful place and the owner is really amazing. I left an hour early expecting heavy traffic due to the bank holiday. However roads were clear and i arrived early. She got me and my kids booked in and we set up.
Its a very wonderful family area and everyone just got along inviting kids to play together and have some random fun with slip and slide with spare air beds. It was amazing.

The pub is having renovations but i cant wait to return to see how that finish turns out. They do amazing 🍺 pints which is just what you need on a hot day.
Its quite and clean with a small play area right in sight to let kids roam and have some responsibility learning.
But under supervision from a distance.

Toilets are really clean and stocked.

No WI-FI which is amazing when you need to get the family away from technology and shut down fully. I would recommend the owners not change that, its what everyone needs!
Its close to Sherwood forest 32 min drive (if you are geo-chasing definitely hit Sherwood you won’t be disappointed! 12 mins from the closest fish and chips in Tuxford if needed.
The pub wasn’t doing food on the nights i stayed (i was hoping they did as the food reviews were wonderful) this i think is due to the renovation they are having but who doesn’t love having your own camp site cook-out!

Plenty of electricity hookups if you have booked Nd really great distance i have my 10m and it was more than enough.

So i would suggest checking whenever you stay what nights food is on.

Negativ Only thing i disliked is the showers. Took ages to get myself and the kids showered because of the set up 10 seconds ice cold 15 seconds scolding (which for children is a very big danger, i would recommend the owners get this sorted over time to prevent accidents) 10 seconds of right temp.
So when using the shower be very careful and be very wary you can get scolded. Listen to the pump when it turns on step back and wait if you have kids or yourself.

It was absolutely amazing and I would absolutely recommend the site to friends and family 100% just the shower issue is a tiny small problem. But don’t let this put you off at all, you won’t be disappointed.

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Positiv All the facilities needed for camping. Great to have the pub on site! Didn’t eat there as currently not serving food on site.

Negativ Gents toilets require upgrading - but this is planned as Ladies recently completed.

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Positiv Nice family-friendly campsite with a welcoming atmosphere. The owners were friendly when we arrived and kindly lent us a longer electric hook-up cable as ours didn’t quite reach, which was much appreciated.

The toilet and shower facilities were fine. The ladies’ facilities had recently been upgraded and the men’s facilities were in the process of being improved, which is great to see.

The pub on site was lovely, serving very good food with generous portion sizes. It was also great that BBQs and fire pits were allowed.

We stayed during half term and our children made lots of friends. It was wonderful seeing all the kids playing together and having such a good time. The only slight disappointment was that the children were enjoying a big water fight during a very hot 30°C day, and it was stopped because a small muddy puddle had formed near the tap. It felt like it would have dried up quickly in the heat, and the kids were having so much fun.

Negativ Owners were friendly but occasionally a little abrupt with things.

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Positiv Lovely campsite, lovely people that own the pub definitely worth the money

Booked for 2 nights as a first time camper with my 10 year old. We did leave a day early than planned but that was only because it was too hot and my daughter struggled with the heat

Negativ Not so much as a dislike but only thing that wasn’t great for me was no food offered in the week during half term holidays or bank holiday Monday

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Positiv A great place to stay quiet,the brownlow arm nice little pub staff friendly will a 100 percent stay again .

Negativ Nothing to dislike

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Positiv Location great , live music from the pub. Plenty of room. Nice little park. The food from the pub smelt amazing.

Negativ Showers were good when hot ( alittle temperamental). Didn’t grumble as we were only there for a couple of days and used shower in caravan.

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Positiv Nice location, and a lovely pub

Negativ Toilets and showers need updating. Noise was a major issue from both this campsite and the neighbouring campsite until the early hours

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Positiv Location lovely with gorgeous weeping willow and rope swing, we are lucky enough to be right by the river on our pitch, as we had a long cable to stretch across. Simple pub menu at really good prices. The band were great (pub covers). Lovely bank holiday weekend with friendly bar staff!

Negativ Showers were practically unusable. I saw plenty of blokes peeing in them due to lack of toilets on a busy bank holiday weekend . Campsite toilet block is not segregated from pub customers hence why. Have seen plenty of negative comments about toilets so wasn’t expecting much but still disappointed. Campsite disorganised with campers all over the site inbetween children’s play area. Kids on Motorbikes riding around tents and play area despite owners best efforts to enforce any order. Dubious characters around on suspicious substances. Sure most of the beer drunk wasn’t bought over the bar. Owner looked stressed!

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