Box End Park

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Aerial view of the site and lakes
Aerial view of the site and lakes
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Box end park site in the springtime
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Box end park site in the springtime
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  • Rural Bedfordshire site with 100 acres of parkland
  • Bedford 15 minutes’ drive; Santa Pod Raceway 35 minutes
  • Lakeside café, bar and restaurant (opening times vary); hot showers
Set in 100 acres of landscaped parkland in rural Bedfordshire, the pitches at Box End Park are just the spot for sporty families, first-time campers… and all outdoorsy folks, really. The peaceful, activity-filled site has two spring-fed, purpose-built lakes with bookable activities including a giant aqua park, cable wakeboarding, paddleboarding and disc golf. All the pitches are on flat, well-drained grassland, and the site has its own dedicated heated toilet block with hot showers, as well as outdoor washing-up sinks. If you need them, additional showers are located in the main clubhouse and are shared with the watersports facilities. When you need to refuel, head over to the on-site bar, restaurant and café (opening hours vary, so please check ahead). If you'd rather flip your own food on the grill, barbecues are permitted off the ground at the pitches, but no campfires/firepits are allowed. This is a quiet, family-friendly site with a strict no-noise policy after 10.30pm, so perhaps it’s not the place for you if you’re after a wild nightlife – having said that, the historic market town of Bedford is only 15 minutes’ drive away, with its healthy helping of pubs and restaurants.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 12
Caravan sites 12
Tent sites 12
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Electric pitches: 16.66 kWh of electricity are included per day. Further usage is metered onsite at £0.30 per kWh and is payable via a top-up card which is issued on arrival. A £5 deposit is required for the card, refundable at check-out. Activities are seasonal and do not run every day.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

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Reviews

8.9

Overall rating from 151 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulLake and/or mountain

91% would recommend this campground to a friend

87% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, clean sites and friendly, helpful staff are a real plus. Facilities, especially the loos and showers, are basic but usually clean. Guests love the lakeside spot and water sports. A bit of road noise and a wish for updated facilities were mentioned, but management has plans to fix things.

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Great place, very quiet, toilets and…

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 Katarzyna S. 4 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Great place, very quiet, toilets and showers clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

The pitches were large and everywhere…

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 Kerry L. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked The pitches were large and everywhere was lovely and clean, would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Kerry,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Love it here, 3rd visit and will be back.

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Granni A. 5 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Lake, walks, peaceful, friendly, good facilities and food on site if wanted.

Disliked Needs more trees/shade during hot weather.

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Lovely site, easy access, lovely facilities,…

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Bethany M. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Lovely site, easy access, lovely facilities, perfect sized picthes

Disliked would have preferred a pitch more out the way

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Bethany,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon! When making your next booking please feel free to leave some booking notes as we will always read these are try to help with any pitch requests that come through.

Best wishes,
Box End Park

perfect stay with family

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 Grzegorz M. 10 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked all good perfect stay staff very friendly recommended

Disliked n/a

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Grzegorz,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Well recommended

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 Mark P. 4 reviews

Unpowered grass site

Liked Clean, great staff, friendly campsite, quiet, great food and drink, close to supermarket, good facilities

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Mark,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Lovely park. Toilets need sorting out

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely by the water.

Disliked I use a rollator to walk, but the path through to the toilets was not wide enough, so had half of the rollator on the pavement and half in the dirt, walking unevenly. I tried the disabled you, but the lock wouldn’t work. So I struggled to push open the heavy door to the Ladies toilet’s instead.

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From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 8/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us.

We're always seeking to improve our facility offering and will look into this when we make our winter site upgrades to improve our pathway area :)

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Lovely flat grass pitches with hook…

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tony c. 4 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely flat grass pitches with hook up, plenty of room.
Toilet and shower block was kept clean.

Disliked Showers could have something to put things on to stop them getting wet
Washing up area could be better,

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi David,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us.

Please do feel free to email us - we're always seeking to improve our facility offering and would love to hear how we can improve our washing up area :)

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Great place to camp with nice…

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 David A. 1 review

Unpowered grass site

Liked Great place to camp with nice flat ground and plenty of space, definitely worth a visit.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi David,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us.

Best wishes,
Box End Park

A great campsite and nice outdoor areas

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 Charles S. 10 reviews

Powered grass site

Liked Nice clean and open site with good size pitches. Shower & toilet blocks clean and adequate. Located next to a couple of lakes and good walks around the lakes. Plenty of water sports for those who want to participate. Reception staff very friendly and helpful.

Disliked No specific dog walking area and some dog fouling was found on the lawns.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review - it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your stay here with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Features

Dogs 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 On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Box End Park

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

England

MK43 8RQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.12538°N
0.52193°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 km Bus Station
10.9 km War Memorial
10.9 km War Memorial
Rail
3.1 km Bedford Rail Station
3.8 km Bedford St Johns Rail Station
3.9 km Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Airport
29.1 km London Luton 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

One of the highlights at the Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is the Wetlands Nature Reserve, inhabited by shrews, otters and butterflies. A circular trail skirts the lake (with bird hides), going past woodlands and reedbeds where you might spot different birds depending on the season. Falcons, owls and eagles are among the winged residents at Herrings Green Activity Farm and Bird of Prey Centre (20 minutes). Here, in addition to witnessing flying displays (accompanied by an informative but entertaining commentary), visitors can have their picture taken with the birds. Santa Pod Raceway (35 minutes) is a racetrack with a lively programme of events: from modified and classic car shows, to what they call ‘Run What You Brung’ days, where they open the track to the general public and their cars (or bikes). The place is best known for drag racing, a thrilling acceleration contest over a short distance.

Must see

The Shuttleworth Collection 14.1 km

Woburn Safari Park 14.2 km

Wrest Park 15.1 km

Woburn Enterprises Limited 15.5 km

Gulliver's Land 16.5 km

National Trust

Ascott 28.4 km

Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate 29 km

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral 30.6 km

Wimpole Hall 32.2 km

Wimpole Home Farm 32.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BEDFORD CEMETERY 4.7 km

BEDFORD PARK 4.7 km

Bedford Riverside Promenade 6 km

Houghton Conquest and King's Wood 7.6 km

Turvey - Gorewelle - Turvey Circular 8.2 km

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 Box End Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Box End Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Box End Park? One of the highlights at the Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is the Wetlands Nature Reserve, inhabited by shrews, otters and butterflies. A circular trail skirts the lake … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Box End Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Box End Park? From $57.85 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.