Rural Relaxing
View prices & book- Peaceful rural location on the edge of Medbourne
- Riverside gastro pub nearby serving meals
- Barbecue, garden furniture; café open on weekends
Campground type
- Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
- Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
- Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
- Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 20 or over.
- Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
- This is a coded access site. There is no check-in desk so the lead booker will receive an email a few days before arrival with access codes to the gates and toilets, plus other important information. The site 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: English bull Terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Fri, 2 Feb to
Pitch types & availability
Unpowered grass tent or campervan site
4 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Max 6.0m width x 5.0m depth (19.7ft width x 16.4ft depth) Calculated area: 30.0m² (322.9ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 25 (GBP 25) 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookPowered grass tent or motorhome site (small)
4 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Site size: Max 2.7m width x 5.0m depth (8.9ft width x 16.4ft depth) Calculated area: 13.5m² (145.3ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 28 (GBP 28) 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookRomance bell tent
4 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 65 (GBP 65) 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 96% of visitors View breakdown
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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Small campsite, spacious pitches, nice facilities (toilets & showers), excellent cafe for…
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It's Prosecco Time 2 bedroom safari tent
Liked: Small campsite, spacious pitches, nice facilities (toilets & showers), excellent cafe for breakfast.
Disliked: The only thing we we’re disappointed with was they advertised pizzas on site for the weekend, but this weekend (last one in august) they said they weren’t offering them.
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We were sorry to be unable to have offered pizzas, due to the fact that we have to have a fuller campsite to make it worthwhile, as the chef comes in especially to prepare and cook pizzas freshly. We were pleased to read you will visit again, next time we hope to be able to fulfil the pizza request.
What can I say, if you beautiful
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Liked: Very clean and very relaxing , we had a bumpy start as our pitch had been taken, but after a call to the owner it was sorted straight away. Loverly little cafe on site, food amazing. Thank you for letting us stay at your wonderful location
Disliked: Having to come home
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. The issue at the beginning was sorted quickly, the other guests had taken too much space. We are happy to read you will visit again.
A lovely stay at Rural Relax again on our way to a…
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Liked: A lovely stay at Rural Relax again on our way to a festival . If only all campsites were like this .
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and we look forward to welcoming you again. Appreciate the time all guests take to review and I'm very pleased with the comment "if only all campsites were like this".
Great camping space as described
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Liked: Facilities and camping space is lovely. We went mid week so cafe not open but site very quiet, only our group there. Friendly staff popped by but self sufficient for check in made very easy with good communication emails. Great location with a short walk to town, local shop that has lots of things available (even coffee and cakes!). Lots of local scenic village walks. Having the space to ourselves meant we could use frisbee/play badminton and really enjoy the space. Our party camped in tents and a motor home but there are Glamping options in safari tents that looks really lovely if you prefer glamping style
Disliked: I imagine when very busy that the demand for showers and toilets is high, only 2 of each in ladies/girls and a mixed men’s/women’s room with one shower, and a boys toilet shower area. These are also shared by the cafe.
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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review, and for scoring us well in so many categories. I am very pleased that you enjoyed your stay. As you know, the site is very small and as such, we don't over-fill it. Guests have been appreciated of the extra facilities (two showers and two loos) that were installed in 2022. We never fill the site to its capacity to allow guests to enjoy the middle space for games etc. As far as capacity to facilities, we are within our requirements - 5 loos, 4 showers & some people, if in facility vans (campers/motorhomes), will utilise their own facilities. The café opens at 9 and most guests will have showered before our busy time (usually by 10am). Look forward to seeing you again once day.
Good shower & toilet block. Lots of cold water taps around site.…
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Liked: Good shower & toilet block. Lots of cold water taps around site. Good food & beer at local pub only a 10 minute walk. Village shop has fantastic home baked cakes. Very good area for walking.
Disliked: Too many notices around site, felt profit came before relaxing! No washing up area with warm water & no one on site during the week.
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We have people who return year after year, and when I met you I sensed you were not very happy, but what a shame you didn't raise your negative comments with me at the time. For the benefit of the readers. Our site is less busy in the week & we therefore don't open our on site cafe, but we do our daily checks and are on hand (in the village), as necessary & when required. Dislikes - The notices - many are put up due to regulations. These include fire safety - what to do in case of fire, the safe use of barbeques, the warning of "uneven field surfaces", "caution wet floor" (when cleaning takes place, or if it has rained), "proceed slowly", "children crossing", "dogs on leads" We are obliged to have such notices particularly to ensure the safety of all guests. We don't have a fixed public washing up area, there are plenty of useful taps around the site which gives guests the opportunity to wash up at their pitch rather than lug heavy pots around and boil a kettle for hot water - as the name suggests, we are a rural site. We have acted on feedback & guests like what we now offer. We are sorry we have not exceeded this guest's expectations, but have exceeded for many with visitors coming back each year, our last few reviews have scored 10/10 and whilst we take all reviews seriously, sometimes there is little we can do to please.
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Gin and Bare It 2 bedroom safari tent
Liked: Rural Relaxing is a lovely, small campsite on the edge of a very pretty village. The safari tent was good value, very spacious with lots of useful items, including a kettle and blankets. There is a cafe at the weekends that sells great breakfasts and makes pizzas on a Saturday. The staff were friendly and helpful. We had a great weekend and are planning to return next year.
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you for your review and we are thrilled to hear you had a great time with us. We look forward to seeing you again next year and appreciate the time you have taken to pay the compliments to us all, means a great deal.
Great place to stay - highly recommend!
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Liked: Loved the site, the space, the set up, the facilities and the cafe.
Disliked: We were told our pitch in advance and arrived to find someone on it as they’d been moved to our pitch, but we hadn’t been told where to go instead. It all worked out but it was poorly handled at the time.
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From the manager: Regretfully, the guests on another pitch spread out to far which impacted the pitch you were allocated, you called me and we discussed this at the time of your arrival and as there was plenty of space on the site itself, you were happy with the resolution to move up a bit. I was pleased to hear you were happy with your stay and will return one day, we will enjoy welcoming you again and thank you for taking the time to review. For the benefit of readers: We rely on guests to pitch themselves without our inspection, and as such, there is a degree of trust for all guests to pitch sensibly, without being greedy on taking too much space. The field is never full to capacity, there is always plenty of other unreserved spaces available (just in case).
Really lovely site in a great location!
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Liked: Wonderful location, good clean facilities, we had a really nice pitch. Just an overall really lovely site and we really enjoyed our stay.
Disliked: We weren't big fans of the washing up at the pitch without hot water taps.
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are a rural site, clue is in the name and we have never wanted to be a formal site and as such, we offer water taps throughout the site and guests are informed ahead of their arrival (in the instructions), of this. It's camping, we want to remain rural and boiling a kettle for hot water is the option for our guests at their pitch. I believe we did provide you with a couple of bowls of hot water during your stay so I think we helped you with that. I was pleased however you will visit again.
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Liked: Lovely site, great location and the cafe for breakfast was an added bonus
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From the manager: Thank you for visiting we loved welcoming you and we hope very much to see you again. We loved the fact you loved the breakfast! Hope to see you soon!
We booked last min due to the sunny weather and we are…
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Liked: We booked last min due to the sunny weather and we are so glad we did! The facilities were great, clean and they had thought of everything, from sun cream to fridge space! The cafe in the morning was brill, serving yummy food at a great price. We will certainly be returning!
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you so very much for your lovely review, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay and thank you for taking the time to write this We are very pleased we will see you again and I look forward to meeting you. Thank you. Caroline
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 restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by site/unit 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 WifiGroups welcome
D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wild campingUtilities
Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearbyType
Small (11-25 sites)Accessibility
Disabled facilitiesNearby leisure
Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearbyLocation
Rural Relaxing
Hallaton Road
Medbourne
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
England
LE16 8DR
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.5313°N
-0.82634°W
Nearest transport
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
Must see
Rockingham Castle 7.4 km
Foxton Locks 11.1 km
Barnsdale Gardens 20.7 km
National Space Centre 24.8 km
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe 26.3 km
National Trust
Lyveden New Bield 20.2 km
Woolsthorpe Manor 33.5 km
Grantham House 44.5 km
Canons Ashby 48 km
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
NEVILL HOLT 2.2 km
Hallaton - Stonton Wyville - Welham - Hallaton 3.5 km
Stoke Albany - Ashley - Wilbarston - Stoke Albany 5.7 km
ROCKINGHAM CASTLE 7.1 km
LANGTON HALL 7.9 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.
Nearest campgrounds
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Rural Relaxing have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Rural Relaxing dog friendly? Yes View all features
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- When can I check in and check out of Rural Relaxing?
Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: noon On-site accommodation Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. For bookings on the day of arrival, please use the contact details on your booking confirmation to get more information from the site.
Read more - How much does it cost to stay at Rural Relaxing? From $48.73 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.