The Skipworth Arms

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The Skipworth arms
The skipworth arms
Hardstanding pitches
Sunset at the lake
Hardstanding pitches with smart-meter electric columns
Pitches in the first field
All pitched and ready!
Classic bike nights during the summer months
Summer events
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Hardstanding pitches
Sunset at the lake
Hardstanding pitches with smart-meter electric columns

  • Family-run pub site near Market Rasen
  • Classic bike nights, biking weekends and free fishing
  • In a rural setting minutes from the Lincolnshire Wolds
You might wish this campsite was right next door to your office. For verily it includes a generous dollop of many people's very favourite things: it has ‘Arms’ in the name for a start, and thus is clearly attached to a pub. It’s tucked into the countryside but is only a couple of miles from the motorway and three miles from the nearest big town. It holds classic bike nights in the summer, biking weekends throughout the year courtesy of the Vulcan Riders Association and music festivals and events very close by. It has a free and properly stocked three-quarters of an acre fishing lake right on site. And it’s dog-friendly – cheers… Near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire, The Skipworth Arms is a family-run pub, caravan and camping park in a five-acre rural setting, minutes from the Lincolnshire Wolds and within 20-25 minutes’ drive of the seaside at Cleethorpes and the castle and cathedral of Lincoln. Pitches are behind the pub, which is a lively community bar with free weekend entertainment and the main sporting events shown on BT and Sky. And the pub serves real ale, beer and lager at good prices: you might like a pub like this right next door to your office too please… Caistor, three miles away, has all the usual tasty takeaway suspects (such as Indian, Italian, Chinese or fish and chips), plus restaurants, pubs and local Lincolnshire meals in the Heritage Centre on Plough Hill. Lots of tasty food and drinks on hand? That’s one of most people's very favourite things too.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 10
Tent sites 34
Caravan sites 10
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Please note that the pub does not currently serve food.

Languages spoken

English

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 163 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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83% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

a very pleasant site,friendly staff,

Overall 8/10

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Wifi
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked nice level site,water supply on hard stand next to our van.

Disliked toilet and showers ok,just need a few repairs.pity about the trains,but not to noisy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with plenty of space. The fishing pond is very well…

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, caravan or trailer tent site

Liked Great site with plenty of space. The fishing pond is very well stocked and great for fishing. Good value for money

Disliked Shower block coupd be improved but for the price is ok.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little site. great pond for fishing. really enjoyed our stay…

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, caravan or trailer tent site

Liked Great little site. great pond for fishing. really enjoyed our stay .

Disliked Shower block coupd be improved 👍🏾 but for the price no drama

Recommend to friends Visit again

Too much noise from the music festival at the camp site next door

Overall 6/10

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Nigel S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked Surroundings
Pond and wildlife

Disliked The 6 hours of extreme noise from a 'music festival' on Watermill Leisure Park, which is a few yards away from the pitch I was given at The Skipworth Arms. I wasn't pre warned about this when I booked on pitch up, neither was it mentioned on arrival at the camp site. It was a huge relief at 11pm when it ended and we could finally get some sleep.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent would really recommend. Friendly staff great pitches

Overall 10/10

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Sally M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked Lovely place to stay. Pub with great entertainment. Toilets and shower block lovely and clean. Definitely going back. People really friendly and a great fishing lake

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a great weekend second time been definitely going again

Overall 10/10

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Lindsay K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked Had a great weekend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely return

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked The pitch was perfect, nice friendly staff at the pub and animal friendly too. Had a great 2 nights away. Highly recommend

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the place, will be booking again

Overall 8/10

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Robert M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked Nice clean site , friendly staff, good size pitches, pub good,fishing good.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice site with friendly people same about the toilet blocks

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked The fishing pond is lovely

Disliked Toilets and showers let this site down they were dirty and did not get cleaned from the Friday we arrived to leaving on the Monday.

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Will not return.

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Power optional concrete slab site

Liked Proximity of pub ( although no food available); plenty of hot water in showers ( but not many on site at that time); friendly welcome.; pleasent lake - good if you want to fish.

Disliked Shower block - bins had not been emptied; looked as if it hadn't been cleaned in a while; £5 on electricity card had run out by the morning ( we had arrived at 2pm - used cooker ring to cook potatoes, fridge, led lights and heating ); in the middle of nowhere - no apparent transport links ( I.e. bus). No wi fi.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities 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 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

Bush Remote location Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites) Pub campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Skipworth Arms

Station Road

Moortown

Market Rasen

Lincolnshire

England

LN7 6HZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.48203°N
-0.37402°W

Route directions

The campsite is located in the small hamlet of Moortown just off the A46 (Lincoln to Grimsby).

Nearest transport

Coach
11.4 km Airport Terminal
20.6 km Granby Inn
20.6 km Granby Inn
Rail
10.5 km Brigg Rail Station
10.6 km Barnetby Rail Station
11.2 km Market Rasen Rail Station
Ferry
29.9 km Hull Ferry Terminal
Airport
11.4 km Humberside Airport
42.1 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
42.3 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

The Skipworth Arms is on the edge of the hamlet of Moortown near Nettleton village, which is a mere couple of miles from the A46 for easy access to Lincolnshire’s heritage, countryside, market towns and museums, and close to the Forestry Commission woods of Willingham and Nettleton for leafy strolls. Both Caistor Outdoor Pursuits and the Caistor Equestrian Centre are about two miles away from the pub; for a gentler time, wander the four-mile section of the Viking Way from Nettleton to Caistor. Dump the car at Caistor and take the bus from town to get to several Lincolnshire highlights like the market town of Brigg 10 minutes away, the National Fishing Heritage Centre and Ross Tiger deep-sea trawler at Grimsby, and a day among the seaside, pier and winter gardens at Cleethorpes, both within 15 minutes. Five miles outside Grimsby, the six sails of heritage site Waltham Windmill are surrounded by a golf club which welcomes visitors; more courses are at for Laceby and Market Rasen for those who like to tee off on hols. The market town of Louth, one of the most visited in Lincolnshire as it’s on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, is about 20 minutes away (if you’re wandering the Wolds, take time to steam along them too with a trip on the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway starting from Ludborough). Also by bus, take the 25-minute trip to lovely Lincoln for a day sightseeing around its cathedral, castle and museums. Closer to home and by car, a 10-minute drive will take you to Market Rasen – perhaps for the racecourse? – and to tours around the Three Sisters Vineyard at Claxby. If you’re happy to drive a bit further for a day trip, there's another soaring day out in the Lancaster bomber of Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre 45 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cleethorpes 24.7 km Estuary N/AGoodExcellentGood
Humberston Fitties 26 km Estuary N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Withernsea 38.7 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Tunstall 39.5 km Sea N/AN/AExcellentExcellent
Mablethorpe Town 45 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 24.4 km

The Deep 28.7 km

Ferens Art Gallery 29.1 km

Lincoln Cathedral 29.6 km

Lincoln Castle 29.6 km

National Trust

Maister House 29.2 km

Tattershall Castle 44 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Nettleton - Viking Way - Caistor Top - Rothwell 3.1 km

Nettleton and Nettleton Beck 3.2 km

Walesby - Normanby le Wold - Stainton le Vale - Ramblers' Church 9 km

Swallow, Irby Dale and Swallow Vale 10.4 km

Barnetby le Wold - Airport - Somersby - Bigby 10.4 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see site type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Skipworth Arms have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Skipworth Arms dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Skipworth Arms? The Skipworth Arms is on the edge of the hamlet of Moortown near Nettleton village, which is a mere couple of miles from the A46 for easy access to Lincolnshire’s heritage, countryside, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Skipworth Arms?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Skipworth Arms? From $31.33 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.