The Red Lion

From GBP 16 For 1 night, 4 adults 9.4 342 reviews
Pub (added by manager 01 Aug 2022)

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Pub (added by manager 01 aug 2022)
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  • Simple site in the grounds of a 19th-century coaching inn
  • Lincolnshire Wolds walks and Skegness within half an hour's drive
  • Pub with food; hot showers; 10 mins walk from Aviation Heritage Centre
Hikes, wildlife and generous helpings of history are all dished up at The Red Lion, a simple site in the grounds of an old Lincolnshire inn. At a crossroads in the village of East Kirkby, The Red Lion has been refreshing travellers since 1841; more recently, it was a favoured watering hole for the men and women of Bomber Command in World War II, and the pub’s décor pays tribute to them. The staff are steeped in the history of the old coaching inn and the nearby airfield, and can point you towards the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, 10 minutes’ walk down the road and on the site of the former Royal Air Force base. The Red Lion makes a splendid base for aviation and wartime history buffs, with the heritage centre nearby and the displays and memorials of the International Bomber Command Centre a 45-minute drive away. As it’s on the edge on the Lincolnshire Wolds and around half an hour's drive from the coast, it’s also well placed for walks, stately home visits and wildlife watching. Most importantly, it’s at the back of a friendly pub, with free wifi and serving hot food from 6pm to 8pm every evening alongside local beers and other refreshing tipples. Canine companions are welcome in the bar (it’d be nice if they bought a drink…) and on the site.

Campground type

Caravan sites 29
Tent sites 23
RV & Motorhome sites 29
Caravans for hire 3
Open all year
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 Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • The restaurant is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 20 or over.
  • The bar is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • The pitches are on grass, so the ground may not be perfectly level or flat. Free wifi access is limited to the pub and car park area; it is not available on the caravan site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

Overall rating based on 342 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 85% of visitors View breakdown

96%

would recommend this campground to a friend

94%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Clean cheap and cheerful excellent prices in the pub for food and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
David N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (deluxe)

Liked: Clean cheap and cheerful excellent prices in the pub for food and drink would go again and I would recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be back to enjoy this lovely friendly site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Rebecca W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Easy access with the barrier code, great facilities and spacious pitch. East to find. Good little shop for essentials opposite. Location easy access to Skegness and local historic town of Spulsby.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great little stop off but wouldn't be first choice next time

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Weather was lovely, the site had the basic amenities, the food at the pub was really nice and the staff were very accommodating, the area was great, with the right transport you could go and explore the area

Disliked: You was left to sort yourself with no instructions other than an email with these on, the toilets ran out of toilet paper but no was around to ask to re fill these, the website says it has a games room for children but this isn't the case the part is made up of back garden furniture which is great for children under 5 years old

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Thankyou for your review, we provide a very large email with all information on along with codes pitch number and opening times and even more, the email also have a mobile number that you can also text if anything runs out and it states this on the email, the pub is open every day other than Monday and if anything had run out you could always pop in and let us know I personally went it and replaced toilet rolls and cleaned up the toilet blocks during your stay, gain we are unable to check this every second of the day and do our best but you are welcome to just let us know by text or popping in if something had run out, I’m afriad we are unable to welcome every guest on to site as everyone arrives at different times and we do have the pub to maintain, the kids play area is put in place as a safe area for children to play and we do provide basic play equipment we do not state anything otherwise, if it does state a games room I will look in to this as all though we do have a pool room this is a seperate room and only open at request and is dependent on timings and while the pub is open, again apologies but we aim to keep prices low while still providing a nice clean and safe site for all.

Well going for the amazing food in the pub which owns the site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Mark A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (deluxe)

Liked: Location and fact that it as adjacent to the pub serving outstanding meals

Disliked: Toilets block could do with having more toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly staff, extremely comfortable and clean.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Magdalena P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom static caravan (four person)

Liked: I'm mum with two boys. When we arrived the weather was quite cold, it was windy and wet. When we entered to our caravan, the staff left a little extra heater on for us so it was very nice and warm welcoming for us. Very quiet area. Our caravan was extremely clean and very comfortable. Plenty of space, two bathrooms and in the kitchen was everything what we needed. I'm the person who likes to cook so I was very happy. Highly recommend and will be back for sure.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, very welcoming

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Beth B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Pub- food fantastic! Local walks, aviation museum

Disliked: No grey water waste drain

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay, friendly staff

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Spacious pitches, good lighting on pitches and throughout the site. Facilities were clean and always stocked up with soap & toilet roll.

Recommend to friends Visit again

10 /10

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (deluxe)

Liked: Good services , clean tidy and everything you need. Great food and a very welcoming host. Will definitely stay again.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stopover

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
David R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass and earth site

Liked: Pitch number and barrier code advised in advance, making access a breeze. Facilities adequate and clean. Site pleasant, clean and tidy.

Disliked: Had a little difficulty getting hook-up switched on but just bad luck, I guess.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect lovely site very clean and well looked after, great food in…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete and grass caravan site (deluxe)

Liked: Perfect lovely site very clean and well looked after, great food in the pub and made very welcome including our little dog, Easy access to the air museum Bomber Command. Will be going back again in summer.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundry

Local produce

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

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

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

Type

Pub campground

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

The Red Lion

Fen Road

East Kirkby

Spilsby

Lincolnshire

England

PE23 4DB

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.14027°N
-0.00664°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.6 km Interchange Shelter
11.5 km War Memorial
11.5 km War Memorial
Rail
13.9 km Thorpe Culvert Rail Station
16.6 km Wainfleet Rail Station
18.1 km Boston Rail Station

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

With the chalk hills and sandstone peaks of the Wolds so close, walkers and cyclists are particularly well sorted. A 15-minute drive away, Horncastle is a handy point to join the Viking Way: 147 miles of country trails linking the banks of the Humber with the wetlands around Rutland Water. For a more detailed look at the Wolds, take the Lindsey Trail from Horncastle up to Market Rasen (45 minutes by car), a far-from-flat route of around 80 miles passing through a landscape of ancient woodlands, Neolithic long barrows and fenland views. If the sea’s more your style set course for Skegness, half an hour away, for pier and beach walks, sandcastle building and trips to the Natureland Seal Sanctuary. The same distance away but rather quieter, the Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is a wild stretch of coastline crisscrossed with walks and bike trails, visited by skylarks and terns, brent geese and snow bunting. If you’re up for a stately home or two, you can’t get much more stately than the sturdy brick towers of 15th-century Tattershall Castle (15 minutes), while 18th-century Gunby Hall (20 minutes) is sometimes compared to a (very large) dolls’ house.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Skegness 23.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ingoldmells South 24.7 km Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Chapel St Leonards 24.9 km Sea Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Anderby 25.8 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Moggs Eye 26.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 36.8 km

Lincoln Cathedral 36.9 km

Lincoln Castle 37 km

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 40.7 km

Belton House 46.4 km

National Trust

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 11.3 km

Tattershall Castle 13.3 km

Gunby Hall 14 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

REVESBY ABBEY 2.3 km

Battle of Winceby, 1643 6.8 km

Snipedales - Ashby Puerorum - Hagworthingham Circular 6.9 km

Hagworthingham - Sausthorpe - Hundleby Circular 7 km

SCRIVELSBY COURT 7.3 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.

Want to know more about camping in Lincolnshire?

  • Does The Red Lion have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Red Lion dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Red Lion? With the chalk hills and sandstone peaks of the Wolds so close, walkers and cyclists are particularly well sorted. A 15-minute drive away, Horncastle is a handy point to join the Viking … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Red Lion?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please refer to the check in board at the entrance for directions to your pitch.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Red Lion? From $31.02 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.