The Eaves Inn

View prices & book 8.8 105 reviews
View from the water supply
View from the water supply
Views of the field
Rear view, site and car park
The restaurant
Pub area, perfect for an evening drink
Bar area
Comfortable seating area
Cosy restaurant area
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Views of the field
Rear view, site and car park
The restaurant

  • Small and peaceful adults-only site with pub and restaurant
  • A 20-minute drive from Skegness beaches, fairground and seal sanctuary
  • Within 25 minutes of the Viking Way and Lindsey Trail scenic routes
Country footpaths, home-cooked local produce and traditional ales, coastal walks and castles… half an hour’s drive from New York? No, there’s no mistake, but the New York in question is in rural Lincolnshire, as is the quiet, simple and very uncitylike Eaves Inn. As you may have guessed, there's a country pub to be found here... The site's at the back of a traditional country inn, open from Thursdays to Sundays to serve local ale from its cosy bar and a wide menu of eats in its restaurant. It's all rather scenic too, as pitches are in a wide field with views across farmland and fen, in the centre of the village of Little Steeping. Around the region, it's a 20-minute drive from here to Skegness. Shops and supermarkets are in Skegness and barbecues are allowed on this adults-only site, you can indulge in a bit of outdoor grilling any time you like. Work up an appetite by taking the dog for a brisk walk on the footpaths passing by the site. While the combination of pub plus field plus view is spectacularly simple, that doesn’t mean roughing it: a modern block combines hot showers, sinks and a washing-up area, all of it gleaming and heated.

Campground type

Caravan sites 5
RV & Motorhome sites 5
Tent sites 14
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • 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).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 21 are not allowed on site.
  • The pub opening times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday lunchtimes. The full restaurant menu is served from 6.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and for Sunday lunch (12pm - 3pm). Dogs are allowed in the pub but booking is required.

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 105 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

88% would recommend this campground to a friend

80% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful, adults-only park with roomy sites and spick-and-span amenities. The pub gets rave reviews for its grub and good vibes, but its opening hours can be a bit tight. Great for a quiet escape with local walks, though Wi-Fi and road access have had a few hiccups. The manager's on the ball with fixes.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Really enjoyed our stay

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Samantha M.

Powered grass site

Liked Nice big grass pitches. Nice and quiet. Lots of footpaths through countryside. The food in the pub was delicious and very generous portions.

Disliked Although the toilets and showers were clean they could do with some attention. The floors were soft in places and felt a bit unsafe.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. Your lovely comments about the site and the food in the pub. I know about the shower block, this is not an easy fix and has only happened in the last couple of weeks.. It is in hand but just trying to find the best way to deal with the problem. Hopefully we will see you again. Thank you.

Pubs nice, but the sites run down and over priced.

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked The pub was nice

Disliked The grass is very uneven and not kept very nice, it’s just an unkempt field with electric.
There’s a possible 18 spaces, but just 2 toilets and showers. So if it was busy the toilets would be inadequate for the possible amount of people.
One of the toilets has a floor that has collapsed and there’s only the lino stopping you going through it.
The toilets and showers are in the same place, they are cleaned every morning, so they get pretty grim.
The site only has 10amp and I think the price is high for what you get and the WiFi is absolutely rubbish.
The site in general looks very tired and uncared for.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely out of the way adults only site.

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Steev S.

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Due to time we went (mid week just before Easter holidays) we quiet literally had the site to ourselves. If you are looking for a tranquil, out of the way place this is the one for you. Pitches all level, toilets and showers clean and the hosts friendly.

We knew when we booked and understood the pub wasn't open every day of the week and can totally understand why, opening up mid week sometimes doesn't make commercial sense and we fully support this.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Showers weren't working but it was very clean

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Mark W.

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Checked in at 12 o'clock no body there till the evening we were the only people there weather was not good felt abandoned

Disliked Being the only ones there

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: You booked to arrive here on the Saturday 3rd of January after which had been a very busy Christmas & New Year all the guests had been and gone after the Christmas holidays to get back to work or normality. You were contacted firstly on messenger about the weather conditions asking if you would like to cancel or move your booking on to another date. You were then phoned by a member of staff to ask you again, you said no it was all fine and that you was a experienced fisherman who was quite used to being outside in the cold and knew how to boil a kettle. You then called and booked a table for Saturday evening you both had scampi & chips, came in ate your food and left, you could have come and sat by the log fire had a coffee or a drink and a chat. my bar & wating staff felt you wanted to left alone. You also booked a table for Sunday lunch I reserved a table for you, I was fully booked, (last Sunday of the holidays), with a waiting list, you did not show up or cancel and we tried to call you to make sure you were ok, you rejected the calls and then turned your phone off. It is not a secret that this site is self check in, sorry no meet & greet..

Lovely friendly place

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Martyn W.

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked The food was superb as were all the staff. Lovely local walks with dog.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, excellent pub and food. Our 3rd visit

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Anonymous

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked The location, pitch and facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent food…

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Jill A.

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Excellent food

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

One night stay in a peaceful location

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Carole B.

Powered gravel caravan site

Liked Very quiet site for the night. Spotless showers, toilet and washing up facility, although did not use as we had a self services motorhome. Right behind the put. Had a meal here and was served by the most polite young lad behind the bar. Extensive menu and the food was very big portions. The owner of the pub was was welcoming. Would stay here again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stayed here several time throughout 2025, will be back in 2026

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Catherine B.

Powered grass site

Liked The site, area and restaurant

Disliked Cold shower

Recommend to friends Visit again

As always, a great stay. Clean…

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Ian D.

Powered grass site

Liked As always, a great stay. Clean showers/toilets, lovely staff. Nice and tranquil, with walks close by....perfect for a relaxing getaway.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Adults only

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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

The Eaves Inn

Main Road

Little Stepping

Spilsby

Lincolnshire

England

PE23 5BL

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.14514°N
0.14106°E

Nearest transport

Coach
7.7 km Market Place
7.7 km Railway Station
12.9 km Coach Station
Rail
4.6 km Thorpe Culvert Rail Station
7.7 km Wainfleet Rail Station
9.5 km Havenhouse Rail Station
Ferry
46.4 km West Lynn Ferry Landing
46.6 km King's Lynn Ferry Landing

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

If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For meetings of the furred and feathered kind, it’s 15 minutes to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, home to tigers, tapirs, lemurs and hundreds of species of rescued parrots. If you prefer your wildlife in the wild, make the half-hour journey to Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve, a prairie-like vastness of dunes and wetlands where you can spot terns and skylarks while walking the trails. For longer hikes and bike rides, Horncastle (25 minutes) is a hub for two major routes: the Viking Way links the Humber Estuary with Rutland Water over 147 miles of grand terrain, while the 80 miles of the Lindsey Trail focus on the chalk hills, woodlands and ancient history of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Wartime history lies thick on the ground in these parts too, thanks to the role played by Lincolnshire’s people and airfields in the Battle of Britain: learn more at the Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre and the International Bomber Command Centre (20 minutes, half an hour and an hour away). Whether birdwatching or battlements are your bag, Tattershall Castle (half an hour) is worth a turn around, with 15th-century show-off interiors, woodlands full of wildlife and lakes nearby for wakeboarding and watery assault courses.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Skegness 13.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Ingoldmells South 15 km Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent
Chapel St Leonards 15.9 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Anderby 17.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Moggs Eye 18.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Sandringham 43.5 km

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 44.6 km

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 46.2 km

Lincoln Cathedral 46.3 km

Lincoln Castle 46.4 km

National Trust

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 2.3 km

Gunby Hall 5.1 km

Tattershall Castle 22.9 km

Brancaster 40.3 km

St George's Guildhall 46.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

GUNBY HALL 5.1 km

WELL HALL 10.3 km

Hagworthingham - Sausthorpe - Hundleby Circular 10.6 km

HARRINGTON HALL 10.8 km

Snipedales - Ashby Puerorum - Hagworthingham Circular 10.9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Eaves Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Eaves Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Eaves Inn? If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Eaves Inn?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    Check in between 12pm and 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm - arrival outside these times must be arranged using the details provided in the booking confirmation email. The booking ID is required.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Eaves Inn? From $53.56 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.