Belvoir Waters

View prices & book 9.6 135 reviews
Lake edged by grass
Barbecue at the pitch
Lake view
Swallow drinking

  • Off-grid wild pitches by two lakes in the Nottinghamshire countryside
  • A 15-minute drive to Belvoir Castle, and 10 minutes to Newark-on-Trent
  • A short drive away from shops, pubs and stately houses
Encompassing a 232-acre site in glorious Nottinghamshire countryside, Belvoir Waters is an eco-friendly, wild site with one golden rule: be as environmentally thoughtful as possible. You’re left to your own devices to find your perfect pitch among natural woodland, surrounded by three lakes covering 80 acres of water. Surrounded by three lakes covering 80 acres of water, this is a peaceful place where couples and families can wander around the lakes and stroll the woodland walks, listening out for some of the 180 bird species spotted in the area. Well-behaved dogs are welcome too. You’ll need to be self-sufficient and bring all your own camping gear, but you can park by your pitch, so there’s no lugging of equipment across fields for you. As the site is completely off-grid, it’s best to add in a barbecue as well as bits and bobs for cooking when you’re packing. But don’t worry too much about the packing – anything you’ve forgotten can be picked up in Newark-on-Trent (10 minutes’ drive), which has plenty of supermarkets as well as fish and chip shops or Chinese takeaways. Newark Royal Market (on Wednesdays) has been held in the market square pretty much non-stop since the 12th century, and it’s a special treat to rummage around the stalls for fresh local produce.

Campground type

Tent sites 30
RV & Motorhome sites 30
Open now
Opens 1 August
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Aug to

Site types & availability

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Location
10
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9
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9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

97% would recommend this campground to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Popular wild camping spot, loved for spacious, private sites & peaceful vibe. Great for nature buffs, with a beautiful lake. Basic facilities (portaloos), but campfires & unspoilt country are big draws. Some found tracks tricky for cars & noted limited loos.

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Arrival date (latest first)

💗 Beautiful peaceful place, large pitches, fab pub not to far away…

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Jemma W.

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked 💗 Beautiful peaceful place, large pitches, fab pub not to far away that does amazing food
Alan is a lovely chap who welcomed us on our arrival
We will deffo be making this our regular place to get away not to far from home
(Just need to shave off the top of that bit down the entrance) so we can keep our water tank intact 😂

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stayed here a couple of times. It is a perfect spot. Beautiful…

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Anonymous

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked Stayed here a couple of times. It is a perfect spot. Beautiful sunset. Alan was really responsive and helpful. We took our dog and he loved it. It’s perfect for families and couples.

Recommend to friends Visit again

-Alan the owner was super friendly and really helpful -The lakeside camp…

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Kate W.

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked -Alan the owner was super friendly and really helpful
-The lakeside camp in the woods
-The pitch was really flat and big enough for our tent and car with space to sit around the fire at the waters edge.
-We got so lucky with the weather and the timing as we watched the full moon rise directly over the lake in front of us
-Wonderful secluded spot for nature immersion
-Am unexpected delight

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent secluded. Basic but exactly what we wanted.…

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MARTIN D.

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked Excellent secluded. Basic but exactly what we wanted.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite and beautiful.

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Diana A.

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked Absolutely quite and beautiful place to stay in. Nature is all around you.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Loved the place. Very spacious and quiet. Alan the owner could not…

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Lee S.

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked Loved the place. Very spacious and quiet. Alan the owner could not have been more helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Best campsite we’ve been to

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Anonymous

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked Great campsite, beautiful and lots of space, would 10/10 reccomend

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful peaceful countryside

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Anonymous

Lakeside unpowered grass and earth tent or motorhome site

Liked We loved the open view of the lake. The birds, the walks, the Staunton Arms, Roger's welcome!

Disliked We hadn't realised there was no fresh water pipe and would have brought more water with us had we known.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site, book on quieter days to fully enjoy the immersion.

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8 out of 10
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Danny W.

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked We were welcomed by Roger at an agreed time and showed into the site. He was very polite, friendly with my young son and we enjoyed some chit chat before being shown the way to our area.
The site is absolutely beautiful. Despite there being some small signs of activity (areas where campfires have previously been) the site was well maintained and there was no litter to be seen anywhere, or mess left behind by previous campers or anglers.
We found a quieter spot to by the lake and were able to watch a variety of insects, fish, birds and small mammals in the area, including stoats and muntjacs, which was great for my young son who is a huge animal and nature lover.
We paddled in the lake which has some shallower beach areas which was appreciated on the hot day. We were able to do this clear of anglers who we did not want to disturb.
There was a portaloo site which was cleaner than many I’ve used in the past.
There were very few sounds from outside of the campsite to ruin the immersion, though there is a road close to the camp we did not hear cars passing throughout the night or sounds from the nearby village despite it being a sunny Saturday evening. It did feel like we’d managed to escape to the wild for a while.
We had a look around and there are some really beautiful pitches that some had been lucky enough to grab before we’d arrived. I’d love to return and try and camp on some of these, especially some which almost seemed to have their own private beaches!
All in all the site is a real hidden gem and we’d be happy to return and enjoy it at different times of the year.

Disliked The road into the woodlands isn’t very friendly for small vehicles, car got beaten up a bit driving along the track into the woods.
We were welcome to decide on our own pitch, but at 11am the only spots left were in pretty close proximity of the track (being used all day by cars), a footpath alongside the River Devon which was being used by walkers, or other campers who had already pitched up. The woodland area seemed pretty crowded and would choose a lakeside pitch next time which seemed much quieter and more spaced out. I understood this was the last weekend of the summer holidays so gave the benefit of the doubt for it being busy.
We pitched next to one group who were particularly inconsiderate, with a dog barking throughout the day and running at people/cars, playing music into the late evening, bright lights illuminating the woods all night, chopping wood throughout the night (and also first thing in the morning - waking us up) and driving along the woodland track after 10pm, which was against the site policies. This is not the fault of the site, however my only criticism here is that there was no one ensuring policies were adhered to. We were going to hang around for a campfire breakfast but were fed up by 8am so just packed up quickly and headed out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and peacefull camping spot on the lakes…

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Jack T.

Unpowered forest floor tent site

Liked Nice and peacefull camping spot on the lakes

Disliked Nothing

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Features

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 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

D. of E. 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

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Belvoir Waters

Kilvington Lakes

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

England

NG13 9PD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.9805°N
0.80735°W

Nearest transport

Coach
10.9 km The Wharf
13.6 km Bus Station
22.8 km Winchester Street
Rail
4.1 km Bottesford Rail Station
4.5 km Elton & Orston Rail Station
6.9 km Aslockton Rail Station
Airport
39.1 km East Midlands 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

Belvoir Castle (15 minutes’ drive) may well be your first stop. Built in the early 19th century, it has adventure playgrounds and woodland paths for kids and dogs to run around in, as well as guided tours of the 'big house'. When you’ve had your fill of history, you can replenish energy levels at the restaurants, ice-cream parlours and unusual shops at The Engine Yard retail village. Lovers of old houses might also like to glance over Elizabethan-era Wollaton Hall (40 minutes) and its manicured parkland – they do a spooky ghost tour (one way to make the kids behave) and lots of Tudor-themed events during summer. If you’d prefer to get more active on your holiday, there are plenty of cycling and walking trails – for all levels – all around the campsite. There’s also a riding school (five minutes), a couple of golf courses and a public swimming pool (all 20 minutes).

Must see

Belvoir Castle 9.7 km

Belton House 13.3 km

Woolsthorpe Manor 22.4 km

The Lace Market Centre 22.9 km

Nottingham Castle 23.5 km

National Trust

Grantham House 13.3 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 14.2 km

Woolsthorpe Manor 22.5 km

Clumber Park 36.3 km

Hardwick Hall 39.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

FLINTHAM HALL 7.1 km

Battle of Stoke Field, 1487 8.2 km

MARSTON HALL 9.2 km

BELVOIR CASTLE 10.5 km

NEWARK CASTLE GARDENS 10.8 km

Local events

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 4 September 2025 – Thursday 4 September 2025)

    Stamford, England 43.7 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 campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Belvoir Waters have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Belvoir Waters dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Belvoir Waters? Belvoir Castle (15 minutes’ drive) may well be your first stop. Built in the early 19th century, it has adventure playgrounds and woodland paths for kids and dogs to run around in, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Belvoir Waters?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Belvoir Waters? From $61.85 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.