Belvoir Waters

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Fishing lake edged by grass (added by manager 03 Jun 2021)

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Fishing lake edged by grass (added by manager 03 jun 2021)
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Barbecue at the pitch (added by manager 03 jun 2021)
Lake view (added by manager 03 jun 2021)
Swallow drinking (added by manager 28 may 2024)

  • Off-grid wild camping by fishing lakes in Nottinghamshire countryside
  • A 15-minute drive to Belvoir Castle, and 20 minutes to Newark-on-Trent
  • Woodland pitches and angling, close to shops, pubs and stately houses
Encompassing a 232-acre site in glorious Nottinghamshire countryside, Belvoir Waters is an eco-friendly, wild-camping spot 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. This is a serene 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 – and keen anglers, line up here please, as you can fish on the lakes – and tuition is available for novices (at a fee). 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 you can pick up in Newark-on-Trent (20 minutes’ drive), which has plenty of supermarkets as well as fish and chip shops or Chinese takeaways. Newark Royal Market (Wednesday) 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 June
Please note
  • This campground/park has no on-site shower facilities.

    Languages spoken

    English

    Open from Sat, 1 June to

    Pitch types & availability

    Accommodation

    Tent sitesCaravan sitesRV & Motorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
    Choose your dates
    2 adults
    0 children

    Reviews

    9.6

    Overall rating based on 201 reviews View breakdown

    Wild camping

    Voted 91% of visitors View breakdown

    96%

    would recommend this campground to a friend

    95%

    would stay here again

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    Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

    It's one of the most relaxing places to stay. Always great communication.…

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

    Lakeside unpowered grass and earth site

    Liked: It's one of the most relaxing places to stay. Always great communication. Always a pleasure to visit. Rural and without fuss. It's great.

    Disliked: Maybe a couple more portaloos would be useful

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    don’t moan about toilets etc, bring your own

    Overall 10/10
    Location 10
    Value for money 10
    Accommodation 10
    Facilities / Activities 10
    Customer service 10
    Child friendliness 10
    Cleanliness 10
    Wifi 2
    Amanda E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

    Lakeside unpowered grass and earth site

    Liked: what an absolutely amazing place to stay!!!! right next to the lake, no1 around, our dog running around and swimming. perfect and the sun was out!!! the man who runs it is the lovliest man. thank you

    Disliked: nothing

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Very nice place to stay…

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

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: Very nice place to stay

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Very pretty, however, very noisy and expensive.

    Overall 4/10
    Location 6
    Value for money 2
    Accommodation 6
    Facilities / Activities 2
    Customer service 4
    Child friendliness 6
    Cleanliness 8
    Wifi 2
    Jack N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: -Very pretty pitch -Dog friendly

    Disliked: - Loud music played late into the nights with no one around to manage the situation. - People Jet skiing round the lakes through the day, which was extremely noisy and stopped us swimming - no water facilities and only one chemical toilet for the whole site about 20 mins walk away - very expensive given the above

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Everything! Communication with the staff, amazing location, overall chilled vibes... Prefect 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
    Scott B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

    Lakeside unpowered grass and earth site

    Liked: Everything! Communication with the staff, amazing location, overall chilled vibes... Prefect and highly recommended

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Very friendly and hospitable staff and campers

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

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: Absolutely amazing time we had. Rogger and his son were very hospitable and helpful. I would like to you Thank you again Rogger. Camping site was great. Wanted to extend the stay but due to my daughter’s doctors appointment and my wife work commitments we couldn’t do it. I would like to get like I told Rogger with my larger family and friends we will back.

    Disliked: I saw some people using toilet within the camping area and I wasn’t comfortable. And put shower box will encourage people to stay more longer and small cafe with groceries will add more if possible

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Excellent site, recommended!

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

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: Beautiful Spot, secluded and under the cover of the forest, really helpful when we arrived and even bought us firewood!,

    Disliked: Nothing.

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Can choose yr pitch

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

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: Lovely pitch in the wood and by the water very peaceful

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Amazing place…

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

    Unpowered forest floor tent site

    Liked: Amazing place

    Recommend to friends Visit again

    Lovely relaxing, chilled site

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

    Lakeside unpowered grass and earth site

    Liked: Lovely views, really spread out, didn’t see anyone else. Relaxing chilled, just pitched up at the side of the lake.

    Disliked: Only one toilet chemical so it meant it was quite a way to go from a lot of pitches, a couple more further round the lake would be great!

    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 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)

    Accessibility

    Disabled facilities

    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 5 September 2024 – Thursday 5 September 2024)

      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 sites.

    Want to know more about camping in Nottinghamshire?

    • 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 $58.12 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.