Gosfield Lake Resort

View prices & book 8.8 46 reviews
Pitches overlooking the lake
Visitor image of the sunset from the entrance
Lakeside pitches among the trees
Lakeside site surrounded by trees

  • Family-run Essex site on the banks of a 68-acre lake
  • Playground and picnic areas on site, plus waterside café
  • Five minutes' drive from the village and pubs of Halstead
Laze by the lake at this luscious leisure park, a private and family-run site in rural Essex. Gosfield Lake Resort, five minutes' drive from the village of Halstead, is surrounded by fields and woods and set up for families to have fine outdoor times; in the evenings, as the sun sets over the 68-acre lake, a fab array of birdlife can be seen feeding and settling down for the night – who needs a TV when there's this amount of natural entertainment…? You will need food though – and you're welcome to barbecue your bangers (as long as barbecues are off the ground and you don't harm the grass) at the many lakeside picnic spots. Alternatively, there's also a great menu on offer in the adjoining café overlooking the water. The simple but well-kept amenities on site include a launderette, a washing-up area, toilets and hot showers, and if you're staying with kids you'll no doubt note the playground, sandpit and family washrooms too.

Campground type

Tent sites 25
Caravan sites 10
RV & Motorhome sites 10
Open now
Opens 18 April
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 Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5:30 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The Appletree café is not owned by the site, which has no control over its opening hours.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 18 Apr to

Reviews

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89% would recommend this campground to a friend

85% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 5
Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely lakeside location

Overall 8/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Camped here on a Sunday on the hottest day, but under the trees, and with a cool breeze off the lake it was lovely. Good facilities. Very tranquil, though could be busier during the day with lake visitors

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a great stay! The camping sites were spacious and well…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked We had a great stay! The camping sites were spacious and well laid out, providing plenty of room to relax. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful throughout our visit. Bathrooms were spotless and well-maintained—a big plus. Highly recommend for a comfortable and welcoming camping experience!

Disliked A nearby toilet to the camping site might be a great idea

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very noisy site, but the manager moved us for the second night

Overall 6/10

Location
10
Value for money
7
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked The Lake , the manager

Disliked Very noisy group kept us up until the early hours

Recommend to friends Visit again

We would love to stay again

Overall 9/10

Location
7
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Beatrix-Amy S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful scenery, lovely play area close to the tent pitches, clean bathroom and toilets, very friendly staff. The snack shack on site was lovely and we enjoyed watching all of the water skiers go round. Quiet, peaceful and very pretty

Disliked No dislikes. Must remember to bring bug spray though due to being near the lake

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful place to camp, kind and friendly staff. Lovely pitches!

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Fantastic place to camp. We are 3 sisters camping with our 6 children. They call it cousin camp.
This is our favourite place to camp. So beautiful, the children love watching the people on the water.
The staff are very helpful and the site is kept very clean and tidy. Facilities are clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site, friendly staff, felt safe

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
2
Kim M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Facilities, beautiful views, peaceful site, friendly site, felt safe alone, security gate

Disliked Not very good phone signal on site and couldnt get connected to the wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing views, camped by the lake. Clean and spacious toilets too. Would…

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Amazing views, camped by the lake. Clean and spacious toilets too. Would come again and for a longer time!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot !

Overall 8/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Beautiful setting with the lake.
The lady on reception was really friendly and helpful.

Disliked Code to open the toilets is fiddly, pitches are quite tight together.
A water tap nearer the camping field would be great!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The place is very relaxing and quiet.…

Overall 8/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked The place is very relaxing and quiet.

Disliked The toilet is far.
No shop inside the site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was excellent, nice and peaceful campsite with views over the lake.…

Overall 10/10

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Location was excellent, nice and peaceful campsite with views over the lake. Toilet and shower facilities were nice and clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

Lake and/or mountain Wild camping

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)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Gosfield Lake Resort

Church Road

Gosfield

Halstead

Essex

England

CO9 1UD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.93384°N
0.58225°E

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Tesco Store
15.4 km The George
15.4 km The George
Rail
6.7 km Braintree Rail Station
7.2 km Braintree Freeport Rail Station
9.1 km Cressing Rail Station
Ferry
33.6 km Point Clear Ferry Landing
33.6 km Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
37.6 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
Airport
22.7 km London Stansted Airport
41.5 km London Southend Airport
41.5 km Cambridge 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 village of Halstead is a five-minute drive away; a pretty spot with a couple of fine old pubs (and grub) and supermarkets for stocking up. Just outside the village, Broaks Wood is a fab 62-acre ancient woodland site that's been around since the last Ice Age: wander the trails spotting wildflowers, bats and newts. You're well placed to link up with the Essex Way for bigger walks – it stretches from Epping Forest to the coast at Harwich but you're under no obligation to do the lot. Walkable sections give you a flavour of what this excellent eastern county has to offer, from thick forests to river valleys, old churchyards and leafy lanes. Between the villages of Bures (30 minutes) and Manningtree (50 minutes), there's also Dedham Vale, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the banks of the River Stour. There are excellent bike trails and footpaths through the area, and at every turn a scene that Constable could have painted (and many that he did). For a contrast to all that rural peace, head an hour or so to Clacton-upon-Sea for traditional beachside jollies. Jellied eels on the pier, rides at the funfair, poking round the rockpools with a net on a stick… old-school seaside shenanigans are still a hoot in these glitzy modern times.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
West Mersea 30 km Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Brightlingsea 32.7 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Jaywick 40.6 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton Beach Martello Tower 42 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton 43.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

East Anglian Railway Museum 12 km

Colchester Zoo 19 km

Colchester Castle Museum 22.4 km

firstsite 22.6 km

Audley End House and Gardens 26.6 km

National Trust

Paycocke's 9.7 km

Coggeshall Grange Barn 10.3 km

Melford Hall 19 km

Bourne Mill 23.5 km

Lavenham Guildhall 24.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Gosfield - Great Cobham Hall - Beazley End - Gosfield 0.2 km

GOSFIELD HALL 0.4 km

Brookes Reserve - Stisted - Pattiswick 4.6 km

Markshall Estate Visitor Centre - Markshall Park - Burton's Green - Nunty's Wood - Grange Wood - Little Monks Wood - Bungate Wood - Markshall 7.5 km

SALING GROVE 8.3 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.

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 Gosfield Lake Resort have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gosfield Lake Resort dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gosfield Lake Resort? The village of Halstead is a five-minute drive away; a pretty spot with a couple of fine old pubs (and grub) and supermarkets for stocking up. Just outside the village, Broaks Wood … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gosfield Lake Resort?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Gosfield Lake Resort? From $66.67 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.