Box End Park

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Aerial view of the site and lakes
Box end park site in the springtime
Electric pitch
Our pitches are fully serviced by our toilet & shower block facility.

  • Rural Bedfordshire site with 100 acres of parkland
  • Golf and horse riding 20 minutes’ drive; Santa Pod Raceway 35 minutes
  • Lakeside café, bar and restaurant; hot showers in the clubhouse
Set in 100 acres of landscaped parkland, the pitches at Box End Park should be a nice pick for sporty families. The site has two purpose-built watersports lakes filled with natural spring water, which can be accessed if you book onto a scheduled open-water swim or watersports activity. No worries though if you’d simply prefer to relax lakeside and enjoy the peaceful rural Bedfordshire setting. Activities to be booked separately and enjoyed on site include the giant floating aqua park, open-water swimming, paddleboarding, cable kneeboarding and cable wakeboarding. Out of the water, you can try frisbee and football golf, or the lakeside running-and-nature trail. All the pitches are on flat, well-drained grassland, and the site has its own dedicated toilet block with washing-up sinks. Free hot showers are located in the main clubhouse and are shared with the water-sports facilities. When you need to refuel, there’s a bar, restaurant and café offering a range of catering throughout the week (the café is closed in winter and the restaurant on Mondays). Barbecues are permitted off the ground at the pitches, but no campfires please. This is a quiet family site with a strict no-noise policy after 10.30pm, so perhaps it’s not the place for you if you’re after a wild nightlife – having said that, the historic market town of Bedford is only 15 minutes’ drive away, with its healthy helping of pubs and restaurants.

Site type

RV sites 12
Travel trailer sites 12
Tent sites 12
Open now
Opens April 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.30 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid smart card. A minimum of £5 credit must be added. An additional £5 deposit is taken when the card is issued, refundable on return of the card. Please note activities are seasonal and do not run every day.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

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Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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

89% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-kept, clean site has spacious, flat spots by a beautiful lake. Friendly, helpful staff are often mentioned. Watersports are a big hit! Facilities are a bit dated but new ones are planned. The restaurant/bar is generally good. Peaceful and natural setting.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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It was good…

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7 out of 10
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Terrence p.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked It was good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great long weekend

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10 out of 10
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10
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Jami S.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Activities, the view of the lake. Great location and the bar.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,
Thank you for your lovely 10/10 star review! We're so happy to hear you had an amazing stay here with us this weekend and look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Box End Park

Friendly staff Very quiet and peaceful Good value for money

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10 out of 10
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10
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Nick S.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The size of the pitch
Toilet location
Tap location
Views
Restaurant
Cafe
Facilities was spotless and clean at all times
On site activities

Disliked Showers to slow of running water and pressure
Warm water for washing up. Not hot
Dusty and holey car park

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 star review & feedback which we will look into right away - we're so happy to hear you had a wonderful stay here with our team and look forward to welcoming you back again next year!

Best wishes,
Box End Park

Peaceful setting

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9 out of 10
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8
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7
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10
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9
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Spacious pitch, quiet and peaceful. Clean toilets and showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 9/10 star review and feedback, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon and have a lovely rest of your summer.

Best wishes,

Box End Park

We had a lovely stay, look forward to returning next year.

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8 out of 10
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10
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10
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked A beautiful park.
Lovely friendly staff.
Toilets and showers, clean and in good working order.
A great choice of water sports activities.
Great walks.

Disliked Lots of dogs off leads

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your feedback and we're so happy to hear you had a lovely stay here with us. We do ask all dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead at all times whilst on-site, so it's a real shame to hear that fellow campers did not respect our site policy during your stay. Thank you for bringing this to our attention so we can look into this going forwards.

Really look forward to welcoming you back again soon and have a lovely end to the summer holidays.

Best wishes,

Box End Park

Love this place. Been a few…

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9 out of 10
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9
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9
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9
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9
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9
Wifi
9
Lorraine D.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Love this place. Been a few times now. Quiet, clean and staff really friendly.

Disliked Would suggest some hooks or maybe a little bench in the showers as there's nowhere to put your clothes

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 9/10 star review and feedback, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon and have a lovely rest of your summer.

Best wishes,

Box End Park

The space for you pitches and…

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9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
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No rating
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
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9
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Rebecca A.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The space for you pitches and the staff were all friendly.

Disliked Not so much of a dislike but the showers sometimes we're very cold.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,

We're so happy to hear you had an amazing stay here with us this weekend and look forward to seeing you back again soon. Thank you so much for your 9/10 star review and feedback which we will look into.

Best wishes,

Box End Park

Great site for lake use. Good pitches sizes and clean facilities.

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
10
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10
Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Lovely site and location with a view of the lake. Good pitch sizes and the site was quiet. No noisy groups. Lots of activities to book in the lake too.
Staff and instructors/life guards were all very friendly and polite.

Disliked Unfortunately there was a bright light above our pitch 49 which stayed on all night (the site said they are looking into this)
Disappointed that even though we paid to launch our own paddle board for the hour only one person was aloud the use it per booking - waiver reasons even though we all had waivers from previous use of the lake.
Most lakes we have been to you pay a one off launch fee for a day at a similar price to the hour. (Site did say they were new to launching own)
Hooks needed in the toilet block

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,
Thank you for your lovely review and feedback which has all been passed on to our senior management team to look into! We're so happy to hear you had an amazing stay here with us this weekend and look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Box End Park

Great site

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10 out of 10
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10
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10
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10
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Cleanliness
10
Wifi
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Lawrence B.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Good size pitch very clean nice view of the lake

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,
Thank you for your lovely 10/10 star review! We're so happy to hear you had an amazing stay here with us this weekend and look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Box End Park

The site provides a plenty of…

Overall

10 out of 10
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Alexander S.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The site provides a plenty of entertainment.
Frisby golf was my favourite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi there,
Thank you for your lovely 10/10 star review! We're so happy to hear you had an amazing stay here with us this weekend and look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Best wishes,
Box End Park


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Box End Park

Kempston

Bedford

Bedfordshire

England

MK43 8RQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.12538°N
0.52193°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.7 km Bus Station
10.9 km War Memorial
10.9 km War Memorial
Rail
3.1 km Bedford Rail Station
3.8 km Bedford St Johns Rail Station
3.9 km Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Airport
29.1 km London Luton 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Towers Health and Racquets Club: 15 minutes’ drive - Herrings Green Activity Farm and Bird of Prey Centre: 20 minutes - Old Warden Tunnel Nature Reserve: 20 minutes - Summerfields Miniature Railways: 20 minutes - The Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park: 20 minutes - Golf course: 20 minutes - Horse riding: 20 minutes - Santa Pod Raceway: 35 minutes.

Must see

The Shuttleworth Collection 14.1 km

Woburn Safari Park 14.2 km

Wrest Park 15.1 km

Woburn Enterprises Limited 15.5 km

Gulliver's Land 16.5 km

National Trust

Ascott 28.4 km

Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate 29 km

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral 30.6 km

Wimpole Hall 32.2 km

Wimpole Home Farm 32.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BEDFORD CEMETERY 4.7 km

BEDFORD PARK 4.7 km

Bedford Riverside Promenade 6 km

Houghton Conquest and King's Wood 7.6 km

Turvey - Gorewelle - Turvey Circular 8.2 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 Box End Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Box End Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Box End Park? Local attractions and activities include: - Towers Health and Racquets Club: 15 minutes’ drive - Herrings Green Activity Farm and Bird of Prey Centre: 20 minutes - Old Warden Tunnel Nature Reserve: … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Box End Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Box End Park? From $46.86 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.