Crystal Lakes Caravan Park

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  • Dog-friendly Cambridgeshire site with 12 acres of meadowland and lakes
  • A 25-minute drive from Cambridge and 35 minutes to Ely; access to A14
  • Carp and coarse fishing lakes; restaurant and kids' centre
What will you reel in first? With carp and coarse fishing on site, and the surrounding Cambridgeshire countryside, it could be a big catch or a haul of memorabilia… or photos of otters and swans at local nature reserves or all the family in front of a mighty cathedral. Set over 12 acres of meadowland and with two small mature fishing lakes on site, Crystal Lakes Caravan Park is a secluded family-friendly and dog-friendly site that's still within reach of a couple of urban areas: it's 10 minutes’ drive from Huntingdon and 25 minutes from Cambridge, with easy access to the A14. Eggs sunny side up or burgers by the bun? Find whichever option gets your tummy rumbling 10 minutes’ walk away in Fenstanton village centre, which has a butcher, two general stores, bakery and newsagent. There are also shops selling fresh garden produce and free-range eggs, an excellent fish and chip shop and a village pub. If you need to work up an appetite for all that food, hit the nearby cycle paths or public footpaths (there are over 600 miles of public footpaths around, as well as the RSPB reserve at Fen Drayton Lakes). Facilities back at base include spacious toilets and showers and hand basins, all supplied with free hot and cold water. Kids can play games, run about on the recreation field or sign up for various antics at the activity centre on site (entry charge applies as this is run by a different company). And of course fishing will surely keep you busy… there’s a small daily charge for that, with carp, tench, pike, bream and others to hook out of the two lakes.

Site type

Tent sites 45
Travel trailer sites 35
RV sites 35
Open now
Opens March 20
Please note

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 10 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Group bookings of 5 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 6 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Dogs

  • 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).

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, Mar 20 to

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Reviews

7.6

Overall rating from 229 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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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

73% would recommend this site to a friend

69% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite boasts a beautiful lakeside setting and a peaceful vibe, with friendly, helpful staff. Sites are usually spacious and well-kept. While guests rave about the clean facilities, some find the washrooms a bit dated. Great location for exploring!

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great time

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10 out of 10
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Lauren W. 3 reviews

Powered grass campsite

Liked Facilities always clean, hot water was always available, lively location.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would not necessarily go there again

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5 out of 10
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Value for money
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 Mirabelle Viviana S. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked That I was allowed to come after 9pm. Good facilities

Disliked That I did not get a separat email saying where exactly I could stay. That I did not get any communication (welcome🤷🏼‍♀️) in the morning.
Gravel was veeery noise when people walked or drove past.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Endroit très joli et agréable. L'accueil…

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8 out of 10
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Isabelle C. 1 review

Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked Endroit très joli et agréable. L'accueil n'est pas des plus sympathique.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Arrival greeting was fine.…

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2 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Arrival greeting was fine.

Disliked Very tired site. Needs updating

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not overly impressed and needs a massive upgrade.

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2 out of 10
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 Stuart T. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Being left alone

Disliked Venu , amount of fixed unknown campers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovelt site, just needs fine-tuning

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 Gregor M. 5 reviews

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Good facilites, large size of hardstanding pitches and location to St Ives

Disliked Check-in service very slow, rung bell three times and had to go looking for someone.
Too many caravans/people too close to pitches, the 2nd night people were on top of us and had 6+ dogs, with barking and talking starting from 7am in the morning - need people to be spaced out (fire hazrd if not) and need quiet times

Recommend to friends Visit again

We’ll be back

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Neil C. 1 review

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Easy to access the site, good facilities that were always clean and tidy and some great walks directly from the site

Disliked Nothing springs to mind, it was a good three night stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful site. Basic but functional facilities.…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Peaceful site. Basic but functional facilities.

Disliked No faults

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Nard D. 5 reviews

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Very quiet

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great campsite. Quiet and lovely shower…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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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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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel campsite

Liked Great campsite. Quiet and lovely shower block

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

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

Amenities on park

Bath available 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 Rallies welcome Scouts welcome 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

Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Level campground, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Crystal Lakes Caravan Park

Low Road

Fenstanton

St Ives

Cambridgeshire

England

PE28 9HU

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.30639°N
0.07248°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8 km Bus Station
14.8 km Madingley Rd Park-and-Ride
16.2 km Market Square
Rail
8.5 km Huntingdon Rail Station
14.6 km St Neots Rail Station
18.2 km Cambridge North Rail Station
Airport
20 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

Martini or tonic? Pick your poison at the Roundwood Distillery (20 minutes’ drive), where gin is the speciality. Beforehand, line your stomach with goodies sourced from the local market town, Huntington (10 minutes). Welcome to cathedral city… Ely (half an hour) is known as much for its rosy-cheeked gin as it is for its sky-high cathedral and stained glass museum. The cities are pretty imposing here, as Cambridge (25 minutes) is full of learning… master the art of punting on the river Cam or eye up modern art at the museums. Switch modern artefacts for jumbo jets at Britain’s largest aviation museum, Imperial War Museum Duxford (25 minutes). Then, bring things back down to earth at Houghton Mill (15 minutes), a National Trust site with tea rooms, canoeing and cycling at the final remaining mill on the river Ouse. Less for canoeing and more for wildlife spotting, RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes (10 minutes) harbours more waterways, frequented by otters, geese, ducks and swans.

Food and drink

  • Sultan Tandoori 1.5 km
  • Bengal Spice 1.8 km
  • Amore 1.8 km
  • Ivo Lounge 1.9 km
  • The Taproom 1.9 km
  • St Ives Dhaba 1.9 km
  • Zzohanna 1.9 km
  • Cherry Valley 1.9 km
  • Carriages Of Cambridge 1.9 km
  • Di Rita's at No 2 1.9 km

Groceries

  • Waitrose Supermarket 1.8 km
  • Costcutter Supermarket 1.9 km
  • J Wadsworth Off-licence 2.1 km
  • Morrisons Supermarket 2.8 km
  • Aldi Supermarket 3 km
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.1 km
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 6.2 km
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 6.6 km
  • Budgens Supermarket 7.1 km
  • Bellman's Bakers Off-licence 7.2 km

Parks and play

  • Warners Park 2.4 km
  • Fen Drayton Recreation Ground park 2.4 km
  • Copley Scout Park 2.5 km
  • Sleep Hall Play Area Playground 2.6 km
  • Russett Close Play Area Playground 2.9 km
  • The Crescent Play Area Playground 3 km
  • Knights Way Play Area Playground 3.1 km
  • Beech Drive Play Area Playground 3.2 km
  • Thorndown Park Playground 3.6 km
  • Waveney Road Playing Field park 3.6 km

Family days out

  • Hilton Turf Maze and Sparrows Monument Visitor attraction 3.9 km
  • Houghton Mill Visitor attraction 4.3 km
  • The Chinese Bridge Visitor attraction 7.2 km
  • Arcade Amusement arcade 8.8 km

Public transport

  • Chequer Street 0.9 km
  • Swan Road 1 km
  • Rookery Way 1.2 km
  • Greenfields 1.2 km
  • Pear Tree Close 1.3 km
  • Filbert's Walk 1.4 km
  • The Busway St Ives Park-and-Ride 1.6 km
  • Pembroke Close 1.8 km
  • The Busway Station Road 1.8 km
  • Bus Station 4 1.8 km

What’s nearby

  • Jones Boatyard Marina 1.2 km
  • The Lounge Nightclub 2 km
  • American Golf Driving Range Golf course 3.7 km
  • St Ives Golf Club Golf course 4.3 km
  • Pike & Eel Marina 4.8 km
  • Daylock Marine Services Marina 5.2 km
  • The Manderson Trust Fishing 5.2 km
  • Wyton Lakes Holiday Park Fishing 5.6 km
  • Woolpack Fisheries Fishing 5.7 km
  • Visitor Holding Birth Marina 5.8 km

Local services

  • Fenstanton Pharmacy 1 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 1.3 km
  • shell recharge Charging station 1.7 km
  • Shell Fuel station 1.8 km
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.9 km
  • Superdrug Pharmacy 2 km
  • Grove Medical Practice Doctors 2 km
  • Northcote House Surgery Doctors 2.4 km
  • St Ives Clinic 2.4 km
  • GeniePoint Charging station 2.8 km

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Must see

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial 13.1 km

Kings College Chapel 17.2 km

Scudamore's Punting Company 17.4 km

Fitzwilliam Museum 17.7 km

Wimpole Hall and Home Farm 18.4 km

National Trust

Houghton Mill 4.4 km

Wimpole Hall 18.4 km

Wimpole Home Farm 18.4 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 22.6 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 24.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

FEN DRAYTON (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/01/2007) 3.1 km

Hemingford Abbots – Houghton Mill - St Ives – Hemingford Grey 3.7 km

HILTON MAZE 3.8 km

Boxworth 6.1 km

Knapwell 6.6 km

Local events

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday, September 3, 2026 – Thursday, September 3, 2026)

    Stamford, England 46.2 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 Crystal Lakes Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crystal Lakes Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crystal Lakes Caravan Park? Martini or tonic? Pick your poison at the Roundwood Distillery (20 minutes’ drive), where gin is the speciality. Beforehand, line your stomach with goodies sourced from the local market town, Huntington (10 … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crystal Lakes Caravan Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Crystal Lakes Caravan Park? From $28.30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.