Blackland Lakes

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Lake (added by manager 29 Jul 2022)
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A great view of the sky morning and night
Photo of the camping paddock.
Heron lake
My boy enjoying fishing
A lovely setting & walks to keep the kids busy
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A great view of the sky morning and night

  • Scenic and peaceful site surrounded by gorgeous villages such as Calne
  • A five-minute drive from Cherhill White Horse
  • Fishing lakes, shop, bar and nature trail with goat feeding
Ever seen the famed Westbury White Horse, high up above an Iron Age hill fort on Salisbury Plain? You can get to it within a 35-minute drive with a stay at Blackland Lakes. But there's more of that even closer by: this peaceful rural place is a mere five-minute drive from the famed equine etching of Cherhill White Horse. For those planning to spend days lazing around at base (after a trip to see one of the two horses, of course), Blackland has two coarse fishing lakes filled with carp, tench, perch, roach, bream and gudgeon, with mirror carp up to 25lbs in Heron Lake and bream to 11lb in both. Another lake is set aside as a habitat for wildfowl for those who'd rather laze about this green and scenic setting. The park covers 17 acres, divided into secluded grass paddocks. A big highlight is Sam's Bar, open from April to September (mainly at weekends), selling a range of draft beers and ciders, soft drinks, hot drinks, ice creams and pizzas. The team has also opened a well-stocked and licensed shop, selling essentials, drinks, ice cream and camping basics like tent pegs. Within the shop is a small tourist info section with leaflets on local attractions, events and details of local pubs, restaurants, and takeaways that can deliver your dinner straight to the site. Blackland is at just outside the village of Calne, at the foot of the North Wessex Downs. The closest pub serving food is about 10 minutes' walk away.

Site type

Tent sites 65
Travel trailer sites 65
RV sites 65
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/01 and 31/12.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Polish

AA 3 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 499 reviews View breakdown

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Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

89%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Staff are friendly and the place was clean

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
william s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked: The location was good,

Disliked: The site is A bit dated, washing up area the water is only Luke warm the same with the showers . The fishing lakes could do with a lot of work. There is only one lake working at the moment and the swims are not very good. I do think that only having two toilet shower blocks during the peak system would be very busy sorry but that is how we see it

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Friendly helpful staff, good facilities, peaceful

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

FHU gravel travel trailer campsite

Liked: I can say I did not dislike anything the staff, the facilities and the location and I enjoy coming (4-5 times now)

Disliked: N/A

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It has a lot to do. There's a Swimmingpool, very nice landscapes…

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
Maximilian M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass campsite (medium)

Liked: It has a lot to do. There's a Swimmingpool, very nice landscapes and a natur path around the camping park. At our stay everything was very clean. And the staff very kind.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

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
Mark T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked: Very quiet, great showers no silly button to keep pressing. Very clean and tidy plenty of hot water at all times of the day. Really nice nature walk all around the site. Lovely lakes. It's a 5 star place to stay. Great bar and wonderful home cooked pizzas. Nice little shop in reception selling most things you would need. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike that I could see

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Ok but wouldn’t go back.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
John N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (small)

Liked: Friendly greeting at reception. Large open pitches. Lovely bar and good pizzas served on site. Dog walk track around site perimeter great idea.

Disliked: Very very noisy group next to us who played loud music and karaoke well past 2300 and didn’t put their dogs on lead - no camp site staff anywhere to report this too. Toilet block by bar very dirty with no lights in some cubicles. Showers in main toilet block by entrance dirty and only Luke warm water. No wifi.

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Excellent site!

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

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked: Couldn’t fault this site. Warm welcome on arrival, spacious and level pitch and excellent facilities. Including a bar 😊 It’s a shame we were only staying the one night. We home to return one day soon.

Disliked: Nothing.

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The sound of the owls at night. It's a lovely site, very…

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

Primitive grass campsite (large)

Liked: The sound of the owls at night. It's a lovely site, very clean and tidy. It was quiet even with the bar onsite. Very Friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely be back.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your visit to us and we look forward to welcoming you back sometime in the future. Kind regards The Blacklands Team

Good all around camp site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Raymond m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (medium)

Liked: Lovely camp site people friendly plenty of room on the pitch facilities very clean lakes and fishing good a very nice stay altogether

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Perfect family get away

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

Primitive grass campsite (small)

Liked: Family friendly environment

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site. With a good area for the campers to walk around.

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

Primitive grass campsite (medium)

Liked: The area is a nice area for loads of room for the kids to burn of energy, ie football, Cricket, etc Then the park is accessible all the time which is a bonus for the young ones. This is the 2nd time of staying with my son and both times we have enjoyed it.

Disliked: Main dislike of the camp site, is the shower and toilets could do with a little more lighting.

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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 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 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Motorhome service point Seasonal sites

Location

Blackland Lakes

Stockley Lane

Calne

Wiltshire

England

SN11 0NQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.4191°N
-1.9942°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Town Hall
7.2 km NX Coach Stop
7.2 km NX Coach Stop
Rail
9.7 km Chippenham Rail Station
11.3 km Melksham Rail Station
17.8 km Pewsey Rail Station
Ferry
41 km Temple Meads Station Ferry Landing
41.2 km Temple Bridge (Bristol) Ferry Landing
41.5 km Castle Park Ferry Landing

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 Westbury White Horse – Wiltshire's famed giant chalk horse carved into the slope of Salisbury Plain – is a 35-minute drive from Blackland Lakes, on the edge of Bratton Downs. Standing 80 feet tall and 170 feet wide, it's viewable for 16 or 17 miles around its setting; from the horse itself, you'll be able to see Bratton Castle and the white horses of Devizes and Alton Barnes. This is most certainly a land of archaeological and world-famed historical highlights: reach the pretty village of Avebury and its three prehistoric stone circles within 10 minutes' drive and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stonehenge within 40. If your tastes are more modern, a vintage motor museum is less than 10 minutes' walk away. Take a trip out to any of the area's market towns such as Calne, Devizes, Chippenham, Corsham, Royal Wootton Bassett and Marlborough, all within 25 minutes' drive. Bath is about 35 minutes away. For peaceful sightseeing within a short drive, try Bowood House and its landscaped gardens, five miles away, and the National Trust village of Lacock eight miles from the site, a magical place that's had screen appearances in the likes of Downton Abbey and Harry Potter.

Must see

Wadworth Visitor Centre 7.2 km

Lacock Abbey, Grounds and Cloisters 8.7 km

Silbury Hill 9.5 km

Avebury Stone Circle 9.7 km

West Kennet Long Barrow 9.9 km

National Trust

Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village 8.8 km

Avebury 9.5 km

Avebury Manor and Garden 9.5 km

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 15.6 km

The Courts Garden 16.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BOWOOD 3.4 km

Battle of Roundway Down, 1643 4.3 km

SPYE PARK 5.2 km

LACOCK ABBEY 8.5 km

Lacock Village and Abbey 8.7 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 sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Blackland Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Blackland Lakes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Blackland Lakes? The Westbury White Horse – Wiltshire's famed giant chalk horse carved into the slope of Salisbury Plain – is a 35-minute drive from Blackland Lakes, on the edge of Bratton Downs. Standing … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Blackland Lakes?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Blackland Lakes? From $35.29 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.