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

Motorhome pitches 12
Touring caravan pitches 12
Tent pitches 12
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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 hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • 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, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
7

88% would recommend this site to a friend

84% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 9
Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely site. With bonus of watersports

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
jenny l.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovely clean site, recently adding new toilet/shower block..
Friendly checkin staff. Good restaurant/bar on site.
For a chilled break this site is great.
With the bonus of water sport activities

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely 10/10 review and it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your return stay and our upgraded campsite facilities. Really look forward to seeing you back again soon and have a lovely summer.
Best wishes,
Box End Park

3rd visit to box end. Love it. Good size pitches, always a…

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Martin N.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked 3rd visit to box end. Love it. Good size pitches, always a friendly welcome when booking in. U can relax and chill or take part in the various water sports on offer. Lovely clean shower / toilet block. Lovely walks around the site.

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Hi Martin,

Thank you so much for such lovely 10/10 feedback! Always a pleasure having you here to stay with us and we look forward to seeing you here with us again soon.

Best wishes,
Box End Park

We loved this campsite and would definitely visit again.

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
7
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Meg S.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked The cafe did great food and drink. The green field was lush! The watersports looked great and very tempted to join in!

Disliked Other campers which didn’t respect our plot (walked through our camp area at all hours of the day- when we had a toddler to care for), stayed up until 3 singing and had lights shining into our tent- very disrespectful.

From the manager: Hi there,

It was an absolute please having you stay here with us and thank you so much for your wonderful 10/10 review. We're so sorry to hear that your fellow campers didn't respect your plot or our 22:30pm quiet time during your stay. Please do make sure to contact our out of hours team if this happens again on your next visit, as we have a strict quiet time between 22:30pm and 07:00am and anyone not adhering to these rules will be asked to leave the site.

Really hope to see you again for another stay in the future and thank you so much for taking the time to review our campsite.

Many thanks,
Box End Park

Excellent camp 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
Martin N.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Our second visit to box end. Lovely site, clean, good size pitches, excellent shower block. Lovely relaxing visit.

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Hi there,

It was an absolute please having you stay here with us and thank you so much for your wonderful 10/10 review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay + experience here at Box End Park. We can't wait to see you back here with us in the not so distant future :)

Many thanks,
Box End Park

Brilliant site

Overall 9/10

Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Kelly H.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Beautiful site
Great water sports
Lovely restaurant
Good location

Disliked Not allowed to use lake for paddle boarding as and when you want

Play park would have been handy

From the manager: Hi Kelly,

Thank you so much for your lovely 9/10 review and we loved seeing you here for your recent visit! Thank you so much for your feedback and we really appreciate your time taken to leave a review of our site :)

Kindly note that all of watersports sessions, including SUP Self-Launch, are lifeguarded sessions and must be pre-booked online using our booking system. No swimming or water access is allowed outside of these time and this does include customers staying on the campsite. We do have a small natural wooden playpark area located just behind our Corner5 bar decking area. Please feel free to ask our reception team on your next visit who would be happy to show you where this is located. We also have a great land based activity suitable for 3yrs + if you'd like to give our Disc & Adventure Football Golf a go on your next campsite stay with us.

Thank you so much for posting your electric card back to us too after this was accidentally taken home - received today and we have processed your £5 deposit refund for you having received this back.

Look forward to welcoming you again soon and have a lovely summer!

Best Wishes,
Box End Park

Excellent basic site with clean facilities and lots of space.

Overall 7/10

Location
8
Value for money
6
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
6
Rebecca W.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The site was great, big open space for the tents and lots of space for the kids to run around. The toilet and shower facilities look very new and were always clean. The activities at Box End, such as the Aquapark and Wakeboarding were brilliant to watch whilst relaxing outside the tent and provided extra entertainment for the kids, even if they were too young to take part.
The small cafe option, operating out of a shipping container by the lake is perfect for lunch, ice creams and drinks, nothing fancy but very decent.
They have begun creating a lovely walking path around the lake of 5km which is really nice for an evening stroll through the grass meadows, watching the wildlife and views.

Disliked It's always a little sad not to be able to have a campfire whilst camping.
The tent pitches are very exposed to the wind coming off the lake. The electric pitches have some protection from hedges and trees separating each pitch site. So make sure your ropes are secure!
If you want to eat in the larger restaurant, I would suggest that you book in advance!

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you so much for your lovely review and we're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!

We completely appreciate a campfire does add to the experience however, unfortunately open fires and fire-pits are not allowed on-site to ensure everyone's safety whilst camping with us on our flat and grassy pitches, especially during those windy and dry weather days. BBQs are allowed on campsite pitches as long as they are raised nice and high off the ground and they're stable. Our restaurant is super popular all year round so we'd completely agree about pre-booking a table if you'd like to dine in the Corner5 Restaurant for our lunch or dinner service during your stay. Thank you so much for your feedback and we really appreciate your time taken to leave a review of our site :)

We look forward to welcoming you again soon!
Best wishes,
Box End Park

Amazing camping 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
MARTINA W.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked The friendly and welcoming staff. The campsite was well thought out, and toilet and shower block was very clean. The food at the restaurant tasted amazing and was well presented

From the manager: Hi there,

It was an absolute please having you stay here with us and thank you so much for your wonderful 10/10 review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay, meal in our Corner 5 Restaurant + experience with our check-in staff. We can't wait to see you back here with us in the not so distant future :)

Many thanks,
Box End Park

Very clean place will visit again…

Overall 8/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Anthony O.

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Very clean place will visit again

Disliked Nothing to complain about

From the manager: Hi there,

It was an absolute please having you stay here with us and thank you so much for your wonderful 8/10 review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay + experience here at Box End Park. We can't wait to see you back here with us in the not so distant future :)

Many thanks,
Box End Park

Polite staff, restaurant and the watersports were great

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Tim A.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Beautiful surroundings

From the manager: Hi there,

It was an absolute please having you stay here with us and thank you so much for your wonderful 10/10 review. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay + experience here at Box End Park. We can't wait to see you back here with us in the not so distant future :)

Many thanks,
Box End Park

Ok

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
10
Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Lovely view of the lake and very peaceful, easy check in and good facilities. Level pitch.

Disliked There appeared to be people permanently living on site in touring caravans that looked like they had been there for 10years! This scared me a little has I have had trouble with travelling community’s before and the facilities were situated in the centre of these caravans. But I didn’t see anyone or have any trouble.

From the manager: Hi there,

Thank you for your feedback on your recent visit. We have some longer term caravans on site. Our longer term guests are a great bunch and help us keep the site a friendly and safe place for all to visit. We do hope to see you again and are so happy to hear that you loved our lakeside camping pitches & facilities.

Many thanks,

Box End Park


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site 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 €23.20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.