Carry on Kelmarsh

Kelmarsh Hall and grounds (added by manager 22 Jul 2020)

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  • Pop-up glamping site in the 200-acre grounds of Kelmarsh Hall
  • Festival-style setup with live music and activities for all ages
  • Café and vintage bus bar on site, plus food deliveries to pitches
Missed out on the festival experience you had planned for 2020? Fear not – the festival spirit is alive and well at Carry on Kelmarsh, a pop-up site with pre-pitched tents in the grounds of Northamptonshire’s Kelmarsh Hall (a rather splendid country estate 25 minutes’ drive from Northampton). Everything here has been set up to make life safe and straightforward: tents are each pitched in a space of at least 10x10 metres, with a private toilet for each one. Beyond the pitching area there’s plenty of scope to stretch your legs around the estate’s 200 acres of lakes, woodland and formal gardens (with fishing on site and lots of wildlife to spot). And what of that festival vibe? Well, the folk that run this site have tons of experience in that side of things – they’d usually be organising such shindigs as Shambala Festival and Starry Skies but for 2020 they’ve clubbed together with various other suppliers who’ve had events cancelled to pull together a Covid-safe gathering covering all sorts of activities and services. What that means for guests is an on-site café, a bar in a vintage bus, wood-fired pizzas and cool drinks delivered to your tent, lawn games to borrow and a music programme with live acoustic sessions and music-themed yoga and dance sessions. On top of that little lot is a fab programme of socially distanced activities for grownups and kids alike, including Vinyasa yoga sessions, art and craft classes, human table football, quizzes, dance classes and a proper sports day (you know, sock wrestling, egg throwing, races and the like…)

Site type

Rent a tent 96

Languages spoken

English

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Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Campfires allowed

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 pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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

No dogs allowed

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Carry on Kelmarsh

Kelmarsh Hall Event Site

Kelmarsh

Northamptonshire

England

NN6 9NA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.40817°N
-0.92285°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.4 km Hall Lodge
2.7 km Stags Head PH
3.9 km The George PH
Rail
8 km Market Harborough Rail Station
13.1 km Kettering Rail Station
16.8 km Long Buckby Rail Station
Airport
37.8 km Coventry 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

You may not find much time to get out and about what with all the antics on site, but the folk here do have a few ideas up their sleeves if you fancy popping out for a bit. Closest is Kelmarsh Tunnels, a mile away – it’s part of the Brampton Way bike path, which runs along an old railway line and is a top spot for a cycle or stroll. Other locations for a walk nearby include the reservoirs at Welford, Thorpe Malsor and Sulby, or the historic Foxton Locks, which has Britain’s longest set of staircase locks and dates back over 200 years. All these are less than 15 minutes’ drive away. To take in a bit more of the area’s history, stop by at Naseby Battlefield (five minutes’ drive) or board a steam train for a ride on the Northampton & Lamport Railway (15 minutes). If you’d rather stick to the open-air pursuits, there’s golf five minutes away in Market Harborough and horse riding 15 minutes away in Church Brampton.

Must see

Foxton Locks 11 km

Althorp 15.3 km

Rockingham Castle 17.8 km

78 Derngate 19.3 km

National Waterways Museum -Stoke Bruerne 29.5 km

National Trust

Lyveden New Bield 25.5 km

Canons Ashby 32.8 km

Stowe Landscape Gardens 42.3 km

Farnborough Hall 42.7 km

Buckingham Chantry Chapel 45.6 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Maidwell Loop 3 km

Maidwell - Harrington - Braybrooke - Maidwell 3.1 km

HARRINGTON 4.1 km

Battle of Naseby, 1645 5 km

COTTESBROOKE HALL 5.8 km

Local events

  • Global Birdfair (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)

    Oakham, England 33.4 km

  • Formula 1 British Grand Prix (Thursday 4 July 2024 – Thursday 4 July 2024)

    Silverstone, England 37.9 km

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 5 September 2024 – Thursday 5 September 2024)

    Stamford, England 41.2 km

  • Fairport's Cropredy Convention (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)

    Chipping Norton, England 42.2 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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    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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