Makins Lakes

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Lake and Cabins (added by manager 25 Mar 2021)
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Hardstanding touring pitch

  • Fully serviced pitches with access to fishing lakes
  • Around 30 minutes’ drive from Warwick, Birmingham and Leicester
  • Café, wheelchair accessible facilities, parent and baby washroom
Would waking up and walking just a few feet for a spot of fishing be something of a holiday win for you? And how about finding that around 30 minutes by car from Warwick, Birmingham and Leicester? At Makins Lakes, in the village of Bramcote and 10 minutes’ drive from the Warwickshire town of Nuneaton, your pitch won’t just be close to a peaceful peg, you’ll also have a long list of Heart of England holiday highlights close by. Of course, the lakes on site aren’t just for the enjoyment of anglers. Being by the water brings a peaceful feel to all the pitches. There are views over the Warwickshire countryside too, but this isn’t a middle-of-nowhere kind of place. Each pitch is hooked up with electric and water access points. The shower and toilet block have accessible areas for disabled guests and there’s also a family-friendly parent and baby washroom. There’s an on-site café and bait shop and if you can’t bear to leave the lakeside, they’ll even deliver food out to you so you need not stop fishing all day. When you’re ready to rest your rod for a bit, it’s a 25-minute drive to catch a bit of culture in Coventry (UK City of Culture 2021) or 40 minutes to Stratford-upon-Avon, the must-see town for all things Shakespeare.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 10
Touring caravan pitches 40
Tent pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No charcoal barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 288 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 57% of visitors View breakdown

83%

would recommend this site to a friend

79%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A well-structured and efficiently managed camping facility

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The facilities offered at the camping site are excellent. The bathrooms and toilets remain clean and operational, and they include hair dryers. During my stay in mid-September, the heating functioned continuously. Overall, the campsite is well-managed and secured at night.

Disliked: None

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Nice little getaway.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Only stayed one night but it was pleasant enough. Pitch was on a slope but was ok for one night. Washrooms were modern and warm with great showers. The staff we encountered were very helpful and pleasant.

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Superb campsite!

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
Melissa W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: We love this campsite. The facilities are always clean and warm, great hot shower and wash up area with hot water. The staff are lovely and polite and we are made to feel welcome. The cafe breakfast batch is cracking, starts the day off right! You can hear the noise from the road but we didnt find it intrusive. We will certainly be back. Thanks for another lovely weekend! 😃

Disliked: Nothing to dislike!

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Great views of the lakes

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The guy in reception when we arrived was very polite and helpful Explained everything Site it self was very well laid out. Great views of the lakes. Everything very clean Toilets and showers were very clean and warm Only stayed one night but will definitely return

Disliked: Nothing

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Quite place regardless of motorway, staff amazing and really nice loved every…

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Quite place regardless of motorway, staff amazing and really nice loved every second great staff and company at the site. Would definitely stay again, despite the weather it was a perfect place to go and relax.

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A large site with lots of spaces to choose from. Our…

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
Beverley W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A large site with lots of spaces to choose from. Our visit was rather damp but the facilities made it easy to get warm and dry.

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View, the space…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Victoria H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: View, the space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Peaceful site. Lovely surroundings. Clean. Showers were outstanding. Despite being so close to the motorway. It was simply a quiet ‘white noise’ in the background. Very pleasant and peaceful site.

Disliked: N/A

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Fabulous site

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

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: What a lovely campsite! We booked here as it is local to us and wanted to take my daughter and her friend camping for her birthday. They loved it! Clean facilities and lovely cafe, they do a cracking breakfast batch! Great security too and all the staff we met were lovely. We will definitely be back. One thing to mention, the ground is quite rocky so we used the storm pegs, but all good!

Disliked: Nothing to dislike really. I gave location a 4 as you can hear the motorway quite loudly although if you're on the electric bit of the field it's much better. Not really a bother for us though.

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Beautiful views, excellent facilities, large site.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Alexandra A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Very nice showers Clean heated toilet block No fuss - set up where you like

Disliked: A lot of traffic noise if in non electric field. Long walk to toilet block if at end of Non Electric field

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Features

Dogs allowed

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/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

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 Rallies welcome 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 Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Makins Lakes

Makins Fisheries

Bazzard Road

Bramcote

Warwickshire

England

CV11 6QJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.48862°N
-1.38837°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.6 km Bus Station
11.8 km Pool Meadow Bus Station
15.8 km Clifton Road
Rail
5.3 km Hinckley Rail Station
5.5 km Bedworth Rail Station
5.9 km Bermuda Park Rail Station
Airport
14.7 km Coventry Airport
23.6 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
23.6 km Birmingham International 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

If you’re in the mood for a quiet picnic or woodland stroll, Coombe Abbey Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is a 500-acre parkland made for whiling away a day outdoors. There’s also a play area, zip lining and climbing forest if the family’s up for an active day. Or you could always try out the angling here too if your break really is all about fishing. Entertaining the kids shouldn’t be too tricky around these parts either. Immerse yourself fully in the medieval world of dungeons, knights and princesses, jousting and falconry with a visit to Warwick Castle (35 minutes). Or scream if you wanna go faster at Drayton Manor Theme Park, home to rollercoasters, Thomas Land and a 15-acre zoo. Animal antics of all kinds are also order of the day at Twycross Zoo (30 minutes).

Must see

Coventry Transport Museum 12 km

Coventry Cathedral - St Michael's 12.1 km

Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 12.1 km

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum 12.1 km

Stoneleigh Abbey 19.1 km

National Trust

Baddesley Clinton 26.8 km

Packwood House 29 km

Staunton Harold Church 32.2 km

Birmingham Back to Backs 34.6 km

Charlecote Park 35.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BEDWORTH CEMETERY (COVENTRY ROAD CEMETERY) 5.8 km

The Fosse Way – High Cross and The Claybrookes 7.9 km

Burbage Common and Woods 7.9 km

NEWNHAM PADDOX 7.9 km

ARBURY HALL 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 Makins Lakes have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Makins Lakes dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Makins Lakes? If you’re in the mood for a quiet picnic or woodland stroll, Coombe Abbey Country Park (15 minutes’ drive) is a 500-acre parkland made for whiling away a day outdoors. There’s also … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Makins Lakes?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Makins Lakes? From €15.48 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.