Blackland Lakes

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Fishing lake

  • 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 pitches 65
Touring caravan pitches 65
Motorhome pitches 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 hen/stag 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 site 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

Reviews

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92% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Fabulous site, great facilities, good bar and pizzas.

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
7
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch (large)

Liked Really well organised site with great facilities. Great outdoor bar and takeaway pizzas. Clean and tidy site with well spaced out pitches.

Disliked Nothing.

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Loved the site but ruined by other camper’s loud music.

Overall 5/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
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10
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
4
Child friendliness
2
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch (large)

Liked The area, facilities and the atmosphere.

Disliked There were over campers playing really loud music into the night. We had to ask our neighbour to turn theirs down at 10.30 pm so we could get some peace. We could still hear loud music from other tents. There needed to be proper signage about loud music and just a reminder to respect other campers.
Additionally, the main evening attraction, Sam’s Bar, had been hired out to a private party so we were unable to enjoy this facility. Quite disappointing really.

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Great site, level pitches, clean and well managed.

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
8
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
No rating
Sue S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch (small)

Liked The site was well maintained. A good balance between managed and wild areas to encourage wildlife. Good clean facilities. Friendly and helpful staff.
Showers powerful and hot, not the lukewarm trickle some places have.
Sams bar/pizza area also very good.
Near to lots of interesting places to visit. Would recommend.
I haven’t rated the child areas as don’t have children but they looked to be good.

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Excellent

Overall 10/10

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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Absolutely a great place to stay, very clean, staff are very friendly and helpful

Disliked Nothing to dislike,

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shop warm shower clean toilets nice staff

Overall 10/10

Location
10
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10
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10
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10
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10
Child friendliness
10
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10
Wifi
10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked we stayed for 5 nights .lovely campsite is really clean and well look after .staff are really helpful .bus stop 5 min walk away great for going into town ,
well definitely will be back next year .

Disliked nothing

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Recommend

Overall 10/10

Location
8
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
1
Johny J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch (small)

Liked Mainly I like the washroom's areas and bath , and pitch tent ground was clear and clean, have lots of space to walk and park car, and can close to nature when use pitch tent

Disliked some points have get straight sunlit

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lots of space, very nice campsite…

Overall 9/10

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

Non-electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked lots of space, very nice campsite

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This is a fantastic campsite with everything we needed while camping with…

Overall 10/10

Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Hannah-Rose P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch (large)

Liked This is a fantastic campsite with everything we needed while camping with a toddler! We booked a large grass pitch camping in our Tentbox, the pitch was very spacious and flat. My two-year old loved visiting the on-site goats and doing the walk around the nature trail. Quick walk into town for cafes, pubs and the mini supermarket. Toilet and shower facilities were great too.

Disliked Nothing, we will be back!

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Fantastic break

Overall 10/10

Location
10
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10
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10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Kerry C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked Park so clean and it was lovely getting away from everything for a few days.
Had everything we needed and more. Will definitely return!

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Great stay

Overall 9/10

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

Non-electric grass pitch (large)

Liked The facilities and there are great areas to exercise a dog. As we were there on a Monday out of school holidays we had a whole field to ourselves too which was very peaceful.

Disliked We had to go to the clubhouse to get a code to exit the site at 8:20am. However me may possibly have accidentally missed being given a code.

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Features

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 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

D. of E. 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

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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

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

Local events

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 8 August 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025)

    Bristol, England 46.9 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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?
    Camping and touring
    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 €26.66 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.