Kingsmoor Retreat

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Pitches sheltered by trees
Pitches sheltered by trees
Pitch with electrical hook-up
Camping field
View from the pitches
Picnic tables at the site
Beer garden behind the pub
The pub bar
Pub garden with covered seating
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Pitch with electrical hook-up
Camping field
View from the pitches

  • Quiet family-friendly site at the rear of a Leicestershire country pub
  • Calke Abbey Estate and Donington Park Circuit both 15 minutes’ drive
  • Restaurant with a bar, beer garden and occasional live entertainment
Looking for a quiet Leicestershire bolthole in the National Forest? Your search is over. Kingsmoor Retreat is a well-kept site with grass pitches at the rear of a country pub and restaurant, 10 minutes’ drive from Coalville and 15 minutes from East Midlands Airport if you’ve got an early flight. If you feel the urge to do some alfresco cooking, barbecues are allowed on site, and there are picnic tables for alfresco meals. There’s also a communal area with a firepit where you can cosy up with family and friends. However, the neighbouring pub may be too much temptation, beckoning you in with its local ales and menu of family favourites. There’s a beer garden for warmer days, live bands on occasion and a cosy snug heated by woodburner for chillier days. The leisure centre in Coalville has a gym, swimming pool and café (a great option for keeping kids happy if the weather goes rogue on you), and close by is a very swanky spa (10 minutes) for when you’re in need of some TLC. There are also plenty of walks to access from your pitch in the National Forest, which should keep you – and any accompanying dogs – well exercised. Practical facilities include public showers, toilets and blue water waste disposal.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Motorhome sites 15
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.

Languages spoken

English

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

7.9

Overall rating from 58 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

79% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

A clean, friendly spot with a great pub. Staff are a highlight – super welcoming. Pitches are mostly flat and tidy, though some found them a bit close. Hot water and bin issues sorted. A few mentioned noise and occasional facility cleaning.

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Really great campsite, Wayne met us…

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Katherine B.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Really great campsite, Wayne met us on arrival and explained where everything was.
Toilets were clean and easily accessible.
Stunning views
Best thing was the pub, so friendly and opened late.
Will definitely be coming back to this campsite

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean, tidy and well kept site.

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SImon B.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Tidy, well kept site. The pub staff were friendly and helpful. The food was also good. The shower cubicles were very spacious, but see below.

Disliked The Pitchup site states WiFi but doesn’t mention that it’s for the Glamping Pods only. The pub has free wifi. Although the shower cubicles are large, the Portacabins they are housed in are small and cold. The site is better in colder seasons for caravans and RVS with their own facilities rather than campers. I’m not sure what was meant by by the gates being locked at night to keep undesirables out!

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Well we realise,its a…

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Jason F.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Well we realise,its a

Disliked Nothing like the reviews, portoloos, pub not serving food. Overpriced. Avoid....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site very welcoming very clean…

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Ashley M.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Lovely site very welcoming very clean facilities .
Pub and restaurant excellent

Disliked Non

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Amenities on site were good,had a…

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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Amenities on site were good,had a drink and meal in pub. Pitches were spacious and level

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would stay again as it may have been the noise was a one off.

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Chris W.

Powered grass and gravel tent site

Liked Facilities were fine and people were generally friendly.

Disliked There was a lot of noise after dark that continued until about 1am

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, clean toilets and lovely pub. Friendly welcoming staff.

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Jemma W.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Very clean and tidy.
Even rang me to see if I was okay as they knew I was traveling from Cornwall.

Food was so good to, very accommodating and friendly.

Easy check in.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful. Nice pub on site. Welcoming…

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Diane B.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Peaceful. Nice pub on site. Welcoming and informative warden.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Team were very friendly and helpful.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel tent site

Liked Team were very friendly and helpful. Area was beautiful and the facilities were nice and clean. The only negative was that we were all very cramped together not a lot of privacy between campers.

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Very nice and friendly staff always…

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David D.

Powered grass and gravel tent site

Liked Very nice and friendly staff always helpful toilets and showers where very clean would defiantly stay there again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Portable toilet

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 restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table 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

Luxury Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Pub campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Level campground, no steep slopes Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Kingsmoor Retreat

187 The Moor

Coleorton

Coalville

Leicestershire

England

LE67 8GD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.74157°N
1.40543°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 km Memorial Square
2.7 km Memorial Square
4.5 km Market Street
Rail
14.7 km Loughborough (Leics) Rail Station
16.4 km Willington Rail Station
16.5 km East Midlands Parkway Rail Station
Airport
10.8 km East Midlands Airport
38.9 km Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
38.9 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

There’s plenty to keep you all occupied in this corner of Leicestershire. Wildlife lovers can head for Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ drive) to spot moorhens, sandpipers and kingfishers flitting around the waterways, and maybe the occasional otter. Sence Valley Forest Park (also 10 minutes) has hiking and cycling routes on woodland and pond-side tracks, and you can often see swans floating on the water. Family adventures with a cultural bent could include a visit to Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre (25 minutes) to see the 15th-century site where King Richard III fell. You can walk across parkland and see the main house falling into decline at National Trust - Calke Abbey Estate (15 minutes), and there are still monks living at Mount St Bernard Abbey (10 minutes), where you can sample beer in the working brewery and pick up souvenirs in the gift shop. If the kids are resistant to heritage stuff, a day discovering orangutans, tigers and The Gruffalo in Discovery Land at Twycross Zoo (15 minutes) should put a smile back on their faces. When your holiday dates coincide with an event at Donington Park Circuit (also 15 minutes), you’ll be able to watch bike and car racing too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Skegness 125.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Heacham 127.5 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A
Ingoldmells South 127.9 km Sea GoodGoodExcellentExcellent
Chapel St Leonards 128.6 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hunstanton Main Beach 128.7 km Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Calke Abbey 6.5 km

National Forest 9.3 km

Conkers Discovery Centre 9.8 km

Castle Donington Museum 11.9 km

Twycross Zoo 13.1 km

National Trust

Staunton Harold Church 4.2 km

Calke Abbey 8.3 km

Kedleston Hall 25.7 km

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 29.3 km

Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum 31.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

COLEORTON HALL 1.4 km

Sence Valley Forest Park 4.8 km

Staunton Harold - Breedon - Church on the Hill (The Thirteen Stiles) 5.3 km

STAUNTON HAROLD HALL 5.4 km

Blackfordby - Shellbrook - Norris Hill - Moira 7.4 km

Local events

  • Farnborough International Airshow (Monday, 20 July 2026 – Monday, 20 July 2026)

    Farnborough, England 169.2 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Kingsmoor Retreat have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Kingsmoor Retreat dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Kingsmoor Retreat? There’s plenty to keep you all occupied in this corner of Leicestershire. Wildlife lovers can head for Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ drive) to spot moorhens, sandpipers and kingfishers flitting around … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Kingsmoor Retreat?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Kingsmoor Retreat? From $82.24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.