Sunflower Park

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View of the pitches from the woodlands

  • Remote and rural site in the Lincolnshire countryside
  • Home to many rescue animals including hens, pigs, geese and ducks
  • Well-stocked fishing lake
What a lush site this is for gainful countryside holidays in the Lincolnshire countryside, whiling days away fishing, woodland walking and just lazing by the lakeside with open book or one's very own thoughts. There are animals too… Small and family-run Sunflower Park near Gainsborough has taken in quite a few rescue animals in their time (they're a friendly and welcoming lot here), so on site you'll meet the three family pets as well as some alpacas, several ex-battery hens and their strutting cockerel. Also adopted are a family of geese, ducks, Kunekune pigs and a couple of Gloucester old spots: do make sure to say hi to all. As you might guess, this is a relaxed and amiable site, set remotely and rurally on a five-acre plot that includes paddocks, a playground, open pastureland, a private woodland walk and a well-stocked fishing lake exclusively for guests' use. You might reckon the park's remote rural setting makes it a wildlife haven too, and you'd reckon right: its boundaries run directly into Laughton Forest's Tuetoes Wood, a Forestry Commission nature haven for walking and cycling among the trees, and home to wildlife like deer, foxes, owls, rabbits, jays, pheasants, cuckoos, woodpeckers – all within viewable and hearing distance from your pitch. Sunflower Park has toilets, showers, a drying room, a launderette and ice pack freezing. Firepits are available for hire for the whole of guests' stays and arrive full and ready to light. Please note that due to being in a forest location and on sandy ground, you will most likely come across spiders, ants, lizards, grass snakes, beetles etc. Please only book if you are comfortable with the fact that there will be wildlife around you.

Site type

Tent sites 10
Caravans for hire 1
Caravan sites 5
Motorhome sites 5
Open now
Opens 12 April 2021
Please note
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 12 Apr 2021 to

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10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Highly recommended family-friendly campsite with a chilled vibe in a lovely rural spot. Kids love the friendly rescue animals. Great play area, fishing, and walks. Staff are super friendly, with a cafe, bar & shop. Some mention showers need a refresh & pitches can be sandy.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Brilliant friendly site,I stayed for one night with my 3 older children…

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass site

Liked Brilliant friendly site,I stayed for one night with my 3 older children and we all had a lovely time,the live entertainment was brilliant and we loved the animals 😃 great owners very helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Hoping to go back next year!!

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Shelley J.

Powered grass site

Liked Only planned to stay one night but stayed 3 instead as we had to go home! ☹️ what a delight to find this little treasure. Its a rescue centre first and foremost and then camping site second. It has everything you would need and more with a lovely warm welcome from Ian and Josie and the team. Its like a little community which is a beautiful atmosphere. They have all the facilities showers, toilets, waste, fresh water, little shop without the camp site £££, bar, cafe/breakfast bar, play park, dog run to let dog off lead. You have the choice of electric or non electric pitches. Lots of animals to see from donkeys, pigs, ferrets, rabbits, peacocks to my favourite Highland cow. Lots more to mention, all rescued and have a story but are loved beyond now. Amazing for my family who consists of grumpy husband, chronic pain wife, ASD 11 year old daughter and 3 fur babies xx

Disliked We disliked absolutely nothing. Part from packing up to leave!!

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Great site! We return each year with our grandchildren and we always…

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Tracy H.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Great site! We return each year with our grandchildren and we always have a fab time. Lovely big site with plenty of space on each plot. Lots of animals, large playground, super facilities, clean toilets/showers etc. Great hosts, always made to feel welcome. Would definitely recommend 👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

Came a day early as was packed and ready really enjoyed my stay

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Jordan d.

Unpowered grass site

Liked Beautiful area.
Very friendly owners.
Kids loved feeding and petting the animals.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place, kid friendly and lovely to have the animals right outside…

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Dane P.

Powered grass site

Liked Lovely place, kid friendly and lovely to have the animals right outside your pitch. The owners and staff all really friendly☺️

Recommend to friends Visit again

Having just returned home from our 5th stay at Sunflower Park, I…

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Katie B.

Powered grass site

Liked Having just returned home from our 5th stay at Sunflower Park, I need to express how much my family love this place!
Never have I been to a site so child friendly and safe, its wonderful to watch my children run free and embrace farm life without an ounce of technology in site. Josie, Ian and the team are super friendly and approachable and present all day, everyday working hard on the site. Special thankyou to Alicia who let my son help her with tending to the animal everyday and never got tired of answering his 500 question about every animal on site !
Cafe served delicious food at reasonable prices. Play park has recently been upgraded and kept the children entertained for hours. Fishing lake was a big hit with the teenage boys who enjoyed spending there days finishing. Overall we absolutely love this place and booked our next trip before we left. Thanks for a great trip Sunflower Park and we will see you next summer!

Disliked GOING HOME!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Very kind. Thankyou. Glad you had such a nice stay.
See you next year. Merry xmas

This site is amazing, lovely chilled friendly atmosphere, staff on hand when…

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9 out of 10
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Emma R.

Powered grass site

Liked This site is amazing, lovely chilled friendly atmosphere, staff on hand when needed and nothing is any trouble for them despite them all being busy attending to the animals.

The animals where great to watch all with their own personalities kept us entertained all week. The play park is great for the kids, great priced shop on site too.

The toilets and showers were clean to the standard you expect on a campsite.

Would definitely recommend this site and we will definitely be returning.

Disliked The wasp issue could do with addressing obvious a couple of nests nearby. However we never got stung, they were just really annoying and couldn't really enjoy a quite cuppa outside without been bothered.

The fact there's no "quite time" one family were being really loud until 2am. Other sites we've stayed on have "quite time" from 11pm as not everyone wants to be kept awake all night.

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From the manager: Hi. Thank you for your kind words. After speaking to a lot of our friends who live in the local area the wasp issue is all over unfortunately not just here but we know what you mean as they as doing our heads in aswell. We do have a quiet time of 10pm it is marked on a sign on the outside of the decking area as you enter in the bar / shop area. If you had called us we would have come and dealt the the noise so apologies 🌻

Was a great experience the first few times but now has deteriated

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Fishing was great, our friends kids loved it, also feeding animals, love being able to have campfires

Disliked Very sandy pitches, wasps around in there 100's, rude notices put up about children being dirty (but due to sand this cant be helped) and must wash them in dog cleaning area before going in shower, toilets and showers wasn't clean, rotting vegetable smell from pig areas, animals now put in ball game area so no place for kids to play football, pitches uneven, obscene sticker in toilet that children use

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From the manager: Sorry you feel like this

The wasps we have no control about. They are an issue everywhere. Not just here..
Children being children get dirty when playing . The notices refer to the extremes of this where some children are held to foot in filth, due to doing things they shouldnt be.
They then go in the wetrooms. Trash them and leave it an obsolete mess for others to find.
Thst isn't on.
Facilities are regularly cleaned but can't be constantly cleaned.
Since the notices we have not have any occurrences so they obviously work or we have respectful families here this week.
Pigs make smells. Veg in heat smells. We are a working farm rescue.
We have taken on emus and the safest place is thre ball play area however there is plenty of space plus the dog run when not in use.
The obscene sticker has been created by someone defacing a friendly sticker. That's obviously our fault hey.
Sticker is now removed.
Someone else thst are faceless and unable yo talk to us

Staff very friendly and helpful site clean and welcoming we will be…

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Kerry W.

Powered grass site

Liked Staff very friendly and helpful site clean and welcoming we will be returning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou very much.
Very kind. Fair n honest.
Makes a nice change

Everything especially the pond for fishing with the kids…

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8 out of 10
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Claire B.

Powered grass site

Liked Everything especially the pond for fishing with the kids

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou


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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Bush Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

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

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunflower Park

1 South Carr Villas

East Ferry Road

Laughton

Gainsborough

Lincolnshire

England

DN21 3QF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.49544°N
0.7291°W

Route directions

On arrival, at the front of the property please follow the signs to the campsite area at the back of the residence.

Nearest transport

Coach
12 km Bus Station
23.9 km Bus Station
25.9 km Goole Airmyn Road
Rail
9 km Kirton Lindsey Rail Station
10 km Althorpe Rail Station
11 km Gainsborough Central Rail Station
Ferry
40.9 km Hull Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.6 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
18.8 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
27 km Humberside 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

Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, take time to get to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park just outside Doncaster, home to a menagerie of over 300 from around the world, and to The Deep at Hull, one of the biggest aquariums in the UK and a habitat for over 3000 marine critters. Going south, history buffs can get to Lincoln for eleventh century Lincoln Cathedral, the third biggest in Britain after St Paul's in London and York Minster. Lincoln Castle is also well worth a look, to gaze geekily upon one of the four original remaining copies of the Magna Carta.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cleethorpes 47.2 km Estuary N/AGoodExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 27.8 km

Lincoln Castle 31.6 km

Lincoln Cathedral 31.7 km

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 31.8 km

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 34.5 km

National Trust

Mr Straw's House 32.5 km

Clumber Park 33.8 km

Maister House 38 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 47 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 48.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Haxey - Epworth - Belton (or) Belton - Epworth - Haxey 6.8 km

Belton - Epworth Turbary - Epworth 7.9 km

The Lakes and Rhododendrons of Twigmoor Woods 11.2 km

BECKINGHAM MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 09/12/2005) 11.9 km

Ealand, Crowle and The Regen Way 12.1 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 Sunflower Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunflower Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunflower Park? Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunflower Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunflower Park? From $67.71 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.