Robin Hood Retreat

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Lovely site (added by manager 30 Aug 2022)
Pitches
View of the park
Views from the park

  • Peaceful base for weekend escapes or longer stays
  • Quick drive from Wheelgate Theme Park and White Post Farm Animal Park
  • Play and picnic areas, info shed and 24-hour CCTV
Frazzled at work? Need a quick escape to the countryside? Or have you generously decided to take the kids on a theme park weekend? Withdraw from work, commutes and other annoyances and use Robin Hood Retreat as a bolthole base for peaceful Nottinghamshire stays. And what to do once you're here? Go stalking the local countryside for one: the park's location near Newark has it set among a treasure trove of unfound caches, so get the family up to speed and stride out in your most competitive manner. Then family days out for another, as the Retreat is a short drive from the Wheelgate Theme Park and White Post Farm Animal Park. Go Ape and a go-kart and quad bike track are also nearby. The site has a play area, an information shed and a picnic area, alongside amenities of a modern toilet and shower block with free hot showers, secure storage facilities, a laundry, and a freezer for guests' use. The site has 24-hour CCTV in place and a security card entry barrier too for safe, secure stays. Robin Hood Retreat welcomes contractors as well as holidaymakers.

Site type

Tent sites 5
Caravan sites 20
Motorhome sites 5
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 2 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 7 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
  • For electric pitches, the price only includes £1 electric token per night. Additional tokens can be purchased at reception.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Outstanding toilet block. Absolutely immaculate!Good size pitches

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site (adults only)

Liked: Great location and good sized pitches
Ideal for exploring Sherwood Forest and beyond.

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The toilets and site were clean, but dated and tired.…

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The toilets and site were clean, but dated and tired.

Disliked: Don't let the photos fool you, they must have been taken a long time ago!

We are experienced campervanners who usually wildcamp or stay on very basic sites, often without any facilities at all. We chose to spend more to stay at Robin Hood Retreat as a treat for the half term, but soon wished we hadn't.

Most pitches are occupied by long term/permanent residents who gathered until the early hours, making so much noise it was difficult to sleep. The owners neighbour the gathering and did nothing to enforce the quiet hours of 10pm to 8am. The site has a weird and unnerving atmosphere and, although the owners were helpful at check in, we felt like unwelcome intruders. All of the above meant we were not comfortable in raising our concerns with the owners, and doubt anything would have changed even if we had.

We originally booked 3 nights but left after 1. Had we arrived earlier than the kids bedtime, we would've turned around before checking in.

Save yourself the stress and money, book somewhere else!

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Quiet…

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site (adults only)

Liked: Quiet

Disliked: Not enough information at the site, had to find things ourselves. Doors in womens showers did not close properly.

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Clean quiet site Good location…

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site (adults only)

Liked: Clean quiet site
Good location

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Fairly straightforward getting set up. Staff were helpful.…

Overall 4/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Jon D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site (adults only)

Liked: Fairly straightforward getting set up. Staff were helpful.

Disliked: Its not a very scenic site, some areas are really run down with broken old caravans covered in moss. You access it through a scruffy industrial estate which isn't a great start.

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We would stay again. Give this site a chance.

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: We booked this site as an stop over to break from a journey home from Cornwall. I read the reviews leading up to our stay and was a little worried. On arrival we were met by a lovely warden who allowed access onto site. She explained where all facilities were and showed us to our pitch. We had asked to be close to the park and they 100% gave us this!!
When we arrived I was a but alarmed that the site looked to be residential. We have encountered a bad experience of this prior to staying on this site. All residential/seasonal pitchers were welcoming and pleasant..
The facilities are immaculate. Yes a little tired but very clean.
The wardens could not be more helpful.
The drive up to site is fine. Yes it's small road but having been in Cornwall this is nothing 😆.

Disliked: On arrival a bit alarmed at it being a residential site due to past experience however all residential/seasonal are very welcoming. No bad behaviour. All quiet by dusk.
Toilet paper ran out but this happens!

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Really lovely camping site. Shower and toilet facilities were really good, better…

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

Powered grass tent site (adults only)

Liked: Really lovely camping site. Shower and toilet facilities were really good, better than any other camping site. Lovely location, nice and quiet; adults only area is also great when traveling without children. Would definitely visit again!

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Peaceful excellent views clean facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Adrian H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: Site was very peaceful and quiet.. showers and toilet block limited but very clean .. views were amazing

Disliked: To long of a walk if you wanted a shop or pub

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Excellent site, well maintained fantastic site staff

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

Powered grass tent site (adults only)

Liked: Absolutely fantastic place to stay if you are after peace and quite x the place is maintained very well by Darrell and Mel, restrooms and showers are spotless x
The guys will go above and beyond to ensure your stay is as you wish
Thank you both x

Disliked: I couldn't stay longer lol x

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Will never ever go back

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

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked: The positives are small, but the pitches clean and quite roomy

Disliked: The site is small you have to access it through an industrial site with a VERY small one car road, the road is also horrendous, its through a field and our poor van was bounced about all over. We arrived and was greeted by the male caretaker, he was pleasant, when we stepped out of the car the smell of the waste tank hit us first, it was a hot weekend, but it was bad. The toilet block is ok, no toilet flushes and there was poop in every toilet every time i went in, the shower had no heating and was freezing, i spoke to a lady that was staying there and she said its always cold, the mens arent but the womens are. I had to send my kids into the mens for a shower as they just couldnt stand in it. The site was near nothing, and I mean nothing, overpriced and pay as you go electric, you pay the caretaker and he puts it on, you cant see yourself how much is left, we arrived Friday night, we dont run a fridge, water heater, we literally watched tv for an hour before bed, went out early morning and got back around 6ish, the caretaker came and asked to check the meter so it didnt go in the night and we had 1.88 left??? We paid another 10 pounds, again left very early Sunday morning and was gone the entire day eating out, arrived back about 8.30pm, sat outside used zero electric and the morning went turn the tv and it had gone?? Something odd with this. Then the caretaker female, she couldnt string a sentence together without an explicit word, not mild either, i mean Fs and Cs. I needed to hand in the barrier key and get my deposit back when leaving and she told me she wasnt allowed in the office incase she nicked something but nobody was around so it was tough. We couldnt wait to get away from this place.

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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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise

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

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Robin Hood Retreat

Belle Eau Park

Middle Plantation

Bilsthorpe

Newark

Nottinghamshire

England

NG22 8TY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.1329°N
-1.0025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.3 km Portland College
12.3 km Portland College
12.5 km Newstead Abbey Gates
Rail
10.1 km Fiskerton Rail Station
10.2 km Rolleston Rail Station
10.9 km Bleasby Rail Station
Airport
38.7 km Sheffield City Airport
38.7 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
39.3 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield 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

Robin Hood Retreat is a short drive from the rides, farm and waterpark of Robin Hoods Wheelgate Family Theme Park and from the cute creatures of White Post Farm Animal Park. If you're ambling around Sherwood Forest, the Major Oak in its midst should enthrall the kids too, as according to legend it's the shelter where Robin Hood and his merry men slept. Adrenaline seekers can swing around nearby at Go Ape, or career around the quad bike and go-kart track near Rufford; the area also has the Water Meadows Swimming and Fitness Complex in Mansfield, National Cycle Network pedals, and Norwood Golf Club a short drive from the site. For history, Newark Castle on the banks of the Trent or the spectacular city views from high-up Nottingham Castle are both good picks, or you could get to Newstead Abbey, the former twelfth-century monastery with extensive gardens, lakes, ponds and waterfalls. Other attractions include Rufford Park, Southwell Minster, Mr Straw's House in Worksop and the Southwell Garden Centre.

Must see

Sherwood Forest Country Park 8.8 km

Mansfield Museum 13.2 km

Hardwick Hall 20.6 km

Hardwick Old Hall 20.8 km

Bolsover Castle 22.2 km

National Trust

The Workhouse, Southwell 7.2 km

Clumber Park 15.5 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 20.8 km

Hardwick Hall 20.8 km

Mr Straw's House 21.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

RUFFORD ABBEY 4.5 km

THURGARTON HUNDRED WORKHOUSE 7.3 km

The Major Oak and Sherwood Forest 8.7 km

The Major Oak - Sherwood Forest - Edwinstowe 8.7 km

Egmanton - Laxton - Egmanton 11 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 Robin Hood Retreat have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Robin Hood Retreat dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Robin Hood Retreat? Robin Hood Retreat is a short drive from the rides, farm and waterpark of Robin Hoods Wheelgate Family Theme Park and from the cute creatures of White Post Farm Animal Park. If … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Robin Hood Retreat?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Robin Hood Retreat? From $48.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.