Makins Lakes

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Hardstanding Touring Pitch
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Hardstanding Touring Pitch

  • Fully serviced pitches with access to paid 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
Caravan sites 40
Tent sites 50
Motorhome sites 40
Rent a tent 2
Open all year
Opens
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Extras

  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

8.3

Overall rating from 440 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

81% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spacious pitches, spotless modern loos with heating. By lovely fishing lakes, popular with anglers and walkers. Friendly staff. M69 noise mostly fine, occasional minor cleanliness/bin grumbles, but mostly positive.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Good place but mis-information.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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 Carl P. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked Lake 4

Disliked We wanted to fish on Reptile due to matches on other lakes but were told that both Phase two and three were closed, not advertised on website.
We then opted to fish on Lake 4 but were told there was a match on so we opted to go on Lake 5 where again there was a match scheduled but there were pegs available. The match on Lake 5 never took place as we fished there all day, on return to our tent later that day we saw that there was also no match on Lake 4 with pleasure anglers everywhere.

In addition, cafe only open from early up to 10am despite being advertised open till 2pm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place for fishing or just…

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David C. 3 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Nice place for fishing or just walking or sitting by the lakes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy access, great communication and good…

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5 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Lauren G. 1 review

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Easy access, great communication and good size pitches

Disliked The ladies facilities were dirty, 3 out of the 5 toilets were blocked from other campers and not cleaned for close to 24 hours. The floors were not cleaned at that time, only toilets flushed out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great stay will be returning

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 Kimberley t. 12 reviews

Powered concrete slab caravan site

Liked Spacious pitches showers were great cafe on site and toilets dotted around the lakes as well

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lot of available pitches Area,…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Tomasz B. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Lot of available pitches Area, beautifull lakes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The reception young girl gave my…

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1 out of 10
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Value for money
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked The reception young girl gave my daughters some squewers to roast marshmallows which was really sweet so thank you abd the shop was really well stocked

Disliked Bathrooms were not clean, constant blocked toilets, the smell was awful, thick hair sat in plugs.
The none electric field had rubbish, random clothing all around it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Dirty.

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4 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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 jacqui A. 1 review

Powered grass site

Liked They take groups.
There was water at every pitch.
The pitches we had were very spacious.
The fishing lakes look beautiful.

Disliked Toilet, shower and washing up facilities are grim! Need a good deep clean from ceiling to floor and everything in between....and this is deep dirt that has built up over time, plus cobwebs, spiders etc.
Please replace the mops, they are absolutely filthy!
Loo roll needs replacing more often, we were there 4 days and it ran out twice!
Not enough facilities for the amount of people on site.
No hot water at cleaning up area, and no plugs in the sinks!!!!
Clearly no care or pride for the camping area. It needs care and attention. This is a budget, backpacker type site but the money charged doesn't reflect that.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing site with amazing facilities. Perfect location…

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Anonymous

Powered grass site

Liked Amazing site with amazing facilities.
Perfect location and my other half loves the fishing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice view, spacious, walk around the…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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ben m. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Nice view, spacious,
walk around the lake was nice.
Clean site
Basic facilities
Motorway traffic wasn’t an issue as we knew we had booked near by

Disliked Lack of information where things were on site.
Hot water on site was warm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Did enjoy nice relaxing weekend

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Carrie C. 1 review

Unpowered grass tent site

Liked Campsite clean fishery was nice cafe onsite close the local pubs

Disliked Shower blocks not clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires 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 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

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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 Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

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).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • The Blue Pig Pub 1.3 km
  • The Bulls Head Pub 1.3 km
  • Pesto at the Axe & Compass Pub 2.2 km
  • The White Lion ( Permenatly Closed) Pub 2.8 km
  • Rule and Compass Pub 2.8 km
  • Olde Chequers Inn Pub 2.9 km
  • The Corner House Pub 3.1 km
  • Chetwynd Arms Pub 3.3 km
  • Barnacles Restaurant 3.3 km
  • Hinckley Knight Pub 3.6 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 2.8 km
  • Spar 2.8 km
  • The Co-operative Food 5.2 km
  • Tesco 5.3 km
  • Co-op Food 5.3 km
  • Co-op Food 5.5 km
  • Co-op Food 5.6 km
  • Sainsbury's 5.6 km
  • Aldi 5.7 km
  • Lidl 5.7 km

Parks and play

  • Barnacle Lane Pond park 3 km
  • Weston Lawns Fisheries park 4.4 km
  • Hollyhurst Lakes park 5 km
  • Unnamed park 5.1 km
  • Pughes Paddock park 5.1 km
  • The Horsepool park 5.2 km
  • Rock Gardens park 5.5 km
  • Miners' Welfare Park 5.8 km
  • Riversley Park 5.9 km
  • Buttermere Playground 5.9 km

Family days out

  • Go Ape Visitor attraction 8.3 km
  • Caludon Castle 9 km
  • Astley Castle 10.6 km
  • Castle (site of) 14.2 km

Public transport

  • Bramcote Barracks 0.9 km
  • Square 1.3 km
  • Hinckley Road 1.9 km
  • Cicey Lane 1.9 km
  • Arden Road 2.5 km
  • Arundel Road 2.5 km
  • Winterton Road 2.5 km
  • Cleveland Road 2.6 km
  • Weston Lane 2.6 km
  • Claremont Close 2.7 km

Beaches

  • library 6.4 km

What’s nearby

  • Golf Range Golf course 0.1 km
  • Bramcote Waters Golf Course 0.6 km
  • Five Ways Lakes Fishery Fishing 1.9 km
  • Nuneaton Golf Club Golf course 3 km
  • Ansty Golf Centre Golf course 4.6 km
  • Hollyhurst lakes Fishing 5 km
  • Ansty Club Nightclub 5 km
  • Trinity Marina 5.6 km
  • Jacks Club Nightclub 5.6 km
  • Riversley Park Pitch & Putt Golf course 5.7 km

Local services

  • Wolvey Surgery Doctors 1.3 km
  • The Lodge, Bramcote Clinic 1.7 km
  • RONTEC HINCKLEY Fuel station 3.5 km
  • BP Fuel station 4.6 km
  • Burbage Surgery Doctors 5 km
  • Hinckley Service Station Fuel station 5.3 km
  • Tesco Fuel station 5.4 km
  • Station View Health Centre Doctors 5.4 km
  • Texaco Fuel station 5.5 km
  • Dodwells Service Station Fuel station 5.6 km

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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.

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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 caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Makins Lakes? From $41.72 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.