Springwood Fisheries

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Camping pods
Camping pods
Picture of top lake and camping pods and field
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View across both lakes from one of our standard pods
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Looking across our bottom lake
Electric grass pitch
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Picture of top lake and camping pods and field
Pods over the lake
View across both lakes from one of our standard pods

  • Coarse fishery, camping and glamping in the National Forest
  • A short drive from Donington Park
  • Less than a mile from Calke Abbey
Yes, there's fishing available at this site. Quite a bit of it, in fact: one elated angler staying at Springwood Fisheries bagged over a hundred specimens in a tiddling two days... Not an avid angler? There's a fair bit to do anyway around this friendly Derbyshire site, as it's on the edge of the National Forest and is a cracking base for a decent bagful of local attractions: Calke Abbey, for example, is less than a mile away and the racing circuit of Donington Park within about 10 to 15 minutes' drive. All guests have access to the site facilities of toilets and showers, a water station, chemical waste and refuse disposal. A café on site serves snacks and hot and cold drinks; Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Melbourne village are close by for other supplies. The angling at Springwood Fisheries is of the coarse variety, on two lakes brimming with common, ghost and mirror carp, crucians, ide, chub, tench, roach, rudd, perch and barbel, and is charged per day ticket. Finally, please note that while older children are welcome at Springwood Fisheries, the nature and layout of the site means there's limited space to play: ball games and bikes are therefore not allowed.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
RV sites 28
Camper sites 28
Open all year
Opens

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Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 5 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Languages spoken

English

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0 children
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Reviews

7.4

Overall rating from 72 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

69% would recommend this campground to a friend

63% would stay here again

What customers say

Great for fishing! Enjoy a peaceful stay with friendly hosts and scenic lake views. Note potential aircraft noise and some outdated facilities. Mixed opinions on family-friendliness vs. angler focus.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice accommodation and well equipped, lovely…

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Anonymous

The Kingfisher camping pod

Liked Nice accommodation and well equipped, lovely position overlooking one of the lakes, site was nice n quiet with local amenities not very far away.
Overall a nice site to relax

Disliked Would have been good if there was lightning around the site as walking around in the dark was difficult

Recommend to friends Visit again

All went downhill even before we got there

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Paul J. 1 review

The Sparrows camping pod

Liked Nothing

Disliked Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good size pitch. Owner very…

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Julie B. 7 reviews

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Good size pitch. Owner very helpful. Toilet block on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

My partner and chose this for…

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 Sara P. 2 reviews

FHU gravel and cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked My partner and chose this for fishing and walks with the dog, fishing was great. Pls
Note you are charged the full
Amount to fish per day on top of the camp charge. Discount would have been nice. sadly no accessible walks for the dog. There are a few that are all season old Caravans. The one next to me had a log Burner, Sadly when lit filled my van with the smoke, wasn’t great.

Disliked Discounted cost for fishing if you paid to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi glad you enjoyed your stay it’s only £8 to fish for the day so not sure if I can reduce it any lower than that amount there is 70k of fish in the lakes and they need to be maintained

As for the BBQ smoke I will have a word that they are not lit near the next pitches

Springwood team
Kind regards

Ok apart from above!

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Anonymous

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Site not to Bad toilet need an up date though! My wife got stuck in the loo Because of the door was jammed she wasn’t impressed at all☹️

Disliked Toilet facilities

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Great location, really friendly team and…

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Jeremy W. 2 reviews

The Kingfisher camping pod

Liked Great location, really friendly team and the pod was much better equipped than I expected.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff and location near the…

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Joanna B. 3 reviews

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly staff and location near the trees - walks were fabulous.
The shower was fab - although just one and the washing up area was perfect.

Disliked The bins were very far away from the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fishing…

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 Mathew S. 2 reviews

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Fishing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not much…

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Anonymous

Powered grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Not much

Disliked Loud music as we arrived. Directly in the airplane route. So loud airplanes whit start 6 o clock.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Like very much…

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 marcin p. 1 review

The Sparrows camping pod

Liked Like very much

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Springwood Fisheries

Ashby Road

Melbourne

Derbyshire

England

DE73 8BJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.80311°N
1.43115°W

Route directions

From the M1 come off at Junction 23A, take the A453 towards Melbourne. After approximately 1.2 miles turn right onto Bromley Lane. After 0.5 miles turn right onto the B587 Ashby Road. The fishery is signposted on the left-hand side after about 200 yards.

Nearest transport

Bus
4.2 mi Market Street
4.6 mi Coach Park
5 mi Toll Gate
Rail
6.5 mi Willington Rail Station
6.7 mi Peartree Rail Station
7.6 mi Spondon Rail Station
Airport
4.6 mi East Midlands Airport
27.3 mi Birmingham International Airport Terminal 1
27.3 mi 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

Base yourself at Springwood Fisheries for an easy angling break or a browse around the attractions and sights of the National Forest and Derbyshire – a bit more fishing is available around these parts too (hint: pick up a Forestry Commission fishing permit and look for Hatchet Pond and Little Hatchet). If you're on hol here with older kids, try the play areas, discovery zones and amphitheatre at Conkers Adventure Centre in the National Forest at Swindlicoate or the Megazone or Tenpin at nearby Derby. And all ages should be raring to get to the Grand Prix Collection at Donington Park, the biggest collection of Grand Prix cars in the world. Nearby Staunton Harold Reservoir, containing Dimmingsdale Nature Reserve, is a carefully maintained habitat for plant and bird life; it also has a visitors' centre, sailing club and adventure playground.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo, & Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Calke Abbey Restaurant 1.1 mi
  • The Holly Bush Inn Pub 1.2 mi
  • The Spirit Vaults Pub 1.3 mi
  • Leddy's Pub 1.4 mi
  • The Peach House Restaurant 1.4 mi
  • Bank of Beers Pub 1.4 mi
  • Melbourne Inn Pub 1.4 mi
  • The White Swan Pub 1.4 mi
  • Thai Village Restaurant 1.4 mi
  • Forteys Restaurant 1.4 mi

Groceries

  • Stable Ales Off-licence 1.3 mi
  • Tesco Extra Supermarket 3.6 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 3.7 mi
  • M&S Foodhall Supermarket 3.7 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.8 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 4 mi
  • Brew Off-licence 4.1 mi
  • Ace of Drinks Drinks shop 4.2 mi
  • Ridgeway Food & Wine Off-licence 4.2 mi
  • Lidl Supermarket 4.5 mi

Parks and play

  • Calke Park 1.4 mi
  • Calke Explore Playground 1.6 mi
  • Poppy Wood park 2 mi
  • Weston on Trent Under 8's Play Area Playground 3.3 mi
  • Manor Ash Gardens park 3.7 mi
  • Hood Park Playground 4.1 mi
  • Diseworth Play Area Playground 4.2 mi
  • Bath Grounds park 4.4 mi
  • Millennium Meadow park 4.4 mi
  • Bentley Road Park 4.5 mi

Family days out

  • Calke Explore Visitor attraction 1.7 mi
  • Bluebell Arboretum Visitor attraction 3.6 mi
  • Hough Tower Mill Visitor attraction 4 mi
  • Avro Vulcan Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Nimrod R1 Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Ashby de la Zouch Castle 4.2 mi
  • Ashby de la Zouch Castle Visitor attraction 4.2 mi
  • Toboggan Visitor attraction 5.5 mi
  • Conkers Theme park 6.4 mi
  • Elvaston Castle 6.4 mi

Public transport

  • Ashby Road 1.1 mi
  • Melbourne Arms 1.1 mi
  • The Green 1.2 mi
  • Robinson's Hill 1.2 mi
  • Bog Lane 1.3 mi
  • The Common 1.3 mi
  • Cross Street 1.3 mi
  • Bleak House 1.3 mi
  • Church Hall 1.3 mi
  • Worthington Lane 1.3 mi

Other nearby

  • Staunton Harold Sailing Club Marina 0.9 mi
  • Robin Wood Lakes Fishing 2.7 mi
  • Burton Sailing Club Fishing 3.8 mi
  • Swarkestone Boat Club Marina 3.9 mi
  • Willesley Park Golf Club Golf course 5.6 mi
  • Stenson Marina 5.8 mi
  • The Golf Centre in Coalville Golf course 5.9 mi
  • Derby Golf Club Golf course 5.9 mi
  • Shardlow Marina 6 mi
  • The Emporium Nightclub 6 mi

Local services

  • Tesco Cashpoint 3.6 mi
  • Simpson Jones Cashpoint 4.2 mi
  • Banking Hub Cashpoint 4.2 mi
  • Melbourne Medical Centre Doctors 1.3 mi
  • bp pulse Charging station 1.3 mi
  • Doves Garages Ltd Fuel station 1.3 mi
  • Well Pharmacy 1.4 mi
  • Tesco Fuel station 3.6 mi
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch Service Station Fuel station 3.6 mi
  • Cottage Service Station Fuel station 3.7 mi
  • Esso Fuel station 3.7 mi
  • Manor House Surgery Doctors 4.1 mi
  • Ashby Pharmacy 4.2 mi

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Must see

Calke Abbey 0.9 mi

Castle Donington Museum 4.7 mi

Conkers Discovery Centre 6.5 mi

National Forest 6.6 mi

Royal Crown Derby Factory Shop 7.7 mi

National Trust

Calke Abbey 1.7 mi

Staunton Harold Church 1.8 mi

Kedleston Hall 11.6 mi

Sudbury Hall and the National Trust Museum of Childhood 15.2 mi

The Old Manor 20.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

CALKE ABBEY 1.1 mi

STAUNTON HAROLD HALL 1.2 mi

MELBOURNE HALL 1.2 mi

Melbourne Parks 1.3 mi

Staunton Harold - Breedon - Church on the Hill (The Thirteen Stiles) 1.4 mi

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 Springwood Fisheries have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Springwood Fisheries dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Springwood Fisheries? Base yourself at Springwood Fisheries for an easy angling break or a browse around the attractions and sights of the National Forest and Derbyshire – a bit more fishing is available around … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Springwood Fisheries?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  noon –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    At arrival, please park in the designated area before checking in. There is no turning area for caravans in the reception area.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Springwood Fisheries? From $36.18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.