Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park

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Electrical and non-electric pitches (added by manager 03 Aug 2022)

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  • Quiet park in scenic grounds in Scrooby village, by the River Ryton
  • A 10-minute drive from Bawtry and 15 from Yorkshire Wildlife Park
  • Acclaimed food pub within a couple of minutes' walk
Sail ever so seamlessly into your next summer (or spring, autumn or winter…) hol at Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park: named in honour of a local resident who emigrated to New England on the Mayflower in 1620, this stellar site is in green and scenic surrounds on the banks on the River Ryton, a couple of miles from Bawtry and within the ancient village of Scrooby. Staying here will have you following in famed footsteps – Queen Elizabeth I and Cardinal Wolsey both stopped off in the area during their travels. Guests on their own journeys will be pleased to know that this park is in a handy location, covering five and a half acres of north Nottinghamshire countryside on the border with Lincolnshire between the Peak District National Park to the west and the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the east. Days out nearby could include seeking out the animals at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, perusing the shops in Doncaster and traipsing through Sherwood Forest – all within half an hour’s drive. Back at the park, grass pitches, showers and toilets, a washing-up area and chemical disposal are handy facilities for your hol. Parking is allowed by pitches; if you want to leave the car there for a day, a bus stop close by has links to Bawtry and on to Doncaster. For eats after returning from roams, an acclaimed pub serving food is a few minutes’ stroll away and a couple of supermarkets are about five minutes away by car in Bircotes if you’re having a crack at cooking.

Campground type

Camper sites 60
RV sites 60
Tent sites 60
Open all year

Languages spoken

English

French

German

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Features

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

Disabled facilities

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

Adults only

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Hikers’ paradise

Leave the car at home

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Wild camping

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

Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park

Saracens Lane

Great North Road

Scrooby

Nottinghamshire

England

DN10 6AS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

53.40919°N
-1.02675°W

Nearest transport

Bus
7 mi Bus Station
8.3 mi Hardy Street
9.2 mi Doncaster Interchange
Rail
7.3 mi Retford Rail Station
7.4 mi Retford Low Level Rail Station
7.8 mi Worksop Rail Station
Airport
5 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
5.4 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
14.7 mi Sheffield City 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

Scrooby has a few sights to head towards on foot from Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park, including the octagonal-spired Parish church, a mill, the old vicarage, ancient farmhouses and the pinfold. Further out, the National Trust Clumber Park in Worksop is a 20-minute drive away for saunters through gardens and along trails passing by heaths and parkland; bikes for hire mean you can cycle 20 miles’ worth of nearby paths too. Alternatively, wooded walks can be had in Sherwood Forest or the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve (30 minutes away by car). Kids not keen on wanders? Sundown Adventureland, a theme park for the under-10s, is a half-hour drive away as well. For urban times, Sheffield, Lincoln and Leeds are all under an hour away by car, and in an hour and 10 minutes you could be browsing the boutiques in York’s historical streets.

Must see

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 13.6 mi

Sherwood Forest Country Park 14.3 mi

Magna Science Adventure Centre 14.8 mi

Bolsover Castle 16.6 mi

Hardwick Hall 19.7 mi

National Trust

Mr Straw's House 7.5 mi

Clumber Park 9.9 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 20.3 mi

Hardwick Hall 20.3 mi

Nostell Priory and Parkland 22.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEY 5 mi

Gringley-on-the-Hill - Cuckoo Way - Clayworth 5.5 mi

Carlton Mill Circular 5.6 mi

BABWORTH HALL 6.5 mi

Roche Abbey - Firbeck - Laughton-en-le-Morthen 6.6 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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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent size pitches , helpful staff and clean toilets and showers not…

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Excellent size pitches , helpful staff and clean toilets and showers not a bad word to say

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Very poor site, only 1 shower for gents( not working) same in lady's .

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Secure site

Disliked: Small packed site not enough room between caravans

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Wardens were friendly, security gate brilliant, nice ( longish) walk to Bawtry.…

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Wardens were friendly, security gate brilliant, nice ( longish) walk to Bawtry. Pub/ Restaurant 5 minutes' walk from site, lovely food and lovely staff.

Disliked: Photos of site on pitch up are very misleading as only a small area is now used for touring pitches due to large development of static homes on site!! The men's shower was turned off and the ladies shower was just a freezing cold drizzle as no hot water!! The pitches are far too crammed together so no privacy at all. Come on Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Site, either put pitch prices up a bit and have less tourers staying, and customers pay for hot showers as advertised !! Such a shame as such a lovely area !!

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Lovely flat site. Small and quiet apart from the building works (!).…

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

Primitive grass campsite

Liked: Lovely flat site. Small and quiet apart from the building works (!). Toilets and pot wash facilities all very good. Friendly manager and a pub in walking distance.

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The quiet

Disliked: The farmer nxt field mess all over tent and equipment

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Facilities clean but only one shower.

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Quiet.

Disliked: It's not for children adult only site.we were told this after arriving yet pitch up let us book .When we filled out the booking form it asked for children's ages.also the fee charged was wrong and had to pay an extra £8. This needs updating as the owner phoned to let us know.its out of date.

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Nice site,got pitch where we requested,short walk to pub,good clean facilities,nice flat…

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

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Liked: Nice site,got pitch where we requested,short walk to pub,good clean facilities,nice flat grass pitches,first visit,would stay again.

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Nice staff, but very dirty shower & toilets

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

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Liked: Location

Disliked: Shower block

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Good site for a few days ,highlight the pub at end of lane fantastic

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Lee S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Pub (pilgrim fathers )at end of lane to campsite

Disliked: Welcoming on site was not very good ,no explanation of facilities on site just gave us a code for gate on a bit a of paper .Noise from airport planes taking off and landing at early morning and the gate left open on night /morning a few times

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okay

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

Powered grass campsite

Liked: It was clean tidy and well maintained

Disliked: Shower was lacking some pressure but you could shower okay also site says adults only but there are signs of children i think the site managers have children but other children are there i think when busy it would not be too our liking we don't like on top of each other so to say but clean tidy ...

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  • Does Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park? Scrooby has a few sights to head towards on foot from Pilgrims Fathers Caravan Park, including the octagonal-spired Parish church, a mill, the old vicarage, ancient farmhouses and the pinfold. Further out, … Read more
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    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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