The Beeches

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Electric grass touring or large tent pitch (added by manager 19 Mar 2024)
Electric grass pitch
Electric grass campervan or tourer pitch
Electric grass pitches on back field

  • Small friendly site 13 miles from Lincoln
  • Level and well-drained site
  • On the Ermine Way and the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Trail
What a handsomely historic location has the hamlet of Byards Leap – for it's between ancient Lincoln and the old market towns of Sleaford, Newark and Grantham, is on an aged Roman road, and is the setting of ye olde Byards Leap legend dating back centuries (Byard was a high-jumping horse, in case you're wondering). And the Knights Templar used to hang out around here too… Folks use The Beeches site in the hamlet as a base to explore historic Lincolnshire or as a stopover enroute to Norfolk or the east coast: plenty of history around in those there parts too. It's a small and friendly site, level, grassy and well drained, with rather nice views over Lincolnshire farmland; access to the Ermine Way is straight from the site. The Beeches has a play area and disabled-friendly amenities a few steps from the pitching area. It's next to the Byards Leap café which dishes up excellent breakfasts and lunches from Thursday to Sunday; a handful of good pubs and restaurants is within a five-mile radius too. Dogs are welcome at The Beeches – and the folk here recommend old Roman road Ermine Street as a top spot for walkies.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 11
Motorhome pitches 11
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 23 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 23 Mar to

Open from Sat, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great site, big pitch, good clean toilets and showers, washing up area,…

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
Stacey B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great site, big pitch, good clean toilets and showers, washing up area, lovely park for the kids, locked in so feel secure, lovely wardens who put on bouncy castles for the kids and free hot dogs and burgers, had an absolutely fantastic weekend and will be making this our go to site for camping

Disliked: Nothing

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Unfortunately would not go back… everything needs a good clean.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Park was good for the kids

Disliked: Unfortunately the site was poorly sign posted took ages too find. Upon arrival was very underwhelmed, the site looks like it needs a good clean lots of abandoned looking caravans that were filthy. shower block very basic, issues with toilets flushing when we was there and No mirror in bathroom. The road noise….HORRENDOUS , we was right next to it and first night never slept, quick visit to boots for earplugs otherwise we would have come home, our pitch was very uneven with big holes in it. Cafe never opened once whilst we was there in fact that looked abandoned too. left a day early and unfortunately would not be back.

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From the manager: Hi Lisa, thank you for your review, and sorry to hear that you would not visit again. I spoke to you the day you left and apart from the lack of a mirror in the shower blocks and road noise, you didn’t mention anything else. You were offered an alternative pitch further away from the road, which you declined. One of your children was ill, you told me, hence you leaving a day early. I also explained that we had mirrors to go back into the shower block and why they had been temporarily removed, due to repainting the inside. The cafe that is also in the hamlet of Byards Leap, has absolutely nothing to do with the campsite and are unable to comment on why it was closed. The ‘abandoned caravans’ you spoke of are owned and used by seasonal campers and we have asked that they be cleaned. We are classed as a basic/budget site on PitchUp, and our prices reflect that. With regards to the road noise which, we can do nothing about, we feel that it is our campers responsibility to look on the map to see where we are located. Had you done that you would have seen that our site runs parallel to the A17!

Oh the road noise !!

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome, nice man. The price of the stay was good. Although the toilet block was small it was clean. One shower and two toilets for the site. Nice play area if you had young kids.

Disliked: Might as well have been on the hard shoulder of the A17, there is road noise but this is another level. I knew it was near so did buy ear plugs but the constant drum, it never subsided. Lorry after lorry. Toilets blocked and lacking toilet paper at times and taps not all working. The first pitch we tried the electric did not work.

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Cool campsite.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Cool quiet little campsite. Clean, tidy and comes at a good price. Owners/ staff friendly. Good toilet and shower facilities.

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From the manager: Hi Scott, many thanks for your review, it is appreciated enormously. We look forward to your next visit to our site. Thank you.

Exactly what it says it is, fab little camp site clean and…

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
Andrea B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Exactly what it says it is, fab little camp site clean and tidy toilets and shower. Great little park and bikes for the kids to play on. Welcoming and friendly.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike about the camp site people have complained about the road noise it's to be expected your near the a17 it didn't bother us

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind words, we do appreciate the time you’ve taken to leave a review. We are very pleased to hear you like our small campsite, we all work hard to make your stay with us the best it can be and look forward to welcoming you back.

The site was clean and tidy. The play area was fantastic along…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The site was clean and tidy. The play area was fantastic along with bikes and other bits available to use. The owner was very helpful and helped when our electric cable wasn't working. We only stayed one night as we wanted to test a new tent, and this is very local for us, but if it wasn't so local would definitely stop again.

Disliked: The main road is noticeable, but if you like to sleep with white noise you won't be bothered by it

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Lovely and flat. Excellent facilities and nice hot showers. Play area for…

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
Fiona M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely and flat. Excellent facilities and nice hot showers. Play area for the children. Coded entry so felt nice and secure. Just of a main road so road noise was expected. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend!

Disliked: Nothing!

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Great value and great camping.

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
Adam T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Fantastic site, gated so give more sense of security, really friendly owners, good location so a 10min drive you are in the nearest town with Aldi, Tesco etc. Brilliant set up with playground and bikes for the kids. Nice clean wash block (makes a change to some sites) We are definitely going to book again for next year.

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The play park was amazing for the kids. Definitely value for money as…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The play park was amazing for the kids. Definitely value for money as well. The warden was helpful.

Disliked: There are three toilets and only two showers on the site. Hot water was hit and miss and the toilet blocks weren't cleaned often. It is immediately next to a very busy A road.

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Very welcoming and friendly site. Clean facilities and a good play area…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very welcoming and friendly site. Clean facilities and a good play area for kids

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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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

The Beeches

Byards Leap

Cranwell

Sleaford

Lincolnshire

England

NG34 8EY

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.0325°N
-0.52558°W

Route directions

From the A17 take the B6403, signposted Ancaster, then turn immediately right, and follow the signs to the Family Café, Beeches and Richwood. From Ancaster, drive for about three miles and then turn next left into what looks like a layby. Keep going along what looks like a track; the site is a few metres further along.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.8 km Woolworths
8.9 km Riverside Surgery
9.3 km Horseshoe Inn
Rail
5 km Ancaster Rail Station
7 km Rauceby Rail Station
8.8 km Sleaford Rail Station

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

Pick up details of local walks, cycle routes and town maps as well as leaflets and tourist info on site: there's quite a bit to do all around. A mix of quiet roads and bridleways linking the area's Lincolnshire villages means there's quite a bit to see if you want to get around by foot, pedal or horse. As well as being on the Ermine Way, The Beeches is also on the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Trail and is close to the RAF Cranwell Heritage Centre and the Newark Air Museum. The Newark Showground is nearby too for shows, displays and events. Plenty more history is at Lincoln – see the castle and cathedral if you only have time for two things – and at nearby National Trust properties like Grantham House and Tattershall Castle. Or take trips around Lincolnshire's old towns, like Sleaford, a market town since the twelfth century; Grantham, where Isaac Newton went to school, and Newark, besieged by the roundy-headed ones in the English Civil War.

Must see

Belton House 11.7 km

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 22.3 km

Lincoln Cathedral 22.5 km

Lincoln Castle 22.5 km

Belvoir Castle 23 km

National Trust

Grantham House 15.1 km

Tattershall Castle 23.4 km

Woolsthorpe Manor 25.9 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 28.1 km

Clumber Park 44.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

CAYTHORPE COURT 3.3 km

RAUCEBY HALL 5.4 km

Wellingore to Lincoln on the Viking Way 7.4 km

RAUCEBY HOSPITAL 7.5 km

CULVERTHORPE HALL 9.7 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 The Beeches have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Beeches dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Beeches? Pick up details of local walks, cycle routes and town maps as well as leaflets and tourist info on site: there's quite a bit to do all around. A mix of quiet … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Beeches?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Beeches? From R370.23 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.