Happy Days Holiday Retreat

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Trees around the pitches
Trees around the pitches
Looking down the paddock
Newly laid grass pitches, available with or without electric
Some of the many trees
Newly laid grass pitch with electric
Option to have electric hook up at additional charge
Tulip pitch
Our new shower block and kitchenette
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Looking down the paddock
Newly laid grass pitches, available with or without electric
Some of the many trees

  • Small site a mile from Woodhall Spa's heritage attractions
  • A 15-minute drive to Lincolnshire Wolds and half an hour to the coast
  • Great walks nearby; spot Battle of Britain planes overhead
If you’ve got an interest in history in general, and World War II in particular, you’ll quite probably love a stay at Lincolnshire’s Happy Days Holiday Retreat. This small site is on the edge of the village of Woodhall Spa, where the Dambusters were based and which now has a splendid heritage trail to follow. It’s worth keeping an eye on the skies while you’re in residence at this site – the Battle of Britain memorial flight is based nearby and frequently uses the area for practice runs. And even if you don’t spot the vintage planes in action you may catch glimpses of some of the bird life that calls this area home (or the deer, rabbits and pheasants that scamper about at ground level…) Keen walkers should be happy with their lot around here too: nearby trails include the Spa Trail and the three miles of flat bridleway that run along the route of the old Horncastle to Woodhall Junction railway line (part of the 147-mile Viking Way and with local sculptures scattered along the way to spot). The pathways of the Lincolnshire Wolds are about 15 minutes’ drive away too, or you can hit the seaside around Skegness in just over half an hour. Staying a little closer to base, it’s about a mile’s walk to Woodhall Spa’s pubs, shops and restaurants, to its golf course and open-air pool or to the historic Kinema in the Woods. Amenities on site are simple but stretch to showers, ice pack freezing and free wifi.

Site type

Tent pitches 2
Rent a tent 1
Touring caravan pitches 1
Motorhome pitches 1
Open now
Opens 17 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site 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, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.
  • Pitches: electricity is metered on site at £0.65 per kWh and must be paid at check-out.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 17 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9.9

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100% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

One of our favourite sites, we’ll definitely be back again!

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Mike W.

Tulip electric optional grass pitch

Liked Our second visit to one of our favourite sites… As last year, there’s nothing to fault and so much to praise at Happy Days - great peaceful location, friendly owners, wonderfully clean and modern toilets / showers… Woodhall Spa itself is a great place to visit and Happy Days is perfectly situated to make the most of your stay.

From the manager: Ah thanks Mike, so glad to hear we're one of your favourite sites. Thank you for the lovely review. we look to seeing you again, maybe same time next year.

Excellent facilities.

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Tony c.

Tulip electric optional grass pitch

Liked Small neat site

Disliked Rabbit droppings. But also liked the rabbits, so hard to have one without the other.

From the manager: Thanks Tony for the review and score. We have tried to train the rabbits but sadly don't seem to have much success!

Great communication from owners via email prior to arrival giving directions to…

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Chris D.

Apple Blossom electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great communication from owners via email prior to arrival giving directions to their lovely little campsite ideally situated just outside of Woodhall Spa village.
Had a warm welcome from the owners.
Amenities block immaculate with 3 x shower/ toilet/ wash hand basin rooms. Also had kitchen area which included sink, kettle, washing machine, fridge freezer and microwave- very handy and thoughtful additions.
Pitches had electric hook up if needed and were good size and flat.
WiFi was perfect at all times with good connection.
Definitely stay again when in the area.
Thank you Karen and Tony

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: Thanks Chris for your really great review. Look forward to seeing you again,
Karen & Tony

Would return

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Ethan D.

Apple Blossom electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Nice family friendly site with brilliant facilities and very clean. Owners very welcoming and helpful, perfect length of walk into woodhall spa following the “spa trail” through the golf course.Also WiFi throughout the site

Disliked Nothing

From the manager: What lovely photos. Thanks for taking the time to do your review.
See you next time,
Karen

Small, quiet and all we needed. Very personal, the owners/caretakers introduced themselves…

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Gillian D.

Apple Blossom electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Small, quiet and all we needed.
Very personal, the owners/caretakers introduced themselves as soon as we arrived. Hovering is all the info we need for our stay. We opted to buy the fire pit package which made our stay to be honest. Sitting up till about 11 (being quiet) with hot chocolate and marshmallows

Disliked It’s probably not the place for you if you’ve got roudy kids who you’re happy to let run free. I just can’t imagine there’s enough space to kick a ball . Although they catered for kids with some outdoor toys and a mud kitchen which was very cute. Not a criticism.

From the manager: Thanks for your review and high score. So glad you enjoyed the firepit.
The children have room to play about but maybe not a footy game!

Highly recommended, especially for the hosts & facilities

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Anonymous

Tulip electric optional grass pitch

Liked Friendly and welcoming hosts in Karen & Tony, fabulously big pitches on a small and well kept site, clean facilities with great showers, lovely location (walking distance into Woodhall Spa along the Viking Trail)

From the manager: Many thanks for your lovely review and score. You are such lovely guests ans we look forward to you staying again,
Karen

What a lovely little site. Stayed for 2 nights. The toilet and…

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karen C.

Tulip electric optional grass pitch

Liked What a lovely little site. Stayed for 2 nights. The toilet and kitchen facilities were beautiful and also lovely and clean. There are only 4 camping pitches with hook up. A shepherds hut which I had a look in and it's beautiful. There are also 2 ready set up tents. We had a walk into Woodhall Spa which was nice.

From the manager: Many thanks for your lovely comments Karen.
We hope to see you again.

Fantastic communication from Karen, clear instructions, friendly welcome, lovely clean site and…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Tulip electric optional grass pitch

Liked Fantastic communication from Karen, clear instructions, friendly welcome, lovely clean site and facilities. Would definitely recommend. Thank you.

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review. We look forward to you staying with us again.

Lovely hosts, beautiful clean and well presented toilets and showers. In fact…

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Anonymous

Apple Blossom electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely hosts, beautiful clean and well presented toilets and showers. In fact the best I've seen at a camp site.

Lovely small site that's very well located to wood hall spa and very well priced too.

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're chuffed that people are so pleased with our toilets and showers.
We hope you come and visit us again,
Karen & Tony

Very clean site not over crowded shower block is amazing

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Lee C.

Apple Blossom electric optional grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked The peaceful site and amazing showers the friendly owners will be visiting again

From the manager: Thank you for your high score & lovely review. We look forward to seeing you again.

Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Location

Happy Days Holiday Retreat

104 Horncastle Road

Woodhall Spa

Lincolnshire

England

LN10 6UX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.16159°N
0.18175°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km St Peter's Church
2.2 km St Peter's Church
6 km War Memorial
Rail
14.3 km Metheringham Rail Station
18.9 km Ruskington Rail Station
21.3 km Hubberts Bridge Rail Station
Airport
48.2 km Humberside 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

There are several places nearby where you can swot up on your local history. Start at Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre (10 minutes’ drive) to see the home of the Battle of Britain memorial flight, then move on to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (20 minutes) and International Bomber Command Centre (half an hour). Historic Lincoln (half an hour) has a cathedral and castle to wander around, and you can see where Henry IV was born at Bolingbroke Castle (20 minutes). If that’s not the kind of thing the kids are into, try instead the fast-paced track days at Tattershall Karting Centre (10 minutes) or Cadwell Park (20 minutes), or head to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park (half an hour) to meet tigers, parrots, monkeys and all sorts of reptiles. Seaside days should certainly be on the cards around here too: it’ll take you a little over half an hour to drive to Skegness for the aquarium, seal sanctuary and traditional amusements, or you could try the dunes of Mablethorpe or the quiet stretch at Sutton on Sea (both 45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sutton-On-Sea 35.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel St Leonards 35.4 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Skegness 35.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Anderby 35.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Moggs Eye 35.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 25 km

Lincoln Cathedral 25 km

Lincoln Castle 25.2 km

Belton House 38 km

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 42 km

National Trust

Tattershall Castle 6.8 km

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 22.7 km

Gunby Hall 25.1 km

Grantham House 41.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

SCRIVELSBY COURT 5.8 km

Coningsby - Tattershall Thorpe - Tattershall Castle - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 6.3 km

Horncastle - Viking Way - Woodhall Spa 6.7 km

REVESBY ABBEY 9.6 km

Battle of Winceby, 1643 10.8 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 Happy Days Holiday Retreat have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Happy Days Holiday Retreat dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Happy Days Holiday Retreat? There are several places nearby where you can swot up on your local history. Start at Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre (10 minutes’ drive) to see the home of the Battle of Britain … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Happy Days Holiday Retreat?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Happy Days Holiday Retreat? From R483,06 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.