Billing Aquadrome

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The river
Swimming pool
Camping area

  • Pet-friendly site on 235 acres of parkland
  • Half an hour's drive from Silverstone
  • Fishing lakes, bars and restaurants
What a whopper of a site. Award-winning activity and fishing centre Billing Aquadrome is a couple of miles from Great Billing in Northamptonshire and set over 235 acres of green parkland and lakes. With so much to do around its grounds, it's likely that you'll want to stay put here for your entire trip… and if you do desire to speed off somewhere, Silverstone is only half an hour's drive away. The site is set an aquadrome surrounded by water, so it has fishing lakes of varying sizes and depths where avid anglers can cast off for carp and common mirror carp, catfish, pike, roach, bream, tench and rudd. Bring along your own fishing kit and an up-to-date licence, and buy a fishing ticket from the team if you want to try your luck. Away from the water, the many other facilities include bars and restaurants (yes, plural, plus a beer garden). Just take note that the bar, beer garden and restaurant are all adults-only from 10pm. There is a seasonal swimming pool on site; one swimming session is permitted per day and has to be booked in advance. And speaking of the essentials... there are takeaways, a supermarket and shops right on site too, as well as picnic areas, Sky Sports and – if you need your barnet tamed after all that activity – a hairdresser's.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 140
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 20
Caravans for hire 134
Touring caravan pitches 180
Open now
Opens 4 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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including watersports are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 04/04 and 03/11.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 04/04 and 03/11.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more people under the age of 21 are not permitted via Pitchup.com. Where multiple bookings are made these must be made with the name registered to and staying at that pitch, only one booking can be made per name. Bookings may only be discussed with the individual whose name the booking refers to. Children under the age of 18 are not allowed in the bars and restaurants after 10pm. Only working dogs are allowed in the bars and restaurants.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 04 Apr to

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Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
6

82% would recommend this site to a friend

79% would stay here again

What customers say

Large, family-friendly park with great activities for kids, including water sports. Facilities recently upgraded. Staff mostly friendly. Some guests noted cleanliness issues in ablutions, overcrowding and noise on busy weekends, and mixed feedback on pitch allocation/organisation.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

We always enjoy coming for a break and have already booked again

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
7
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
No rating
Claire M.

Shelduck (area 1) electric grass touring pitch

Liked As always we enjoy the entertainment, the pool, the train, skate park. We loved the water park too.

Disliked There was a lot of rubbish around the park which isn’t your fault but a shame. It would be good if you could build a smaller skate park for younger children

Recommend to friends Visit again

The cyclone and water entertainment on the Saturday was free and good…

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
4
Value for money
4
Accommodation
1
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
5
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1
kimberley p.

Shelduck (area 3) electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The cyclone and water entertainment on the Saturday was free and good fun.
We like the greene king pub on the outside of the site was great.

Disliked We were on the end of the row and people kept using our pitch as a cut through.
Small children all over the place unattended.
The toilet facilities. Old, dated, flooding. Someone/something had left excrement on the men's toilet floor
Loud noise
Clubhouse was expensive

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your feedback! Our jam-packed entertainment program really is the best around, and with our fantastic facilities, you’re pretty much guaranteed a great time.

Sorry to hear you were disappointed by people walking through your pitch while we can’t control everyone’s actions, if we’d been notified earlier, we might have been able to assist. Our park is safe and perfect for children and families to relax and keep a watchful eye, especially on the touring pitches where there’s plenty of free space for the little ones to run around and enjoy themselves.

Apologies for the dirty floor in the toilets when it gets busy, sometimes these things slip through, but we’ll make sure our touring team keeps on top of it.

Thanks again for sharing your experience, and we hope to see you back soon for more fun

Great site with lots going on, relaxed rules, lots of kids. Suits some

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
2
Anonymous

Shelduck (area 3) electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Facilities/entertainment/spacious/value/ something for everyone, even a park for the dogs. Loved it

Disliked Noise of an evening, loud music /saw open fires/people just pitching up anywhere, so when we arrived, someone was in our pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks so much for your lovely feedback! We’re thrilled you loved the facilities, entertainment, and especially our dog friendly park because let’s face it, our furry friends are VIPs too and definitely deserve a holiday!

As for BBQs, they’re allowed as long as everyone follows the rules. We want Billing to be the best fun for all, two-legged and four-legged alike.

Sorry about the noise and the mix-up with your pitch sounds like someone was eager to jump the queue! Our touring team are on it, making sure everyone’s in the right spot and keeping the vibes friendly for all.

We’re always looking at ways to improve, and it seems we still have a bit to do with our touring pitches thanks for bearing with us while we work on it!

Thanks again for being part of the fun at Billing!

Loved it.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
James B.

Shelduck (area 2) electric grass touring pitch

Liked Ease of booking. Entertainment, arcades, water sports, circus. There is certainly plenty to do around the park. I
Signing around the park. Toilet blocks and showers.
Pitch size, clean and tidy around even though it was very busy.

Disliked That no one sticks to the pitch numbers given. We turned up and someone was on our pitch. Spoke to the warden, who was very helpful and friendly, told us we can find anywhere else that no one was using.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback and for being such a loyal regular guest!

Our touring teams are always on hand to assist, so I’m a little unsure why you weren’t able to get onto your pitch they are all numbered! I’ll be looking into this with our Touring Manager to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Billing is bursting at the seams with things to see and do from our jam-packed activities programme to our non-stop entertainment and fantastic facilities. In fact, there’s so much going on that you might just need a holiday to recover from this holiday!

We’re proud to welcome a wide variety of people to our parks, and we want everyone to experience a bit of the fun. There’s something here for everyone, and we hope your next visit is full of the good vibes, big smiles, and relaxing moments you’ve come to expect from your stays with us.

Everything. Absolutely fantastic weekend away. Didn't want to leave. There was so…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
10
Kimley C.

Shelduck (area 1) electric grass touring pitch

Liked Everything. Absolutely fantastic weekend away. Didn't want to leave. There was so much for the kids to enjoy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback!

We absolutely did not want you to leave either or for the fun to end! What a fantastic weekend it was, and it makes us so happy to hear there was so much for the kids to enjoy. We can’t wait to welcome you all back for another round of memory-making!

Ok for one night but not a holiday destination

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
6
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
10
Anonymous

Shelduck (area 3) electric grass touring pitch

Liked The size of the site and the facilities

Disliked They were very dis organised and when we got to are allotted pitch it was already taken, there is always a lot of car lane moving around at fast speeds

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.

We’re very lucky to have such a large park with plenty of facilities and activities for our guests to enjoy, so we’re pleased to hear you appreciated this.

I’m sorry to hear about the disorganisation you experienced and that your allotted pitch was already taken when you arrived. Our dedicated Touring Team should be visible and available to assist in situations like this, and pitches are clearly numbered I will follow this up with our Touring Manager to understand what happened.

We do encourage all guests to drive slowly on-park, as per our signage, but we are also looking into adding more visible signs around the park to help reinforce this message.

Thank you again for sharing your experience.

I would return but i'd make certain it was not over weekend nights.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
7
Value for money
7
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
No rating
Richard R.

Shelduck (area 3) fully-serviced gravel and hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Site itself was nice enough & our hardstanding pitch had a nice setting beside a lake, helpful & friendly staff who did a great job letting us in & out, easy check in, spotlessy clean sinks, toilets & shower block in shellduck site. Small shop was handy too.

Disliked Staff on site areas telling you "if somebody is on your pitch then just find another one" as that isn't sensible when you have booked it! Dog faeces amounts at back of pitches (Shellduck 22) was not nice! Tues, Weds & Thurssay night was peacefully serene but, Friday night~ felt like i was on a different camp, kids running amok, language as bad as parents, seemed like a "we'll sit drinking......loudly, the kids can do as they please & sod everybody else" syndrome.

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From the manager: Our designated touring team work hard to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible, and they take great pride in keeping the shower block clean so it’s lovely to hear this was noticed and appreciated.

We’re sorry for the change in atmosphere during part of your stay. While we can’t be responsible for the actions of all guests, we do encourage everyone to follow our park rules, and if our security or welcome teams notice anything untoward, they will always step in and address it.

Our park shop is new and fully stocked with everything you could need while on holiday. We even have some specially designated shelves just for our touring guests and don’t forget to pick up a yummy treat from our bakery area while you’re there!

We hope to see you again soon.

Enjoyed our stay , good facilities, staff and generous pitch.

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
No rating
jed r.

Shelduck (area 4) electric grass touring pitch

Liked Plenty of space , good sized pitches where we were. Facilities were very adequate and lots of social activities for the kids all day long.

Disliked Very little but maybe wi fi would have been useful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your feedback! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the spacious pitches and found the facilities and activities for the children so enjoyable.

We appreciate your note about Wi-Fi sometimes it’s nice to take a little break from screens and fully enjoy the stunning location and beautiful views our park has to offer.

We hope to welcome you back soon for another fun and relaxing stay!

Overall a good holiday

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
9
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating
Elaine D.

Shelduck (area 1) electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lots of open spaces for children and families to play, ride bikes, have picnics etc. Plenty varied activities

Disliked Disappointed that you don’t tend to see staff walking round the large site. It would be nice to see staff to be able to ask their advice, directions etc. also to feel that someone is actually aware what is going on on site. Our caravan was egged during the evening.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback.

We’re pleased to hear you enjoyed the open spaces and variety of activities for children and families.

I’m sorry to learn about your caravan being egged during your stay that’s certainly not the experience we want our guests to have. I’d like to reassure you that our Welcome Team and Security Teams do walk the park regularly, and if they see anything untoward, they will always challenge or deal with any issues. As the park has become busier, we have also increased our security presence to ensure our guests feel safe and supported.

Your comments about seeing more team walking around the park are noted, and we’ll share this with the management teams as part of our continuous improvements.

Thank you again for bringing this to our attention, and we hope to welcome you back for a more enjoyable visit in the future.

Very clean facilities as always

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
4
Value for money
10
Accommodation
5
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
9
Anonymous

Shelduck (area 3) electric grass touring pitch

Liked Always lovely when we come as we are regular stayed on shellduck 2 wasn't impressed we always stay on shellduck 3

Disliked We had a lot of travelers in camper vans very loud wasn't nice

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback and for being such a loyal regular guest!

We’re proud to welcome a wide variety of people to our parks we want everyone to enjoy a bit of the fun at Billing. There’s plenty here for all to enjoy, and we’re sorry if this stay didn’t feel quite as relaxing as your usual visits on Shellduck 3.

We hope your next visit is back to the high standards you’ve come to expect, with all the good vibes and plenty of smiles.


Features

Leisure on site

BMX track Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Skatepark Soft play area TV room Take away Tennis Toddler's pool Waterslide Watersports Wild swimming

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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly 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 Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Billing Aquadrome

Crow Lane

Great Billing

Northamptonshire

England

NN3 9DA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.24528°N
0.8135°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.7 km Little Billing Way
1.9 km Penfold Lane
2.8 km Worlds End PH
Rail
6.4 km Northampton Rail Station
11.4 km Wellingborough Rail Station
17.4 km Kettering Rail Station
Airport
47.1 km Coventry 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

You may opt to stay on site for your full holiday, but if you're up for exploring the local area, there's plenty to see and do to keep you entertained. The aquadrome is half an hour's drive from Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Grand Prix and the British round of the MotoGP, 25 minutes from Santa Pod Raceway and 40 minutes from Rockingham Motor Speedway. For racing of a non-motorised style, Towcester Racecourse is within half an hour. It's about an hour from here to the UK's biggest zoo at Whipsnade, and to Europe's biggest artificial lake at Rutland Water. About 35 minutes' drive north is Market Harborough and the massive adventure play centre Mini Mischief.

Must see

78 Derngate 5.4 km

National Waterways Museum -Stoke Bruerne 13.3 km

Althorp 13.4 km

Gulliver's Land 22.1 km

Silverstone Circuit 23.4 km

National Trust

Canons Ashby 25.9 km

Stowe Landscape Gardens 27.7 km

Lyveden New Bield 29.4 km

Buckingham Chantry Chapel 29.8 km

Claydon 37.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Billing Aquadrome - Nene Valley Way - Castle Ashby - Billing Aquadrome 0.4 km

Battle of Northampton, 1460 5.4 km

CASTLE ASHBY 5.8 km

Northampton (St James, Duston, Hunsbury), Upton 7.1 km

BOUGHTON HALL 7.7 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.

Offers

Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 5) electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 1) electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 2) electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 3) electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 4) electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 2) electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 1) electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 3) electric gravel and hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 5) electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Shelduck (area 3) fully-serviced gravel and hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off 20% Off School Holidays

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Billing Aquadrome have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Billing Aquadrome dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Billing Aquadrome? You may opt to stay on site for your full holiday, but if you're up for exploring the local area, there's plenty to see and do to keep you entertained. The aquadrome … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Billing Aquadrome?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Billing Aquadrome? From R569,63 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.