School Farm

Pop-up site in the historic farming village of Laxton, Nottinghamshire
History tours in the village; a 15-minute drive to Rufford Abbey
Set on medieval fish ponds, near walks, a local pub and historic sites

The wild camping spot at School Farm is tucked into farm fields in the historic village of Laxton, near Newark in Nottinghamshire. It’s historic as it's the last village in England to still use the medieval ‘open-fields’ farming system – if you’re interested in finding out more, there are regular history walks around the village. And that’s not all. School Farm is part of the old Fish Ponds site, where wealthy medieval families would breed fish for their kitchens – you can read all about it on an information board in the camping field, which also edges a footpath leading around the village, taking you to the ruins of Laxton Castle. In fact, this is a smashing base for budding historians. Within a 45-minutes drive, there are medieval abbeys, museums and splendid stately piles to discover. As this is a wild camping site, facilities are simple; portable toilets are available but otherwise you’re left pretty much to your own devices. There are only a handful of pitches, so you can enjoy a peaceful stay, and you can barbecue by your pitch (bring equipment from home). If you’d rather not cook, never fear as there’s an award-winning pub in Laxton village. It’s all of a five-minute walk away, so no need to take the car.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

No dogs allowed

Portable toilet

Pop-up campground

Campfires 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 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 No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Restaurant nearby

Location

School Farm

High Street

Laxton

Newark

Nottinghamshire

England

NG22 0NX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53,1959°N
0,92327°W

Nearest transport

Coach

14 km Bus Station

15 km The Wharf

15,3 km Hetts Lane

Rail

12,9 km Collingham Rail Station

13,2 km Retford Low Level Rail Station

13,4 km Retford Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

32,2 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

32,8 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

37,8 km 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

Local attractions and activities include: - The National Holocaust Centre and Museum: five minutes’ drive - Fishing: 10 minutes - Golf: 15 minutes - Rufford Abbey (Cistercian abbey and park): 15 minutes - National Trust - Clumber Park (walks): 20 minutes - Creswell Crags Museum and Prehistoric Gorge: 25 minutes - Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park (adventure park): 25 minutes - Leisure centre: 30 minutes - Newstead Abbey (former monastery): 40 minutes - National Trust - Hardwick Hall (Tudor mansion): 45 minutes

(within 10 km)

Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 16,1 km)

Food and drink

The Dovecote Pub 0,3 km
The Plough Pub 2,3 km
The Angel Inn Pub 3,4 km
The Sun Pub 4,2 km
Harrow Inn Pub 4,5 km
The Fountain Restaurant 5,1 km
The Fountain Pub 5,1 km
Red Lion Pub 5,1 km
The Maypole at Wellow Restaurant 5,1 km
The Great Wall Restaurant 5,2 km

Groceries

The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4,4 km
Bargain Booze Off-licence 5,7 km
Tesco Supermarket 5,7 km
Heron Foods Supermarket 5,8 km
Booze Stop Off-licence 5,8 km
Asda Supermarket 6,1 km
Lincolnshire Co-op Supermarket 7,6 km
Co-op Food Supermarket 9,4 km

Parks and play

Ollerton Pit Wood park 4,7 km
Walesby Pocket Park 5 km
Ollerton Pit Wood park 5,8 km
memorial park 6,7 km
Bevercotes Pit Wood park 6,9 km
The Play Village Playground 7,6 km
Children's Garden Playground 7,7 km
Rufford Country Park 7,7 km
Thoresby Park 9 km
Memorial Park 9,5 km

Family days out

Gaddick Hill Motte and Bailey Castle 2,4 km
Wellow Maypole Visitor attraction 5,1 km
Sherwood Castle Holiday Forest Visitor attraction 7,1 km
Camera Obscura Visitor attraction 7,8 km
Rufford Abbey Visitor attraction 7,8 km
Winkburn Hall Castle 8,8 km
Sherwood Forest Fun Fair Visitor attraction 9,4 km
Craft Centre Visitor attraction 9,6 km
Craft Centre Visitor attraction 9,6 km
Sherwood Forest Visitors Centre Visitor attraction 9,6 km
White Post Farm Theme park 13,4 km
Wheelgate Park Theme park 13,6 km
Sundown Adventureland Theme park 14,2 km
Newark Castle 15,1 km

Public transport

Timothy Road 0,2 km
Main Street 2,3 km
Tuxford Road 2,4 km
Moorhouse Lane 3,3 km
School Lane 3,3 km
Playing Fields 3,4 km
Maun Way 3,7 km
Glebe Farm 3,7 km
Flash Lane 3,7 km
Orchard Crescent 4 km

Beaches

The Beach 9,7 km

What’s nearby

Little John Lakes Fishing 6,5 km
Rufford Park Golf and Country Club Golf course 7,3 km
National Grid Training Centre Pitch & Putt Golf course 7,4 km

Local services

Tuxford Medical Centre Clinic 4,5 km
Boots Pharmacy 5,6 km
Well Pharmacy 5,7 km
Tesco Pharmacy 5,7 km
Tesco Fuel station 6 km
Shell Fuel station 6,6 km
Shell Fuel station 6,6 km
Instavolt Charging station 6,8 km
Esso Fuel station 6,9 km
Shell Ollerton Fuel station 7 km

Must see

Sherwood Forest Country Park 9,4 km

Mansfield Museum 19,3 km

Bolsover Castle 25 km

Hardwick Hall 25,3 km

Hardwick Old Hall 25,9 km

National Trust

Clumber Park 12,4 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 12,8 km

Mr Straw's House 18,3 km

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 25,9 km

Hardwick Hall 25,9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Egmanton - Laxton - Egmanton 2,3 km

RUFFORD ABBEY 7,3 km

Bothamsall - Robin Hood's Cave - Walesby - Bothamsall 7,7 km

THORESBY PARK 9,1 km

The Major Oak and Sherwood Forest 9,4 km