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My partner and i(who are relatively new to camping) decided to take our young children on their first camping outing and chose this site as it was the nearest(in case of it being a disaster)
The first thing that struck me when we arrived was how well kept the site was,right from the entrance,they have all kinds of different trees lining the road to the reception. Booking in was quick and easy and the staff were very helpful,they showed us to our pitch(on the overspill field which was cheap at £12!) and instructed us how to set up regarding the tent/car position, as it turned out the overspill field was the best place for us to be, a bit more room for the kids to run around and we didn't feel as though we had to keep looking where they were. They basically loved it and got straight into playing with the kids chairs that we bought on arrival at the reception for £2.95
There are two play areas for kids,the one for older kids wasn't so great to be honest,but the little kids one was fine,all the toilets were kept clean and tidy and regularly maintained which was nice
One thing that was missing in my eyes was a bar,it would've been nice to have a drink on site, but all in all, it is a beautiful place to visit, with nice lakes and streams and was generally very peaceful with a helpful welcome
Our first time at this site and we stayed for a two night weekend break. We were on a hard standing pitch right next to the stream, which was lovely to look out on to especially with all the ducks there.
We really enjoyed the site and would recommend it highly. Even though it was busy, it wasn't noisy and always clean and tidy. We went for a walk to the Major Oak which was only about an hour away, but we went through some lovely tree lined walks.
The staff were all friendly and helpful. The shop stocked the basics but also has a great range of camping equipment and at really good prices.
The toilets were clean and well looked after (could do with modernising), but other than that they were spotless.
Would definitely recommend it to anyone want a nice quite break from it all
This site was bigger and better than we expected. I don't think the website does it justice. We were lucky and got a beautiful hardstanding pitch right by the lake with dozens of ducklings for neighbours. It is a mixed bag of a site; some statics, seasonal pitches, permanently sited tourers etc and the prettiness of the pitches varies widely. The site was clean and tidy and the vast majority of the more permanent units were well tended. Our hardstanding pitch was a good size with hedged borders. The site office was well staffed on arrival and we were dealt with swiftly. There are 2 play areas on site, one for younger kids, one for older children. The lake and river are very pretty, but some of the water is fast moving and could be a worry if you are pitched close to the water with young children. We stayed for a long weekend and Friday and Saturday evening were noisy with people out drinking, talking, listening to and playing music into the early hours. Sunday evening was much more peaceful. We also experienced some daytime noise from a nearby off road bike / scrambling event during the weekend. The site has one of the best dog walks I have come across.
Stayed here in mid June with the children and another family and their kids and have to say what a gorgeous place it is. We were on the overflow field which isn't quite level (but near enough) and the pitches were large enough for a Vango Tigris 800 and Outwell Hartford XXL, although they had no electric hook-up (We booked 3 pitches for 2 tents and really didn't need the extra room). The overflow field is just that, a field with 2 portaloos and a water tap. Doesn't sound great but the toilets were cleaned twice a day and the centre of the field provided a great place for the kids to play cricket, football etc. It was quiet at night too. The rest of the site is, however, beautifully landscaped being set around a lake and small river and is nestled between the trees. If you get the choice, book a pitch in the main area, it's more geared up for caravans but there are plenty of tent pitches with electric hook-ups. The main area is also a lot better served by toilets, showers and washing-up facilities. The nearest of these to the overflow field are about 4-5 minute walk away if you are at the far end. We took to driving into the main site with the washing up! When you got to them, the showers were very clean with plenty of hot water and no queues. The site operates a good system of asking guests to clean the shower floor after themselves which seemed to work really well.
The staff on site were great and tolerated the kids running and cycling all over the place.
The site shop is a little basic but has all the essentials and is cheap for camping gear.
Although we only used it for coffees and a couple of snacks, the take-away bar looked very popular and again was run by really friendly staff. There's also a cafe at the adjoining large fishing lakes which does breakfast at weekends.
There are a couple of kids' play areas on site but our children found wandering and playing by the shallow water a lot more interesting.
We used the site as a base to explore Sherwood forest and it is close to all the main attractions in the area.
All in all, this is a very nice site and we'd definitely go back.
We have just returned from a weekend at this site, and agree with previous reviews that this is a wonderful site, our new favourite 'local' ground.
The site is easily found but we do know the area so don't really know how easy it is to find if you are from further afield, the entrance to the park isn't particularly clear until you are driving through the gates.
Upon arrival the reception is clearly marked and the staff were friendly and helpful, we saw a few arrivals asking for particular pitches next to friends and these were accommodated when possible and it was already fairly busy. The shop located in the reception sells basics and camping / caravanning supplies and is pretty cheap for a site shop.
The site is absolutely beautiful with lakes, trees, streams and walks. There were 2 playgrounds, one for under 12's with a climbing frame, child swings etc on a wood chip floor (although as usual older kids can try to take over at times and no parents seem bothered to stop them) and another park at the other end of the site probably more suited to the older children with slides, monkey bars etc.
The pitches were generous and very level. The showers in the main site were always clean and warm, not very powerful but was enough. We didn't have to queue despite the site being pretty full.
We had a walk to The Dog and Duck, which is very nice and worth a visit. We didn't eat there but they do a 2 course meal for around £10 or 3 courses for £13 or somewhere around that price until 4pm and also have live entertainment.
The only real down sides to the site were the slightly poor pressure in the showers (although as said before they are adequate) and that there are loads of seasonals on site and a lot of them do look shabby which ruins some parts of the site which everywhere else is lovely.
We decided to stay longer on our last day (kick off time is 11am) and it cost us an extra £5 to stay to 4pm, this was sorted out without any problems.
Overall the site is very clean and tidy. Close to Sherwood Forest and other areas worth visiting.
Have just spent such an enjoyable bank holiday weekend at this lovely site! We were too late to book on the main site and ended up being on the overspill field, which turned out perfectly. My daughter spent the entire weekend playing football cricket or rounders in the centre of camp, making friends with kids of all ages, (which is what camping is all about!) we were able to relax while keeping an eye on her. There is a little stream for the kids to play in and 2 playgrounds, but we never made it that far. There were 2 immaculate portaloos in the field and a drinking water tap. The pitches were generous and very level. The showers in the main site were always clean and we didn't queue once despite the site being very full.
We went to lunch at The Dog and Duck, which is about 5 mins drive away, lovely food, a bit pricey and you have to check out the decor. Edwinstowe is a lovely little town, with a supermarket to get all your basics.
It was my 61 yr old mum's first camping trip (she's more 5 star hotel) and she loved it, which has to be the best award we can give!
Just spent last Weekend at this campsite. It was very easy to find. The staff are very friendly & helpful. The location is beautiful. Loved how the campsite is set out. As we only arrived Saturday we decided we needed a bit longer to stay on Sunday so it cost us an extra £5 to stay to 4pm on Sunday. Very clean and tidy. Not far from Sherwood Forest which we went to. Will be going to this site again.
Loved it! a very peaceful and relaxing site with excellent walking from the site and is also very close to Sherwood Forest. Friendly and helpful site office staff and the site had clean and warm toilet and shower facilities. We were given a superb pitch by the lake and regularly had visits from the roaming peacocks and our favourite little white duck!
The nearby town of Edwinstow had everything required for supplies with some excellent shops, which was fortunate as the site shop had very little to offer in groceries.
We will definitely look forward to returning in the future.
Went for May day B/H weekend + got last hardstanding pitch next to kiddies playground.
We don't usually go for big sites like for this but being smack next door to the playground worked out well as we could keep an eye on the kids whilst chilling !
Good dog walk round the site through woods overlooking lake.
Great base for exploring Sherwood - we visited Sherwood Forest Country Park & Rufford Abbey. You can walk to the Farm Park up the road but we were put off by the price + no dogs.
All in all a good site if you have kids +/or dogs.
The site shop is very well stocked & reasonably priced but some of the reception staff could do with a bit of a lesson in cheerful hospitality (in my opinion anyway, maybe I caught them on a bad day).
We were grateful of the takeaway van on our 1st night after setting up late - very friendly service + good hot food.
Would probably return again if we got the right pitch.
I chose this site as this was our first time using our Caravan since we upgraded from a Trailer Tent, and it was not too far away from our home.
We arrived later than we planned on Good Friday (since we had to visit the hospital first as one of my sons closed the boot of the car onto my other sons fingers - ouch - but luckily he was fine)! We called the campsite on route and they explained their office was open until 8pm, that was good.
We found the site quite easily as we had a Tom Tom and a local map which the site provided. On arrival we were greeted warmly by all the members of staff and shown our pitch - it was lovely, a stream running to one side of the pitch and the park on the other, which we had requested.
Whilst it was quite busy over Easter Weekend the kids loved it, they made loads of friends and we didn't see them until they were hungry or wanted cash for the campsite shop for ice cream or chocolate! That left us, the parents free to relax and take the dogs walking through the trails. The site put on an Easter Hat parade (which we missed, unfortunately), and an Easter egg hunt which was great.
Although we now have the luxuries of a shower and toilet etc, since the facilities were very close we opted to use them instead of all being cramped together in the caravan. Each time one of us went to the toilet / shower block they were very clean and lovely and warm. (we had discussed camping out in the toilet block on several occasions when the sun went down when it was cold but decided we shouldn't)
All in all, the whole campsite is lovely, very picturesque, clean and litter free. We saw lots of wildlife in the area and fished in the stream, but being beginners we didn't catch any fish. The whole family had a great week and the dogs were well worn out by the time we arrived home, I don't think they have ever been walked so much.
Just got home from our 5 night stay at the Sherwood Forest Holiday Park. We are seasoned caravanners having stayed on some of the very best sites the UK has to offer.
The area is great for a week or weekend with some fine days out within a 10 min drive. Sherwood forest visitors centre (Major Oak) is free to park midweek, has a small children's fairground payable with tokens. Great walks along the forest paths and offers good food at a fair price.
Sherwood Pines is home to some of the finest mountain bike trails in England and has different tracks from family to expert, a fantastic day out.
The nearest pub I found was the Dog and Duck (5 mins by car). Food and service was fantastic but you may feel a little under dressed in jeans/t-shirt.
The site on the whole is very good and I'm sure any couple or family would be very pleased with their choice. But its not perfect. The staff are polite and helpful, as they should be. The on-site shop has a large selection of caravan equipment at good prices but only a very basic food selection. The site is well maintained with two play areas which are small and in need of some investment. With no play field, the many children (my daughter included) played around the site on their bikes and in the trees. By 9pm the site was quite apart from the odd call from the resident peacocks. Toilet blocks/showers were cleaned daily. Showers were hot but the push button type, one hook in the dressing area of the cubicle to hold all your clothes is not good enough. Not caravan club standard, if that's what you are used to. If you have family/friends visit for the day they will be charged £5 to park on site, this is more than you will pay to park at any of the local attractions.
To sum up a very good site that I would be happy to visit again for a weekend. Great for children and dog walks. 8 out of 10.
We spent Saturday 28th March at Sherwood Forest Holiday Park and it was very enjoyable. The staff were more that happy to help as this was our first outing with a caravan. We were situated in the Willow area next to the lake and my son who is two and a half and my daughter who is twelve weeks slept straight through! The facilities were clean shower blocks, toilets etc. No rubbish about and what a well kept site for our maiden run out. Will we be visiting again in the near future. Last thing to note the freeview for us was perfect kept the children amused before bed!
We travelled to Edwinstowe and saw the sign for the site. We decided to go and have a look, on parking we went to reception and asked if we could look round. Wow what a great site, lovely lay out for relaxing weekends. Fishing lakes, walks etc.
After looking round we booked for 13 March 2009 (Friday 13th!). On Friday the van was packed and ready to go. Unfortunately we had a call to say my father in law had taken ill and had to go to hospital. I rang the site and explained the situation and they transferred my booking to another available weekend. We have been caravanning for many years and never experienced this type of hospitality. It makes this site in my experience unique.
Just got back from Sherwood Halloween weekend having taken our grandchildren for school holidays (but we stayed the week). Fabulous time, all caravans were decorated for Halloween and children loved going round trick or treating dressed in their outfits, adults too also joined in the fun by dressing up also. All in all a very good weekend
This is my favourite site, all facilities are spotlessly clean, staff especially Yvonne very helpful and the surroundings are abundance of wildlife which come to your caravans
Outside the site is the Sherwood forest pines and Sherwood visitors centre where you can visit the major oak and various other places that you can take kids to and guess what? they are all free and they are doing kids stuff (climbing and playing outdoors)instead of playing on computer games. They loved it
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
No Restaurant 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <1 mile 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Open All Year 
Riverside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
My partner and i(who are relatively new to camping) decided to take our young children on their first camping outing and chose this site as it was the nearest(in case of it being a disaster)
