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Red Lion Inn Camp Site
Wainlode Hill
Norton
Gloucestershire (Browse area)
GL2 9LW
Tel: 01452 731810
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Pitches: 98
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
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 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 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 |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 No Wild Swimming |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Reviewer: Jim |
8 reviews from this member |
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 August 2003
Site very busy but staff all willing to help/have a joke as they passed. Pub on site an added attraction. I'll be back. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: DaveM241 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Visited August bank holiday weekend, in over 20 years caravanning the worst site I have ever visited. The staff were sullen and unhelpful and on booking in handed us a list of rules - most of which were DO NOT etc. Shown to our pitch by the warden / Commandant in a chugging 4WD vehicle which over the course of the weekend made numerous patrols which bordered on the intrusive. Electrical hook up was situated 5' up a pole, this the warden stated the site was subject to flooding - glad it was sunny over our stay ! The toilet block bears NO resemblance to that shown on the sites website. 6 showers in the gents, 1 permanently out of order. At various times over the weekend at least 2 of the cubicles were out of tissue and the hand dryer did not work at all. On 2 days ALL showers were out of action due to a water pressure problem. Reading other reviews this seems to happen a lot. On the Monday no hot water at all. In the main camping field there were 3 portable toilets. These were unlit and not very pleasant. The pub was the complete opposite. Helpful and courteous staff, the food I felt was a little over priced, but having said that, was very tasty, quick to arrive and not lacking in portion size. The beer was excellent and cheap, and was very pleasant supping on the banks of the Severn. A big site with tremendous potential.but not with the current staff !
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Kelly345 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We used this site for 2 nights as a stop of for cornwall, was meant to come back for 1 night on the way back but we didnt bother. This was the worst site I've ever been on and the worst showers, they were dirty mouldy shower curtains with tiles fallen off the wall, and dont be fooled by the shop this was an old hut.
The owners were miserable people who were very arogant. Not like the happy campsite owners we are used to these two were terrible. If your after a happy camping holiday then think again about going here, as the owners will put you off and the very busy road that runs through the site and the river. If you have little kids then the site is right on the river with no fence. And nothing for the kids to do we had a mixture of ages from 5-13 and they were bored.
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Alien |
1 review from this member |
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The site would be nice if it was not for the staff, we were greeted by a grunt, told off constantly for the pettiest of things, and surrounded by rules everywhere you looked! ! !
As we only stopped for two nights we generally ignored the grumpy site owners, but if you are planning on stopping more than that I suggest you pay nightly- you wont get your money back if you get "evicted", and I guarantee no matter how well behaved you are they will find something to grumble about!
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Kazal |
1 review from this member |
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This was our second visit to this site, even after our hostile greeting on the first visit we thought perhaps it was an off day and we will try again. Well what a mistake that was, this couple are rude unhelpful and downright hostile. I think this site is in a lovely setting and has great possibilities but all you remember is the two gestapo officers running the site which should be renamed stalag park.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: KDavis |
2 reviews from this member |
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Fabulous weather, fabulous friends - awful campsite! Will not be staying there again. No electricity for 2 nights in a row - which they did refund us for - very very begrudgingly.
Toilet / shower block filthy - cold showers - disgusting.
Constant patrolling of the site - which is literally only a field (nothing special) was very irritating. And the owners were very accusing to everyone when the electricity was out!
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| Date of Visit: August 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Stones |
3 reviews from this member |
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On arrival to the site its pretty impressive, the river and the surroundings are superb! This was our second camping trip as we are new to this game. What a shame the lady running the site was there as she clearly did not want to be! Hubby was great and very helpful. I think the shop needs to display a sign beware of the angry lady as its a real shock when you are going away with your young family and all in good spirits! Hey she did not spoil it we had a lovely time and we met up with our friends to which was even better. Overall we would go back as its a lovely spot, it is however a good sprint to the showers and toilets, we did cheat a few times and take the car.
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ellie May 34 |
3 reviews from this member |
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We have been to this site a few times and absolutely love it. Yes the owners are miserable and unhelpful and the cesspit stinks ( only down wind) but the peace and quiet and fantastic views of the river severn out weigh all of these. The pub is great and sells Stowford press Cider and does a decent meal. You basically pitch where you like and the kids can play safely to their hearts content.If you are looking for a relaxing break where you can watch the birds soar and the ducks dabble this is the place to go.
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| Date of Visit: July 2006 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Mary jayne |
2 reviews from this member |
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I am glad it wasn't just us that thought this campsite was the worse we have ever visited, very picturesque, but very strict on rules and regs. I feel they should warn you that the shop is never
open, and they are certainly not dog friendly, and you are very limited on what you are allowed to use electricity wise, eg only kettle and tv nothing else. In the sweltering hot weather we were told catagoricaly that we were not to use fans. I am at that time of life (over50) disabled and need my fan, its the right wattage and turn everything else of to use it. You were told you had to cook with gas. I was even afraid to use my mobility scooter for fear of running the battery down. As a result I spent my entire holiday couped up in my van.
They periodically drove the landrover around and stopped and stared to make sure you were not breaking any rules. I booked this purely on the advertisment friendly (not)comfortable peaceful retreat! Fully stocked shop dog friendly, pub and meals. We were stuck in the far corner, because we had dogs, and were not allowed to walk the dogs over the field in case they urinated, how were we supposed to get to the pub? I gave up and just stayed inside in case I broke any rules, some holiday uh.
However you have to speak as you find, and to us strangely the old guy was quite nice to us.
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Piglet1 |
3 reviews from this member |
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The weather made a great bonus. A little bit out in the sticks if you don't want to get away from it all. Facilities were good, although there was a water shortage Sunday morning, but the camp was pretty well packed by this time. Toilet block was very clean and so was the pot washing area. No rubbish to be seen.
Pub next door was almost drunk dry due to weather and England match, food good but its worth knowing that when the camp is full there can be a considerable wait for food.
Going back again this weekend. Hope the sun shines again.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Vwcamper |
1 review from this member |
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We pre booked over the phone and I was spoken to in a lovely manor and was told they looked forward to our arrival. On arrival it took 40 mins to get in as the gate was locked. Then some man with a terrible attitude stumbled out of the pub, we told him we had pre booked and gave our booking names which he had no knowledge of.
I got the impression he thought we were druggi hippys as we have a vw camper van he told us to go to the far end of the site and pitch up there. This was as far away from the toilet's and showers and with two under 5yr olds this was a bit of a walk to the toilets - he was not bothered by this comment I made and said if you don't like it then don't stay here. He told us the rules of the site like we were teenagers.
Like others have said the shop is never open and has minimal stock at inflated prices. As for the toilets and showers they are dated and dirty, the showers are cold their is sharp edged tiles missing in places and the toilets are a health hazard and did not even have toilet paper.
There is not much on site except a small fishing pond a pub with a river opposite. We had booked and paid for 7 days but we only stayed here for two days as this was the worst holiday we have had camping and we have been camping 20yrs.
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Marshcat |
3 reviews from this member |
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Pleasant site. Flat ground for pitching tent, showers and toilets exceptionally clean. Lacking shade as we had to pitch in centre of field (electric hook-ups only round outside) especially as we had the dog with us and the weather was extremely hot.
Had read the previous comments about the owners and got to admit we also adopted the nickname 'Commandant'. Appreciate the rules they have in place are there for a reason and go a long way to keeping this site a clean, quiet place to stay but felt the constant patroling to be a little OTT. Only stayed two nights so found it quite amusing, had we have stayed longer it would have got our backs up.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Dmi100 |
1 review from this member |
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This has to be one of the most hostile sites I have ever visited.
After literally 30 seconds of arriving, we were waved through and got stuck in what was essentially a swamp, and should not have been open to the public.
Because our campervan got stuck, we were then subjected to the most awful verbal abuse from a toothless vile man that, despite our efforts to be democratic, was physically threatening and ordered us to "get the f*** off his site".
Some friends of ours later arrived and were thrown off the site within hours for talking too loudly (while it was still daylight).
There is a far better site at the Bridge Inn around 2 miles up the road.
Despite this, I have to point out the pub next door was run by some great people and they were very empathetic to our situation.
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| Date of Visit: May 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Colliers |
1 review from this member |
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Stayed here for 2 nights, with 2 tents and a dog. Friendly greeting upon arrival by owners (not what we were expecting going on previous reviews we'd read). They do come across as being quite abrupt but they're helpful enough and left us alone to have a really good weekend. They are very strict on the rules no noise after 11pm, no campfires etc. Shop was always closed you had to ring a doorbell and they'd come downstairs to open it up for you, which made you feel like an inconvenience when greeted with a tut.
Nice quiet site as long as not by road edge due to being a race track at night. Showers & toilets were clean & water hot all the time. The meals at the Red Lion were nice, large portions, friendly staff good value for money, not somewhere you would want to spend all night but ok for early doors or last orders unless sunny and you sit outside overlooking the river which is very popular so get their early. Ideal "relaxing by the tent weekend", not much in walking distance, but only 10 mins car drive to Tewksbury and Gloucester but limited parking.
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| Date of Visit: April 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Unhappycamper! |
1 review from this member |
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SHOCKING ! The couple running this site, they are rude, unfriendly and shouldnt be in this job ! The showers were cold and dirty. The shop never opened. Constant smell from the cesspit. Bins overflowing. The "commandant" came round and told us not to use heater and to put on a jumper if we cold ! Food at pub nasty and overpriced. We went early from the site as we couldnt take it any more. Shame - it could be a wonderful site with lovely views if it was run by the right people.
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