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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
Rating: 
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 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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| Date of Visit: September 2005 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Juliey |
1 review from this member |
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 We stayed here for 4 days. Our first camping expedition for a few years. We were greeted by the owners Daughter who was very friendly, she took us to our pitch and made sure we were well away from the generators. The toilet and shower block were clean and tidy with plenty of free hot water. The shop opening hours were displayed on the door and they were always open when they said they would be. The Red Lion Pub was good just for a drink but the menu was very limited but for a really good (though not cheap) meal visit The Farmers Arms in Appersley the next village. We would definitely visit this camp site again. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Northmead |
1 review from this member |
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Having seen this site listed on the web, we decided to spend a week at this site as part of our main holiday.
When arriving at reception we were greeted by the most unfriendliest person I have ever had the misfortune to meet. This being the camp site warden. After arguing with me about where to pitch I almost did a U-turn and left but decided to stay.
We were then shown the toilet and shower block. Well what can we say. It was probably built in the late 1800s and has not been updated since. Dirty, smelly and full of cobwebs. The cess-pit was 50 feet away and very smelly.
The shop was never open all the time we were there and this must be the only camp site we have ever been to in our 6 to 7 years of camping that had massive diesel generators supplying power to the camp site running 24 hours a day.
Which is a shame because this could be a very very nice site with excellent room and setting.
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| Reviewer: Hmills |
1 review from this member |
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July 2005
We stayed at this campsite over the weekend just gone and I have to say that the guy was really good. We phoned on the morning of travel to check that the campsite wasn't under water and he wished us a good journey. When we arrived, we explained that we would like a quiet spot and popped us next to group of lovely Dutch people who were really nice people. One night he even stayed in the middle of the field to check the noise level. As this was my only second experience of camping, I was very impressed, especailly after the previous reviews I had read.
He was also very helpful and knowledgeable. When we asked where the nearest cider farm was, he could tell us straight away. (Hartlands, Tirley Villa, Tirley - excellent and cheap). The shop on site had the times that it was open on the door and these were adhered to as far as I could tell.
I really enjoyed this campsite and yes, the cess pit was a little whiffey, and the tiolet and shower block could do with a little modernisation, but they were clean.
Very enjoyable and good site.
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| Reviewer: Stews007 |
1 review from this member |
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June 2005
Unfortunately, this reasonably pleasant site is ruined by the unwelcoming staff. When we arrived in our VW camper the site was half empty. We wanted to put up a small pup tent for the dogs to sleep in, and expected to pay the usual couple of quid extra. (There was just the 2 of us and no awning) However I was reliably informed by the manager that 'there is no such thing as a pup tent'and that I would have to pay for 2 pitches!!
This site looks appealing from the pictures, and it is fairly pleasant. The pub is OK, but not as nice as it looks from the outside.
However don't expect to be welcomed with open arms, you may just get a smile if you are very lucky!
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| Reviewer: Blues |
3 reviews from this member |
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May 2005
Just returned from a few days here, not a bad site but the people running it were obviously not the owners and could do with a course in customer care. Site is level and well cared for, as stated elsewhere the shop is never open altough when it was unlocked for us to check in it seemed to be fairly well stocked although I would guess that they sell next to nothing as it is always shut! I dread to think what the sell by date o the stock is!
One bad point is that we were woken up every night by night fishermen returning to their cars on the Pub car park. They used to arrive arround 9:30 - 10:00 and leave Between 1:00 - 3:00. Apparently they were fishing for elvers maybe we just were there at the wrong time of the fishing season. Would go back but pitch well away from the road. Plenty to see and do in the surrounding area, enough to keep you happy for a week or so.
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| Reviewer: Trebuchet |
3 reviews from this member |
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May 2005
This site is a mixture of good and bad. The recent comments about the unfriendly greeting and the shop being closed most of the time are spot on. We found the chap running the site to be an ignorant curmudgeon who seemed to regard campers as an inconvenience at best (they have several permanent caravans).
There is a smell of sewage near the toilet block, but this wasn't overpowering in May. The toilets and showers were clean but there was a definite cockroach problem in the showers which may put you off the pub on site only yards away. We ate there before noticing the roaches and found the food to be over-priced and resoundingly average if not actually unpleasant. If you've got a car or don't mind a hike of a mile or so make the journey to the Farmers Arms on the way to Tewksbury. Quite splendid food, and a great pint of Wadworth 6X.
Back at the site there are some reasons to put up with the personnel, there is an abundance of birdlife, kestrels, buzzards, swifts and swallows are to be spotted, and the park has resident ducks, swans and quails that are happy to be fed. The pitches are flat, and there is a very big overflow field which is well-maintained.
For me though, the hostility from the staff was enough to keep me from returning. Shame, because this could be a brilliant place.
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| Reviewer: Justdandy |
1 review from this member |
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May 2005
The phone call booking was vague, man didn't seem to know what he was talking about. We informed the "site managers" we would be arriving about 8:30, to be told not a problem. Upon arrival the gentleman was again vague, and said he didn't remember phone call from the previous day. We filled in a small piece of paper with our details, and paid up front for our two nights stay. Staff very miserable, as if we were an inconvenience. On day of leaving we were asked at 11:30am when we were "thinking of getting off the site?" and we were then told that we should have been gone for 11 (the site was near enough empty anyway). We were not told anything about this on arrival and had to cancel our plans for the day and leave for home. We were very upset about this and when we asked for a complaints procedure they didn't want to know and they proceeded to argue that we arrived "out of hours" (8.30pm friday ... out of hours?!) and they didn't have time to explain the rules as we disturbed them getting ready to go out!!
On plus side pub very friendly with a pleasent setting.
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| Reviewer: XxAbixx |
5 reviews from this member |
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April 2005
This campsite as it suggests is at the back of the Red Lion Inn, pitches are very flat. There are some hardstanding and also an open field with hook-ups which leads down to the river. The facilities are clean and heated. There is a little shop and gas available.
The campsite greeter could do with being a bit more cheerfull but the pub staff are friendly. You may share your pitch with a couple of ducks especially if you offer bread!!
The pub is oposite the River Severn and is in a fantastic setting. The pub garden is on the banks of the river with views up and down the river it is beautiful. We sat outside with a pint and watched the ducks & swans and just a little way up the bank a couple of rabbits playing. Bliss!
Access to this site is better from the Ledbury rd (B4213) and not the 2nd turning off the A38 through Norton - the campsites website gives both routes. Through Norton is narrow and winding with a steep hill (down as you approach site)but the other access is flatter and not so winding!
Ideal for those who wish to have a beer or two without the commercialness of a big site.
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| Reviewer: Kerry ellis |
2 reviews from this member |
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July 2004
We visited with family, 4 adults and 3 children aged 2,5 and 10. Lovely setting and peaceful site. I must agree with comments about the smell near the toilet block and shower facilities are a little old. Having said that they are kept very clean.
Lovely walk along the river and nice food from the pub. One word of warning though, be careful if eating on the riverbank as when our food was ready someone else claimed it! We then waited for 1/2 hour (having had the rest of the families meals delivered and eaten) before we realised what had happened. The pub got us our food but was over and hour later, try explaining that to a hungry 2 year old!
We would return to this site.
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| Reviewer: Lara Croft |
3 reviews from this member |
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August 2004
Just spent a week camping at this site. We were in a large field, which was level. It was very quiet as there were only a few tents in this field, so we had a choice as to where we would like to pitch. The showers were free and kept very clean, but there weren't that many and I would imagine that if the site was full you may have quite a wait for a shower.
The down side was the shop, which we were told didn't open during the week!!! But you could ring a bell and the owners would open it up... but you did feel that you were putting them out.
There is no play area for the kids and we feel the site would benefit from one.
The pub was lovely, situated right on the river, though the staff could to with a lesson in manners... they were quite rude to my 5 year old son who approached me whilst I was at the bar. They do not allow children near the bar (which is understandable) but there are no signs indicating this and a bit of politeness does not go amiss. We would stay again if in the area.
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| Reviewer: Andrew Hume |
1 review from this member |
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June 2004
large open field for the tents. Very nice. Smelly up near the reception though. Red Lion pub was nice - next to the river. Huge food portions!
Loos and showers kept very clean but were a bit old. Showers unbelievably hot 1st night but seemed to get cooler second day??!!
Would visit again if visiting that part of the country.
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| Reviewer: lazyeye |
1 review from this member |
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May 2004
Plenty of space for tents and caravens in a large well maintained field. Still taking bookings when many other sites had filled up for the BH weekend.
Tidy looking site, small shop, helpful owners. Still a few problems with the showers, but it was a busy BH. Good beer from the pub and nice tables by the river. Recommend the pub in Norton village for some good food, less busy than the Red Lion Inn.
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| Reviewer: Dawn & Dave |
2 reviews from this member |
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22nd August 2003
Managed to get booked in for the Bank Holiday weekend. Extremely busy, so they erected porta loos in the camping field. Quite a nice site, showers were a bit iffy, somtimes really hot water, sometimes just a trickle, although we were pre-warned by the site owners, who were quite a friendly bunch. Only gripe about the site was the rather smelly area outside the toilet block.
Impressed with the shop opening times, they never seemed to close. Came back from the pub at 11.00 pm one evening, and the shop was still open.
Pub was OK apart from having to drink beer from plastic glasses.
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| Reviewer: chris harvey |
1 review from this member |
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aug 2003
Busiest weekend of the year according to the lady who took our rerservation over the phone. Lovely location on the riverside behind the Red Lion Pub which serves some of the biggest portions I have seen to eat by the river.
Site itself is fairly basic in as much as there is nothing much for children or teenagers apart from the usual campsite games around the tents.
My one gripe is that if this is annually the busiest weekend of the year how come the shower/toilet facilities are not able to cope with demand, only 6 showers in men and womens blocks and no cold running water at all on the sunday morning!! and the showers themselves just a feeble dribble.
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| Reviewer: brendan mcdonagh |
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25-27 july 2003
warm and friendly site.facilites are clean and plenty of hot water. The on site pub was very useful on a number of occasions. If you are a fisherman this may be the place for you as the severn is also on the doorstep.
We will visit again in the future.
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