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My wife and I had a weekend planned in Skegness with friends in a static. But we had lost the kids for the weekend and decided to go back to basics for the extra night, and at the same time, kill most of the journey on the Friday after work. So off we went with the kids 2 man tent, cool box and gas heater.
Well, the site. When we first got there about 6.30 pm, saw a dozen very old caravans and a couple statics. The occupants were all off to the showers in a steady stream. It all looked a bit strange and we got a bit concerned. Only when I went to the loo, and saw Polish signs, I realised they were migrant land workers. So we were a bit uneasy at first.
There were fully laden apple trees all behind us, and then open access to a ploughed field. Later I found this also belonged to the pub, and they had plans to extend the camping area.
The toilets were basic and in need of refurbishment. There was no play equipment for the kids, or at least I did not notice any.
Then the lad I spoke to on the phone did a quick tour of the field and came over and we had a chat. He was very helpful and put us at ease right away.
As I said, the workers were all getting showered and ready for a night out, being hard at it all week I guess. In fact they were generally youngish, and they were all very smartly dressed. Certainly put us to shame. Not a sound out of them. I bet they were off into town or something like that.
Then a camper with a family and another tent with 2 couples arrived.
We had a couple of beers outside our tent as twilight approached, and after dark about 9 ish went to the pub.
A nicer bunch of people you could not meet. The lad who booked me in also doubled up as barman and chef. Food was finished when we arrived, at 9.00, but no matter, he took our order anyway and said he will cook it when we wanted it. And true to his word, about half ten, he did!
It turned out the Landlord only took over couple of months ago. The pub looked very recently refurbished. They tell me that there will be work done on the toilet block and the old caravans are slowly being replaced by newer statics.
We had a great night. The locals were so friendly. They had a local Dj playing 60s 70s and 80s vinyl records. The landlord was not there that night, but his brother held the fort. And he was a good host. Kids were very welcome inside as well.
The village is small and its a couple miles to anywhere. The price was £5.00 a night, and I was told it was the intention to keep it low all the time.
The field was L shaped and quite big. So you could be far enough away from the pub if you wanted. So you could have it nice and quiet if you want, or lively nearer the pub if you wanted.
We made friends with the people in the camper, a University lecturer and wife and grand kids. They were equally impressed.
So, first impressions can be deceptive. We have a nice nearly new Bailey senator. But this night was our anniversary, and we went back to basics. My wife thought it was a great night, and we would have certainly stayed the whole weekend if we were not otherwise pre booked.
If they upgrade their toilet/ shower block this will be a lovely place to go. And if they put the same effort into the camping field they clearly have in the pub, then it should be good when they are all finished.
We stopped by in the morning to say goodbye, and were welcomed yet again. We were sorry we had to leave. Its a long way for us for a weekend, doubt we can get back this year, but no question, we will be back next year, and for a longer weekend next time.
Overall we had a lovely stay at the Rose + Crown campsite on the bank holiday weekend, it has recently been taken over + the owner told us it was in a bit of a state, but they have done a very good job on the pub, the toilet and shower block hasn't been changed but staff were painting out the mens toilets + showers while we were there.
Its a reasonable size campsite + the staff are very very friendly.
Meals are served in the pub + are very reasonable, the cheapest thing was a 4oz burger with salad for £1.99 + the most expensive thing was £6.99 for a Shepard's Pie dinner, which in my eyes was not expensive at all. They also did a cooked breakfast from 10.30am but I'm not sure how much it was. We ordered a few burgers + chips at 9.30pm on our first night + there was no problems with them, they were lovely, especially the home made chips!
On site they had an outside sink with hot + cold water for dish washing, showers were hot + free + they had a washing machine for use for £2 + dryer for £3 including powder and softener inside the pub, which is very cheap!
We had previously booked up elsewhere about 50miles away from our house but the campsite phoned to cancel last minute because of the bad weather, we contacted a good few places + ended up choosing the Rose + Crown campsite even though there was no reviews to look at + it was over 200 miles away from home but my brother was meeting up with us + it was closer for him so decided to book it.
The best thing about it was that it was only £5 per night + we had 3 cars, a large dome tent + 5 adults + 2 children! We offered to buy the owner a drink for it being so cheap but he said he would buy us a drink!
The town centre was ample with a good range of shops, it was about 10 mins away in the car + the weather was lovely so we could of walked it but didn't as of our kids.
We visited a Butterfly + Wildlife Park in Long Sutton, which is about 10 mins away, it looks like its in a housing estate as its at the end of a row of houses but its a lot bigger than it seems + well worth it for a family day out, it was £20 for a family ticket of 2 adults + 2 kids + our kids aged 2 + 9 really enjoyed themselves, there is a gorgeous bird of prey show + a tropical house full of butterflies + birds + many more creatures!(there is info on it on the rose and crown link on this website.)
We would definitely go back but for a week this time instead of just a weekend as we really enjoyed ourselves!
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Is Rose and Crown child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes 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 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <5 miles 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
Outdoor Pool On Site 
Horse Riding <1 mile 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <5 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
No Dog Walk 
My wife and I had a weekend planned in Skegness with friends in a static. But we had lost the kids for the weekend and decided to go back to basics for the extra night, and at the same time, kill most of the journey on the Friday after work. So off we went with the kids 2 man tent, cool box and gas heater.
