Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes
View prices & book- Small and secluded site close to the Leicestershire-Rutland border
- On the outskirts of Beeby, half an hour's drive from Rutland Water
- Two coarse fishing lakes; opposite a bus stop
Campground type
- No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
- Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
- Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
- No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
- At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
- Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
- If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
- Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
- No electric barbecues allowed.
- Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
Languages spoken
English
Pitch types & availability
Unpowered grass tent site
6 people maximum No dogs allowed Ground type: Grass
Site size: Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 35 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookVal bell tent (basic)
5 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 85 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookFenton shepherd's hut
2 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 5.5m width x 2.1m length (18.0ft width x 7.0ft length) Calculated area: 11.7m² (126.0ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 125 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookJude shepherd's hut
2 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 6.0m width x 2.0m length (19.7ft width x 6.6ft length) Calculated area: 12.0m² (129.2ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 125 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookLogan shepherd's hut
2 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 6.0m width x 2.0m length (19.7ft width x 6.6ft length) Calculated area: 12.0m² (129.2ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 125 1 night, 2 adults
View prices & bookMillie bell tent
5 people maximum No dogs allowed Dimensions: 6.0m width x 6.0m length (19.7ft width x 19.7ft length) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)
Arrival daysFrom GBP 125 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 87% of visitors View breakdown
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would stay here again
Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Excellent place to relax, fish, eat fresh pizza
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Logan shepherd's hut
Liked: Beautiful location, amazing facilities and so peaceful
Disliked: Nothing
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. It looks like you had a great time. Glad that you enjoyed all the facilities and we look forward to seeing you again. Great photos too. Thank you Mark & Helen
Excellent and very well run friendly site!
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Unpowered grass tent site
Liked: We stayed in the Val bell tent at Purple Badger for the first time having used used one of the standard camping pitches several times previously. Depite a booking glitch with Pitchup, Mark was as usual extemely helpful and the issue was resolved without a problem. Having camping throughout the UK with my kids since they were very young I can honestly say this is a fantastic site with no downsides at all, even when the weather is less than favourable. Each pitch is large, numbers on the site are limited, the facilities are excellent, including fridge/freezer, covered games area, coffee and snack cabin, wood fired pizzas available during the Summer period and nice showers / wash up area too. The fishing lakes are also great, and not too busy either. We are already looking forward to our next trip to Purple Badger, hopefully later in the Summer if we can squeeze it in.. :)
Disliked: Nothing!
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From the manager: Thank you for sharing what a great time you had here at Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes. We are always happy to hear that our guests are really enjoying our site and planning to continue to return time and time again. We do hope you mange to squeeze another trip in this year. Thank you Mark & Helen
Great site - the site was half empty so we had a…
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Liked: Great site - the site was half empty so we had a good amount of privacy and space. It's small but we liked this. The toilet facilities were the best Ive seen at any site and the washing up, fridge and seating areas were well thought out! Lighting around the facilites was brill. Firepit for every pitch and the no dogs policy was a clincher (the main reason we chose this site). We were thankful that despite the amount of surrounding water, we didn't encounter any problems with mosies or bugs (maybe time of year not sure?) No wifi or reception? loved it. We thank the friendly owners/management team for a very enjoyable stay.
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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review of your stay with us. We always appreciate hearing back from our guests and the recommendation they make to others for staying at Purple Badger Camping & Fishing Lakes. We look forward to seeing you again. (Always additionally nice when it is so local for you😀). Mark and Helen
Arrived early, to find ability to grab a coffee and bacon sarnies....made…
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Liked: Arrived early, to find ability to grab a coffee and bacon sarnies....made my day. The chaps let me put my tent up early as well. Very happy. Played I'm games room with my girls on the table football before campfire cooked dinner.
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are happy that you enjoyed your stay and that we were able to keep those bacon sandwiches coming 😀. Look forward to you staying again. Hopefully on a drier weekend. Mark and Helen
Amazing place!Amazing nature!…
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Logan shepherd's hut
Liked: Amazing place!Amazing nature!
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are so pleased that you had such a great time and appreciated the autumn/winter scenery. It is very magical 😀. Great photos - thank you for sharing. We look forward to seeing you again. Mark and Helen
Excellent site, good lakes and extra touches that make your stay brill
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Fenton shepherd's hut
Liked: Peaceful and brilliant hosts, the huts are just lovely.
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From the manager: Thank your feedback. So glad that you had a great time. We look forward too seeing you again. Mark and Helen
Great camp site and brilliant clean facilities.
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Liked: Great site and clean facilities. My daughter loved the table football and the mud kitchen as well. Was great seeing her thriving in the outdoors. Helen and mark were great and told me where everything was. Will definately come again!
Disliked: We came after camping season finished.
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From the manager: Thank you for your review of your stay with us. Great to hear that you enjoyed the facilities and will be visiting again in the the busier season. We look forward to seeing you again next year. Mark and Helen
We enjoyed the place by simply staying in the games room and…
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Liked: We enjoyed the place by simply staying in the games room and read books. The most important thing is that they have a proper toilet and shower rooms. These really makes me happy.
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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. It’s always great to read when our guests are recommending friends to stay and will visit us again. We look forward to seeing you in the future. Thanks Mark and Helen
Delightful throughout. From the pitch through to the coffee hut
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Liked: As soon as we arrived, we were greeted with lovely smiles and a warm welcomes and super flexibility as we turned up hours before check-in but we were made to feel like it was no problem at all. Lovely quiet and well thought through layout. Really nice site and all the facilities were top notch. Lovely rustic feel and the coffee and sandwich hut was delightful. I would whole heartedly recommend this place....
Disliked: That we had to leave
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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave your lovely review. It is always great to hear how much our guests enjoy their stays. We appreciate your recommendation to others to stay and we hope to see you again whether camping or staying in one of the huts. Thanks Mark and Helen
Great place to stay in the countryside near Leicester
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Liked: Pitch, location, facilities, cafe
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From the manager: Thank you for your review. Always pleased to hear that you have enjoyed our site so much. We look forward to seeing you again. Thank you Mark and Helen
Features
No dogs allowed
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
Car parking by site/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Laundry
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
D. of E. 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
Lake and/or mountain
Peaceful
Wildlife haven
Utilities
Charging facilities
Communal freezer
Communal fridge
Dump point
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Nearby farmers' market
Type
Small (11-25 sites)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Leisure/theme park nearby
Sailing nearby
Surf school nearby
Watersports nearby
Location
Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes
Croxton Road
Beeby
Leicestershire
England
LE7 3BH
Timezone
Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.66939°N
-1.00858°W
Nearest transport
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
Must see
National Space Centre 8.6 km
Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe 13.4 km
Foxton Locks 18.9 km
Barnsdale Gardens 24 km
Rockingham Castle 26.2 km
National Trust
Woolsthorpe Manor 29.7 km
Staunton Harold Church 30.5 km
Calke Abbey 34.6 km
Grantham House 36.9 km
Lyveden New Bield 38.7 km
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
BAGGRAVE HALL 2.6 km
QUENBY HALL 3.8 km
Gaddesby - Ashby Folville - Gaddesby 4.9 km
LOWESBY HALL 5.1 km
Tilton - Lowesby - Tilton 7.5 km
Local events
- Global Birdfair (Friday 12 July 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024)
Oakham, England 18.6 km
- Download Festival (Friday 14 June 2024 – Friday 14 June 2024)
Derby, England 30.3 km
- Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 5 September 2024 – Thursday 5 September 2024)
Stamford, England 37.1 km
- Bloodstock Open Air (Thursday 8 August 2024 – Thursday 8 August 2024)
Swadlincote, England 46.9 km
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.
Nearest campgrounds
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
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- When can I check in and check out of Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes?
Camping and caravan Arrive: 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Purple Badger Camping and Fishing Lakes? From $67.53 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.