When can I check in and check out of Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle?

On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle?

From £195 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle

View prices & book 8.5 4 reviews

Glamping site next door to Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire
Walking, cycling and fishing right on site in the estate grounds
Bar, restaurant and pizzeria; farm shop, café and modern shower block

There’s something really rather special about Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle. After all, it’s not every day you holiday right next-door to a castle – and a very famous one at that, for Belvoir Castle has a starring role in the notorious TV drama The Crown. With spectacular Vale of Belvoir views from the camping field, tents are prettily decked in fairy lights and bunting, and come kitted out with a table and benches for alfresco suppers, as well as camping chairs so you can cosy up around the firepit. Once inside your bijou new home, all is snug and welcoming, with rugs, lamps and double bed, and there’s no need to bring bedding or towels as everything is laid on for you. A mini cooking kit is provided too, but the glamping site is right next door to The Engine Yard, a nattily restored complex of estate buildings turned retail village. Here you can sample artisan cocktails at the bar, eat on the gastropub terrace or order a wood-fired pizza takeaway to eat back at base, so you may never get round to doing any actual cooking. Stuff’s always going on at The Engine Yard too, from live-music gigs to farmers’ markets and sales in the indie boutiques. And while you’re there, it would be criminal not to have a mosey around the castle’s ornate apartments and fabulous formal gardens. A round up of facilities on this well-equipped site include a modern utilities block with showers, sink, loos, mirror and a handy changing space in wet rooms, as well as a washing-up area and running water.

Site type

Opens 26 April

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
No gas barbecues allowed.
No charcoal barbecues allowed.
No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 26 Apr to Tue, 23 Sept 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Amazing potential. Terrible mismanagement

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	4
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

David F. Jul 2024

Bell tent

Liked: Location. Views. Tent. Equipment.

Disliked: An amazingly beautiful place. So much potential. Great tent and equipment. Really, really lovely. Just zero attention from the management. No one to greet us. No idea where to go. Entry code? Which tent? Where the facilities where. We arrived and pretty much fended for ourselves. Human contact consisted of the manager of the local bistro who ‘managed’ to log in to the booking system and find our tent number. The same for the rest of the week. No one answered the phone, nor the voice and text messages I left. Our stay would have been completely and utterly transformed with a minimum of human contact. Such a shame.

Recommend to friends Visit again

What was not to like, location, amenities and friendly staff. We had…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

John H. Jun 2024

Bell tent

Liked: What was not to like, location, amenities and friendly staff. We had a wonderful time. We will be back.

Disliked: There was nothing about our trip we disliked. Brilliant camp site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Absolutely superb, couldn’t wish for better.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Maja C. Jun 2024

Bell tent

Liked: The facilities within the site as a whole are fantastic, everything you could possibly want/need and more which allows you to pack lighter when you do go. The layout of the site is fantastic, enough privacy between tipi’s (which contain noise to themselves very well). Everything was immaculately presented and clean, clear written signs throughout the site that answer any questions you may have. Bathroom block is immaculate. 7 seperate full bathrooms including an accessible one all containing a shower (good pressure, water takes no time at all to get hot) toilet, sink, mirror and hair dryers attached to the wall (work very well) so no queuing or waiting for one to become free. As much free firewood as you could possibly need, fire lighters and matches provided for you. Very comfy double bed!

Disliked: When you first arrive and park, it is a little confusing where to head first as there are tipi tents in both the top field and the bottom field, it’s not until you walk up to each individual tent that you can see what they’re numbered as. Perhaps a poster with a map in the carpark to save having to walk around and possibly disturb other people. Make sure you bring an eye mask to sleep in, as the tents don’t hold any sunlight out once the sun rises in the morning, and ear plugs if you’re a light sleeper like me because the cockerels and pigs make noise early.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely be coming back here very dog friendly

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Louise M. Sept 2023

Bell tent

Liked: Fab time lovely scenery the bell tents where very pretty everything u needed was there.

Disliked: Only thing I can think of is there wasn't enough fire wood the shed was never stocked up again when we was there for 4 nights. Although we didn't pay for extra so our bad but usually to can pay for some more once your there.

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Features

Dogs 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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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 Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle

The Engine Yard

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir

Leicestershire

England

NG32 1PE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.89576°N
-0.78664°W

Route directions

To access the private glamping car park, drive past Belvoir Castle with it on your right. The site entrance is on the left, just after The Engine Yard.

Nearest transport

Coach

6.1 mi Bus Station

12.7 mi The Wharf

15.5 mi Broad Marsh Bus Station

Rail

3.4 mi Bottesford Rail Station

4.8 mi Elton & Orston Rail Station

6 mi Aslockton Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

23.2 mi East Midlands Airport

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

You don’t need to go very far for great walks, as there are way-marked trails right across Belvoir Castle’s Capability Brown-designed grounds. Cyclists, there are family routes in the Vale of Belvoir, as well as the hilly and more challenging Redmile Loop. Anglers, bring your rods to try out the fishing lakes on the estate, and there’s a golf course within 20 minutes’ drive. Young kids can run around on the soft play area at Little Jack’s Farm and Garden Centre (10 minutes) as teens stage paintball shoot-outs at Adrenalin Jungle Activity Centre. For more sedate days out, wildlife-lovers might get to see yellowhammers and bats in Muston Meadows National Nature Reserve (10 minutes). There are wonderful display of spring blossom at the National Trust-run Belton House, and you might like to reward yourselves (you are on holiday, after all) with a tasting session at Hanwell Wine Estate (both 25 minutes).

Must see

Belvoir Castle 0.2 mi

Belton House 7.7 mi

Woolsthorpe Manor 8.8 mi

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe 9.9 mi

The Lace Market Centre 15.4 mi

National Trust

Grantham House 6.2 mi

Woolsthorpe Manor 8.8 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 14.3 mi

Staunton Harold Church 27.9 mi

Clumber Park 28.2 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

BELVOIR CASTLE 0.7 mi

HARLAXTON MANOR 4.8 mi

Harby - Barkestone - Plungar - Harby 4.8 mi

STOKE ROCHFORD HALL 7.3 mi

MARSTON HALL 7.7 mi

Local events

Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 4 September 2025 – Thursday 4 September 2025)
Stamford, Lincolnshire 21.9 mi
Download Festival (Friday 13 June 2025 – Friday 13 June 2025)
Derby, Derbyshire 24.9 mi

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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
The site will send you further check-in information 3 day(s) before your arrival.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 3 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No charcoal barbecues allowed.
No electric barbecues allowed.
No gas barbecues allowed.
Open fires are prohibited.
Please do not touch or feed the animals.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors’ cars are not permitted on site.
Visitors must leave the premises by 8:30 p.m..

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle? You don’t need to go very far for great walks, as there are way-marked trails right across Belvoir Castle’s Capability Brown-designed grounds. Cyclists, there are family routes in the Vale of Belvoir, … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle?

On-site accommodation

Arrive: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at Glamping at The Engine Yard Belvoir Castle? From £195 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.