The Willows

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Aerial view of the pitches
Aerial view of the pitches
Tents at the willows
The willows caravan park
Table and chairs at the willows
Motorhome pitches
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The willows campsite
The willows
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Tents at the willows
The willows caravan park
Table and chairs at the willows

  • Small dog-friendly site surrounded by the Lincolnshire countryside
  • A 20-minute drive to Cleethorpes’ beach, boating lake and country park
  • Barbecues and firepits welcome; five minutes’ drive to shops and pubs
Looking for some downtime in pretty Lincolnshire? The Willows will soon have you building barbecues or dabbling in watersports on the Lincolnshire coast 20 minutes’ drive away. The small, friendly Laceby site is 15 minutes’ drive from Grimsby and 20 minutes from Cleethorpes and welcomes dogs and families. There’s plenty of countryside around The Willow for walking your little furry companions, and they’re sure to be well pleased with the leftovers you wind up with after your barbecues. The keen golfers among you might want to get out on the golf course next door. Come nightfall, rustle up a firepit if you’d like (or get yourself any early night for the next day’s adventures). If you’d like something tasty to much on around the pit, there are shops in Waltham five minutes’ drive away. And if you’d like to let someone else sort out your dinner for you, there’s also a bunch of takeaways, pubs and restaurants within five minutes’ drive of The Willow. There are handy public transport links in the towns too.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 40
Tent pitches 40
Touring caravan pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.1

Overall rating based on 41 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 68% of visitors View breakdown

73%

would recommend this site to a friend

76%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Will never stay here again as it is now......

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Stephen J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked: nothing

Disliked: Everything. Site not as shown by current pictures on pitch up. the lakeside pitches are all now luxury lodges. The touring part of the site is a field adjacent now. Also the facilities were limited and not very clean.
Also there was no wifi and mobile phone reception was terrible....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Facilities were so clean and catered for disabled

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Margaret H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked: Was a lovely stay, the lake and lodges onsite were gorgeous. Unfortunately we had to leave early certainly not though choice but would definitely recommend and stay again. Thank you

Disliked: Nothing bad to say

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nothing…

Overall 2/10
Location No rating
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel motorhome pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Site now focusing on lodges. All pitches around lake are taken by lodges and the field is also being prepared for lodges.
Fresh water was from a hose pipe lying on ground. Elsan disposal flushing has been disconnected and not maintained. Advised to empty grey waste down elsan point.
EHU using "doublers" to connect 4 vans into 2 points.
We cut our stay short, no staff around when we came to checkout.
We have stayed here previously and had really enjoyed it. I assume that eventually will become lodges only.

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Couldn't stay as tent was broke. It's a nice flat ground,…

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Couldn't stay as tent was broke. It's a nice flat ground, two toilets and a shower (ladies). Nothing much around it but you could travel by car (didn't see any pavements on nearby roads) to get to amenities. Not far from Cleethorpes. It's great for your kids to run around.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant site

Overall 10/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice toilet blocks, chill vibes and we were able to have a lovely bonfire

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: How lovely the person who greeted me was. So peaceful and quiet. Lovely land. Such an relaxed environment

Disliked: Nothing- loved

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean toilets an warm showers 24/7 excellent service thank you.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Gordon M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Yes great friendly reception,clear an pressure free as to where to pitch an where the facilities were.

Disliked: None I was happy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site to explore the Lincs coast. 20 mins drive from Cl'thorpes

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
Alan G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good flat pitches. Clean toilet and shower. Friendly welcome.

Disliked: Lack of signage. Nowhere did it say we were at The Willows, just Noah's Retreat.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Definitely worth a visit, getting better every day.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
David E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel campervan pitch

Liked: This place is fast becoming a must go to site, yes there’s work going on right now but you can see what they’re trying and going to achieve. Beautiful surroundings, plenty of room, lodges to suit everyone and a nice size fishing lake. Everything on site from drinking water to loo waste removal, clean toilets and showers. The coast just 15 mins away, shops less than a mile and a friendly welcome on arrival. See you again soon, looking forward to seeing the site develop.

Disliked: Nothing for me personally but please realise there’s work being carried out so there will be noise during normal hours.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities ,pitches level ,lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Mark K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good location for Cleethorpes and surrounding areas, quite ,friendly staff . Clean and tidy facilities.

Disliked: Nothing!!!!!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 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 Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Willows

Barton Street

Laceby

Grimsby

Lincolnshire

England

DN37 7LD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.51835°N
-0.16178°W

Route directions

The site is next to the Manor Golf Club. The entrance is on the A18.

Nearest transport

Coach
3.9 mi Pretymen Crescent
4 mi Pretymen Crescent
4.1 mi Nisa Star Supermarket
Rail
4.2 mi Great Coates Rail Station
4.4 mi Grimsby Town Rail Station
4.4 mi Healing Rail Station
Ferry
16.3 mi Hull Ferry Terminal
Airport
8.9 mi Humberside 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

Get your coastal fix in Cleethorpes (20 minutes’ drive). The beach rents out single or double kayaks and paddleboards for those wanting to get out on the water and there’s a boating lake if you’d rather keep your paddles to a pedalo. Cleethorpes Country Park (20 minutes) is another popular spot, for cycles especially. Perhaps you’d like to inject a bit of history or education into your trip. One easy way to do this is by taking a ride on one of the UK’s oldest coastal miniature railways, the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway (20 minutes). Another is with a visit to Grimsby’s (15 minutes) minster and fishing heritage centre. Then, there’s the museum of rural life at the six-sail Waltham Windmill (five minutes) too. Lemurs, chameleons and meerkats, anyone? Kids can learn how to feed the zoo animals from the keepers at Jungle Zoo (20 minutes), a small family-run zoo.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cleethorpes 6.3 mi Estuary N/AGoodExcellentGood
Humberston Fitties 7.1 mi Estuary N/AGoodExcellentExcellent
Withernsea 16.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Tunstall 17.9 mi Sea N/AN/AExcellentExcellent
Mablethorpe Town 21.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

The Deep 16.7 mi

Ferens Art Gallery 17.2 mi

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 17.6 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 25 mi

Lincoln Castle 25 mi

National Trust

Maister House 17 mi

Gunby Hall 27.7 mi

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 27.9 mi

Tattershall Castle 28.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Barnoldby le Beck - Hatcliffe - East Ravendale 1.1 mi

Bradley Woods - Beelsby - Hatcliffe - Barnoldby le Beck 1.8 mi

Swallow, Irby Dale and Swallow Vale 2.6 mi

East Ravendale - Wold Newton - Hawerby cum Beesby - Ashby cum Fenby 3 mi

PEOPLE'S PARK, GRIMSBY 4.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Willows have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Willows dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Willows? Get your coastal fix in Cleethorpes (20 minutes’ drive). The beach rents out single or double kayaks and paddleboards for those wanting to get out on the water and there’s a boating … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Willows?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at The Willows? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.