Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park

View prices & book 8.6 193 reviews
Hot tub with lake view
Hot tub with lake view
View from our tent
View of the lakes
Hardstanding pitch with lake views
Hardstanding pitch with lake views
Hardstanding pitches
Fully serviced pitches, ready for spring.
Outdoor decking
1/209
View from our tent
View of the lakes
Hardstanding pitch with lake views

  • Angling site with six lakes and the River Idle alongside
  • Regular match venue for coarse fishing, 30 minutes from Sherwood
  • Tackle shop, central amenities and café and licensed restaurant
Spectacular fishing with mighty scenic views... cast off at Nottinghamshire's Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park for angling in seven waters on a spacious and well-equipped park. Six lakes are at your fishing disposal here, along with yet more angling in the River Idle which runs alongside the site. You can land bream, eels, roach, tench, perch and varying types of carp at these, including at the huge Moat lake which is a regular venue for matches around its 190 pegs; if you fancy your hand at procuring pike, the river's the place to be. And if you need tackle, kit, bait or any angling advice, a shop for the same is right on site. Hallcroft is two and a half miles from East Retford, about 40 minutes' drive from Newark and half an hour from Sherwood Forest. You can stay solely on site should you so wish: the Kingfisher café and restaurant dishes up full English breakfasts, tea, coffee and toast to sort sustenance before a day's fishing; hot snacks are available some lunchtimes, and evening meals are on offer for after your angling. The restaurant is licensed, to serve boozy beverages during standard pub hours, and a pool table and darts board are to hand too. There are showers and toilets in the centre of the site, part of a good range of amenities including recycling, chemical disposal, a washing-up area and gas cylinder sales.

Site type

Tent pitches 45
Touring caravan pitches 45
Motorhome pitches 45
Caravans for hire 2
Open all year
Opens
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 hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • The reception is open from 9am to 5pm Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: outside of these days/times, your check-in details will be in a folder on the lectern near the reception door, if you need further help, please ask a member of staff at the fishing tackle shop, which is open daily.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of James Parks group.

View all James Parks parks.

No availability here for your search criteria

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

8.6

Overall rating from 193 Pitchup.com customers

  • 58%
    10
  • 2%
    9
  • 21%
    8
  • 3%
    7
  • 4%
    6
  • 1%
    5
  • 3%
    4
  • 1%
    3
  • 2%
    2
  • 1%
    1
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

87% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This well-maintained campsite is praised for its friendly staff, clean facilities, and spacious pitches. Its location is ideal for fishing, walking, and cycling, with easy access to local amenities. Popular features include the on-site bar and cafe. Some visitors noted issues with pitch proximity, toilet cleanliness during busy periods, and noise from other campers. Speed bumps and occasional fishing match closures were also mentioned.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 20
Arrival date (latest first)

Nice place with a lovely walk…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Nice place with a lovely walk around the lakes and a nice walk into town.

Disliked Toilet facilities etc are a bit dated but it would not stop me coming again

Recommend to friends Visit again

The fishing…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 9
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 1
Michael H.

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked The fishing

Disliked No dislikes

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fishing lakes site very clean and…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 4
Wifi
 4
Carol P.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Fishing lakes site very clean and tidy

Disliked Long walk to get fresh water toilet block dirty

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site, the birds, the ponds…

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 7
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 7
Wifi
 No rating
Gillian W.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The site, the birds, the ponds for a lovely walk.

Disliked Not made known that the restaurant/bar were closed midweek. No cafe facilities either.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large site but we were camping…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 No rating
Angela W.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Large site but we were camping with non electric group so got pitched next to them on the last hook up, had plenty of space.
Toilet & shower facilities we're good. Warm water, good showers and all clean. Liked the toilet & shower combo rooms.
Fishing options good, even with matches taking place on 2 of the big lakes that weekend.
Cafe and shop great extras to have.
Good walks around site and a nice walk to Retford straight from site via the riverbank.

Disliked Speed bumps, necessary but brutal!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice sitee very clean 👌…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 1
Cameron L.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Very nice sitee very clean 👌 staff are very nice would definitely be back very soon 😀 hoping too get a seasonal here

Disliked Just the speed bumps was just abit too big

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly and welcoming good size…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Martin B.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Very friendly and welcoming good size pitches shower and toilets clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything. A really well run and…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Rachael J.

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything. A really well run and well maintained site at a very reasonable price. The bar was excellent and super friendly. The full english breakfast was amazing value and really good quality. The walk into Retford from the back of the site was easy and level and took us 15 minutes to the market square.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place Great staff and Great price

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 5
Zoe S.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch size was good…

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 7
Value for money
 5
Accommodation
 No rating
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 1
Child friendliness
 2
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 6
Leon O.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Pitch size was good

Disliked Cars driving around and daft hours, people arguing and throwing suitcases out of caravans and wishing each other was dead. Wasn’t a nice atmosphere when had children listening to everything being said.

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 cafe On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities 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

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

Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location 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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park

Hallcroft Road

East Retford

Nottinghamshire

England

DN22 7RA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.3376°N
0.95144°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.2 mi Bus Station
7.6 mi Hardy Street
12.2 mi Hetts Lane
Rail
1.6 mi Retford Rail Station
1.6 mi Retford Low Level Rail Station
7.3 mi Worksop Rail Station
Airport
10.2 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
10.5 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
18.3 mi Sheffield City 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

After your angling, take the kids to Sundown Adventureland (20 minutes' drive), a theme and play park for under-10s with rides and attractions of all sorts including an intriguingly-named ostrich safari ride. (You may or may not opt to let the kids know a pet shop is at the park too...) For a calmer time, the National Trust and Grade I-listed Clumber Park is 25 minutes from Hallcroft, for peaceful potters around its 3,800 acres. It's the former home of the Duke of Newcastle, so ponder on how the other half live during your scenic strolls, or hire a bike to pedal around the woodland and lake. National Cycle Route 6 connects Clumber Park with fab Sherwood Forest, along a path of almost seven miles. If you'd prefer to stay closer to home, Hallcroft is next to the biking and hiking of the Idle Valley Nature Reserve, an excellent birdwatching spot.

Must see

Sherwood Forest Country Park 10.4 mi

Bolsover Castle 16 mi

Mansfield Museum 16.9 mi

Hardwick Hall 18.3 mi

Lincoln Castle 18.5 mi

National Trust

Clumber Park 6.8 mi

Mr Straw's House 6.9 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 17.7 mi

Hardwick Estate: Stainsby Mill 18.8 mi

Hardwick Hall 18.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BABWORTH HALL 1.3 mi

Headon - Upton - Askham - Grove - Headon 4.7 mi

Gringley-on-the-Hill - Cuckoo Way - Clayworth 5.4 mi

Sturton le Steeple – Clarborough Nature Reserve – North Leverton 5.5 mi

Bothamsall - Robin Hood's Cave - Walesby - Bothamsall 6.2 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.

Want to know more about camping in Nottinghamshire?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park? After your angling, take the kids to Sundown Adventureland (20 minutes' drive), a theme and play park for under-10s with rides and attractions of all sorts including an intriguingly-named ostrich safari ride. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11:30 a.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Reception is open 9am to 5pm on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

    Outside of these days and times your details will be in a perspex folder at reception door.

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Hallcroft Fishery and Holiday Park? From £18 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.