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Little Oak Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 4 hours ago 9.4 75 reviews

Deep in the Nottinghamshire countryside near Sherwood Forest
Surrounded by fields and a wild garden
Fresh produce, chutneys and jams for sale

Liza and Andy have set all up very much oak-ay at Little Oak Campsite deep in the Nottinghamshire countryside near Robin Hood land and Sherwood Forest – sites run by campers are always very much an oak-ay thing. It's a small and back to basics site, that feels peaceful and secluded despite not being far from civilisation. Little Oak is near the north Nottinghamshire market town of Retford and is surrounded by fields and a handsome wild garden – just the place for a bit of hide and seek, football or general running around...? This is a cosy place for couples too on quieter weekends, and is a good stopover spot for journeys north or south or vice versa as it's only three miles from the A1. Other most welcome little touches are the seasonal produce on sale from the Little Oak vegetable patch as well as homemade chutneys and jams from the site fruit trees. There's also a lovely park pond packed with little fish and wildlife (please take care to monitor small campers around the pond). Little Oak has a newly renovated shower and toilet block for guests' use, but there's no electricity on the field. Campfires and barbecues are allowed and a gastropub serving food at reasonable prices is a short walk away.

Site type

Open all year

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. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

The perfect hammock trees. a rare find on any uk campsite.

Campsite viewed from the toilet and shower facilities.

View from the hut towards the fire pit and campsite

Views behind the annex and a peek of how quiet and peaceful the site was

Friendly host, accessible but not secluded away from town noise

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

Anonymous Apr 2025

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The host was lovely and helpful. Clean surroundings. Quiet campers on site

Disliked: Did not feel secluded. Blocks of houses in line of site, small campsite meant privacy was hard to come by. Nearby train tracks and road meant non-nature noises throughout the day. Felt like we were camping in someone's back garden. Fine for some but not what we were looking for

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I will recommend this place to visit so peaceful

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 Mar 2025

Shepherd's hut

Liked: It’s a beautiful place to relax and meditate

Recommend to friends Visit again

A little gem for those who like to get away from it all!!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
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Debbie O. Oct 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Warm friendly welcome from owner. We could choose where we wanted to pitch our tent. Lovely quiet site surrounded by trees. No road noise. Basic but clean facilities. Fire pits available. Lots of footpaths for walking and little lanes for cycling. Half an hour to walk into Retford or along the Chesterfield canal. We would definitely stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really nice site. Lovely owners and very helpful…

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really nice site. Lovely owners and very helpful

Recommend to friends Visit again

I really enjoyed my stay and will definitely revisit.

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

martin r. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Small friendly site tucked away on the outskirts of a village. Free fire pits. Some perfectly placed trees which were ideal for my hammock setup. Very helpful owner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely. Peaceful. A great find. Close to A1.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
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Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
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Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The unfussy welcome, the peacefulness, the amount of open space (surrounded by trees), the simplicity. It would be hard to find without the owners' clear directions in the email they send when you've booked – essential to pay attention!

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Beautiful site/ ground for kids to explore; lovely, cosy, well- equipped caravan;…

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Shepherd's hut

Liked: Beautiful site/ ground for kids to explore; lovely, cosy, well- equipped caravan; friendly and helpful owners; child friendly

Disliked: Toilets/ showers were clean and functional but showers could do with some tlc

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant little site. Peaceful and quiet. Would deffo go back…

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

The Annexe non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Brilliant little site. Peaceful and quiet. Would deffo go back

Recommend to friends Visit again

The site has lovely space for a group to enjoy and stay…

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The site has lovely space for a group to enjoy and stay together . Love the fire pits and being able to hire a bbq was a great bonus for us when ours didn’t work out . Will be back x

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic host, answered any and all questions we had. Lovely little site…

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

Adam S. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Fantastic host, answered any and all questions we had. Lovely little site we will definitely be going back soon.

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Features

Portable toilet

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 Local produce 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

Budget/backpacker Leave the car at home Peaceful

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Level site, no steep slopes Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Little Oak Campsite

Grove Coach Road

Retford

Nottinghamshire

England

DN22 0PW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.30921°N
-0.921°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.2 mi Bus Station

8.5 mi Hardy Street

11.9 mi Hetts Lane

Rail

1 mi Retford Low Level Rail Station

1.2 mi Retford Rail Station

8.2 mi Gainsborough Lea Road Rail Station

Ferry

Airport

12.4 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

12.7 mi Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport

20 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

Several walks start straight from the site, or you could see the forest from high up with a swing in the trees at Go Ape. Adventurous/energetic walkers can tramp the Peak District just over an hour away or critique Ice Age rock art at Creswell Crags. Elsewhere, history fans have three castles (Lincoln, Bolsover and Conisbrough) to visit and grand stately homes and parks to roam such as Rufford Abbey, Harwick Hall and Lord Byron's ancestral home Newstead Abbey. Chatsworth, setting for the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, is just over an hour away. City slickers at Little Oak Campsite can take their pick from trains to Lincoln, York and Sheffield and Doncaster. All have much to offer, but quick recommendations include Lincoln's castle and cathedral (which has a copy of the Magna Carta, democracy fans); York for the Jorvik Viking Centre, York Dungeons, the Railway Museum and the Chocolate Story, and Sheffield for its gardens and art gallery. Kids have Captain Jack's soft play and the Sundown theme park (for under 10s) to trot along to, or the Wetlands' animal park to feed animals like llamas, deer and wallabies. Or have wheely good fun at the Wheelgate all-weather adventure park which has a new waterpark among its many things to do. Looking for something a bit more old-fashioned? Pick your own fruit just down the road from the campsite.

Must see

Sherwood Forest Country Park 9.4 mi

Mansfield Museum 16.3 mi

Bolsover Castle 16.4 mi

Lincoln Castle 16.6 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 16.7 mi

National Trust

Clumber Park 6.6 mi

Mr Straw's House 8 mi

The Workhouse, Southwell 15.8 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 2.1 mi

Headon - Upton - Askham - Grove - Headon 2.4 mi

Sturton le Steeple – Clarborough Nature Reserve – North Leverton 4.9 mi

Bothamsall - Robin Hood's Cave - Walesby - Bothamsall 5 mi

CLUMBER PARK 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Unsupervised minors must have a letter of authorisation from their parents or legal guardian.

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.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 30 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.

Extras

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

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Pitches

You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Visitors

Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Additional terms

There are five fire pits available on site; guests can use them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Little Oak Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Little Oak Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Little Oak Campsite? Several walks start straight from the site, or you could see the forest from high up with a swing in the trees at Go Ape. Adventurous/energetic walkers can tramp the Peak District … Read more