Riverside Lake and Leisure

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  • Peaceful adults-only holiday park 10 minutes' drive from Ramsey
  • A half-hour drive to Ely; 20 minutes to Decoy Lakes coarse fishery
  • Fishing on site, either in the lake or on River Nene
Which is better – lake fishing or river fishing? Decide for yourself at Riverside Lake and Leisure, a Cambridgeshire holiday park that has both right there on site. As you may imagine for a site in the Fens and on the banks of the River Nene, it’s all rather scenic around here – and it’s pretty peaceful too, as this is an adults-only site (although you're welcome to bring dogs along). It all makes for an excellent setup for a break centred around fishing, in which you’ll be free to merrily meander between lakeside and river shore as you wish (and if that’s not enough, take an outing to Decoy Lakes, one of the UK’s leading coarse fisheries, 20 minutes’ drive away). That’s not to say that it all has to be about the fishing though: this site is equally well set for rural rambles or bike rides, or for days out in Ely and Cambridge. Closer to home, the local town of Ramsey (10 minutes’ drive) has two golf courses, and there’s another in Pidley (20 minutes) along with a bowling alley. Between all those local towns and villages (along with bigger Huntingdon and Peterborough, 15 miles away) you should be all sorted for restaurants, pubs and takeaways, plus supplies for picnics or for evenings by the barbecue back on site. A bathroom block on site has separate male and female toilets and showers (but please note that unfortunately these are not wheelchair-friendly).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 14
Motorhome pitches 14
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens 4 April
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Tents are not accepted at this park.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the site is adults only, however the owners live on site with their children.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 4 Apr 2025 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.8

Overall rating from 173 Pitchup.com customers

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Cleanliness
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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a highly recommended, peaceful, adult-only campsite situated in a tranquil rural setting. Visitors consistently praise the immaculate, modern toilet and shower facilities, spacious and level pitches, and the friendly, helpful owners. The site's quiet atmosphere, lovely lake, and surrounding natural beauty are frequently highlighted. While some mention poor mobile signal and the remoteness of the location, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many planning return visits.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Peace and quiet. Beautiful site. Fabulous facilities.…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch (large)

Liked Peace and quiet. Beautiful site. Fabulous facilities.

Disliked Having to come home!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site but dangerous roads surrounding it

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Kirsti F.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked What a wonderful site great lake to walk around very peaceful with good facilities
I would love to stay again but wouldn't because of the roads to the site

Disliked OMG as previously stated in a review the roads in the surrounding area are the worst you will ever see in villages
The subsidence has caused huge dips and these are very dangerous
If you do visit, please be careful
It's a shame for such a lovely campsite to be surrounded by that
If I lived in that area i would be contacting the transport secretary to report the council for allowing the roads to get that bad

Recommend to friends Visit again

Relaxing & peaceful stay on this beautiful & immaculate campsite

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Loraine D.

Electric grass touring pitch (large)

Liked Riverside Lake & Leisure was set amongst a stunning lake and river lined with bullrushes and wild flowers so ideal for my hobby of photography.

I was privileged to have a beautiful sunset so I was able to capture some amazing pictures.

The facilities of toilet shower and kitchen were immaculate and all under the same roof.

I loved my relaxing peaceful stay at this immaculate campsite and highly recommend it. Well done!

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Well kept site with clean facilities. Level pitches. Friendly team.

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Elizabeth M.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (large)

Liked Well kept site with clean facilities. Level pitches. Friendly team.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with immaculate facilities and level spacious pitch

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LEONARD C.

Electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Quiet, spacious, immaculate toilet and shower facilities. Warm welcome. Easy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent- quiet- no more intrusive

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Darren C.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Loved the tranquility and massive spaces. Perfect shower blocks. Utopia for peace and quiet and fishing

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site but you need to avoid the B1095 road going there.

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James S.

Electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked Well kept peaceful site.

Disliked The road B1095 known as (Milk and Water Drove) getting to the site from the A1 heading South. This road is the worst I've driven on in the UK and is dangerous due to heavy subsidence in lots of places.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We were greeted after announcing our arrival by phone and everything explained…

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Ian S.

Electric grass touring pitch (XL)

Liked We were greeted after announcing our arrival by phone and everything explained to our satisfaction. The showers and toilets were clean and spacious.
It was a van shakedown for us and this site provided just what we needed

Recommend to friends Visit again

The whole campsite is extremely well maintained and we especially enjoyed the…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (large)

Liked The whole campsite is extremely well maintained and we especially enjoyed the spotless sanitary building with shower cabins that had an extra glass door inside the shower cabin, so that the clothes yoleave in the cabin can't get wet. Great place to relax.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, highly recommend.

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Diane N.

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (large)

Liked We were only on a stopover, but wished we could have stayed longer.Beautiful site, quiet & peaceful. Everything was immaculate; the grounds were very well-maintained. Good-sized pitch. A warm welcome when we arrived. Spotless and bright shower facilities, excellent hot shower.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location

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)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Riverside Lake and Leisure

Mereside Drove

Ramsey Mereside

Ramsey

Cambridgeshire

England

PE26 2UE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.48937°N
0.08624°W

Nearest transport

Coach
9 mi Queensgate Bus Station
9.2 mi Park Gates
9.2 mi Park Gates
Rail
4.4 mi Whittlesea Rail Station
8.9 mi March Rail Station
9.1 mi Peterborough Rail Station
Ferry
27.2 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
27.2 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
22.3 mi Cambridge 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

Fishing for some more wildlife-geared activities? Then, you’ll be in a good place to do so, as the Lattersey Local Nature Reserve (20 minutes' drive) has a good load of animals and plants and the Raptor Foundation has a birds of prey display (25 minutes). For more of the actual fishing, if you haven’t already had your fill on site, Decoy Lakes coarse fishery (20 minutes) is a short drive away. Onto some new horizons… it may be a little further out, but Cambridge (an hour) has all the makings of a good afternoon out, from college tours to punting on the river or browsing through the Fitzwilliam Museum. Ely Cathedral (half an hour) is another of those good historic sites, and there’s another cathedral in Peterborough (half an hour), along with a greyhound track and the Nene Valley Railway. That’s one heritage railway, but there’s another at the Fenland Light Railway (five minutes’ walk), which has a narrow-gauge steam train and locomotives. Once you’ve had a good look at the world of the railways, Ramsey Rural Museum (10 minutes’ drive) will move you onto countryside life in the 17th century.

Must see

Peterborough Cathedral 8.7 mi

Ely Cathedral 16.1 mi

Burghley House 18.7 mi

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial 19.8 mi

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 20.1 mi

National Trust

Houghton Mill 11 mi

Peckover House and Garden 15.8 mi

Lyveden New Bield 19.8 mi

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 20.2 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 22.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

NENE WASHES (INDICATIVE BOUNDARY ONLY) 6.2 mi

Wimblington 7.3 mi

March 7.9 mi

ABBOTS RIPTON HALL 8.2 mi

PETERBOROUGH MINSTER PRECINCTS 8.6 mi

Local events

  • Burghley Horse Trials (Thursday 4 September 2025 – Thursday 4 September 2025)

    Stamford, Lincolnshire 19.2 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Riverside Lake and Leisure have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Riverside Lake and Leisure dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Riverside Lake and Leisure? Fishing for some more wildlife-geared activities? Then, you’ll be in a good place to do so, as the Lattersey Local Nature Reserve (20 minutes' drive) has a good load of animals and … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Riverside Lake and Leisure?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Please call 20 mins prior to arriving.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Riverside Lake and Leisure? From £23 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.