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).

Campground type

Camper sites 14
RV sites 14
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • No bachelor/bachelorette 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 flashlight with them as parts of the park 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, Apr 4 2025 to

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Reviews

9.8

Overall rating based on 148 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 94% of visitors View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Chilled Spot with Amazing Lake Sunsets

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
Vantuga 2. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Beautiful and spacious campsite, very well maintained, with spotless facilities that make the stay even more comfortable. The sunset by the lake is absolutely breathtaking, a moment of pure peace and beauty. I will definitely return and totally recommend this place to anyone looking for a relaxing escape in nature.

Disliked: Having to leave

Recommend to friends Visit again

Couldn’t have been more accommodating.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Rob L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Unbelievably clean!!…amazingly well kept site.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ruralness at its best . Excellent campsite.

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
robert h. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Very rural location next to the River Nene.
Site was well maintained, grass short, toilets / showers immaculate.
Very generously sized pitches .

Disliked: Can't think of anything to dislike here.
Definitely recommend to others

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quiet and peaceful site

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
John M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: This is a really quiet site with generous, flat pitches. The facilities are more than adequate, spacious and regularly cleaned. The on-site lake is stuffed with many species of fish, including some lovely specimen carp that will test the angler!

The owner is really friendly and helpful and has a relaxed, flexible approach to managing the site.

There are several National Trust locations within 20-25 minutes drive, should you wish to explore and a miniature railway just a few minutes walk away that runs on weekends, but with access only by pre-booking through their website.

Being close to the flatlands of the Fens, there are large skies and often amazing sunsets. The night skies are really dark, with little light pollution, which is great if you like night photography.

Disliked: Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very well maintained site, spacious pitches clean and warm showers and toilet…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked: Very well maintained site, spacious pitches clean and warm showers and toilet blocks. Great for fishing enthusiasts as there is an onsite lake

Recommend to friends Visit again

10 out of 10

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
Lisa M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Lovely site - so clean and very well kept grounds. Very peaceful site. Warm welcome from owner too. Will defo return

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean showers, toilets and potwash. Huge pitch. Nice to be…

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
Janet A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Lovely clean showers, toilets and potwash. Huge pitch. Nice to be able to walk the dogs around the lake and field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Remote site with immaculate toilet block. Adult only

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Alan S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (large)

Liked: Immaculate toilets and showers, big flat pitches , friendly owners

Disliked: All things really out of owners control. I was hoping for a longer dog walk but it’s fairly short unless you want to walk down a road.
I was fine with the country noises but there appears to be a railway nearby and every few minutes there was steam train letting of its whistle from around 830 for most of the day. You need to be self sufficient or be happy to drive off pitch to get to a pub or shop. Didn’t worry us as we stayed.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely setting and very clean and tidy. Lovely level pitch

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

Powered grass travel trailer campsite (large)

Liked: Location
Quietness
Well kept grass
Lovely lake
Showers and toilets modern and clean

Disliked: No wifi

Recommend to friends Visit again

All level pitches hard and grass

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

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite (XL)

Liked: Lovely site, big pitches, lovely clean facilities, Recommended.

Disliked: Zero

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Riverside Lake and Leisure

Mereside Drove

Ramsey Mereside

Ramsey

Cambridgeshire

England

PE26 2UE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.48937°N
-0.08624°W

Nearest transport

Bus
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, September 4, 2025 – Thursday, September 4, 2025)

    Stamford, England 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    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 $30.58 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.