Sunflower Park

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Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Grass pitches and entrance
View of the pitches from the woodlands

  • Remote and rural site in the Lincolnshire countryside
  • Home to many rescue animals including hens, pigs, geese and ducks
  • Well-stocked fishing lake
What a lush site this is for gainful countryside holidays in the Lincolnshire countryside, whiling days away fishing, woodland walking and just lazing by the lakeside with open book or one's very own thoughts. There are animals too… Small and family-run Sunflower Park near Gainsborough has taken in quite a few rescue animals in their time (they're a friendly and welcoming lot here), so on site you'll meet the three family pets as well as some alpacas, several ex-battery hens and their strutting cockerel. Also adopted are a family of geese, ducks, Kunekune pigs and a couple of Gloucester old spots: do make sure to say hi to all. As you might guess, this is a relaxed and amiable site, set remotely and rurally on a five-acre plot that includes paddocks, a playground, open pastureland, a private woodland walk and a well-stocked fishing lake exclusively for guests' use. You might reckon the park's remote rural setting makes it a wildlife haven too, and you'd reckon right: its boundaries run directly into Laughton Forest's Tuetoes Wood, a Forestry Commission nature haven for walking and cycling among the trees, and home to wildlife like deer, foxes, owls, rabbits, jays, pheasants, cuckoos, woodpeckers – all within viewable and hearing distance from your pitch. Sunflower Park has toilets, showers, a drying room, a launderette and ice pack freezing. Firepits are available for hire for the whole of guests' stays and arrive full and ready to light. Please note that due to being in a forest location and on sandy ground, you will most likely come across spiders, ants, lizards, grass snakes, beetles etc. Please only book if you are comfortable with the fact that there will be wildlife around you.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Caravans for hire 1
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open now
Opens 12 April 2021
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Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 12 Apr 2021 to

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10
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9
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9
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9
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
6

95% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Sunflower Park is a top family spot with chilled vibes in a lovely rural setting. Kids love the friendly rescue animals! Features include a play area, fishing, and woodland walks. Friendly owners and staff, with a cafe, bar, and shop. Some say showers need an update, and pitches can be sandy.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Amazing holiday, lovely site.

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nikkita w.

Electric grass pitch

Liked We had an amazing time at sunflower park. It was lovely to interact with the animals and very dog friendly. Even have a secure dog field. Owners were really nice and friendly.

Disliked Only downside , pitches are sand. The owner explained why this is and that they plan to rectify this.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice friendly place, fishing great and…

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Nicola D.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Nice friendly place, fishing great and not too busy

Disliked Showers weren't good would want to stay more than few nights

Recommend to friends Visit again

fantastic

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked OMG
what a place to go with kids they was everything for them to do .
my grandkids loved it I could not keep them away from the park and all the animals.
they was a small shop pub and a pizza van come to

Disliked they was nothing to dislike about this place

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities great for children friendly staff

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Lianna W.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely animals good play area great sized pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, lovely site with clean facilities

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Renata A.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Being close to the lake, that i have meet the owner abd she is a lovely lady with a big heart and massive love for her animals. Being so close to the nature and be surrounded by animals. Definetly gonna come back

Disliked The weather but eh no one's fault for, some nasty screaming,kicking children without respect of the animals that been there and parents that have no clue how to be a parent

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly team, great value for money

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Natalie w.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The animals, especially the parrots.
The views, the bar! (Perfectly situated for a cheeky pint while you are washing up 😂)
Pizza van food was delicious and friendly service.
The kids made lots of friends and can explore, expectations of them is really clear which is good to know!
You feel really welcome and we have a lovely relaxing weekend, it not pretentious and i love that about it

Disliked Nothing, our second stay and we will go back again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, staff are brilliant, shop and fishing shed shop

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Alex B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Where do I start, this place is brilliant and so are the guys that run it all Ian,Josy and the guys are amazing, they never stop they very rarely take a break the whole time we were there they only took one break and a well deserved one at that even though they were having a break they still made sure everyone was sorted, got everything they needed from to bar and shop.
Honestly these guys don’t get enough credit for what they are doing, always pushing to develop and improve the place they were prepping to improve/extend the roads and pitches, for the few that have left bad reviews you must of been at a different place and I advice people to ignore these reviews and come find out for your self how great this place is and how much drive goes into it by all of the guys Ian and josy have started an amazing thing here and definitely face their own battles but don’t let it bring them down and they battle on and are always thriving to what they can improve even tho the place is already great.

Facility’s - everything you needed including washing machine which you do not often see, very clean and tidy
It was great to see people there and chat to them how they come often they couldn’t praise Ian,josy and the guys enough, we liked it that much we booked again while we were there

The animals are very loved and extremely looked after they eat better than most 🤣

Also Ian has a good hand on the dartboard if your looking for a challenge

P.s I’ve seen hotels with worse facility’s than these guys so some people need to come down off there high horse and have a chat with your self in the corner

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Once again another brilliant stay we…

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Gina T.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Once again another brilliant stay we have stayed twice this month.showers/toilets was cleaned daily,clean enough to say amount of people in and out of them all the time,tried the food at the cafe for first time and was absolutely spot on.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Family friendly-

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Kelly S.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Everything
-I dont know how people can whinge especially for price their pay... its that bad we came home yesterday and going back friday.

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect weather , good entertainment &…

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Nicola G.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Perfect weather , good entertainment & lovely hosts .

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thankyou


Features

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

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

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise 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 Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Sunflower Park

1 South Carr Villas

East Ferry Road

Laughton

Gainsborough

Lincolnshire

England

DN21 3QF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

53.49544°N
0.7291°W

Route directions

On arrival, at the front of the property please follow the signs to the campsite area at the back of the residence.

Nearest transport

Coach
12 km Bus Station
23.9 km Bus Station
25.9 km Goole Airmyn Road
Rail
9 km Kirton Lindsey Rail Station
10 km Althorpe Rail Station
11 km Gainsborough Central Rail Station
Ferry
40.9 km Hull Ferry Terminal
Airport
18.6 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
18.8 km Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport
27 km 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

Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, take time to get to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park just outside Doncaster, home to a menagerie of over 300 from around the world, and to The Deep at Hull, one of the biggest aquariums in the UK and a habitat for over 3000 marine critters. Going south, history buffs can get to Lincoln for eleventh century Lincoln Cathedral, the third biggest in Britain after St Paul's in London and York Minster. Lincoln Castle is also well worth a look, to gaze geekily upon one of the four original remaining copies of the Magna Carta.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Cleethorpes 47.2 km Estuary N/AGoodExcellentGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Far Ings National Nature Reserve 27.8 km

Lincoln Castle 31.6 km

Lincoln Cathedral 31.7 km

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 31.8 km

Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 34.5 km

National Trust

Mr Straw's House 32.5 km

Clumber Park 33.8 km

Maister House 38 km

Nostell Priory and Parkland 47 km

The Workhouse, Southwell 48.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Haxey - Epworth - Belton (or) Belton - Epworth - Haxey 6.8 km

Belton - Epworth Turbary - Epworth 7.9 km

The Lakes and Rhododendrons of Twigmoor Woods 11.2 km

BECKINGHAM MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 09/12/2005) 11.9 km

Ealand, Crowle and The Regen Way 12.1 km

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Sunflower Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Sunflower Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Sunflower Park? Walkers, hikers, cyclists, energetic runners and nature spotters have Tuetoes Wood right beside Sunflower Park, the Forestry Commission-managed and publicly accessible part of vast Laughton Forest. If you're an avid animal fan, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Sunflower Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Sunflower Park? From R715,55 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.