Wagtail Country Park

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Good for families

Changes need to be made!!

We recently stayed at the site & although a nice one, we were extremely disappointed with several things: Loud music was played at the on-site pub. This was obviously someone’s party as a Ferrari was allowed to enter the site in order to pick up (we can only assume residents who live on the site) & take them to the on-site pub! - a mere 50 meters in one case. The Ferrari driver then continued to drive around the site, revving the engine & the security barrier to the site had been raised obviously by someone working &/or living on the site) & the barrier remained open for a long period of time. NOT ACCEPTABLE! This was a security breach. Those living &/or working on the site did NOT adhere to the 5mph speed limit at any time. In fact, far exceeding this. No rules were followed at all. The water in the wet rooms was also scalding hot in fact o a dangerous level!!! If this is a CAMC Affiliated site, surely it should follow the strict rules as set out by the CAMC?! Mmm…

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TraceyD39C5CCA7C

Reviewed on 05/05/2022 14:52

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Good for families

Peaceful rural retreat.

My wife and I spent five nights at Wagtail Country Park in March and enjoyed exceptionally warm and sunny weather that showed the site off to its best. It is very well laid out and our large pitch overlooking the fishing lake was excellent with spring flowers and hedges dividing each pitch. We were using our own facilities for the most part however the two toilet blocks are modern and kept spotlessly clean. The only downside is the final approach road which although tarmac, is narrow with potholes and broken edges in places requiring great care. That said we negotiated those carefully and were fortunate not to meet other large units when arriving or departing. The site is conveniently located for visiting Belton House and Belvoir Castle with the city of Lincoln only 24 miles distant. We are happy to recommend this peaceful, pretty site and wouldn’t hesitate to return.

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jayaretee

Caravanner from North Yorkshire

Reviewed on 04/04/2022 13:49

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Rated 4 of 5

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Very nice site, super staff, large pitches, not ideal for dogs

Firstly the staff are excellent, the site is well maintained, the pitches are large and overall very quiet. Ideal for a stopover of if you want to fish/attend the evening entertainment in the pop-up bar. However, dog facilities are very limited - there is a dog 'walk' on site (about 200m of green path) but it is not enclosed and so all dogs must remain on leads - not ideal, and I would have thought it would be relatively easy to enclose?. Local walks are mainly on the road for the first 15 minutes (although we did find an unlisted farm track about 5 mins away on day 2). We walked to the local pub for a drink but they were unable to offer us food as 'they were fully booked' even though there was almost more staff than customers when we arrived! In summary - excellent staff, great pitches but not ideal for us.

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T55ddy

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Reviewed on 04/04/2022 11:43

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Pleasant short stay

As the title said we enjoyed a pleasant stay for a couple of nights in February. Booking was easy and we paid on arrival. The approach roads are not the best in the world. Church Lane is just about wide enough with care for normal sized, width wise, vehicles to pass but it does roll a bit and any caravan will "yaw". The turning into Cliff Road is straightforward but the surface of this lead-in road is degraded in places and only has a couple of passing places in the half a mile to the site entrance. Take care with some of the potholes. These really should be fixed. Apart from those minor gripes everything else about the site was excellent. The pitches are bigger than your average CAMC site and set out in a nice pattern. If you fish and want a lakeside pitch then ask when booking. We used the clean and warm shower block, there are two of them. I understand that there is entertainment in a building at the far end of the site at weekends but we stopped outside of this period. If you want to stay away from the noise then pitch nearer the reception area. I have marked the family section down a tad as I couldn't see anything around the lakes to prevent toddlers falling in. There is a dog walk around the back of the site and the lanes are quiet. The site is great for access off the A1 but there is very little road noise from it. It's handy for Grantham town where there are various supermarkets, shops and pubs, plus Grantham Caravans if needs must. Trips can be made to Belton House, Belvoir Castle and Easton Walled Garden without travelling too far. We would use the site again, especially in winter when hardstandings needed, and these were excellent.

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Wherenext

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Reviewed on 19/03/2022 21:04

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One night stop over

Lovely clean and tidy site. Great location, ideal just off the A1. Easy to book, good pre-trip communication. Friendly welcome from wardens on arrival. Will definitely recommend and use again.

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sasa

Reviewed on 25/02/2022 15:15

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Last minute gem

This was a last minute booking to break our journey to Norfolk and what a pleasant surprise. A lovely site around fishing lakes immaculately maintained. Lovely dog walking areas, pristine facilities, nice people - staff and customers! Entertainment and bar facilities at weekends which we missed. Felt like a great site to chill out for a few days.

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Reviewed on 12/09/2021 19:57

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A lovely site in the countryside

I have just returned from 6 nights at Wagtail country park, from the moment I pulled up at reception I was made to feel welcome. As my husband wasn't staying the full 6 nights with myself and my daughter I was driving his car whilst he was towing the van. Whilst waiting for him to arrive the lovely lady on reception made me a cup of tea and I sat on the bench in the sunshine and waited - best welcome on a campsite ever! The pitches were lovely and big and well spaced out and nicely divided with laurel hedges, the fishing lake was well landscaped with various seating areas dotted around and whilst I'm not into fishing it was lovely to watch the fishermen sitting and waiting for the elusive catch. The elevated dog walk was lovely and gave a lovely view across the countryside in one direction and the campsite in the other- the sunsets were amazing almost every night. The weather was amazing for our week away and I could have happily stayed on site everyday. We visited Grantham and had a walk around the shops and down the lovely quaint back streets, visiting the church and the grave yard to try to find the oldest gravestone - a game we play with our daughter. We visited Belton House - booking your ticket in advance is essential- and spent the day walking through the formal gardens and through the park land to see the herd of deer. We also visited Stamford on Friday - market day, a very good one at that, the town has some gorgeous independent shops as well as the usual high street offerings. The only tricky issue was if coming North on the A1 you had to cross over the oncoming traffic to get back onto the road to the campsite, it would be worth travelling up an extra junction on the A1 and getting onto the southbound carriageway and then just turning off onto the approach road. We will definitely return to the campsite and hope the kettle is boiling and the sun is shining next time as well.

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CarmelB

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Reviewed on 10/06/2021 12:10

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not so idyllic

Arrived for a weeks holiday at what we were told was a quiet, idyllic site only to find fishermen using our pitch as a shortcut to the loo and dogs incessantly barking. There were a few simple site rules which were not adhered to, neither were they enforced by staff. Facilities good but too few. The approach lanes are single track, which is why we presume one should leave the site by 11am and arrive not before 1pm but this doesn't happen, thus creating problems with caravans and motorhomes attempting to travel both ways on the single track approach lanes. Staff are polite but insincere.Not a great experience in our opinion.

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Reviewed on 06/06/2021 14:41

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Lovely friendly site

Just spent three nights at this site. The pitches are massive and all hard standing, we had one overlooking the lake. The ducks come for food (purchase for £1.00 at reception), and kept our husky entertained on the few occasions he was tied up outside. The facilities are very clean and staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely return.

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Shasta

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Reviewed on 30/01/2020 10:30

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Decent site but a bit isolated

This is a good site with large flat pitches. Actually, the pitches are huge compared to the standard CAMC sites and are generally separated by hedges. The site is approached via the A1 (those coming from the South can play Russian Roulette by turning across the traffic or go beyond the turning for 2 miles and come down to make an easier turn into the lane). Once off the A1, the roads get quite narrow and the last lane to the site has passing places but the road surface is pretty poor & you'll not like putting your wheels at the mercy of the ruts at the edge of the track. This is especially important as the site had at least one 'monster' rig in place - I wouldn't want to meet it coming the other way. The site is set in an agricultural area and everything thing around seems to be very, very flat. Entrance to the site is signposted and easy to find. The staff were very welcoming and you are allocated a pitch on arrival (there are surcharges for lakeside pitches etc). There is some background noise from the A1 (which is quite close to the site) but nothing too bad. The lure of the site seems to be fishing and there are 2-3 large lakes on site. You'll have to drive anywhere for anything, but if you are looking for a meal The Stag at Barkton is excellent (dog-friendly in the bar area - book ahead). The site is open all year but I'd imagine it'll be pretty raw in the winter months. Facilities are good, perhaps better than some CAMC sites but there is a lack of refuse bins across the site.. .don't ask me why.. So nothing wrong with this site at all but there again if you are not into fishing there may be more 'connected' sites to stay at.

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Huw Edwards

Reviewed on 06/09/2019 22:22

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