The Old Vicarage

82%

· Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

5 acres hosted by Susan B.

1 glamping pitch · 2 tent pitches

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

The Old Vicarage offers a relaxed and tranquil atmosphere for your stay for camping. We have BBQ's, camp fires to hire and have the shallow river to play in. Free Wifi. Well behaved dogs allowed on leads at all times. Riverside site in grounds of a 17th-century house in Nottinghamshire Close to Sherwood Forest and 25 miles from Nottingham Cave bar on site open on Bank Holidays You'll sense the history all around you at The Old Vicarage, from the old house to the remains of the water mill in the river bed. Stays here are in the grounds of a 17th-century house in the village of Elkesley, six miles from Worksop and 25 miles from Nottingham. Its grounds run down to the banks of the Poulter river, and are lined with stands of acacia, sycamore, ash and oak trees which were originally donated to the first vicar by the Duke of Newcastle in the 1830s. There's plenty of space around the site for traditional outdoor activities, with a rope swing and stepping stones over the shallow river and a bridge that's perfect for playing Pooh Sticks. In the surrounding area there are animal parks and nature reserves to walk around, or to head back further in time, you could take one of the trails through ancient Sherwood Forest, around quarter of an hour's drive away. Guest facilities on site centre around the Cave Bar, a cool little space built into an exposure of 500-million-year-old sandstone, plus an outdoor terrace for sipping drinks out in the sunshine. Other amenities include a washing-up area and bathrooms with plentiful hot showers, toilets and baby changing facilities. CHECK IN BETWEEN 2PM AND 6PM CHECK INS AFTER 6PM INCUR A FEE OF £10.00 FOR LATE CHECK IN

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82% Recommend14 Ratings · 9 reviews

Louise M.

3 months on Hipcamp

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· December 2024

With pets ·

Luxury Log Cabin

We loved the log cabin. Took the dogs for a couple of days, the place is lovely. The weather wasn't the best, so after a couple of wet an rainy walks (which the dogs LOVED) we just hunkered down in there. Played games, drank wine, listened to music. Its perfect to hide away for a couple of nights.

Tirren L.

3 reviews

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· May 2024

Love Campsite

Tent ·

Non Electric Grass Pitch

This was our first ever camping trip an we couldn’t have picked a better place. It was a lovely looking location, beautiful stream, few animals in the surrounding fields and plenty of amenities. Will definitely go back and will bring the children too they’d love all the swings an zip line over the stream

Lyndsey B.

5 reviews

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· April 2024

Tent ·

Non Electric Grass Pitch

Lovely site, lots of cute places to pitch your tent

Carl M.

2 reviews

Not recommend

· September 2023

Avoid at all costs

Tent ·

Electric Grass Pitch

What an absolute dump of a place. Random pitches, totally uneven grass with 18” dips in places. Facilities dirty and only 2toilets and one broken shower for a site that caters for 30+ units. Oh and it’s situated at the end of an airfield runway so from 8am you’ll have the pleasure of light aircraft constantly taking off and landing. No to mention it’s literally right beside the A1 trunk road, lovely for the constant traffic noise in the background, non of which is mentioned in the write up of the campsite. We’d booked for two nights but left after just one. Worst campsite I’ve visited in 15 years of camping.

Melanie H.

1 year on Hipcamp

Mixed feelings

· August 2023

Could be lovely

Tent · With kids ·

Electric Grass Pitch

The campsite has the potential to be amazing, with it's lovely picturesque setting, and the river running through it, however the facilities are lacking. The toilets and shower weren't cleaned very often (I get that it was a muddy site so the floor would be dirty but the toilets themselves were filthy). There was no soap and often no toilet roll. The fridges in the kitchen kept being switched off and were stinking as a result. The pitches aren't defined which I understand is to protect the grass and that's good, but it meant that tents ended up very close together and it wasn't clear what space was yours. Overall we still had a good time but we have stayed in much better campsites for less than what we paid to stay here.