Lincolnshire

Eastmidland Sunfolk - 2017

Eastmidlands Sunfolk is very friendly club sitting in seven acres near Lincoln. The site has around a hundred plots for static caravans for members and space for twelve tourers with electric hook-up. This is only rated at two amps, so some adjustments to cooking methods need to be made; for example, no microwave ovens, although there are two microwave ovens available to visitors.

The clubhouse has a large hall equipped with tables and chairs and a large conservatory with more tables and chairs. There is also a television lounge and a games room. A catering standard kitchen and ladies and gents lavatories and showers complete the facilities there.

In addition there are two separate shower and lavatory blocks, one of which also holds a washing up area and Elsan disposal point. There is a small heated outdoor swimming pool, and miniten courts, boules courts and a shuffleboard court.

Wi-fi is available in the clubhouse and is included in the site fee.

The site is a haven for wildlife: while we were there we saw hares, rabbits, grey squirrels, red-legged partridges, magpies, blackbirds, robins, great tits, pied wagtails, chaffinches, woodpigeons, magpies and crows on the site; buzzards, swallows and a kestrel overhead; and a fox that walked onto the drive just outside the gates as we were approaching.

We spent six nights here as part of a tour of the country and really enjoyed our stay. The members that we met were all very friendly and welcoming. While we were there the monthly quiz was run and we were pleased to come second.

There is a small village store and post office at Newton-on-Trent, a short distance away, and a large Tesco, entrance at N53.2403° W0.5171°, and a large Waitrose, entrance at N53.2511° W0.5223°, on the edge of Lincoln. A park and ride scheme runs from the Waitrose car park into the city and for those who have them, bus passes are valid.

For caravan bits and pieces, including Calor gas refills, there is a caravan shop at Torksey Lock, not too far away - N53.2908° W0.7456°.

Eastmidland Sunfolk website

Free Wi-Fi included

Torksey Caravans website

Lincoln Cathedral website

Southwell Minster website

From here we went to Lincoln to visit the cathedral. We also visited Southwell Minster some twenty miles to the south, nearest car park at N53.0776° W0.9539°; Southwell Workhouse, a National Trust property at N53.0795° W0.9398°; and Whisby Nature Park a few miles from the site, entrance at N53.1843° W0.6394°.

Southwell Workhouse website

Whisby Nature Park website

Lakeside - 2022

We spent a week here in July as part of our tour of the country.

Lakeside is a ten acre site surrounded by farmland around eight miles west of Skegness. There are no specifically designated pitches and visitors can more or less pitch where they choose. The pitches are supplied with either six amp, ten amp or sixteen amp electric hook-ups, depending on where you decide to settle. We chose a six amp pitch overlooking the lake with its Canada geese, greylag geese, mallards, coots and moorhens.

Beyond the main area, which occupies around six of the ten acres, there is a separate field with no electric hook-ups where there are several permanent caravans with individual solar panels. There are also seven accommodations available for hire: two studios, three cabins and two static caravans.

There is a small heated swimming pool with showers and a lavatory and a main service block that houses the usual showers and lavatories, a sauna, a steam room, a washing up area, a washing machine and a tumble drier. There is also a smaller cabin that has two lavatories and a shower. There are also two hot tubs. Wi-fi is available across the site. A catering van opens on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 0800 to 1000 and from 1700 to 1900. We were pleased that we were able to discharge our grey water into the adjacent hedge. It saved a lot of emptying of our waste water container.

Entry to the site is at N53.1347° E0.1442° through a coded gate and visitors are given the code when they book. Visitors are advised to approach via Spilsby to avoid some of the very uneven roads. We suggest leaving Spilsby on the B1195 and turning right into Mill Lane at N53.1591° E0.1401° as this avoids some of the sharp bends.

Lakeside website

Free Wi-Fi included

Saver Deal

7 nights for the price of 6

From here we visited the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, about nine miles away, and the Bubblecar Museum and Tattershall Castle, a National Trust property, both around twenty miles from Lakeside in more or less the same direction.

For stocking up the cupboards there is a Sainsbury's in Spilsby at N53.1731° E0.0941°.