Date of Visit: December 2025
Overall View
This is an independent adults only, dog friendly site which is also part of both the Tranquil Parks organisation and the Premier Parks group.
www.premierparks.outandaboutlive.co.uk/
The site has 40+ fully serviced pitches and also has a small number of log cabins at the rear of the site. These do accept children. The site is rural in location and peaceful. Watch our site arrival video here.
Facilities
There is a comprehensive facilities block at the front of the site – it is of the highest standard, with individual shower/toilet rooms including a fully accessible room. Underfloor heating and beautiful stone and marble fixtures make for a lovely experience. Hairdryers with access to mirrors are placed outside each room.
The middle of the block houses the washing machine and dryer – good quality domestic style machines charged at only £1/hour at the time of visiting. There is also a washing up sink unit for those people who prefer to do their dishwashing outside of their van. This area serves as the information area and there are comprehensive maps, leaflets and very much focussed on dog friendly locations. A list of vets, GP’s, Hospitals etc is also available here.
The site has a number of waste/recycling points spread across the site and there are a number of CDP points, some of which are alongside the recycling points. A drive over motorhome service point was being constructed at the time of our visit and will be open in the New Year – this will be opposite the facilities block.
There is a secure dog walk with seats in to one side of the entrance to the site. Dog bins are available throughout the site as well. A dog shower point is available to the rear of the facilities block.
At one side of the facility block is the Reception and a small shop stocking basics. This includes ample supplies for the fishing lakes – there are a number; the ones by the tourer area are available free to residents. At the time of our visit, it was contactless payments. They do carry a small cash float to pay for the washing machines.
Security is good with a barrier system.
There are tennis courts situated to the rear of the log cabins – further details from Reception.
Both TV and radio reception were excellent.
Mobile wise, the coverage maps of all four of the UK mobile networks suggested good 4G coverage inside and out, however our experience was a bit different. Smarty (Three) struggled during the day and was unusable at night with the blinds closed. EE and Vodafone were a little better but streaming was hit and miss. This may have been due to the location of our pitch which was more sheltered than some. There were no issue with streaming using the roof mounted puck through Lyca (EE).
Review of Site Pitch
Each of the pitches are fully serviced with water, grey waste disposal and EHU. They are level and of generous proportions. It is possible to site your awning, caravan and car alongside each other with room to spare. They are laid to gravel and drain well. There is a tarmac road around the front of each pitch.
All pitches look onto one of the fishing lakes – this is to facilitate the fishing whilst not being away from the van.
Around and about
The nearest bus stop is in the village of Stretton, which is at the exit of the A1 on your way to the site. It is about a 20 minute walk along roads with no pavements from the site. It is operated by Rutland County Council bus service – RZ1. It offers two buses a day, one in a morning and one in late afternoon. www.rutland.gov.uk/rutland-buses
They also offer a Call Connect Service whereby you call and reserve buses in advance. Please see website for further details.
Nearest shop is a Community Shop in Clipsham and also houses a cafe.
https://bythams.shop/shop-cafe
There are several fuel stations on the A1 – but they do tend to charge premium prices. There are supermarket fuel stations in both Oakham and Stamford – these being the two main towns in closest proximity to the site. There is an Essar garage at the top of Oakham high street which was offering very competitively priced fuel – watch for the queues!
There are a good number of places to visit within half an hour or so travelling. All offer a great range of independent shops and facilities, Oakham in particular. There are also free to download Heritage Trails around the towns – it’s good to do this before you leave as some of them are quite small writing on your phone. Commercial firms also offer a range of trails from the straightforward historical to the downright quirky and fun. Each website lists guided tours available as well as self-guided.
Stamford: https://discover-rutland.co.uk/stamford/
Oakham: https://discover-rutland.co.uk/oakham/
Rutland Water: https://anglianwaterparks.co.uk/rutland-water
[Home to all types of water sports and seasonal boat cruises].One of the closest visitor attractions to the site is the Yew Tree Walk. It used to be the entrance to the privately owned Clipsham Hall but is now a free to visit historical site. There is limited car parking at the site but it is all accessible, providing the ground is not too wet. There are picnic tables available but no toilet facilities. For further information and to read up on its fascinating history – please check https://yewtreeavenue.co.uk/
There are a couple of permissive footpaths direct from the site to Stretton, potentially cutting off some of the road walking. Wellies or strong walking shoes are recommended in the winter months. This also takes you through George Henry Wood which runs along the road before the turning to the site. It is clearly a favourite with dog walkers although there are limited roadside parking opportunities.
Grantham is a main town in Lincolnshire, about a 20 minute easy drive up the A1 from the site. It has all the facilities, including the usual out of town retail parks. It is also on the East Coast Mainline Railway. Grantham has many claims to fame over many centuries including Sir Isaac Newton was educated here as a schoolboy and in more recent times, the birthplace of Lady Margaret Thatcher. We happened upon a free heritage trail app, purely by chance. The app covers lots of places up and down the country but also included a very interesting one for Grantham. It is fully accessible and includes an audio commentary if you wish to use that.
We highly recommend you have a look at this app, we will certainly be making use of it in the future. They are on Facebook as well.
Summary
An excellent site with very high standards. Its location is part of the attraction but you really need a car to move about. If you have a fisher in your party, then they will find this site very enjoyable. However, please do not be put off by the focus on fishing as there is plenty of alternatives in the area. We visited over the Christmas and New Year period and would certainly return again.