CCC Members only 5-pitch site
Thorns Farm, Thorns Lane, Barrowby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1EQ
Date of Visit: October 2026
Overall View
This is a family and dog friendly, certified site situated just off the A1 going northbound by Grantham. Access is straightforward, take care with the final turning into the site. Please see arrival video HERE.
The owners are very friendly and helpful. There is also covered storage for caravans available, plus a number of self-catering bungalows. Please see web-site for further details.
There is a public footpath close by and it is possible to take your dogs with you for a walk and not be near any traffic.
Facilities
There is an EHU to each pitch. Electric is charged additionally by the kwh used – 30p/kwh at the time of our stay. You have an initial 10kwh allocated per day included in the site fee. The EHU point is located in the middle of the field, so you need to ensure you have a sufficiently long cable.
This is a no facility site. At the entrance to the field there is a recycling and rubbish disposal area – the CDP is also located close by. The fresh water tap is located by the field entrance as well.
Access to the site field is down a gravelled track and all the pitches are laid to grass, there are unlocked wooden gates at the beginning of the track.
There was no WiFi on site, however the four mobile network providers promise good 4G inside and out. In addition EE offers 5G which worked well and was fine for streaming.
There is no public bus service nearby, you will need your own transport.
Review of Site Pitch
There are no set pitches as such, although if it were busy, locating your van at the edge of the site would be expected. The field drains well and given the storms we encountered during this stay, there was no flooding and underfoot dried quickly.
The site does have some traffic noise, being bordered by the A1 to one side and the Grantham railway branch line to a further side. However, at night there are few trains and the A1 is generally much quieter.
Around and about
For information on local buses, please see their website.
www.citymapper.com/lincolnshire.com
Grantham Caravans is the nearest caravan dealer with a spare parts and accessory shop. A few minutes’ drive out of Grantham. https://shop.granthamcaravans.co.uk/
Fuel – There are a number of supermarket fuel stations, Asda and Sainsburys being the main two plus a number of own brand fuel stations, Esso etc.
Grantham and the site are well served by being a station the East Coast main line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh. A number of smaller, more local services are also available and it is on the X-Country route from Birmingham New Street to Cambridge. www.nationalrail.co.uk
A very pleasant and relatively cheap half day out can be had by visiting the National Trust property, Grantham House. You can easily combine it with a slightly longer visit if you wish and visit St Wulfram’s Church opposite. The church is very large and has one of the top three highest spires in the country. www.stwulframs.org.uk Grantham House is a very pretty area, the best parts of which are the walled gardens, the grounds leading down to the river Witham. All of which are accessible. Dogs are very welcome throughout, apart from a small room to the side of the Cafe. The cafe offers the usual National Trust fare and there is a well-stocked second hand bookshop here too. There is currently no need to be a trust member as entry is free of charge.
We visited a very pleasant pub in the outskirts village to Grantham, Great Gonersby. This is about 5 minutes further on in the direction of Grantham called, The Recruiting Sergeant is a well run, clean pub which offers a range of real ales, hand pulled. There is plenty of parking and good accessibility. There is also a great deal of outdoor seating which would be great in warmer months. To the rear is a large restaurant, booking is recommended. To the front is a smaller bar area, food is served here too and is dog friendly. Good, straightforward pub grub is available at competitive prices, hot drinks available as well.
Trail Tale, www.trailtale.co.uk This is a relatively short, level walk, which can be completed in sections. You learn a great deal about Sir Isaac Newton, Lord Tollemache, the members of royalty which have stayed at the Angel and Royal Hotel on the High Street. Of course, there is the more recent Lady Margaret Thatcher. Statues of these 3 are in front of the Guildhall Centre small park.
A slightly longer drive, using the A1 south initially, will bring you to the well known bulb centre of the UK, Spalding. There is a lovely small market town with a few shops and pubs/cafes. A Trail Tale is available and is on the flat and it has some interesting history from a monks abbey bakery to a blue plaque celebrating Jimi Hendrix! The River Welland runs through the town and there are various historical bridges. Sadly no bulbs were available, which was disappointing but the garden centres may have had some in stock.
Finally, a mere 5 minute drive up the A1 from the site (which you have to use to cross the A1 to go south) brings you to a retail centre, garden centre and an A1 services for travellers including a McDonald’s. Downtown, as the retail building is called, is part of the Boundary Outlet Mill organisation and has all manner of clothing, household and furniture etc. for sale. There is ample level parking and accessibility is good. There is a cafe in both Downtown and the Garden Centre. The Garden Centre has the benefit of being totally dog friendly. Unfortunately, Downtown is not dog friendly. I was able to purchase some tulip bulbs, locally produced, from here.
Summary
This is a very convenient site, especially with the superb caravan storage on offer. Friendly and helpful owners too. Depending on the reason for your visit, a short or longer stay is equally good.