Casthorpe, Near Grantham, Lincolnshire. NG32 1DS
CAMC Members only 5 pitch site
Date of Visit: March 2026
Overall View
This is a very quiet site with 5 pitches; all bar one will accept a car and caravan plus awning on each pitch. The site is level and the owners have added to the pitches extending some of them which is most appreciated. It is a field to the side of the farmhouse, which is no longer a working farm. The owners live in the farmhouse and were very welcoming and offer information on local facilities and loan you maps if you require them. Payment for your stay is by cash only. The site was very busy during our 4 night stay.
Access to the site is very good, being a few minutes from the A1, A52 to name but two major roads. Please see arrival video HERE. Please take care not to take the first turning, but it is the second one you require.
Facilities
The site does not offer showers or toilets, however there is 16amp EHU to each pitch. The owners will supply extension cables for this, as necessary. The fresh water tap and grey waste disposal are by the entrance, the CDP is opposite, again by the entrance as well as the usual recycling facilities.
Security is very good with a keypad to enter and leave the site. Each outfit is given their own key code on booking.
The site also offers secure storage for a number of caravans, both outdoors and inside a barn. Security again is a strong point as not only do you require the keypad access to enter the and leave the site, you have further security measures as well. It was very well patronised.
TV reception through the aerial was good, subject to a quick alignment, as was radio.
There was not a WiFi offering but mobile reception from Lyca (EE) was fine for TV streaming. Lebara (Vodafone) was acceptable too though both deteriorated when the blinds were closed at night.
The coverage checker for O2 suggested good outdoor 4G coverage but indoors and 5G were described as patchy. For 3 there was no 5G coverage but 4G was okay.
Review of Site Pitch
We chose one of the newly widened pitches and were very pleased with the capacity. We had lovely views onto the wider site and the trees and wildlife around.
Around and about
A 15 minute drive across country lanes will bring you to the Syston Park Farm Shop & Cafe. A lovely venue with great quality farm fresh foods and cakes etc. The cafe at the rear offers a comprehensive menu including beers, wines and spirits as well as the usual cafe fare. There is good access and accessible facilities. Dogs are not allowed in the building but there are a number of benches outside the cafe where you are most welcome to sit with your dogs. There is a small play area opposite. During our visit in March, obviously there was no pick your own available. It was clear, however, to see that there were large areas available when the season was right. Very much recommended for a morning run out for coffee and cake and to pick up some lovely fresh farm food.
The nearest shop is the Co-Op in Barrowby, a few minutes’ drive from the site. It has plenty of parking space and also has the added advantage of having one of those external automatic washing machine system.
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This is also the location of the nearest bus stop into Grantham. Route 93B leaves from the Village Hall, close to the Co-Op. You are best checking their web-site as it is a rural route. 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.
A 40 minute walk along the Grantham Canal, or a 10 minute drive along country roads will bring you to a recently re-opened restaurant/pub The Duck. We did not eat there but the food looked to be very appetising indeed. There is outdoor seating undercover and it sits alongside the canal. Dogs are most welcome and there is plenty of seating to be had in the inside bar area. The bar sells a number of hand drawn real ales.
Grantham has plenty of history to its name. It was once on the A1, it is hard to imagine the traffic which would have gone through there at one time, there are queues even today still, given the A1 bypasses the town a few miles to the side. There are a range of supermarkets, including Morrisons, Sainsburys and a very large Asda. The High Street has a few shops and cafes and two historic hotels at the far end. Sadly, like many town high streets, country wide they have fallen victim to out of town shopping centres and recessions.
Trail Tale, www.trailtale.co.uk This is a relatively short, level walk, which can be completed in sections, (ours was 3 months apart) and 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, which when we visited was undergoing some additional improvements, the adding of benches and water fountains. It was nearly complete and will be a lovely area in which to sit and watch the world go by.
Each March there is a fair which visits the town – we were fortunate to visit it. We have to say it was one of the best run fairs we have seen. Accessibility was sorted, a good range of food stalls, although the usual prices! There were rides for all ages/sizes and cards could be used.
Summary
Given its proximity to the main roads, what strikes you almost immediately is how quiet the site is. It is a little oasis. We would definitely return again.