Millie Bell Tent Glamping Pitch (9 at Purple Badger Camping)
UK England East Midlands Leicestershire Leicester Purple Badger Camping
The Owner Says
Millie is furnished with a double bed, including bedlinen and all the things you may need for your stay with us. The size of Millie is 6m diameter. The bell tent pitches are more than 10m wide. They are 20mx12m (double the space of the normal pitches). All our pitches have a designated area for a fire. Wood can be purchased from us at £10 a bundle.
There are no cars allowed in the camping field so you can roam free.
There are wheel barrows to help you take your camping essentials to your pitch.
We have 2 fridges and a freezer in The Old Chicken Shed that you can use.
The Old Chicken Shed houses our charging lockers so you can charge your phones if you feel the need to keep connected.
The Coffee Cart is open Friday to Sunday (March to June and all week July to September) 8.00am -12.00 serving fresh coffee, tea, bacon /sausage/egg sandwiches . We also have treats for our smaller guests.
The Pizza Place serving our wood fired pizzas is available from April to November (see website for more details).
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About Purple Badger Camping
Suitable For
The site is suited to people that want to enjoy relaxing in a small rural campsite but with good size pitches of (10m diameter mowed grass with 6m spacing between pitches), within easy reach of a vibrant city and various bustling market towns. Designed by campers for campers with quirky facilities to compliment your stay. If you want to fish then you can and have no reason to leave the site. Perfect for spending time as a family.
Accommodation options cater for most people.
Location is ideal for meeting friend and family being easily accessible in the middle of the country.
Nearby
You need only step outside your camping or glamping accommodation to go fishing (booking in advance is recommended) but for other water-based activities try Rutland Water (20 miles away). This reservoir and waterpark is a popular spot for walking, running, cycling, birdwatching and watersports - not to mention more fishing. There are two more lakes along with thrills and spills at Twinlakes, a family theme and farm park just over 10 miles away just outside the market town of Melton Mowbray. For an undercover activity, try The National Space Centre (0116 2582107), which is just eight miles from site and home to the UK’s largest planetarium. The city of Leicester is also only eight miles away where there’s plenty to see and do. Current events and attractions can be found on the Visit Leicester website – but history buffs won’t want to miss the King Richard III Visitor Centre (0300 300 0900).
Food & Drink
During the summer, The Coffee Cart is open on site serving fresh coffee, tea and bacon and egg sandwiches, as well as other treats seven days a week from 8.00am-2.00pm and 5-6pm. There are plenty of pubs in the villages near site including The Golden Fleece (01664 840275) in South Croxton which is the closest, just a mile-and-a-half away, and The Malt Shovel (0116 2692558), three miles away in Barkby. The Cheney Arms (01664 840260) is a little further but still within five miles. There’s a recommended coffee shop and farm shop three miles down the road, Roots at Thorpe Farm (0116 2608531). Also recommended is cafe and cycle centre, Cafe Ventoux, about nine miles from site where there are often sporting events and meets too.