The Eaves Inn

From £28 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 165 reviews
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  • Small and peaceful adults-only site with pub and restaurant
  • A 20-minute drive from Skegness beaches, fairground and seal sanctuary
  • Within 25 minutes of the Viking Way and Lindsey Trail scenic routes
Country footpaths, home-cooked local produce and traditional ales, coastal walks and castles… half an hour’s drive from New York? No, there’s no mistake, but the New York in question is in rural Lincolnshire, as is the quiet, simple and very uncitylike Eaves Inn. As you may have guessed, there's a country pub to be found here... The site's at the back of a traditional country inn, open from Thursdays to Sundays to serve local ale from its cosy bar and a wide menu of eats in its restaurant. It's all rather scenic too, as pitches are in a wide field with views across farmland and fen, in the centre of the village of Little Steeping. Around the region, it's a 20-minute drive from here to Skegness. Shops and supermarkets are in Skegness and barbecues are allowed on this adults-only site, you can indulge in a bit of outdoor grilling any time you like. Work up an appetite by taking the dog for a brisk walk on the footpaths passing by the site. While the combination of pub plus field plus view is spectacularly simple, that doesn’t mean roughing it: a modern block combines hot showers, sinks and a washing-up area, all of it gleaming and heated.

Site type

Tent pitches 14
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open all year
Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 2 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 21 are not allowed on site.
  • The pub opening times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Sunday lunchtimes. The full restaurant menu is served from 6.30pm on Thursday, and from 6pm Friday and Saturday, and for Sunday lunch (12pm - 3pm). Dogs are allowed in the pub but booking is required.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.4

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Quite , clean facilities, excellent food

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Noni H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Good size pitch and you picked your own.Pub food was excellent and reasonably priced. Staff friendly toilets and shower where clean. shower was hot heated towel rail too.

Disliked: That pub only opened in the evening from 6.30.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Happy to recommend and will return.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Great food, flat pitch (on gravel) very clean site, good showers, clear instructions on choosing pitch/wifi/water & power supply. When booking its made very clear that you don't meet & greet hosts and also the pub opening hours, so no complaint there. Will definitely stay again.

Disliked: One small point for your consideration, I know you have to do site maintenance and guess Monday is the quietest day, but cutting the grass from 6pm till nearly 9:30pm (in the dark) will probably get some people complaining! (As only guests on site we just turned the tv up, so no problem.)

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Fantastic quite adult sir, very clean and nice big pitches

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Clayton R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely quiet site but only 20 minutes from Skegness, facilities were really good and the pub food was amazing.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Stunningly good

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely everything...Great site, truly fantastic pub, toilets and showers are immaculately spotless.....Stunningly great site. Highly, highly recommended..... Thank you, John

Disliked: Nothing

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i think it was clean but the pitch fee was expensive

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Colin D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: toilet shower was adequate and clean. the pub was good when open food was very good nice and hot good sizes very tasty the waitress was very friendly and helpful .we arrived on the monday didnt actually see any one until thursday evening

Disliked: on arrival no contact with anybody just a few instructions on a board only 3 pitches on hard standing (which was ballast ) this was noisy to walk on and caused the dogs next door and in the pub to to start barking so going to the shower or anything was awkward. could do with better signage as i could not find where sink waste went when i asked was told it goes in chemical waste

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. I am very pleased you enjoyed the food and the pub when open. My details do say it is self check in and you choose your own pitch the instructions on the board, we feel, are more than adequate there is also a phone number if you were finding them difficult to understand. I am not a large site with hundreds of pitches who have a man in a shed checking people in and out. When you booked it says Gravel Electric Touring Pitch and that is exactly what they are, it does not say hard standing. The opening times for the pub are also in the details. My dogs, if my dogs start to bark I call them in, I am always very aware. The signage I think we have enough and they are quite easy to understand. Waste water, all waste water which includes chemical goes into the chemical and waste water unit which is signed, we are on septic tanks which are emptied on a regular basis, we do not have main drainage. You felt the pitch fee (large pitches), were too expensive, well lets go through this I do not charge for an awning, (which I know you did not have), I do not charge for parking your car, you have free use of the showers at anytime no switch off button so you have to keep pressing it to complete your shower, heating in the shower/toilet, plus toilet tissue plus hand towels plus hand soap, there is no cap on the amount of electricity you use in your van which (I am sure you did) running your heating etc. My showers & toilets are cleaned everyday and twice a day when we are busy. Wishing you many happy holidays

(should be loved) absolutely everything the gravel pitch.. electric hook up.. facilities…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Carol M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: (should be loved) absolutely everything the gravel pitch.. electric hook up.. facilities the shower and toilet rooms were immaculate plenty of hot water and not one of those stupid showers that youve got to press the button every 5 seconds.. the Inn was amazing 60 paces and i was Inn lol...the food was out of this world Pauline the owner cooked everything fresh...cant fault the staff couldnt do enough.. the wifi was better than at home excellent...i most definitely will be back...Thank you so much for an absolutely brilliant 5days

Disliked: There was absolutely nothing to dislike..

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Lovely place friendly staff great food warm and welcoming will be back…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Debbie B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Lovely place friendly staff great food warm and welcoming will be back again and would recommend

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your great review. Look forward to seeing you again.

Nice place to stay, very relaxed site. Dog friendly both onsite and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
John N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nice place to stay, very relaxed site. Dog friendly both onsite and in the pub. Good food (you have to book in advance). Facilities clean and well maintained. It was very quiet when we stayed so facilities were ample.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your lovely review. Would love to see you again.

Loved it!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Stephanie H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very clean facilities, lovely remote location, great staff in the pub and the food was amazing! Definitely recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for great review. Would love to see you again.

Excellent Adult Only site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
KEVIN R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric gravel touring pitch

Liked: The total peace and tranquility of this little park.Lovely hot showers.The area is good for cycling and dog walking.

Disliked: No dislikes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you what a lovely review. Hope to see you again.

Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Location

The Eaves Inn

Main Road

Little Stepping

Spilsby

Lincolnshire

England

PE23 5BL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.14514°N
0.14106°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.8 mi Market Place
4.8 mi Railway Station
8 mi Coach Station
Rail
2.9 mi Thorpe Culvert Rail Station
4.8 mi Wainfleet Rail Station
5.9 mi Havenhouse Rail Station
Ferry
28.8 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
28.9 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For meetings of the furred and feathered kind, it’s 15 minutes to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, home to tigers, tapirs, lemurs and hundreds of species of rescued parrots. If you prefer your wildlife in the wild, make the half-hour journey to Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve, a prairie-like vastness of dunes and wetlands where you can spot terns and skylarks while walking the trails. For longer hikes and bike rides, Horncastle (25 minutes) is a hub for two major routes: the Viking Way links the Humber Estuary with Rutland Water over 147 miles of grand terrain, while the 80 miles of the Lindsey Trail focus on the chalk hills, woodlands and ancient history of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Wartime history lies thick on the ground in these parts too, thanks to the role played by Lincolnshire’s people and airfields in the Battle of Britain: learn more at the Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre and the International Bomber Command Centre (20 minutes, half an hour and an hour away). Whether birdwatching or battlements are your bag, Tattershall Castle (half an hour) is worth a turn around, with 15th-century show-off interiors, woodlands full of wildlife and lakes nearby for wakeboarding and watery assault courses.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Skegness 8.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ingoldmells South 9.3 mi Sea Good Good Excellent Excellent
Chapel St Leonards 9.9 mi Sea Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Anderby 11 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Moggs Eye 11.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Sandringham 27 mi

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 27.7 mi

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace 28.7 mi

Lincoln Cathedral 28.7 mi

Lincoln Castle 28.8 mi

National Trust

Gunby Hall Estate: Monksthorpe Chapel 1.4 mi

Gunby Hall 3.2 mi

Tattershall Castle 14.2 mi

Brancaster 25 mi

St George's Guildhall 28.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

GUNBY HALL 3.2 mi

WELL HALL 6.4 mi

Hagworthingham - Sausthorpe - Hundleby Circular 6.6 mi

HARRINGTON HALL 6.7 mi

Snipedales - Ashby Puerorum - Hagworthingham Circular 6.8 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Lincolnshire?

  • Does The Eaves Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Eaves Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Eaves Inn? If seeking a taste of traditional seaside stuff, set course for Skegness for sands and dunes, fairground rides and pier promenades, and endearing encounters with the residents of Natureland Seal Sanctuary. For … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Eaves Inn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.

    Check in between 12pm and 2pm and from 6pm to 9pm - arrival outside these times must be arranged using the details provided in the booking confirmation email. The booking ID is required.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Eaves Inn? From £28 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.