Woodland Waters, Grantham - July 2018
A lovely site just outside Grantham, set in a beautiful wooded valley covering 72 acres, with buses on the main road.
David and I arrived a day early as usual, having been at a Vauxhall, Bedford, Opel Rally the weekend before. We were then treated to a display by the Red Arrows who where practising some of their death defying moves right above us!
The “waters” part of the name refers to the sand pits that have been landscaped into various lakes and ponds throughout the site, the largest of which covers some 14 acres. They are lovely just to walk round (if you are not a fisherman) and also there are trails though the woods where you could keep cool as the weather was stunning. The people who were fishing did not seem to catch a lot, although in the “Match Lake” early in the morning David saw some rather large fish jumping around catching flies for their breakfast.
A big asset to this site is Woodys Bar and Restaurant, and several of us took advantage of this in the evenings. We also had a get together for Sunday lunch.Grantham is an ancient town which enjoys a rich history and in 1643 Oliver Cromwell won the battle of Gonerby Moor just outside the town. The Angel and Royal Hotel claims to be one of the oldest surviving English Inns and was originally built by the Knights’ Templar. Famous people to be born there include, Margaret Thatcher, Sir Isaac Newton and Barnes Wallace. They are all featured in the town museum which has a fascinating display of their lives and work and well worth a visit.
The bus stops right outside a National Trust property, Belton House, so several of us took advantage of this and spent a very pleasant day being shown round the house by knowledgeable guides. It stands in several hundred acres of grounds and is known as one of the best examples of English country houses. There was not time to have a good
wander round so we will save that for another visit.
As the weather was so good it was pleasant to spend the day on the site and just enjoy being together. The giant Jenga was played several times and also we attempted Lawn Darts with varying degrees of success. Had to be careful though not to dart any of the geese which wandered round, especially as they were probably too big to fit in a motorhome oven!
A lovely site just outside Grantham, set in a beautiful wooded valley covering 72 acres, with buses on the main road.
David and I arrived a day early as usual, having been at a Vauxhall, Bedford, Opel Rally the weekend before. We were then treated to a display by the Red Arrows who where practising some of their death defying moves right above us!
The “waters” part of the name refers to the sand pits that have been landscaped into various lakes and ponds throughout the site, the largest of which covers some 14 acres. They are lovely just to walk round (if you are not a fisherman) and also there are trails though the woods where you could keep cool as the weather was stunning. The people who were fishing did not seem to catch a lot, although in the “Match Lake” early in the morning David saw some rather large fish jumping around catching flies for their breakfast.
A big asset to this site is Woodys Bar and Restaurant, and several of us took advantage of this in the evenings. We also had a get together for Sunday lunch.Grantham is an ancient town which enjoys a rich history and in 1643 Oliver Cromwell won the battle of Gonerby Moor just outside the town. The Angel and Royal Hotel claims to be one of the oldest surviving English Inns and was originally built by the Knights’ Templar. Famous people to be born there include, Margaret Thatcher, Sir Isaac Newton and Barnes Wallace. They are all featured in the town museum which has a fascinating display of their lives and work and well worth a visit.
The bus stops right outside a National Trust property, Belton House, so several of us took advantage of this and spent a very pleasant day being shown round the house by knowledgeable guides. It stands in several hundred acres of grounds and is known as one of the best examples of English country houses. There was not time to have a good
wander round so we will save that for another visit.
As the weather was so good it was pleasant to spend the day on the site and just enjoy being together. The giant Jenga was played several times and also we attempted Lawn Darts with varying degrees of success. Had to be careful though not to dart any of the geese which wandered round, especially as they were probably too big to fit in a motorhome oven!