Camping in Addlethorpe

England has no general right to wild camp, so pitching a tent on open land around Addlethorpe without the landowner's permission is not allowed; stick to licensed sites, which are plentiful in this part of Lincolnshire. The village itself is home to touring caravan and camping options including Cottage Farm Camp, a long-established family-run site west of the A52 with electric hook-up, a fishing lake and dog walking area, and The Elms Touring Caravan Site, around four and a half miles from Skegness with fishing lakes and countryside surroundings. There are also smaller Caravan and Motorhome Club certificated sites in and around the village, such as Corner Farm, offering a handful of hardstanding pitches with electric connections for a quieter stay.

The terrain here is flat, low-lying former marshland, reclaimed over centuries and now given over to arable farming and drainage dykes, which makes for easy, level pitching but offers little natural shelter from wind coming off the North Sea, so a sturdy tent and good pegging are worth thinking about. The coast itself, with its wide sandy beaches at Skegness and Ingoldmells, is only a short drive or cycle away, making campsites around Addlethorpe a practical, lower-cost alternative to staying directly in the busier resort towns.

Most local sites operate seasonally, typically opening from March and closing in October or November, so the best time to camp is late spring through early autumn, when the weather is at its most reliable and facilities are fully open. Summer school holidays are the busiest period and popular pitches book up well in advance. For those who prefer more comfort than a tent, glamping options along the wider Lincolnshire coast, including static caravans, pods and lodges at nearby holiday parks, offer a middle ground between camping and a full self-catering cottage, with many sites within easy reach of Addlethorpe itself.