Camping in Greetham

Greetham sits right where the flat Lincolnshire farmland gives way to the first folds of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that begins just east of the hamlet. It is a good, low-key base for anyone wanting to camp within reach of genuine hill walking without heading all the way to the Peak District or Yorkshire Dales. As in the rest of England, wild camping is not legal here without the landowner's permission, so plan around established campsites and glamping sites in the Wolds and around Horncastle rather than pitching informally in fields or woodland.

The terrain around Greetham is gently rolling rather than dramatic, characterised by narrow lanes, hedgerows and small streams like the one Tennyson wrote about at neighbouring Somersby. This makes it comfortable, approachable country for family camping trips, with plenty of quiet roads for cycling between villages. Sites in the wider Wolds area range from simple, small-scale campsites on working farms to glamping options in shepherd's huts, safari tents and converted barns, which suit visitors who want the countryside setting without full-on tent camping.

The best season to camp here runs from late spring through to early autumn, when the Wolds are at their greenest and evenings are long enough for a walk after pitching up. Summer weekends can be popular, particularly when Horncastle's antiques fairs or Cadwell Park's race meetings draw extra visitors to the area, so booking ahead is sensible. Outside these months, Lincolnshire's exposed, breezy landscape means conditions can turn cold and wet quickly, so this is very much a fair-weather camping destination rather than a year-round one. For those without their own tent, the growing number of glamping sites scattered through the Wolds villages offer a comfortable alternative that still puts you within a short drive of Greetham, Somersby and Horncastle.