Top Clumber Park Accommodation

Are you looking for Clumber Park accommodation options for your upcoming visit to the 3,800-acre estate? Read on to find out about the historic hunting ground carved into Sherwood Forest, including what you can do there, how to find it and where to stay nearby. 

Clumber Park accommodation

While it's possible to stay in Clumber Park's Kitchen Garden Cottage, you'll need to book far in advance, if you're travelling by motorhome or caravan then you can stay at the onsite campground too. For a bit of luxurious Clumber Park glamping though, why not stay at BrackenXcapes just 20 minutes away? We offer furnished bell tents, glamping pods, a tiny house lodge with inflatable hot tub and even a holiday cottage that sleeps five.

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• Bell tents: Enjoy Clumber Park camping in style in our four-metre bell tents furnished with a double bed and an extra two optional single camping beds. You'll have cosy coir matting and extra blankets and can enjoy cooking on the communal barbeques. 

• Glamping pods: For glamping Clumber Park, look no further than our luxurious pods complete with private kitchenette and outside space. Our pods sleep two-three people, have heating, WiFi and smart TVs with indoor or outdoor eating options.

• Bracken Heights: If you're looking for places to stay near Clumber Park with hot tubs, then our two-storey tiny house is perfect with its inflatable Lay-Z-Spa off the deck. The property sleeps two-three people across cosy lofts. You'll stay warm with underfloor heating, enjoy preparing meals in the full kitchen and relax in the living area with WiFi and smart TV. 

• The Fern: For family accommodation near Clumber Park, our five-person holiday cottage has you covered. The recently converted annexe has two bedrooms, a kitchen-diner and a large living room. Outside, there's an enclosed private garden and a Tuff Spas hot tub.

When you stay at BrackenXcapes, you have full access to our nine-acre glamping site, with a young apple orchard and woodland walk, beehives and communal fire pit. We're just a 10-minute walk from the River Trent and the village of North Muskham and just 10 minutes away by car from the historic market town of Newark-on-Trent. Try Clumber Park camping or glamping and book with us.

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Location and history of Clumber Park

Clumber Park is located just 20 minutes by car from BrackenXcapes, between Newark-on-Trent and Sheffield. The estate was established in the early 18th century when the 3rd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne took 3,000 acres of Sherwood Forest and turned it into a deer park for Queen Anne. Over the following three centuries it remained in the hands of the Dukes of Newcastle, with a grand mansion being built on the land. 

The mansion was once home to a 60-foot long state dining room, paintings from famous artists such as Rembrandt and a rare books collection. However, after multiple fires and rebuilding efforts, it was torn down in 1938. Now owned and managed by the National Trust, there are still many buildings and outdoor areas left to explore, including a magnificent chapel and walled garden.

Clumber Park opening hours and entry costs

Clumber Park is run by the National Trust, so if you have a membership, then it's free to enter. Non members will need to pay £6 per adult and £3 per child between the ages of five and 17, children under five get in for free. There are family and group tickets available too. The park itself opens from 8am to 5pm, and different attractions open at either 9am or 10am and close at either 4pm or 5pm. The car parks are open until 7pm in the summer and 6pm in the winter.

Visiting Clumber Park - What to do

You can plan a full day out at Clumber Park; from accessible walking trails to browsing the second-hand bookshop with a couple of cafés for drinks and snacks. As you enter the park, you'll drive along Europe's longest lime-tree-lined avenue, which stretches two miles with two rows of lime trees on each side. If you want to learn about the history of the estate, from its origins to World War history and more, then head to the Heritage Hub in the Lincoln Stables.

There are over 20 miles of walking and cycling trails within Clumber Park's expansive 3,800-acre grounds. You can bring your own bike or you can rent one from the Cycle Hub at weekends or during the school holidays. There are also regular organised activities and runs, including dog walks and monthly 10k's. As you make your way around the 83-acre serpentine lake, don't miss the Grade II-listed Ornamental Bridge, which was completed in 1770 but recently restored. 

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Clumber Park's Turning Yard and Laundry Yard is home to the Discovery Centre, where you can learn about the estate's wildlife, the gift shop, full of plants and souvenirs, and the café, perfect for grabbing a quick drink or light meals. If you head down towards the lake then you'll find the footprint of the mansion that was torn down and nearby, the Gothic Chapel of St Mary the Virgin stands proudly.

North of the Turning Yard and Laundry Yard is the four-acre Walled Kitchen Garden, dating back to 1772. Originally established by the Dukes of Newcastle to wow their guests with the likes of pineapples, the gardens are now home to national collections of rhubarb and apples. As you wander the garden, marvel at the 451-foot Glasshouse, take in the scents of the rose garden and learn about the gardening methods used here. Outside, you'll find Central Bark, a dog-friendly café, with water bowls, toys and warm-water dog showers.

Clumber Park also holds regular events from outdoor pantomimes to sketching workshops, find out more on their events page. To see our Clumber Park accommodation options in more detail, click here.