Purple Badger camping & fishing lakes Croxton Road, Beeby, Leicester LE7 3BH

"Just got back from a 4 night stay at purple badger with 2 days fishing and I can honestly say it’s the best relaxing long weekend we have ever had,the site itself is fantastic , out in the country it’s so peaceful and quiet and then at night the owls are just hooting away in the trees, the owners mark and Helen are two of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet and they can’t do enough for you they both work very hard to make your stay as welcoming and comfortable as possible as well as working the coffee cart and Pizza Hut( which I must say is the best stone baked pizza ever). We both look forward to popping back down for pizza on a weekend and will be returning at the end of October for Halloween celebrations. Many thanks again mark and Helen."

"Just back from spending a couple of days at purple badger. And first thing to say..wow, beautiful place, good sized pitches. Great communal area for hanging out and the best latte I have had for a long time. As for the fresh oven cooked pizza just wow. As for the owner’s really friendly and children with fantastic manners. Can’t wait for next year. Thank you purple badger."

"Loved it here, everything has been really thoroughly thought through. Table football and two rustic cabin style covered areas to relax in away from the tent as well as a coffee and food hut. Brilliant communication. Large pitches each with own fire pit. My favourite camp site to date. Shame its so far away from home."

"I came out of fishing retirement and was looking for somewhere to take my 5 year old and 8 year old grandsons when they came up on a visit. They had never been fishing before. I hadn't fished for the best part of 30 years! Went to Purple Badger. The boys loved it. Between them they caught over 20 fish in 3.5/4 hours. And they were pretty well behaved because in between catching fish they still had bites. Rain was torrential for a while but the coffee bar served excellent hot coffee to take the chill off. The overhanging trees make teaching the youngsters to cast a tad difficult but overall an excellent experience! The people who run it all were nice too! Highly recommended."

"A great quiet spot for some off-the-grid(ish) camping. We hired the entire site as a group and found the pitches were nice and private whilst the communal areas were the perfect spot to hang out in any weather. We have already booked for next year to do it all again. A superb addition is the coffee shop open in the mornings for drinks and a hot breakfast."