Stapenhill Stadium

You'll find Stapenhill Stadium tucked just outside Swadlincote, a proper working football ground where Burton Albion play their home matches. It's not a grand cathedral of football - this is a proper community club ground with real character, the kind of place where you can still get a sense of what British football feels like at this level.

The stadium holds around 6,500 and fills with local support on match days. If you're a football fan staying in the area, catching a game here beats watching from a sofa by miles. Even non-match days, the ground has a friendly, unpretentious feel. The surrounding area is industrial rather than twee, which somehow adds to its authenticity.

It's worth knowing this isn't a tourist attraction in the traditional sense - you'll need a match day to get inside properly. Burton Albion play in the English Football League, so check their fixture list before you book your caravan. A Saturday afternoon here costs you the price of admission (usually reasonable for this level of football) and gives you three hours of genuine entertainment without the corporate nonsense.

If you're based at Conkers Camping or Peake's Retreats nearby, you're well-positioned for a match day visit. The stadium sits comfortably within the South Staffordshire and North Leicestershire area, so combine it with exploring Swadlincote town itself or days at the local parks. Not somewhere you'd plan a trip around alone, but absolutely worth the diversion if football matters to you.