How did Grooby’s Pit get its strange name?

Grooby’s Pit in Lincolnshire has the most unusual name of all the adult only touring parks in our group. So where does the name come from?
This is a question that guests often ask Grooby’s Pit owners, Neil and Tracy Murten. Fortunately, they’ve provided us with an answer…
Neil and Tracy bought a parcel of land containing a lake and a dilapidated house in 2011. This was the start of their new life in Lincolnshire on their return to the UK after 10 years living in France, where they had been renovating houses.
As they introduced themselves to the local community and explained where they lived, all the locals would say “Oh, you mean Grooby’s Pit!”

Introducing Mr Grooby

It turned out that a Mr Grooby had previously owned the property.  Neil and Tracy never met him as he passed away about 8 years before they took on the place. But Tracy carried out some research and discovered that Grooby’s Pit was where they extracted clay and made bricks. There was a barn close by where they dried the bricks.
Mr Grooby never had any children, but his niece and nephew were born in a neighboring property. His niece visited Neil and Tracy about 2 years after took on the property and said “Mr Grooby would love the fact that you have kept his name.”  Whatever you think of the odd name, we hope you like the improvements.

Grooby’s Pit was one of the first fishing lakes in Lincolnshire and was well known for the Bream. Now that Neil and Tracy have developed the site, it offers great fishing, although you don’t have to fish to enjoy this relaxing park, plus high quality lakeside touring pitches, luxury glamping cabins and also a new lodge. It’s also a haven for many species of wildlife.

Find out more on our Grooby’s Pit pages.

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