A Good Stay
Cogit
Reviewed on 12/03/2015 18:51
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Cogit
Reviewed on 12/03/2015 18:51
Our first trip of the year to Ferry Meadows. As always, easy access to the site and the usual warm welcome from the Wardens. The site is clean, facilities to the usual high club standards and the wardens complete their daily business in an unobtrusive manner. Two areas of development for consideration. [1] The MWP point is poorly situated and you block entrance to a particular nice area of the site if you use the MWP or refill your water. [2] The club site late availability status showed the site as full, but we counted at least three spare pitches – so do ring on the off chance of getting a pitch at this great site. Thanks again Ferry Meadows / Nene Park for a top weekend of walks and relaxation.
Freddy Mellows (as a friends infant cutely calls it) is our local site, and we used it mid February for two nights to check our new van out. The site is very well kept, with generous pitches (hardstanding) and as usual excellent CC toilet block facilities. The site was quite full when we stayed, and the wifi was adequate for email & browsing.
Mobile reception (EE) poor in some areas, TV signal good for central region through the van’s antenna, Bollard TV connection also available (not tried).
The site is within Nene Park, which has many miles of walks and cycle paths, and connects onto Peterboroughs “green wheel”, a network of local cycle routes around the city.
Nene park facilities are very good, and include a good watersports centre that offers dingy/kayak/windsurfing hire and lessons. There’s also very reasonable day launch if you bring your own gear (currently £5 weekday, £10 weekend day, £15 whole weekend at time of writing.) http://www.neneoutdoors.co.uk/
The park covers a wide area, here’s footage from last August that give some scale to the place ( I’m the one in the fluro green!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgzM-D5KolY
As Freddy is close to a populous city, and th eparks facilities are shared by that population, be security aware, lock stuff up, and you’ll have an excellent base for an break with a huge choice of activities. This site has access to something for everyone, the only exception probably being a beach.
The local caravan dealer is Pioneer at Eye, Peterborough, and they stock a decent range of spares/accessories.
Blinky49
Reviewed on 25/02/2015 17:39