Rectory Farm

Dog friendly? Maybe not, although dogs on leads are allowed on site. However, I have never seen so many "Dog walking on this property is prohibited" signs. Quiet? Maybe not. Expected aircraft noise from nearby Sywell Aerodrome, however, during our stay mist of the aerial activity came from Tiger Moths, a Mustang and a Spitfire. The sound of an on-song Merlin is music to me though, so is forgiven. In any case its not that frequent and was only daytime. The site was manicured to within an inch of its life, and the surrounding hedges were nicely and artistically sculpted. Lots of electric points and taps, so pitch position was random, which I prefer. Yes, there's a security post to get in and out, but its not much different to a gate. We didn't see the owners, but the comprehensive instructions sorted out most things, including a ready reckoner for electric charges (which were a reasonable-for-now 19.24p per unit). The pictures don't do the site, and it's sister site across the road, justice - they are a lot nicer in reality.

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We have never, in twenty years, come across a CL quite like this one. On arrival, we parked by the entrance, as instructed on the website, and walked along the lane to the farmhouse, where I found an envelope, with my name on, printed in coloured ink, attached to the front door by tape, containing hugely detailed instructions on unlocking the gatepost to the field, with the key enclosed in the envelope. It then explained how to read the electric meter, ignoring the decimal point, to read and note down the starting figure, how to then enter the final reading at the end of the stay, subtract one from the other, and calculate the total units used, and how to price the units, using the calculator on another multi-coloured sheet. Finally, we were invited to place the key, together with the money if we were paying cash, into a letter box in the lane at the end of the stay, otherwise we could pay by bank transfer. It was like the site was being run by a robot, and during the four days of our stay, we saw nobody from the farm. After this, we set up the van as usual, plenty of hook-up posts, all of which lit up like an airport runway at night. There was a huge choice of grassy pitches on this huge, flat field. There is a second CL across the lane, and a storage site near the farmhouse. After the initial shock, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and would return. At £11 a night, plus £2 for the electric for the entire visit, it was superb value. There was some light aircraft noise during the day, from the aerodrome, but there was a festival on that weekend so I imagine it is much quieter usually. In any case the planes didn't bother us. A memorable few days!

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