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Avon Valley Railway
Bitton Station, Bath Road, Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, BS30 6HD
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Why stay here ...
Located in beautiful Wilstshire This CL is quiet and within easy reach of historic Bath, Barford on Avin, Lacock and market towns of Devizes and Chippenham.
National Trust sites such as Charlfield Manor, The Courts, Lacock Abbey, Avebury and Stonehenge.
Two local pubs in the village offering good food and other eateries in surrounding villages.
Melksham is 2.5 miles away for all shopping requirements.
Please Note: Due to restrictions our toilet facilties are not currently available.
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0.75 acres
Lawned site
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A lived-in, supposedly haunted Elizabethan country house with Cromwellian associations. Chavenage has often been used as a TV location, featured as Trenwith House in the popular BBC series Poldark, also recently seen in the 2020 film Emma. There's a coffee shop which is open every day from 8:00am to 4:00pm throughout the year.
The Dean Heritage Centre is set amongst five acres of stunning scenery. Explore interactive galleries, a woodland playground, café and lots of outdoor exhibits including a Victorian cottage, a Charcoal Burners Camp, a Waterwheel and Beam Engine and much more. The centre also hosts special events, exhibitions and educational workshops throughout the year.
Leisure Activities
Go Ape - Forest of Dean
Mallards Park Lake, Park End, Cotswolds, GL15 4HD
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- SN12 8LR
- GPS:
- Lat 51.382799 / Lon -2.171576
- OS field ref:
- ST881646
- OS map ref:
- 173
Transport links
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest train station: Melksham
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Warm Welcome
Basic site, which is exactly what we wanted. We spent two nights here. Very warm welcome by owner who was very helpful and took the time for a chat and to explain everything we wanted to know. There is a lovely pub within walking distance (just). The guinea fowl were lovely and it was great to see a number of geese and ducks round the pond just outside the gates of the property. The birds were noisy on occasions on our first night. We put this down to the possible presence of a fox. The second night was silent. Wouldn't hesitate to go there again if in the area. Close to some National Trust properties.
Chirpy
Reviewed on 03/08/2020 11:58
Still a great site
This site was always a firm favourite of ours but unfortunately we have not been able to visit for a few years. However we have just spent 3 nights there again & were welcomed like long lost friends by Keith & that is what you are. Everything is still lovely & a beautiful spot. Will not wait so long to go back again but you do need to book as he is always busy with so many returners.
Lovely site!
Our first visit to this extremely relaxing, pretty site, with quirky humorous touches, excellently maintained by the lovely owner Keith - a nicer person you couldn’t hope to meet.
We enjoyed watching the entertaining Guinea Fowl & chickens running around the site and were shown some lovely little newly-hatched chicks. Take earplugs if you don’t want to be woken by the cockerel! :-)
The site is well placed for visiting many local beauty spots & attractions and there is a good selection of supermarkets and amenities close by, in Melksham. It's the kind of site that you're sad to leave. We will definitely be back!
wonderful site
We have just returned from 8 enjoyable nights at this site.Keith is an excellent host and what could be better than milk from the cow.
Thank you Keith Barcbara and Doug Birmingham.
butchcraft
Reviewed on 10/10/2018 16:12
Yet another gem of a CL with added wildlife attractions!
We used this as a convenient overnight stop although longer stays would present no problem – there are numerous National Trust properties in the area and a bus service to Bath is possible.
The CL is located a short distance from the A365. The gated entrance is off a short lane but is extremely tight for a twin axle caravan but, once on the field, the large, unmarked pitches are all on closely mowed grass (Keith's ride-on lawnmower collects the cuttings so they are not trodden into the caravan). There are a number of electrical points around the perimeter of the field (which can be re-set should you trip them). A single water point is situated half-way along a conifer hedge.
The grass pitches are on a slight slope - levelling blocks may be required. A toilet, sink plus a limited selection of leaflets are in a building close to the entrance to the CL. The chemical waste is located just outside this building plus rubbish bins. There is a picnic table near the entrance to the field.
One unexpected attraction were the bantam chickens and guinea fowl which have the run of the field. There are also a number of geese on the adjacent common and lake. Keith had a cow in an enclosure at the rear of the CL which, at the time of our visit, had given birth to a calf the week before. It was such an unexpected and lovely sight to see.
Keith was a very pleasant and cheerful owner who took a pride in keeping his CL clean and tidy. In conclusion we would certainly have no hesitation in recommending the CL but give the entrance a wide turn-in if towing a long, twin axle caravan.
