Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 5 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 5 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 3 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Very Mixed Feelings

We stayed for four nights at the end of June 2021 in a motorhome.There's no doubt that this area is very beautiful and this site is well located to give very easy access to all that Rutland Water and its stunning surroundings has to offer; an excellent location for walking, cycling and bird watching, The site has the potential to be amazing, however the very basic facilities leave much to be desired. Judging by previous reviews we were lucky to get a 'welcome' or see anyone on arrival. There are two EHU stations, one with four points and the other (very well concealed in the hedge) with two. TBH if there hadn't been a caravan already on site we may not have spotted either. The field is essentially flat but very rutted so I guess, if wet, it may be difficult to get traction for motorhomes(?). The grass was quite long on the day we arrived and one touring caravan arrived and left immediately! The freshwater is in one corner of the field and the short hose has to be unscrewed to connect your own fittings for filling motorhome tanks. The grey waste is emptied over the fence on one side of the site. The chemical toilet disposal is outside the entrance to the site and wasn't quite as bad as it looked! There was no hand sanitiser or COVID measures in place although the CAMC members present were well versed in taking personal responsibility for this. Ensure that you have cash to pay on arrival. There is a gate to a camping field for tents (no obvious facilities at all??) which uses the same entrance but don't assume that it's OK to walk along the track with your dog, as I did on our final morning, only to have Mr Blackwell come out into his garden and shout "Oi you're not supposed to be through there get out there now!'. Our dealings with Mrs Blackwell were all very pleasant.

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