I was pleased we finally made this cl. First booked last autumn we had to cancel because of health problems so now I finally arrived. The farm website gives a good story of the farm that makes you want to go. The good points about this site, and there are many, are really what others have said. A very warm welcome from Adrienne who actually remembered my previous booking. Flat field with very large pitches and you can pitch which way you want as long as you stay in the middle of the pitch. The 5 vans on site all pitched along the fence on the open side of the site. The EHU’s are on the opposite side along the tree line but a standard 25 metre cable reaches them ok. The old static caravan at the field entrance doubled up as the information centre, library, DVD library and reference books on wildlife were brilliant. The walks around the farm are numerous and the one back into Burnham along the defensive wall has lots of interest. Shortest route though is by the road. The wildlife on the farm causes a topic of conversation from the many different types of horses in the field to the Alpacas, Llama and pot bellied pigs, who befriended my wife because she fed them fruit and veg but the two stars who stole the show during our visit where the hares. Alas we didn’t see the owl but heard the cuckoo, even at 11pm at night. That was a new one on me. The day we were leaving saw the arrival of the swallows. The biggest draw however, without doubt, was the darkness and quite at night. A slight downside through the day was the planes coming into Southend airport; however we are used to this being under the flight path to East Midlands. They did stop around 11pm,
The driving instructions are exact and the homemade signs on the final approach keep you on course.
Overall, this cl deserves its success because of the location and the way it is run and for the price of £12.50 I am sure it will be busy so best to book.
harryb
Reviewed on 07/05/2019 22:05
