Mixed bag for our October visit - very lovely spot, but shabby hard standing, grass not cut and site a bit 'tired'.
We stayed at Common Leys Farm in October 2023 in our two berth caravan. We had booked a hard standing in case the weather wasn't good. When we arrived we were a bit disappointed with this area. The hard standing area is basically a gravel square, one side divided up into (5?) caravan pitches and the other side a carparking area for caravan owners and guests visiting the farm and staying in the other accommodation (the farm has rooms for rent).
The caravan pitches in the hard standing were divided by small wooden picket fences with some wooden flower pots etc. Unfortunately most of this area was rather neglected. The picket fences and wooden barrels etc were in need of repair and rotting. There were many weeds and nettles and the hard standing area was being used for storing a multitude of things (stacks of logs, bricks etc). Similarly, most of the other facilities had signs of not being maintained well. Lots of nettles and clutter around water fill areas, lights not working in and outside the toilet block.
Because the hard standing area is also used as car parking for other guests we had a fair few people coming in and out in cars and it didn't feel very private.
We had really hot weather at the time and the site has a really large, lovely field in a terrific spot surrounded by trees. But unfortunately we couldn't use this as the grass had not been cut due to poor health of the owner.
However, having said all that, the whole site is in a really lovey spot, very secluded and rural and tranquil. We we were lucky with the weather so were able to sit outside and had glorious sunsets and some nice views. Visiting the local area is easy and there are lots of walks to be had.
The shower was excellent, really hot and there were two toilets, very clean, as well as washing areas. I would imagine that staying in the field in the summer would be fantastic.
Overall we enjoyed our stay, but just had the feeling that this site, particularly the hardstanding area, has been somewhat neglected and needs some TLC and a bit of investment. In this case it would be very good indeed.
