Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 4 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 5 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 4 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Lovely site, if a little wet

Before waxing lyrical about the good bits, let's get the slight problemette that prevented five stars out the way first... Being at the bottom of a hill and next to a river, the grass areas of the site were extremely wet during our stay. Okay, so this wasn't a problem in and of itself, but the combination of this and the narrow nature of the road through the site meant that getting the van positioned and extracted was a "challenge" for anything other than a proper 4x4. No doubt the site would be a lot drier in the summer, but if you're not too confident when it comes to moving the van around and lack a 4x4 then it might be worth avoiding this site in the wetter months (or checking if the owner can be on hand to give you a helping hand on arrival, which he did do for a neighbouring van who had similar issues). That said, boggy ground aside, this place is cracking. The location itself is very sheltered being at the bottom of a valley, and is about as "miles from anywhere" feeling as you're going to get in the area, with the only thing likely to shatter the night time peace being the owl population (and, in our case, Fergus the Field Mouse who paid our awning a visit on the last night attracted by a rogue Shreddie). The general appearance of the site was excellent, with neatly (considering the dampness) cut grass and hedges, and a lovely backdrop of the river at the bottom of the field and woods on the far bank. The farm itself was populated by a selection of geese, sheep, ducks, peacocks, and cows, with numerous visiting pheasants. Facilities were more than adequate, with two lovely hot showers and two loos, all of which were nice and clean at all times despite the mud. Chemical disposal was clean and easy to use and water points easily accessible. The owner provides environmentally friendly toilet chemical bottles which are left topped up for you to take to your van and return when empty. In short, Hawkhill Mill Farm is a lovely spot and well and truly worth a stay... just bear in mind it can be a bit of a maneuvering challenge in the wet!
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