Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 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 5 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Geese and quiet.

Access to Weston farm is easy via wide lanes that have few complications other than the odd cyclist and the occasional horse rider.  Directions are from Stratford but travelling from the northwest it is possible to cross the Avon at Bidford and Binton(?) where the bridges are limited by weight (10 tons) and not width.  These routes are very picturesque.   We were spotted by the Bluck family within 5 minutes of our arrival... I suspect it was because we passed their homes - rather than by telepathy or CCTV.  Thus we received a warm welcome with information about local walks and pubs… and the likelihood of floods.  We didn’t bother with the walks and we were not flooded.  More about pubs later… The site is a perfect, vast grassy square with a 100 sq m “apron” of hard-standing by the gate.  The CL slopes gently to the Avon which was, during our stay (Feb ’15), flowing faster than I can run.  I imagine that many a football has rolled into it and been swept away.  The site is mowed by 22 Canada Geese which do a much better job than a conventional mower or sheep.  Two or three times a day they nibbled their way in ranks up to the caravan and then  marched back to the river… only to be swept away in the current.  Shortly after they disappeared, they would re-arrive in honking squadrons that landed on the water, disembarked and resumed grazing. The site has practical and fully functioning facilities.  The taps are at a sensible height, the sluice is at ground level with only a dustbin lid to lift. The bins are clearly marked.  It is a 60m walk to the taps and sluice – further if you pitch up on the river bank.  I didn’t try the TV signal (no electricity) but Radio 4 came in loud and clear.  The 3 network was hopeless and registered “nil” for the 4 days that I was there.  02 was better with enough signal to send/receive texts and receive data (just)… but hit-and-miss with phone calls. If you want a unique pub experience, try the Fleece at Bretforton.  Its about 20 minutes south by car.  It has good ales and ciders and a good menu.  It is also the only pub in the UK owned and run commercially by the National Trust.  It is a hub for folk music.  It has an annual asparagus festival in May. It has various devices for trapping witches.  During my stay it had a gathering of melodeon players who were outstandingly good (noisy maybe – but good). I loved Weston Farm.  It snowed, it froze and I used 6kg of gas in 4 days.  But I’ll definitely go again.
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