Should have booked hard standing
This a very good site in many ways. It is easily accessed, no windy roads. But, do follow club instructions and not follow Sat Nav. There are quite a few Addenbrooke signs before you reach the traffic lights to finally reach the site. Following SatNav takes you right through Cherry Hinton and it is a bit tricky with a large outfit.
There was a warm and friendly welcome. The site is well maintained and attractive flower beds etc are lovely.
The site is near to the chalk pits and nature reserve which is interesting and the dog enjoyed a walk there. However, there aren't any walks as such from the site other than this. There is a park nearby but I didn't get to suss it out as my rescue dog is very frightened by traffic.
Wimpole Hall was excellent and we enjoyed our visit there.
We tried to get to the pub Fort St George but SatNav took to us to the back streets near to the pedestrian bridge and no parking there. So, we tried driving around the common but no apparent parking there. A bit of research may discover a parking place near to it though.
The Robin Hood pub nearby wasn't our cup of tea. It was ok and some may love it. Rather noisy and commercial.
My only negative experience of this site was our pitch. No 36 is at the lower end of the quarry. It was muddy. It did dry up but overnight rain rendered it muddy again. Being a stone quarry there isn't very good drainage. I feel the club should consider upgrading these grass pitches for me to consider them to be good value.
As I say, mostly a great site and well place for visiting Cambridge and all it has to offer. Just needs the grass pitches sorting out. Book a hard standing instead.
Catherine
Reviewed on 25/07/2024 08:54
