Five Day Stop Over Close to Britain's Second City
We stayed for five nights at this generally level site towards the end of March 2024 on a fully serviced pitch. The location of the pitch was immediately in front of the facilities block that was the only one in operation probably due to the comparatively few pitches in use. Unfortunately there are no alternative WC facilities available if the block is closed for cleaning and the other block is taken out of use.
The staff are friendly as one would expect and the check in was easy with plenty of choices for a suitable pitch. A busy road passes one side of the site but the noise is limited to this side only.
Being only a couple of miles from the M42 Southern route around Birmingham I suspect that the site is used as a staging post between the West Country and the North by travelers wishing to break their journeys and it seems that there are hard standing areas provided for this use.
The site offered an excellent opportunity to visit Birmingham City Centre by using the 'Park & Ride' free parking facility just three miles away from the site at Whitlocks End Station and the cheap adult off peak return rail fare of only £5.80 which takes you into Moor Street station directly next to the famous Bullring shopping centre. There are many attractions in the city with museums and the revitalized canal area.
We found a good 'chain' pub/eatery at The Pack Horse, Drakes Cross, only 2 miles from the site.
There are lots of rural walks on Public Footpaths in the area but months of rain had swamped many of them. In drier months of the year there are so many choices with one starting right outside the Church at the site entrance. All in a ll a good place to visit in its own right.
