Convenient but uninspiring.
Very convenient location, facilities clean, but it's essentially just a large car park. Wifi was dodgy and lady in reception not very friendly or helpful.
Chapel Lane Club Campsite
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An Odd Site
This is a large, spacious site which is very easy to access. The wardens were, as usual, excellent, friendly and very efficient. If you have a car there are plenty of places to visit locally and we enjoyed a visit to Packwood House. You can also pop next door to the transport museum but we found this a difficult place to be during a pandemic. There was no social distancing and no mask wearing (even on the free bus); given COVID rates are rising quickly we felt this was unacceptable, clearly you might not!
The site itself is large with flat pitches separated by grass. There are quite a lot of non awning pitches on tarmac, separated by planters rather than grass but they have a pleasant outlook. However there is a lot of storage on site which isn’t particularly attractive and there also seems to be some storage on pitches, leaving the impression that people are living on site. One caravan had an extra large gas bottle outside and on at least one pitch there was a large motorhome, a smaller motorhome, a large trailer and a motorbike/ scooter under a cover. The young woman on the pitch next to us decided to wash her caravan by attaching a hose to the drinking tap and leaving the hose running for what felt like hours while she scrubbed with a washing up brush. We also had cars left sitting with the engine running next to us
Showers and toilets were fine, apart from having to walk past the open chemical toilet and the open industrial bins to get there!
It just didn’t feel like a holiday destination to me and I was uneasy, probably unnecessarily, about the feel of the site.
Large But Tired Site
Visited Chapel Lane site as an overnight stopover in October 21, the site is large and pitches are well spaced but the site looked tired and in need of a little investment, this probably wasn't helped by the number of older shabby outfits, that appeared to be seasonal bookings, that blighted the landscape. The warden was less than friendly and took Covid safety concerns to a whole new level, which was unfortunate on the guy who booked in before me who had forgotten his mask and, despite only one person being allowed in the office, and the perspex screen on the reception desk, the guy was forced to book in whilst standing outside whilst the warden handed everything from behind the door, the toilet block needed some investment as it was looking very untidy, it was being cleaned whilst we were there but that wasn't enough to make them look good.
Another visit
This site is near our daughters home in Birmingham and ideal for family visits, this is the second time we have stayed and again experienced excellent facilities, the wardens were friendly and welcoming. We look forward to our next visit which will be soon (next month)
Good stop off
We only stayed for one night on our return from Devon. It is in a great location, not far from the M42 and M5.
The site was clean and well maintained, including the toilet and shower facilities. Lots of hot water in the morning. The pitches were good and level.
We found it could be good for a future few nights away now we know all the places to visit that are in the area.
Good site but could be improved
Firstly the wardens are super.....the grounds are well maintained....some who use the shower blocks need lessons in basic hygiene when seeing the mess they leave for others to deal with !
The use of large 1100ltr bins (Sulo type) is understood but locating them adjacent to the shower access needs changing. A glass recycling bin is also required.
The usual tranquility of the site was constantly broken by traffic and a bird scarer in a very close field.
Surprisingly peaceful
We stayed here for 3 nights on our way home from touring Yorkshire. It was a good site at which to decompress. We chose a fully-serviced pitch, and were impressed with the size of the pitches. The facilities were as expected from a club site: one toilet/shower block had been refurbished, but the other looked a little 'tired' in comparison. There were plenty of bins, with limited recycling - it would be good to have glass recycling available.
The site is surprisingly peaceful given its location close to a major city and main roads. The site is well located, and feels quite rural. Whilst the roads are not very walker-friendly, there are plenty of footpaths through the fields (use an OS map).
As good as ever
Our third visit and still happy. The staff greet you and are helpful as ever. This is a very large flat site well spread out and so creates a feeling of space and even in August seemed to have plenty of room and is just outside built up areas. Great for visiting Birmingham, Stratford and Warwick amongst other places, as well as for stopovers if travelling longer distances North or South as very close to motorways, but far enough away for noise not to be a problem..
A Midlands Gem !
This is a brilliant site. Its location close to Birmingham and the motorways is ideal for access and places of interest but don't let this make you think it's noisy or impacted by the big city. Instead it's much more like being in Shakespeare's rural Warwickshire!
We've stayed here at least half a dozen times. For us we had a special reason, the site is 10 minutes away from our elderly parents and staying here gave us the perfect compromise of being able to look out for them whilst having our own space and not getting under their feet.
But whatever your reason for staying you won't be disappointed. Our only advice, if this is just a stopover for you, change your plans and stay an extra day or two. .
