I was a little concerned that the site was going down hill after reading some recent reviews and wondered if this would be my last visit, despite going for 20 years. I was pleasantly surprised. We were greeted at the barrier by a friendly warden, who had a quick glance at his booking sheet and welcomed me by name and told me where to park to check in. The wardens in the office were friendly and chatty despite being busy and we were left to choose our own pitch. As we had grandchildren we chose to be by the large park, which was clean and the equipment in good order. The wardens were friendly all weekend whilst out and about on site keeping it clean and tidy. We weren't expecting to hear the tune, but about 5 pm the grandchildren were shouting 'the ice cream van is here'. The prices were reasonable but the guy wasn't very friendly. The 2nd night was a different ice cream van and he was a bit more pleasant. It is a shame the chip van burnt down a few years ago, but a quick journey round the corner to Vivienne's chip shop for a huge fish and lovely chips fed some of us, whilst others had a lovely pizza from the visiting pizza van (Friday evening).
A short walk down the lane takes you to Nene Country Park. There are a few cafes, a farm shop and gift shop, a small train to take you to the other end of the park, boats for hire (best book on their website in advance), lots of space to play ball and picnic and different play areas. The large one by the boating lake has water / splash equipment which was great fun for the grandchildren. There are good walks and cycle areas around the lakes and it is good for bird and wildlife spotters.
In the other direction, a short walk to the Nene Valley Railway, where steam or diesel trains run along the line. The trains are decorated and lit up at Christmas.
Further along the lane is a garden centre and pitch and putt, and a pub / restaurant.
Bikes can be hired from here, the country park or the site.
The toilet and washing up facilities were kept clean. There was plenty of hot water. I didn't use the showers as still using my own.
There is an information hut with leaflets of nearby attractions.
I will definitely return but think the price of this site is rather steep to do it too often. Although it does have everything we want on site and within walking distance.
