Young Driver - Colchester United FC Stadium
Teenagers get the chance to start, steer, manoeuvre, reverse and park on a specifically designed road system.
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Why stay here ...
Quiet, sheltered and peaceful half an acre site within pasture in Constable Country. Adjacent to Dedham Vale AONB and close to Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Access to Harwich International Port for the Continent.
Plenty of birdlife on site including owls and buzzards. Five minutes drive or 25 minutes walk to local pubs and cafes in Dedham with scenic views and walks. Near Munnings Museum, Beth Chatto's garden, Flatford Mill and Willy Lot's House, and Prettyfield's Vineyard. Between Colchester and Ipswich, and close to Manningtree, all historic towns.
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Useful Info
Latest arrival time: 7:00 PM
Latest departure time: 2:00 PM
0.5 acres
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
Recycling Facilities
Nearby
Great savings on days out
Offers available to Club members
East Anglian Railway Museum
A 20-acre museum with 100 years of railway history, steam locomotives, coaches, wagons and more.
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Teenagers get the chance to start, steer, manoeuvre, reverse and park on a specifically designed road system.
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Helmingham Hall Gardens
A rare chance to see deer living in the wild as well as enchanting borders, herb, knot, rose and wild gardens.
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Directions
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- CO7 6ER
- GPS:
- Lat 51.943374 / Lon 0.989852
- OS field ref:
- TM055314
- OS map ref:
- 168
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Colchester, Manningtree, Harwich, Dedham
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest port: Harwich (15 miles)
- Nearest train station: Manningtree
- Park and ride goes to Colchester Town Centre
- Park and ride within 5 miles
- Train station within 5 miles
Reviews
Jane Talbot
Reviewed: 06/04/2025 17:10
Quiet stay
Nice quiet little site. Dealings with Nigel were easy. Allocation of pitch on notice board on arrival. Nigel came to say hi and left us to it. Bins and chemical waste all sign posted. Short walk 25/30 mins into Dedham. Thanks for a lovely stay.
René
Reviewed: 28/02/2025 07:51
From the Netherlands a welcome place to arrive and leave
We stayed here arriving from the ferry of Harwich. What a beautiful location to stay for the night. And a warm welcome! We also stayed here the day before we took the ferry back to the Netherlands. Sitting in a quiet and peaceful field with good memories and looking forward to... Show more
bargedweller
Reviewed: 21/08/2024 20:35
Just what we needed, peace & quiet.
Great location, easy to find & a real accomodating gent of an owner. Here now until Sunday & love it already. Will definitely be back as only 90 mins from home.
MAB1895
Reviewed: 21/05/2024 14:38
All CL’s should be like this
Excellent directions to a wonderful located site. Good recycling and toilet drop. We were on the EHU pitch close to the main building, but the field area looked lovely. Short walk to Dedham, and it looked like a lot to do locally, we were only there for a night. Short... Show more
boris12
Reviewed: 15/04/2024 13:36
Great site
What a lovely site -easy to find, facilities all so well laid out, charming owner who came to see us when we arrived. Quiet and tranquil, lovely field to walk my greyhound in and happily for us, signs saying 'Dogs on leads' - always a bonus, my hound gets scared... Show more
ClubMember33B28DDAB7
Reviewed: 26/06/2023 20:30
Rural and dead quiet!
If you want quiet, this was it. Level site, plenty of room to park . Facilities: Recycling Trash, Waste disposal ,Water supply ( decent pressure too!), a friendly hard working owner. A pleasure to stay. Certainly come back again one day.
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Reviewed: 22/03/2023 15:05
Lovely site. Great location
We stayed for 3 nights in February 2023. A great stay, despite some miserable weather. A peaceful, very well maintained site in some beautiful countryside. Great walks all around, including to the charming village of Dedham and the banks of the River Stour. The site owner, Nigel, was very welcoming,... Show more
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Reviewed: 29/01/2023 10:09
Super CL
We stayed for one night in January as had to pick a trailer up nearby and this seemed a great place to stopover. It is a lovely little site with everything we needed and so peaceful. We walked across the fields into Dedham which is a really nice village and... Show more
Lesley Lowden
Reviewed: 27/10/2022 14:19
Great little find
Just returned from a 3 night stay at Cross Vale. What a brilliant find. Nigel the owner was so welcoming and happy to chat. The site itself is easy access and set behind the main house and outbuildings so away from any traffic noise. Dedham... Show more
Harry60
Reviewed: 16/05/2022 19:34
A wonderful five day stay.
What a piece of good luck finding this great site. Booked for three nights without seeing any reviews and have been blessed with one of the loveliest sites we have stayed on. The peacefulness of the site has ensured that our sleep has been unbroken. It is well placed for... Show more
Most recent reviews
Jane Talbot
Reviewed: 06/04/2025 17:10
Quiet stay
Nice quiet little site. Dealings with Nigel were easy. Allocation of pitch on notice board on arrival. Nigel came to say hi and left us to it. Bins and chemical waste all sign posted. Short walk 25/30 mins into Dedham. Thanks for a lovely stay. ...
