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Loved our stay

We originally only booked for 3 nights - but we were fortunate to be able to stay for 5! Pitches are allocated and allocations can be found on the notice board at the entrance. We were also greeted by Julie, who showed us where everything was as well as giving us a couple of maps of local walks. As we tend to cycle everywhere we didn't think we would use them, but after the pedal assist on my bike played up on day 3 we decided to stay and take in the walks. Bibury is both in easy walking and cycling distance and definitely worth a visit. Seeing the trout swimming in the river and then feeding them in the trout farm itself is certainly worth doing. The local pub - the Catherine Wheel - is a 15 minute walk from the CL. Highly recommend the Bibury trout on a bed of veg with potatoes. National cycle route 48 is only a couple of miles down the road. The village of Coln Rogers is lovely and interestingly a "Thankful Village". We only did 15 miles on our first day and our ride took us back to Bibury through the pretty village of Ablington. Once back in Bibury we continued up to the National Trust properties at "Arlington Row". Thankfully being October the tourists were minimal - but we suspect in the summer it is heaving! Next day we followed the NCR48 up to Northleach (of This Country fame) before heading off to Bourton on the Water and looped back via the "Rissingtons". It says something about the hills when the cycle back includes a 5+ mile stretch of downhill cycling! Chedworth Roman Villa is also a must see - again we decided to cycle there - but boy it was hard work. My pedal assist failed and I had to cycle most of it under my own steam - until I too gave up the ghost and walked up the last few hills. Walk-wise - we enjoyed the 6 mile circular route walk. It is worth veering off into the lovely village of Coln St Aldwyns. The cafe was worth the stop and especially the Portuguese tarts. The cafe also doubles as the post office and village store. The shorter walk the next day enabled us to explore Bibury more. Top tip - if visiting in the Autumn - take a container - nature's hedgerows are festooned with blackberries and sloes - especially on the first part of the walk heading to Ablington through the restricted bridleway on the shorter of the two walks. Julie also told us we could help ourselves to apples from the tree in the CL field. The CL itself is situated off a reasonably busy B road - during the day - but at night the road is extremely quiet. It is a mainly south facing site so in the summer we can imagine it is lovely sitting outside in the sunshine. When the sun was shining the trees that run at the back of the CL were always full of little birds. Unfortunately they remained hidden when the weather changed! Another real plus is the free Wi-Fi and the tap and ehu assigned to each pitch. We highly recommend this lovely CL with its good sized pitches.

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Ballroombiker replied on 18/10/2021 15:29

Posted on 18/10/2021 15:29

Dear Carole

Thank you for the fascinating and informative review, so very helpful to other CAMC members to know what is available here and in the surrounding villages, especially what National Cycle routes are close by.. You suspect correctly that Bibury is usually very busy in the summer, although when staying on our CL sites there is the advantage of being able to go into Bibury before and after the main rush of coach travellers.

So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and emersed yourselves in the local area, the Cotswold hills have a lot to offer and you seemed to have got a lot out of the area.

We hope to see you again next season.

Many thanks

Peter & Julie