Ridgeway Farm

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Great Welcome, lots of room

Great welcome from John who explained the site and facilities. The only restriction on where to pitch up is the length of your electric hook up ( take an extension for the maximum benefit). Great location for visiting many local and not so local attractions. One big tip is if you have a windbreak take it.

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Milliepoodle

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Reviewed on 11/06/2024 12:55

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A spacious, well kept site surrounded by countryside

We stayed a couple of nights, mainly to meet up with some old friends as I grew up in the next village called Hemingford Grey. The owner - John Saunders - met us on arrival; he was very cheerful and it was very helpful to be shown where everything is: EHU, toilet and waste disposal and fresh water. The site is really spacious with lots of room to spread out on the grass, which is kept short and tidy. There are a few fruit trees along one edge and a small stream on the other side. The site is very dark at night and we enjoyed a couple of star-filled evenings. The site is close to access routes to Cambridge, Huntingdon and the lovely market town of St Ives. We'd booked a table at the Axe and Compass pub in the village, about a 10 minutes walk from the site. The food was good, plenty of choice of beers and wines and everyone was very friendly. From there you can walk through the meadows along the Great Ouse to the next village of Hemingford Grey, with a beautiful church by the river (we were married there almost 40 years ago!) and a pub with an excellent restaurant. Although I know the area well, we hadn't stayed at this CL before but would definitely return when visiting friends again.

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N1DOA

Reviewed on 22/03/2022 19:24

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Sunny hot weekend

First time on this CL although we had some knowledge of the locality from a stay at the Houghton Mill campsite when it was operated by the Club. The CL is huge and even with 5 vans on site there is plenty of space and you can pitch well away from your neighbour. There are 5 EHU points arranged around the outside of this well mown grass field., three on one side where there is a line of fruit trees and two on the opposite side. Only the length of your EHU lead will limit where you can pitch. One side of the field is more level than the other, but we had no trouble levelling up on the uneven side using the lie of the land to do so. Wherever you pitch there are open views across the fields and the spire of the Hemingford Abbots church is clearly visible about ¾ of a mile walk away. Here you can get access to the banks of River Great Ouse, visit the local pub, the Axe and Compass and admire the upmarket housing, many of which have thatched roofs. The river side town of St Ives is an easy 3-1/2 mile bike ride away or ¾ mile less if you want to walk the footpath route alongside the river. A 1-3/4 mile walk or bike ride across the Hemingford meadow will take you to Houghton which has a couple of pubs, cafés and a general store along with the National Trust’s watermill and campsite. A great site in a great location in our view.

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peedee

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Reviewed on 11/08/2020 17:44

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August 2019

A pretty site edged by orchards of plums and apples. A pleasant welcome by really nice owners. The field is a great size with no need to be cramped and despite some heavy rain while we were there, there was no sign of flooding. We cycled into St Ives and could have cycled to Huntingdon if time permitted. Hemmingford Abbots is a charming village with a superb old village pub. Definitely worth another visit

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RobKirkf

Reviewed on 26/08/2019 18:51

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Would Recommend

Stayed for 3 nights at the beginning of May 2018. Arrived very late due to traffic issues but owner came out to us and quickly told us everything we needed to know. Mown grass, level site, spacious, neat, tidy and generally well kept. Very easy to access off the A14 (would be excellent for a one night stop over) but this obviously results in traffic noise from this very busy road; it varied depending on weather conditions but wasn't a real problem for us at any time. Plenty to do in the surrounding area, Houghton Mill (NT) an easy walk away with plenty of other well signposted public paths and bridleways to explore. Would look forward to returning to this well run site.

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sjandce

Reviewed on 07/05/2018 20:52

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Super site.

My wife and I have just returned from three nights on Ridgeway Farm. We had an excellent stay there was some noise from the A14 but as we weren't on site during the day we only heard it during the evening and it wasn't too bad. There are excellent walks all around the area, to Houghton Mill, St. Ives and along the river. We are going to return later in the year.

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Reviewed on 04/08/2015 16:05

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Worth a visit

Just had a very pleasant weekend at Ridgeway Farm. Site is large, level and well maintained, and the owners are very friendly. There is some excellent walks near by, and we recommend visiting the water meadows at Hemmingford Abbot. If you want a Chinese take-away Cinta in Godmanchester is awesome. The only down side is a little bit of road noise from the A14 if the wind is in the wrong direction.

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Reviewed on 17/05/2015 15:19

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Just returned from a lovely weekend at ridgeway farm. Access to the site from the A14 is simple and stress free, the site is really spacious and level with apple trees around its perimeter. There are fantastic circular walks direct from the site along the Ouse to St, Ives, Houghton and Godmanchester. Will definitely return.

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Kev Bod

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Reviewed on 14/09/2014 19:20

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Half term break

A great site, well placed for the Ouse, Wimpole Farm, and even Sandringham. Nice large site you can just hear the A14 but the bird song was louder!

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ClanRooney

Reviewed on 30/05/2014 19:32

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Lovely little CL

Stayed here for our second stopover en route to East Sussex, had read good reviews and it fitted our needs. Easy to find and easy access off the A14 which was important too. The site itself is a huge field/paddock just past the owners house, after stopping at house was give instructions and advised to park up where we wished. There were 3 other vans there already. We parked up with a lovely apple tree at the back of the van it looked like we were surrounded by various fruit trees :-). Spoke to the two couples beside us they go there regularly - a good sign in my books. This was a fairly basic site with no toilet/shower facilities but we knew that. Tap for fresh water, chemical disposal and waste water disposal. If we stayed nearer would use it again - and if we head down south again next year would certainly book a stopover here. Lovely little CL site ??

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BrianandElaine

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Reviewed on 20/08/2013 21:04

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