Abbey Wood Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Long weekend at abbey wood

Arrived at abbey wood 14/1/19 for along w/end break, advisable to follow club advise for directions "DO NOT" follow sat nav, the roads closer to site are a bit tight (suburban streets) with serious speed humps M/H at 9 mtrs, glad we weren't towing small car as normal, Nuff said. Site is good, though make sure you have levelling blocks you will need them,facilities are clean and tidy + reasonably close to all pitches but showers looking a bit tired, bus stop 5min, 180 to cutty sark every 5min mon thru sat about every 30 mins on a sun, trains a 10 min stroll though none on a Sunday. Site staff not very helpful, don't ask them about bus times they don't know😤, one dear lady did have a ready smile though. All in all good for central London but would not return.

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pipjdavis

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Reviewed on 19/02/2019 16:40

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

We return to visit a year after our last trip and notice some changes for the better.....

Remember, this is a site in a densely populated zone, there is noise, there is tranquility, there is much wildlife, there is an abundance of choice of bus route, there are regular trains and there are many people of different cultures. We love it. Last time we visited there was an unpleasant atmosphere which the wardens at the time explained was being dealt with. Well, it has been. The wardens are now very different, the site is very different, it is tidy, well pruned, no longer unkempt and the old vehicles and white work vans parked on pitches have gone. There is a more open feeling to the whole site and visibility all round is good. The facilities have been deep cleaned and there is a good feel about the area. We spent Sunday to Sunday here on one pitch. Weenjoyed all the usual trips into the city via train. As usual no issues. We enjoyed a show, Aladdin, in London and did not feel any unease returning at midnight. We are pleased this site has been turned around for the better ioho. Hopefully it won’t take another year for us to return.

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ROJENN

Reviewed on 15/02/2019 17:45

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Abbey Wood

I've stayed at Abbey Wood a few times recently due to having a family member in hospital in London. It is lovely site and the location is great for visiting London. The train station is less than a 10 minute walk away and trains into the centre of London are very frequent. There's also a large Sainsburys at the other side of the train station and a few convenience shops in the village centre. If you were coming for reasons other than hospital visiting, it is also close the Greenwich and I'm sure you could have a great time in the city and then retreat to the relative peace of the site.

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Squeezybottle

Campervanner

Reviewed on 11/02/2019 14:20

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Glamping Pod review

Having previously stayed in our motorhome at Abbey Wood we decided to give a Swift SPod 4 a try for a four night visit in January 2019. First the good news. The glamping pod was well prepared and warm on our arrival. But we quickly realised the drawbacks to using these glamping pods when it is freezing outside. Swift do not appear to have insulated the floor, which was always cold, no matter how warm the air temperature in the pod. Heating in the bathroom is confined to a heated towel rail, plus any warm air that spills in from the lounge. There's not much of that, so a room you really want to be warm when stepping out of the shower never quite lived up to expectations. Heating in the lounge is by way of blown air heating. Switch it off and the pod rapidly cools. But my wife and I don't like blown air heating when trying to sleep. It's rather noisy, and dries the air, leading to stuffy noses. But switch it off, and by morning the internal temperature is close to outside temperatures. A bit like camping in a tent. So for us the lesser evil was to leave the heating on overnight. Not good. Matters are made worse because Swift have designed an external vent, roughly letter box size, that admits cold air from outside. There's no control over it, so we used a cushion to block it. The kitchen has a microwave and fridge, but is small. In motorhome terms it's more Chausson than Autotrail. Apart from that, we liked it, and would use a pod again, but only when overnight temperatures are likely to exceed 15°C.

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Gasser

Reviewed on 20/01/2019 22:35

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Great location for London. Make sure you take ramps as not very level. Toilets all close at the same time grrrrr.

Visited for a 3 night stay over the New Year in our Motor home. Great location near train links to London and local supermarkets and shops a 10 min walk away. Site has nice layout trees all round, very quiet considering location with good security gates upon entry. Although our fully serviced pitch was not very flat and we left our ramps at home so had the usual roll over in bed. Some appeared leveler than others but sadly not ours on a quiet site. Would give it 5 stars if it wasn't for all the toilet facilities being closed at the same time! Come on guys we all know you keep the facilities in tip top condition but a little more consideration wouldn't go amiss for use of toilets and showers. My wife and myself left without showering on the day of departure along with several other stranded campers who also wanted to use the any of the facility blocks (which there are at least 3 that we tried all closed)

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monkeybizz

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Reviewed on 07/01/2019 18:51

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Amazing Christmas break

Had a fantastic break here over Christmas. Location brilliant for access into London. Wardens couldn’t have been more helpful. Clean site with lovely facilities. We had two large dogs with us and was really worried about walking them. Lesnes Abbey was just a 5 minute walk away and had lovely woodland walks. Will definitely visit again.

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SB and Monty

Reviewed on 31/12/2018 19:07

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Relaxing and peaceful, and so convenient for London.

We both LOVE this site. It's very easy to reach from the M25, either by going up the A2 or, if there's a backlog of traffic for the Dartford Crossing (approaching from the south), the M20. The staff are always friendly and welcoming, and the facilities are very clean and well laid out. There are two motor home service points and numerous other service points around the site. The hard-standing pitches are spacious and level. We always see squirrels and fox families, as well as the flocks of wild green parakeets which add an exotic touch! The site is only a 10 minute walk to the newly refurbished Abbey Wood station, with very regular trains into central London. As Charlton fans, it's only a 12 minute train journey to the ground, and, for a day out in Greenwich, it's just 15 minutes away. There is a big Sainsburys just behind the station and numerous takeaways nearby. We have already booked for a couple of stays next year.

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christines

Reviewed on 21/12/2018 13:35

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Great site

Having just read a review from August, I total disagree with it. We have been several times to this site and the staff have always been friendly and very helpful. We went when the beast from the east was on and the staff were worried when we didn't show up on time, due to accident on M1. I call that caring. The site is always clean and tidy. The facilities are kept very clean and warm. I take getting to a site my responsibility, we go via Woolwich ferry when running or Blackwall Tunnel, if you don't want to pay Dartford crossing. We were there last week on a family emergency. We found we had a puncture on the van just as we were leaving. We did ask some advise as our spare wheel is under the van and we couldn't get it out. The staff member didn't hesitate to come and have a go with us. As none of us could get the bolt loose, he left but came back with another member of staff and tools and managed to get the wheel out. They even offered to change the wheel for us, which we declined. But I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU for their help, especially as it was pouring with rain. Sorry we didn't get your names. I think this site is great so near London. It's always busy and of course there ARE sirens going at all times in the area, but it is a city. I've never found this a problem. Great site

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Yvonnegirl

Reviewed on 11/12/2018 06:18

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Excellent for visiting capital!

Stayed at Abbey Wood for 2 nights in November. Rates site as 'excellent' due to location and friendliness, knowledge and helpfulness of wardens and other staff - thank you! Good sized pitches in woodland about 45 minutes from central London using Thameslink trains from Abbey Wood station; note that this route will soon be upgraded as on Cross-City line! Showers/toilets etc. spotlessly clean and whole site a credit to staff. Note; suggest visitors follow road signs to site rather than descend down Knee Hill as turn into Federation Road is somewhat tight! May need to book well in advance due to proximity and ease of access to capital!

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Andylouch

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Reviewed on 26/11/2018 17:41

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The minimum to be considered a site for the CMC

We were there in august and had a neutral check in and a bad check out. The staff in the desk is tired of tourists, so plain. It seems that bothered them to give directions, and even they did it wrong to get out of there: send us to the A202, which doesn't exist. Even showing the man that it didn't appear on the map insisted in his information, and it lead us to the Dartford Crossing, surely with no information about the tax, when the better route was through the south M25. In the middle: close to London through the train in 40 minutes, plus 10 to the train station, that's true. Although they cleaned everyday, it's a very busy site, and that was not enough for the CMC standards we've met anywhere else. We saw rubbish out of the place for four days till they cleaned it. Though the site is quite, you can listen sirens all through the night. So if not for being close to London, it's not a good site.

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maclino

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Reviewed on 26/11/2018 16:38

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