Abbey Wood Club Campsite

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Lovely Site

Just returned from another visit to Abbeywood. It coincided with the snowy weather. As usual a very nice welcome even though we were late getting there due to th M1 being blocked. Always a lovely peaceful site and welcoming friendly staff. The only niggle was the road from the office to the pitches had not been gritted and we struggled to get the car and caravan up the gradient. I guess the Caravan Club didn't provide grit and salt to do the roads. The gentleman who was on duty did help bring salt and shovels and helped us get to a pitch, which we much appreciated. Just couldn't understand why grit hadn't been put down. We were not the only ones who had trouble getting up the slope. This is not a slur on the staff, but maybe the Caravan Club hierarchy could take note for next year. Thank you to the all the Staff doing a good job in trying circumstances. Yvonne Bell Club Member

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Yvonnegirl

Reviewed on 05/03/2018 17:16

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Staying on ouskirts of London city centre

Just arrived back from another great visit to Abbey Wood camp site, which is undergoing improvements at the moment, which did not affect us at all. We heard the Parakeets first thing in the morning, strange to see exotic birds flying free. So easy to get into central London, via the train from Abbey Wood, it takes you to Charing Cross, which is a short walk from Leicester Square.

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Jody Foster

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Reviewed on 27/02/2018 19:54

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Excellent 3 night stay 20 to 23rd Feb 2018

This site is brilliantly located for public transport into central London. Clean, quiet with warm shower block and roomy showers, this wooded site is an oasis of calm. We listened to a woodpecker early in the morning - a surprise in such a built up area. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We did not notice the issues regarding atmosphere on the site commented on by another reviewer. However, we agree that a pass to open the pedestrian after hours gate would be a sensible security measure.

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MartnMog

Reviewed on 27/02/2018 15:56

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Another visit to Abbeywood Site

We have visited this site over a number of years and this visit had a strange atmoshere about it. It might have been the number of “ strangers” around, due to the works being carried out, or the number of empty outfits on the pitches or the site being partially closed off. There were definately some visitors who were not there for a holiday or short break because of the state of the outfits and the coming and going in various vehicles picking up and dropping people off at all hours. Not a pleasant feel. Still for all that the site is at last having a bit of a makeover. The facilities blocks could do with a smarten up and a deep clean at the very least. I noticed they were not being actually physically cleaned daily although the blocks were locked to prevent entry. Not sure what this was about. The site is used by many tourists in the peak months for visits to the capital and really needs to up its game. Its very expensieve to stayhere but no special pitches or facilities to show for it. We will continue to use the site as a base for our at least twice yearly trips to this area as it is convenient for what we need and there is no where else. Abbeywood site itself is convenient for rail and bus to many areas and with crossrail open soon will be even more so. We actually like this site overall, but it could be much better if the club were to make it members only, tighten up on security that is actually in place but not adhered or used. I refer to the keypad lock on the gate for pedestrians which used to be usedbut for some unknown reason is no longer. Finally employ wardens who REALLY want to manage this large site and make it something they are proud of and believe in, a team here is needed..........

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ROJENN

Reviewed on 27/02/2018 12:00

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Pleasant Site in the middle of suburban London

Lovely peaceful wooded site with excellent rail link into central London nearby. Faultless facilities and great friendly wardens. Loved the many green parakeets! Much development work afoot but did not impinge on our short stay.

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peteinthewest

Reviewed on 08/02/2018 17:55

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Peace and quiet, but with such good transport links into London

It was very easy to find this site, and the access was plain sailing. Our welcome was very friendly and helpful, and all contact with the staff was lovely, we felt like they were pleased to see us. The pitches were cleverly spaced so that you were not overlooked,and even though half of the site was closed due to groundwork, that did not diminish our enjoyment of the stay.The shower blocks were very clean and well organised, and the free hairdryers just made everything easy. It was a two minute walk to the bus stop that was direct to Greenwich, and then we used trains, buses and the DLR which were all very accessible, and by using a contactless card, good value for money. There is a Sainsburys superstore just ten minutes walk from the site which stocked every household item that you may have forgotten. We were woken by the chainsaws and the woodpeckers, which were both very pleasant reminders that we were staying in a wood.

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Autumn Leaves

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Reviewed on 30/01/2018 18:53

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Can't fault the site although not as close to Greenwich as we thought

The site was well laid out, quiet and clean with good facilities and very helpful staff. Our only reservation is that after reading the write up in the club magazine on sites in London we were under the impression it was far closer to Greenwich whereas in reality its a 8 min walk to the bus and then 40 mins travelling time. Our lesson from this is that we need to do our research more diligently before we book sites but as we are new members we obviously still have a lot to learn.

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npwg

Reviewed on 25/01/2018 12:04

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Great access into Central London

Now stayed at Abby Wood site twice, and getting the hand of travelling into city centre, its quick and easy, and about to get a whole lot quicker when Cross Rail opens up at end of the year. The site has been clean and tidy on both visits, with helpful staff on hand to answer all our questions. Will be back soon.

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DJBith

Reviewed on 23/01/2018 22:28

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Wardens were so helpful to us

We stayed before Xmas, this is my 7th time staying at this site. The site is so handy for public transport to London and the facilities are always spotless. Our motorhome developed a problem with the habitation door, which meant that we had to abandon our holiday to get it back to the dealership. The wardens couldn't do enough to help. We had to leave early and just thought that we would have to lose our remaining nights fees as we hadn't given notice. On our way back we received a call from the Wardens who refunded our remaining night fees.We hadn't asked for a refund they notice we had remaining nights and rang us on their on initiative. That is service above and beyond, its why I use the Caravan and Motorhome Club again and again. We actually had to have a new door lock part fitted and the refund meant that we could get away before Christmas for a couple of nights at another site.

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saysomething77

Reviewed on 05/01/2018 07:57

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Brilliant site

Always a pleasure to stay here. Plenty of room, really clean and well maintained. You either like or not, the parakeets. So close to the train & bus. Wonderful!

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Martin Elson

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Reviewed on 04/01/2018 10:04

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