Perfect site for visiting the sights of London. 5 min walk to main line railway station with trains every 10 mins to both east and west of city. Two adults and one child cost only £17/return trip - brilliant and at less than cost of car parking. Site really needs no additional facilities as it is used primarily as an evening stopover for visiting the city but it is was well laid out with excellent sanitary facilities and very friendly and helpful staff.
I didn’t get off to a very good start here, but I grew to like the place. I am not a tree worshipper. They tend to make a place gloomy and much worse for me is having to pitch beneath them. The majority of pitches here are overhung by trees. I know the clue is in the name but not all places with “Wood” at the end remain wooded today; and besides I would not let this stop me trying a site for the first time – other positives can and often do compensate!
As it happens, there are a number of pitches not overhung by trees and with a more open aspect; but then your difficulty is finding a level one. I tried a couple before I settled on a good open and bigger than average pitch, though still with a slight slope left to right necessitating the levellers - essential here for motorhomes.
Eventually the attractions of the site overcame these initial downsides. I would come here again. The site is large, pretty, on various levels and very well laid out. Everyone has mentioned the convenience of the close by Abbey Wood station with regular trains into Charing X or Canon Street. You can go to Rochester or Chatham and other places as well. I was not here long enough to get to nearby Greenwich but I managed two trips into London for the National Gallery and St Paul’s (horribly expensive I thought) combined with some shopping in Oxford Street, a day in Rochester and a day part relaxing and part exploring Woolwich and the riverside. This is not really a place for those who just wish to chill. A good Sainsbury is close to the site (you have to go beyond the station as it is not next door as the map given to me suggested). There are one or two fast food outlets near the station, but I would not recommend the Chinese cum chippy which was not very nice and had very miserable staff.
The loo blocks are excellent, TV good, 4G excellent, as you would expect here, and so I don’t use club Wi-Fi. In autumn, under trees, leaves are a bit of a bother but the very noisy leaf blowers were a bigger nuisance being an almost constant presence when I was on site until darkness fell - except on Sunday, a welcome day of rest evidently. I know this has to be done, but one hankers for the days when big rakes were the implement of choice. The London City airport means some aircraft noise, but this is a very minor issue I found. Most often on a westerly track, departing aircraft – the noisiest - are going away from the site and landing aircraft are on a path almost 1.5 miles north. I often saw bigger aircraft in holding patterns for Heathrow but the noise from them was barely noticeable.
I found it easy to follow the directions to the site, but on my departure I took the more direct route along the A206 all the way to the M25. For motorhomes, I think this is fine but all the road signs towards the site are along the route recommended in the club book. Motorhomes were in the majority at Abbey Wood. On the whole this is a good place to be.
What an absolutely lovely site and very handy for visiting our capital, handy for the transport links into the city.
The facilities are plentiful, good and clean, but some are starting to show their age, some of the male showers have little or no adjustment for hot or cold, it was a little hit and miss with the mixer. The only other gripe was the leaf blower, I know the wardens want to keep the site clean of the Autumn leaf falls, but the constant loud leaf blower noise on a Sunday afternoon was a little annoying to say the least.
Do not let that put you off however, once you arrive you can leave your car and enjoy London, we stayed for a week for the price of a hotel room for the night in London.
Site has good sized pitches. Two facilities blocks (so if one is closed for cleaning there is always the other). The usual friendly staff. Buses & train close. Not as handy for central London as Crystal Palace but good for visiting the several NT places south side of the Thames and Greenwich. There a some shops/diners just before the station and, over the bridge, there is a Sainsburys, which is very handy if you are there for a while.
It warns you not to use satnav. The directions given is a roundabout route really aimed at those towing so that you approach from the best side to turn in. Motorhomes can use the satnav without problems.
As the previous reviewer,we used the this site for an Emeli Sande do at the 02 arena,site very busy for October with very pleasant weather as well.Obviously London is the main attraction with the station so near,but we had a meal in Blackheath,and visited Greenwich.This is a site for getting out and about.Journey from A2 was ok just follow instructions and take it easy over the speed hump area on Mcleod Road.
If this helps to visit the London 02 arena,Abbey Wood to Charlton (two stops on our train) then bus to 02 terminal. £26 for car parking if you drive.
Stayed here recently for one night after going to a gig at The 02 in North Greenwich. Five minute walk to station with frequent connections to Woolwich Arsenal (for the DLR) or Cannon Street for the city. There is also a bus stop near the station that also goes to Greenwich, although we did not use it. Usual Club site facilities were spotless. Easy access from the A2 with brown camping signs to follow as well. Traffic was quite light when we arrived around 1pm. We will be returning in December to stay after another 02 gig.
If it's not grass cutting its leaf blowing that disturbs the relative peace of club sites and this one, at the end of September was no exception. Add to the city airport planes taking off this was not a peaceful break. At least the airport closes at lunchtime on Saturday and there are no flights on Sunday (no such luck with the leaf blowing).
All club toilet blocks are clean and this is no exception, however my big complaint is that having a disability I like to use the showers that are modified for the disabled (with the flexible hose). On the site the hose has been clamped to the wall and the flex cannot be freed - so there is no point and I am sure this is not a caravan and motor home club approved adaptation of the facility.
The direction signposts lead you a merry chase round the houses and in future I will use sat nav but taking care on the final approach.
Must be our favourite site So convenient for London Ten minute walk to the station and cheap rail fare Don't miss Greenwich and think about going to the city by boat If your interested you aren't too far from Blue water shopping centre Were here this time for the motor racing at brands hatch Facilities are superb the staff are lovely and very helpful in so many waysNo complaints whatsoever There is soooo much going for this site Just learn to ignore the acorns or fantastic chestnuts that drop off the trees now and again and donk on your roof Hundreds of parakeets in the tree canopy Squirrels everywhere and don't feed the local foxes Spotters paradise Recommend this site to anybody Ps market day on Sunday in Greenwich Not to be missed
Must be our favourite site So convenient for London Ten minute walk to the station and cheap rail fare Don't miss Greenwich and think about going to the city by boat If your interested you aren't too far from Blue water shopping centre Were here this time for the motor racing at brands hatch Facilities are superb the staff are lovely and very helpful in so many waysNo complaints whatsoever There is soooo much going for this site Just learn to ignore the acorns or fantastic chestnuts that drop off the trees now and again and donk on your roof Hundreds of parakeets in the tree canopy Squirrels everywhere and don't feed the local foxes Spotters paradise Recommend this site to anybody Ps market day on Sunday in Greenwich Not to be missed