Long weekend
Stayed In March to visit family near by, a great site in a convenient location.
Was woken by the sound of earl morningnDIY, by woody (woodpecker) heard but not seen.
We will go back.
Abbey Wood Club Campsite
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Staying close to central London
We booked Abbey Wood for available transport into central London, we tried British Rail and LDR took us approx 3/4 hour either way, will be a lot faster when new line direct to Tottenham Court is in service. Train station walking distance also 180 bus, which we took in one day to get to Lewishsm shopping centre. Sainsbury store behind train station. Ideal site to stop on to visit London.
Tranquility in Suburbia
Every year my wife and I have a weekend break in London, normally staying in a hotel and paying around £300+ for 2 nights. Well this year we decided to take our recently acquired motorhome and stay at Abbey Wood. The two nights cost us around £45, which was a significant saving plus it is a real haven of tranquility in the middle of London's suburbs. plus it has good transport links into the city and surrounding areas like Greenwich.
We used the 180 bus to take us to Woolwich Arsenal where DLR and Overground rail links can be found and visited the Cutty Sark on the Friday afternoon. Saturday we used the rail service from Abbey Wood station into London and had afternoon tea followed by a matinee show (Jersey Boys), stopping in Greenwich on our way back for a pleasant evening meal. Only problem was that there were engineering works and trains were not stopping at Greenwich so we back tracked to the DLR and back to Woolwich and then caught the train to Abbey wood and then it was just a 10 min walk back to the site.
As for the site, its ideal, with very pleasant and helpful staff. the pitches are spacious and mostly level gravel and ours even had an aerial socket so we had a good selection of free view channels.
The wild life is also interesting with woodpeckers, Parrots, squirrels and foxes.
We will definitely use the site again as it ticks all the boxes for use.
City break
This fabulous campsite has trees all around, is grassed, and peaceful, full of wildlife, so it amazing that it is only minutes from the city of London. Just a 5 minute walk down the road to the train station and you can access the whole range of things to do, come rain or shine, from shows and restaurants to swimming pools and saunas, from wildlife areas (London Docklands Wetlands, royal parks) to parades and museums and famous buildings and shopping areas.
This is our second visit and we absolutely love it!
Gingercart
Reviewed on 20/03/2017 14:17
Excellent site
We use this site as a base to get to West End shows. The train is five minutes walk away with a good return service late at night. The site itself has all the usual features maintained to the usual top standard.
Turnpike2
Reviewed on 19/03/2017 20:24
Good site, excellent location for Greenwich.
Lovely site. The wardens were fantastic.
Mark Stirmey
Reviewed on 02/03/2017 19:32
Peaceful site with good transport links to central London
Our first stay at Abbey Wood and if we need to stay in London again this will be our first choice. Lovely quiet site near Greenwich with fast train every 30mins to central London a short walk away.
Hard standing pitches are wide and level and facilities are great. The wardens were friendly, welcoming and informative.
Another visit to the changing AbbeyWood
It's been a year since our last visit. The actual site remains a favourite for when we want to visit London, coming from Derbyshire. We use the Dart crossing although the sat nav route from the Caravan Club choosing the route in a motorhome/caravan insists on taking a route through the centre of London itself, so caution required if not visited before and reliant on sat navs. Also, the Dart charge must be paid online by midnight the day after travel or a fine will be incurred. The charge for us in our motorhome was £2.50 single. Now to the site. Its the usual CC, shut half off in winter when it comes to toilet blocks, so pitching with care if you need to use these. Ameneties block does the usual, plenty of hot water, clean tidy, less dos and don't s with these friendly Wardens, brilliant. There is some noise, owls, parrekeets, wood pigeons, foxes etc, well what else do you expect near a wood, lovely. The new station is not fully functioning at weekends and maybe closed, need to check if reliant on trips to London by train on Sats and Suns until 2018. It will be spectacular when complete. There are plenty of buses to choose from, just sit back and enjoy the ride make sure allowing loads of travel time though to ale iate the stress you might feel if held up. The 180 has been running over 50 years and still going, take a walk down Crumpsall street, turning right at the end of the 1st part of CS. The stop is there to see. A large Sainsbury is situated on the bridge, no need for a car, just walk!
It has everything one could possibly need for a week or so even clothes if you need a fresh look when taking in a show or two as we did during our stay. Getting back late at night from Central London was easy peasy, we took the train direct to Charing Cross, making it central for our visit to the theatres we wanted. The shows were brilliant and we had a fabulous time, we shall save up and return again soon..
ROJENN
Reviewed on 15/02/2017 19:51
A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
We have just changed our caravan and wanted to go away for a couple of days to see that it all worked. We chose a nice cold, damp, snowy couple of days. Just the weather to ensure that it all worked. It did.
Now to the site review!!
The weather may have been cold and damp but the welcome was warm and friendly; the wardens explained the site to us and where we could go and do some shopping. They also suggested whereabouts to go so that we would be near the open toilet block. What a great start.
The site is clean and tidy, the pitches are spacious and the toilets are warm. What more could you ask for.
The people we met were friendly and just happy to be away in their Motorhome/Caravan. We traveled into Greenwich by train (from Abbey Wood Station), just a short walk from the site. Had a great time visiting the Cutty Sark (Restaurant / Snack Bar -- I suggest you avoid); it is well presented with lots of supporting material.
We came back by bus - what a mistake, I could have walked quicker. I suggest that you use the train unless you want to travel slow on the bus and see the shops. It is all down to personal choice.
In summary, A Great Site, Warm Welcome, close to London; choices of Transport. WE will be back.
A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
We have just changed our caravan and wanted to go away for a couple of days to see that it all worked. We chose a nice cold, damp, snowy couple of days. Just the weather to ensure that it all worked. It did.
Now to the site review!!
The weather may have been cold and damp but the welcome was warm and friendly; the wardens explained the site to us and where we could go and do some shopping. They also suggested whereabouts to go so that we would be near the open toilet block. What a great start.
The site is clean and tidy, the pitches are spacious and the toilets are warm. What more could you ask for.
The people we met were friendly and just happy to be away in their Motorhome/Caravan. We traveled into Greenwich by train (from Abbey Wood Station), just a short walk from the site. Had a great time visiting the Cutty Sark (Restaurant / Snack Bar -- I suggest you avoid); it is well presented with lots of supporting material.
We came back by bus - what a mistake, I could have walked quicker. I suggest that you use the train unless you want to travel slow on the bus and see the shops. It is all down to personal choice.
In summary, A Great Site, Warm Welcome, close to London; choices of Transport. WE will be back.