Ashridge Farm Club Campsite

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A Little Gem!

So this is the third time we have tried to get to this site, twice coming unstuck due to Lockdowns in England and/or Wales. Contrary to other members experience's, we found the Wardens very helpful and pleasant, and were rewarded also with a lovely quiet site. Took a walk into the lovely village of Ashwell and found a lovely pub, The Bushell and Strike, which had a great garden to stop for a drink. Didn't explore much else as we were visiting family, but for sure will be back

peaf1997

Motorhomer from Flintshire

Reviewed on 23/04/2021 20:50

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Extremely poor customer service

This is my second attempt...the first being taken down for no apparent reason last night! Firstly, I have stayed at this site several times before and always found the wardens polite and professional. The site itself is a little old fashioned looking, but clean, spacious and has a lovely charm. Great village, pubs and walks nearby. Yesterday, I arrived over an hour early. Completely my fault as I'd wrongly assumed check in was 12pm. The office was full of the 4 wardens with no other customers in sight. I asked if I could check in early and was told, by one lady, no. I won't comment further on the short conversation thereinafter, but would, as a paying and loyal customer, have expected some flexibility given the site was only around 60% full. The reason for my 1* review isn't the site, but one warden's complete lack of customer focus, which in my opinion, is the most important factor. I'm not looking for this lady to be disciplined, even though it appears (looking at previous comments) that I'm not the first to complain, but would like some reassurances from the club that wardens are properly trained in customer care, and have the flexibilty (which I've seen administered before-for myself and other customers) to allow certain rules to be acted upon more leniently when the situation allows. I feel this is a fair review given yesterday's experience.

Moderator Comment - Your first review was hidden, and reported to the Community Manager, as will this one, simply because of the comments you made about  Club Staff. I see you have moderated your language in this second attempt. However the review section is not the place to complain about individual members of site staff as they have no ability to put their side of the story, this should  be done directly to the Club where it can be properly investigated. 

ShaunN

Caravanner from Hertfordshire

Reviewed on 18/04/2021 10:49

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another fabulous visit

We have been here quite a few times. Fantastic wardens, always happy to help. Pitches well kept and spacious. We were allocated a hard standing pitch due to wet weather - well pleased with this so we didn't get stuck in the mud. Covid safe and very clean facilities plus sanitizer available if you want to use. TV reception good enough but mobile reception a bit flakey - not a problem for us but worth considering. Entrance road is quite easy to miss on your first visit but not a problem by your second! Very quiet location. Most places you may want to visit are a bit of a drive away but there are alot of interesting attractions not too far from here. If you do nothing else spend the time to walk into the local village and maybe enjoy a pint in one of the excellent pubs. Its always nice to give something back to a community like this. We would be happy to visit this site again,

Footos

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 03/11/2020 19:15

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Very relaxing weekend stay

Lovely peaceful and well maintained site. Recommend a walk around the historic village of Ashwell. Thai takeaway was a delicious bonus.

JoStewartTaylor

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Reviewed on 31/10/2020 15:34

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Nice peaceful site but poor service from the male warden

We stayed here for a couple of nights and it is a small, peaceful site. Some nice walks and the village of Ashwell is very pleasant. If you are in a motorhome and don't want the hassle of packing things up for day trips then a couple of nights here is probably plenty. Although the site was pleasant, clean and well kept our trip was spoilt somewhat by the male warden. He was unnecessarily grumpy and at times rude, I felt like I was being spoken to by the headmaster. It's a shame as his awful welcome and attitude in my eyes gives this site a bad name, took the edge of the visit and we won't be revisiting due to this.

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Reviewed on 29/10/2020 10:45

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Great site, shame about the younger wardens

We enjoyed our stay at this site, but our initial welcome was very poor. We unfortunately arrived 10 minutes before the arrival time of 1pm. We waited until the office opened at 1pm which then had a barrier across the door so we were unsure as to whether to stay in our motorvan during covid times. Both the younger male and female warden walked straight past me without a word and noses in the air before opening the office door. We continued to stay by the van for 10 more minutes to hear the male warden swearing loudly using the f word. Now 1.10pm and 2 more vans pulling up behind us we thought safely we should go to the office door. After being in the club for more than 30 years this has been the most shambolic welcome we've experienced. Added to this grass fingers definitely needed cutting, but was sorted by a much more friendly elderly warden during the week. This was a pleasant end to our stay.

seasidebird

Reviewed on 30/09/2020 16:48

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Nice little site

We stayed on this site with our dog for 8 nights. The site was full almost constantly and only the grassed area outside the main barrier was available when we arrived. We were unsure at first but it soon became apparent that this was actually a good thing for us. There are good dog walks right from the site to open fields. We were a little irritated by the large number of little yapping dogs but nothing the Wardens can do about that! It certainly isn't an issue for us returning - as the benefits of the site far outweigh that minor grumble. The site was well maintained and the Wardens did a good job to keep the site Covid compliant. Ashwell village is a short stroll away and has an excellent coffee shop, baker and butcher. The visit by the Thai food vendor -- Fellowes Fayre - was an added bonus. We'll be back.

BobbyWJ

Reviewed on 20/09/2020 18:12

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Fabulous Site

Visited the site over many years and it never disappoints, immaculately maintained and a nice friendly atmosphere. The current Wardens are friendly and hard working especially with COVID and the extra work involved to keep us safe. Also a big thumbs up to them for getting the Street Thai van on site on Friday nights, absolutely delicious, we’ll done! PS keep an eye out for the “bird boxes” made from their old work boots.

littleandlarge

Caravanner from Norfolk

Reviewed on 18/09/2020 18:51

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A charming little site.

We stayed here for 3 nights at the start of a tour of the South East. This was our first visit and we found it to be a charming little site on the edge of the equally charming village of Ashwell. The site is well maintained and although there is a large storage compound attached we didn’t find that to be intrusive or to detract from the overall ambience. We received a friendly welcome from the lady warden though I have to agree with the earlier reviewer who found her husband to be rather less so. Corvid restrictions were in place and well detailed although we used our own facilities rather than the toilet/shower block. A word of general warning, I had to brining the 12.5% discount due from The price booked at the beginning of July to the attention of the warden who thought it had already been deducted. It hadn’t! I have encountered the same problem at our next site at Bearsted. At both site wardens admitted that they may have omitted to deduct this from other members site fees. Members beware!! Overall a very nice site, small, neat and quiet.

jayaretee

Caravanner from North Yorkshire

Reviewed on 09/09/2020 17:53

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Not Very Welcoming

Not the friendliest of welcomes arrived about 4pm reception closed so rang the bell. Warden came out of his accommodation not looking too happy. I tried to speak to him but he didn't really want to know. Felt like I was inconveniencing him. Was told pitches that were free on a site plan and which want did I want in an abrupt manner so just picked anyone. Normally find the welcome from club sites very good.

tilpup

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Reviewed on 02/09/2020 19:25

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