This was my second visit to Chapel Lane but the last time was 6 years previously. I like the site and there have been some improvements including some lovely serviced pitches. If you hate traffic noise you need to avoid the far end of the site adjacent to Middle Lane. This is a moderately busy road and the pitches in that part are very close to it. As a city boy, this does not trouble me at all and I was not unhappy by the fact that the only good, free pitches I could find were in exactly that place. The facilities are good, the pitches big and the site has a spacious feel with plenty of greenery without being over wooded. The wardens were great. I had a bit of trouble as, after I had spent 30 minutes setting myself up, I was advised that the pitch had been previously taken by what was now an absent motorhome. The wardens kindly let me remain once it became clear that a 3-inch-diameter, clay ashtray, left on the ground by the peg, which I had not previously spotted, did not really count as being sufficient to indicate occupation. There is a bus from outside the site into Birmingham but only once a day and not on Sundays. However, you can walk to the next nearest stops with more frequent buses (hourly) in about 15 minutes – just beyond Beckett’s Farm Shop inside Alcester Road. Wythall Station is 35 minutes walk where you get trains into Birmingham or to Stratford. The farm shop is lovely if you are feeling wealthy and there is a restaurant here too. If you are into buses, especially Midland Red buses, the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust run the Wythall Transport museum which is right next door to the site. The best time to visit is when event days are held when there are rides on vintage and classic buses – through the lovely country side of Arden or into Birmingham. These occur on bank holiday week-ends mainly but a look at their web site will reveal all. I suspect that, for many, this is a stopover type site. But I like it a lot as a site to visit in its own right because it is well worth it.