Crystal Palace Club Campsite

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Excellent location and welcome but ….

Friendly welcome and was given some good tips getting to Kennington and London, that’s where the positives end. After reading some positive reviews I felt happy booking this site. On arrival we were greeted by loud ‘garage’ type music coming from a festival in the park. This in my opinion should have been highlighted on booking or in a follow up email? The site itself is tired and not as well kept as other sites we’ve used. Probably down to he fact it could be closing? Our pitch was near the toilet block which is very tired again probably don’t wish to spend the money. It had good hedging to hide to hide the toilet block but it didn’t mask the noise of the door slamming shut day and night. The showers were dirty, not from lack of cleaning by the wardens but people not cleaning up after themselves. On the final day they had to close the facilities as they had become blocked. The wardens had to unblock them, and I take my hat off to them. The wardens were lovely but as I said that’s the only positive.

Becky1969

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 01/08/2023 17:59

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Great site Close to central London

Great site, very close to central London. I have stayed several times and although in Greater London the site is peaceful and quiet on the edge of a large park. Good facilities and helpful staff.

IDhenry

Reviewed on 17/07/2023 11:01

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A gem of a site

This is a superb site with friendly helpful staff, good clean facilities and ideally situated for anyone wishing to visit central London. Situated among mature trees this site has a rural feel even though it's basically in an urban area and only a few miles from the capital. It is adjacent to Crystal Palace Park which can easily be explored on cycle or foot. The dinosaurs are not to be missed! Numerous bus routes pass close to the site providing easy access to central London and elsewhere. (Free travel if you have a senior bus pass).The staff were very helpful in providing maps as well as bus routes and times. When we explained we were going to Wimbledon for the tennis they provided us with a slip of paper showing the various routes and modes of transport for getting to Wimbledon - presumably something they had prepared specifically for Wimbledon fortnight. This site deserves to be around for a very long time. We will certainly be visiting again.

Camspire

Campervanner

Reviewed on 16/07/2023 17:09

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Sanctuary in the city

Amazing hideaway, great location for bus route into the city, pitches all very clean and tidy, facilities clean , everything has been carefully thought out. Welcomed by both wardens who work tirelessly to maintain this site. I read some negative reviews about this site but i didn't encounter any issues only help where it was needed.

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Reviewed on 16/07/2023 09:24

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Brilliant Location

We had a great stay here - being well connected by public transport to London as well as being handy for Crystal Palace Park. Facilities were absolutely fine and wardens friendly. We will certainly return!

Bramley 1966

Campervanner

Reviewed on 12/07/2023 15:58

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Pity the loss of a valuable club site

Lovely site with very nice wardens, who assisted me with my booking. It will be a sad loss when this site closes!

magpie1892

Reviewed on 04/07/2023 16:43

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nice site.... must have caught staff on a bad day....

Third time of staying at Crystal Palace and have been very happy with the experience. Facilities are good and the location is excellent for getting anywhere in London; this is especially useful for me as I regularly have to go for treatment at Kings College Hospital, which without fail always seems to coincide with industrial action on the railways (I live in Kent). It would be nice to have more availability to book pitches with an awning (never seems to be an available option when I've booked on line) but when I'm travelling without my wife it is not too much of an inconvenience. This being my third visit in as many months I was looking forward to setting up, putting the kettle on and relaxing. However this visit, despite being greeted by the same members of staff, there seemed to be a problem with my van.... I felt that the ensuing conversation was way less than congenial or helpful, bordering on hostile at times. The crux of the matter, after consulting rule books, was that my van did not have a vent, open windows not being appropriate, despite stating, after being asked, that cooking was done on a gas barbecue so clearly outside. Unless I had some form of lethal flatulence I couldn't see why open windows were not adequate. There were several other vans on site without vents so I like to think that there was consistency and they were "told off" too. I have stayed at other sites with the club and have never encountered this problem before, including my two previous visits to this site. I was left in no doubt that I would not be welcome at this site again. Perhaps I just had the misfortune to come on a 'bad day'. If so, my advice would be don't take it out on the customers; a couple of other campers I spoke to about this had said that they had found the reception , and I quote, "snotty" and "prickly" Anyway... love the club and the sites...

rossivanda

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Reviewed on 12/06/2023 13:33

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Lovely site very close to London

This is a lovely site, only 15 mins on the train from London. The site is very green, and the parakeets that fly around are a joy, but quite noisy when they wake up first thing in the morning. There is a resident fox who is very confident walking between all the caravans, though I imagine he can be trouble if any bin bags are left exposed. The toilet block is clean and large enough that there were no queues at all. We walked to the train station at Sydenham Hill, which was a 15 min brisk walk (all down hill going, but all up hill coming back) and then caught the train to London, which was about 15 mins, so getting to the centre of London was about 30 mins in total. It is a shame this site might be closing next year as we really enjoyed the stay. The staff were incredibly helpful explaining the route to London and the local shops when needed.

JoBennett

Reviewed on 16/05/2023 10:22

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Brilliant access to London

We've stayed here before and find it an ideal starting off point for trips into Central London. The bus journey is about an hour each way, but the No 3 isn't generally too crowded and it's a good way to view the suburbs as well as unwinding at the end of a day in town. We haven't used the local shops, but they aren't far.... and we aren't able to judge whether this is a good site for families. During a "quiet day" we strolled to the Horniman Museum along the Green Chain walk and were surprised by the delightful path (and the chance to get a bus back up the hill!) The reception team were both welcoming and helpful with practical matters (there was a bus strike on during our visit). Our only regret is the uncertainty about the future of this site. It's a valuable assset for the club. We do hope the local council can be persuaded to continuue to make it available.

MandSExeter

Reviewed on 19/02/2023 19:31

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