This is a beautiful site in beautiful surroundings ie the country park, perfect for dog walkers, joggers, cyclists and children. However the one downside is on arrival if you are a little early maybe 15 mins then you are told to turn round (in the site, through the barriers) and go back on the road and head for a lay-by 5 mins away!
The fact is there is plenty of room in the site prior to reception to allow possibly 5 motorhomes or caravans to wait off the road. We did as we were told with difficulty as the lay by was full. We sat, hoping that no one would want to get past us and at the allotted time made our way back to the site gate where there were now At least 4vehicles in front booking in!
We weren’t hoping to book in any earlier than specified, 12 noon but surely waiting In The site is preferable to sitting outside either in a lay-by or on a fairly busy road. Rather spoilt our arrival especially as it was the hottest day of the year (in the thirties) and we had two dogs in the van getting considerably hot.
A little thought would go a long way. Otherwise a lovely place to stay.
The site was situated perfectly for the purpose of our visit which was dog walking and relaxation.
Hard standing pitch, clean and tidy toilets and showers and a most convenient service point.
The wardens were friendly and helpful and the lovely Ferry Meadows country park is right next door.
The site was easy to find as well. Really hope to visit again so that we can explore the park a bit more
will I return it has got to be a yes as this a lovely quiet site with plenty do around the Nene park, walks, lakes, canal walk, Steam railway line, pub, and even a fresh herb box outside reception for people to use, even a garden centre thrown in just up the road. The pitches are very generous and very well kept.The staff are very helpful and will do that bit extra for you. Well done Ferry Meadows.
Thankyou especially to the warden who gave me some helpful tips on how to put our awning up as we have been struggling with this since we bought it.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou
We arrived at Ferry Meadows Sunday 19 July and it was very busy. We selected a pitch on the east side on grass as we usually do. We were very apprehensive due to the coronavirus and decided we would use our own facilities in the caravan, apart from the odd occasion to use the toilet. There was a system in operation at the shower facilities such as bands on entry and sanitizer soap dispensers outside but we felt safer using our own facilities. A lot of people were ignoring social distancing and not wearing masks. There was no queuing at the service point but you need to take your own sanitising soap. The Ferry Meadows park was not very safe as too many people and no social distancing . The wardens do a great job.
Ferry Meadows is a large site covering 2 areas. The area behind the reception is mostly hard standing pitches which are well spaced. The area on the opposite side of the road is mostly level grass pitches. All areas are very well maintained. We found all staff very pleasant and friendly but they won't allow any abusing of the rules. Good management is essential when there can be up to 1000 people on site at busy times, so behave yourselves and you won't experience the wrath of the warden. There are health & safety precautions at the shower/toilet blocks but nothing at the service points although by now everyone should know what they should be doing with regards to Covid-19 personal protection. There is an ice cream van that drives around the sites every evening and a fish & chip van that visits the site on Wednesday, Friday & Saturday evenings. The site is on the edge of the huge Nene Country Park with its lovely lakeside walks and activities, and its cafe's and gift shop. If you arrive at 12.00 expect to be queueing to get onto site. There is no dog walk on the reception side, but there is a small dog walk area on the other site and plenty of places to exercise your furry friends on the road outside the site and of course in Nene park itself. This is not the most secure site on the network so ensure that your cycles are well secured as there were cycle thefts from the site overnight during the week that we were there.
This site is in an excellent location, but unfortunately we will not be visiting again. We witnessed 2 different staff members aggressively shouting at customers, and we found the receptionist to be unhelpful and condescending when attempting to locate 2 pitches together for a family group. The site is advertised as being suitable for dogs, however you are not permitted to exercise your dog anywhere on site, and your dog will be expected to hold their wee until they have passed the gates.
Just returned from a weekend with the family and we all enjoyed it. It was busy when we arrived. 7pm on friday night but we managed to find a great pitch, Maintenance man on site is brilliant and a great asset to the site. Helpful and very good with the children. Extra safety precautions they have put in are excellent
I am writing this review to thank Al and his wife and the rest of the team for making our stay here from the 16/07/20 to 19/07/20 Great these wardens are working so hard to make everyone’s stay comfortable, they don’t get the recognition they deserve, having to cope with the new Covid cleaning, adding to they’re already busy day, then having to put up with some of our quality members abusing the facilities and using the showers Cubicles as a toilet ,come on people for goodness sake grow up you’re suppose to be adults, yet something else for the wardens to deal with, above all this the site was very well kept and run like a well oiled machine, we will definitely without doubt be returning to this site in the future as we were made to feel very welcome.
This site is half way between all our family members, 3 families, 3 caravans and 3 sets of CAMC membership - and so would be a wonderful place to get together. This was the first opportunity, as with any, for us to get together, for a while, and we felt, should be a lovely place to meet. How disappointed we were! Not to be able to arrange to get 2 pitches together even though we did everything we could to arrive together. We were shouted at to move our car (whilst setting up). Whilst I understand that everything is very new and very strange for everyone at the moment, the site was busy and the staff were obviously very stressed their attitude to us was inexcusable! We did not use the faciities on site so I cannot comment on them. We had booked 4 nights but left after 2 and will not be going back again. So sad.
The staff were very friendly at this site. The site is easily accessible from the A14 and the facilities were clean and tidy. The Beefeater at the end of the lane was great too, nice food and ideal on a cold night, a nice touch with lights along the walkway too. We will definately use it again if we are in that area.
Stayed there 3 times as it's so convenient from the A1. I already reviewed this site previously but need to add a comment.
Great site, great facilities, friendly wardens etc BUT having a drive over grey water disposal point on the way out is lacking. Due to the one way system, we had to leave the site with a tankful of waste water. The CMC needs to address this. Apart from that, we will always use this site on the way down south and back