An expensive site but great location.
An expensive site but great location.
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Reviewed on 15/06/2019 14:22
Henley Four Oaks Club Campsite
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Wonderful campsite
we have just stayed here for a fantastic long weekend and we cant fault anything at all especially the staff which were absolutely great, so helpful and friendly, nothing was too much trouble for them. I asked for a birthday cake i had made to be stored in the office and straight away no problem. Yes you are near a road but in the end we didn't even take any notice of it. The shower/toilets are kept immaculately clean and fresh smelling and lovely continuous hot water.
Will definitely be coming back to this site without a doubt
Limited pitch choice and very noisy
Stayed 6 nights having booked several weeks before and were faced with pitches adjacent to the very busy main road, otherwise we had no room for an awning. The traffic noise was from 6.30am through to 11pm and at rush hour was none stop. We were given a blipper for the security barrier, I don't know why because it remained up the whole of our stay so there was no security. It was clean and tidy but other than that was never worth £27 a night.
Lovely stay.
Booking was quick and easy. Staff were very helpful. As like all sites you have to drive around looking for pitch.
Pitches were very well maintained. Showers were spotless. Hot water any time of day.
Ok, there are a few minor points. TV reception not great. And traffic noise but no way did it spoil our enjoyment of this lovely site.
You can walk into Henley in about fifteen minutes. Or bus from a stop a few yards up the road.
Never again!
We had booked for 8 nights but only stayed for 1. First impressions were very poor. Virtually on the busy main road with the loud traffic noise that goes with such a setting. Also seemed to be under a flight path for Heathrow. What a racket! We were asked to drive around to find a pitch but very few available and, having booked for an awning thus reduced the choice even more. The design of the sites means that this is inadvisable and best to leave unit and walk. We had little choice but to plump for a pitch which for some unknown reason couldn't have an awning. To top all of these negatives the dog walk is a joke. A fenced off area smaller than most back gardens and so riddled with rabbit holes it was quite hazardous. Moved to a private site which was the same price, beautifully kept, large pitches and pleasant, QUIET, views. It's dog walk was a large field!! Great. Get your act together CMC.
Jane and Tony Rogers
Reviewed on 28/05/2019 14:47
Lovely Area
We arrived on site to be welcomed by a stern gentleman wearing C&MC corporate polo shirt. We explained we had asked for a disabled pitch as wife is registered disabled and were bluntly told "we don't have disabled pitches". I went on to explain to him we'd joined the club because of this site's proximity to Henley and Marlow and when we'd done a site inspection before joining we were told they have disabled pitches near wash block, but if not pitch 40 or 43 which were designated, then we would be given a pitch near there. He remained adamant that wasn't the case, but that as wife was disabled he'd reserved plot 67 for us, opposite wash block, but make sure I don't run his cone over that he'd reserved it with!!
Following our communication issues, we found plot 67 to be fantastic, only a short walk to the amenity block and lovely level hard standing.
We had a wonderful few days and didn't really suffer too badly from the road noise.
I have to say that the cleanliness and quality of the showers was worth an extra star on their own. Hot water that stays on and an area for your clothes that stays dry.
We have found our new favourite campsite close to Henley and Marlow, I'll just send the wife in to speak to Grumpy, or see if we can make him laugh before the year is finished! Or I suppose we could speak to his wife...... Oh and I didn't break his cone, in case anyone wants to know?
First visit
My wife and I had a lovely 2 night stay at this site. We arrived at 12.15pm to find the a queue of outfits in front of us - no surprise these days. There is no getting away from the fact that this site is next to a busy main road with lots of traffic passing all day and into the night. We were fully aware of this when we booked but if you are able to pitch at the back of the site the sound isn't as bad. The site is an easy flat 15 minute walk into the beautiful town if Henley on Thames but it is along the busy main road. The shower block although kept clean and tidy is in need of an upgrade. Would we stay again - yes but possibly not for an extended stay.
Nice area and good site
As we've come to expect the site was clean and well kept. Good easy location for Henley itself, 5 minute walk to bustop and easy access to larger towns such as Reading.
The barrier didn't work for duration of our stay which was unfortunate as this is something we look for in terms of security when possible.
A couple of negatives we found really was the position of the electric boxes as there were wires trailing all over the grass/pitches. Usually they can be found near to/on each pitch but seemed higgledy piggledy here.
Could be better
Constant visitor to this now all-year site (friends/family close by), it is of typical C&MC high standard with a lovely well-known Thames-side town on the doorstep.
But if you were planning a site from scratch, it'd be surely different - like the dish-washing area not the long walk to the far side of the amenities block. As for motorhome friendly.... still got the old lift-a-lid grey disposal drain. And it's on a slope, so tank emptying and water filling can never successfully complete. That could be changed/moved. And additional general service points added.
Advice: Arrive early to get a pitch at the 'top end' away from noisy road. And hunt for the Four Oaks. I found one great specimen among the hundreds of horse-chestnut!
PS Until the club changes its website, this will be last review I make here (I do others for such as SearchFor, etc). Keep getting C&MC emails saying "click here" to leave a review. Fake news, fellow travellers. It takes hunting, time and stress with loads of clicks to actually find where to type your view on a site. One wonders whether any of the club hierarchy reads/take note of reviews.
Hit and Miss
First and foremost we encountered friendly and helpful wardens.
Unless we have been given vouchers we use CL's and CS's and this site highlights why it was unsuitable for our modest needs.
As usual few members actually speak to each other when on site, unlike in my childhood. Perhaps it's generally a different type of person on a CL but our fellow campers on 5 van sites are generally much friendlier.
We got off to a bad start in that I had not realised that a standard pitch did not include an awning. A lifetime of caravanning and still there's something to learn. Alas we could not change onto a suitable pitch as would have to depart or move pitch before the end of our holiday.
Now many reviews have said it's good for motorhomes, that it may be but then that is the new club bias. Hardstandings that have a covering as deep as at this site make negotiating from car to caravan in a power wheelchair absolutely impossible. The warden put a sheet of board down for us but I still had to get the car lift lined up spot on each time in order to transfer to the caravan. It is impossible in a power wheelchair to help with any outdoor jobs as you just sink into the hardstanding as soon as you come to a halt. In addition to use the site facilities you have to have someone to get your chair out of the car and onto the board, then drive the car to where you can depart onto tarmac to then use facilities then do everything in reverse.
It is Impossible to use a toilet brush when it's located on the far side of the toilet. Luckily my chair has a built in gyroscope which can cope with the adverse cambers that need to be negotiated to get to the facilities. If it wasn't well appointed I would not manage. The toilet seat height is far too low for safe solo transfer even with my chair tilted and lowered as much as it will. Still I suppose you'll never please every cripple.
Dog walking is fine once you get down to the river but the very limited facilities on the site and the (unlit) main road make the car essential, or perhaps that's why so many people were walking to the far reaches of the playground with their pooches and back again.
So onto the worst bit of the stay, the road noise is appalling. We walked the entirety of the site to see if any pitches were we to return (unlikely as it would be), any quieter. They are not. The speed limit on the main road is not adhered to and the engine note of the noisier cars were a disturbance at all times and even woke us on a number of occasions in the night. If at this time of year when you're sat in with the windows closed it's intolerable then what on earth is it like to sit out during the day or if you leave a window open at night?
Did we enjoy our stay? not the site but we walked daily along the Thames from Wallingford to Windsor and spent quality time with friends and this we enjoyed immensely. BTW the private site next door is actually cheaper too at this time of year.
