Moreton-in-Marsh Club Campsite
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lovely autumn break
Lovely clean site, friendly wardens, in fact everything we have come to expect from a club site. A lot of motor-homes on the site, presumably due to its close proximity to the lovely Cotswold town of Moreton-in-Marsh (approx 5 mins walk) and the bus stop right at the site entrance to take you to Stratford-upon-Avon. Lovely site for dogs, large fenced field for them to run in and also noticed several of the pubs and cafes in town were welcoming dogs. Returned home via the M6toll and as advised by a fellow caravanner, paid a substantially reduced fee on presentation of club membership card, a bonus we had not previously been aware of. Hope to return before too long.
Moreton in Marsh: a site of two halves.
Quite a big site but definitely in two sections, to the right of the gate there is more tree cover, to the left is larger but more open.
We found the open side a great advantage as we were there at the time of the lunar eclipse and got a great view(at 3am), and the view of the stars was good too, there not being too many artificial lights around.
The weather was extremely kind while we were there, despite early morning fog and we were able to walk across the fields to explore Batsford arboretum and enjoy a reasonably priced 'home cooked' lunch in the cafe. One word of warning. While the walk across the fields is levelish and easy to follow, be wary when you reach the road to the aboretum itself. There is no designated footpath, and the road is edged by fence. You need to be aware of the traffic as there is a constant flow of vehicles entering and leaving, sometimes at the same time!
We also visited the National Trusts Chastleton house, off the Oxford road. This Jacobean building is unique in that it has remained in the same family for four hundred years and is little altered. Maintained rather than renovated, and the location for the filming of some bits of the recent TV series, "Wolf Hall". Each room has a useful information sheet, and the room guides were full of stories too! The garden had some very interesting topiary - we had fun trying to guess what shape each tree had been cut into.
Several interesting shops in Moreton, but suggest walking into town on a Tuesday when the market expands your choice considerably.
Also within driving distance are Blenheim place, ( gardens worth the walk), Hailes Abbey, (good audio tour) and the Broadway Tower
Stayed for a Week, No Need to Use Car / Motorhome
We love this site. Facilities are always good and spotless, and maintenance is kept spot on. It is a short walk to the town and bus and train services to Stratford, Birmingham, Cheltenham and many other destinations are all readily close and convenient. For those who love outdoors there is good walking and running in the Cotswolds from the site. We cycle most of the time and using a map there are many routes away from busy roads leading out of the town.
Morton-in-Marsh caravan site.
Allways a good site, but for the trees on part of the site.
GranvilleR
Reviewed on 30/09/2015 19:41
Dull few days at Moreton
Whilst we have loved this site in the past we have slightly fallen out of love with it this time. The town is lovely and the location of the site is an easy walk into the town. The trees on this site spoilt our short holiday. We were under an oak tree and on the two hour spell when we had sun on our pitch we were bombarded with acorns, the rest of the time it was very dark and our awning and caravan are now covered in bird deposits, also pitches are very, very tight. Having said that we had a lovely day out in Stratford, caught the 9.30am bus outside the site entrance (using bus pass!!) Came back on the 3.05pm bus. There isn't a 4pm bus, the next one is 5.05pm and I imagine you cannot use your pass to return as it may be peak time. Walked down the river to the "Dirty Duck", couldnt believe we had a pint of beer, half a lager and lime and two haddock bakes for less than £17. To sum things up we feel we don't want to return until some daylight is let into the site.
Trees in need of pruning
Have just returned from a lovely week at this site. My criticism is that there does seem to be a lot of trees overshadowing the pitches and cutting out precious sunlight, looks like they could do with a good prune back. A real annoyance when it rains heavy and pine cones etc are playing a tattoo on the roof of the van. Majority of pitches are under trees so creating damp conditions, (unless you are lucky enough to get one out in the open, mainly on the left side of the site). Also the screening trees around the edges are very tall and again cut sunlight out, maybe they could be trimmed at the top. I know this is a lot of expensive work, but it will only get worse. Having said all of this we have always enjoyed the site, the team are very friendly and helpful and everything is always clean and tidy and handy for town and visiting the area.
Busy Moreton
This was our 4th visit here and we have enjoyed every one. We forgot how tiny the pitches are. It was rather busy this September, almost full in fact, and had little choice than to choose a pitch that backed on to the A44. Thundering lorries and traffic all day and through the night often preventing conversation. Anyway the site is pretty and central for the north Cotswolds. If you can find a pitch away from the road noise then this would be bliss. The wardens are very friendly and helpful, toilet blocks spotless. Excellent dog exercise field, and kids play area. Moreton-in-Marsh town is a few minutes walk away and is a typical quaint Cotswold village. This is one of our favourite sites to visit at Christmas/New year, so will be back again sometime.
September visit
Once again a really good break at this site. Peace and quiet, excellent facilities and friendly wardens.
Will be back again
Great location
Lovely site with the high standards that you come to expect with Club sites. Morton in Marsh is a 10 min walk from the site & there are plenty of shops & pubs. Also a great base for exploring the the Cotswolds towns such as Broadway which is approx 20 mins drive. There is a large dog walking field here & plenty of dog lovers if your that's your thing. The site also allows a mobile pizza van to visit regularly. We are 2 days into our trip & feel that we made a good choice.
1275rob
Reviewed on 23/09/2015 19:11