Wyatts Covert Club Campsite
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The first thing to say about this site is to make sure you follow the CMC route instructions and approach via Denham Green Lane. We saw several people coming straight up Tilehurst Lane, presumably following their SatNav systems, and this road is really too narrow.
The site is situated next to a park home development and next to Denham Aerodrome. You need to be aware of this as the helicopters in particular fly constantly from about 09h00 until darkness. There are light aircraft and a few small jets too. So do not go there if you want a quiet place where you can sleep late.
If you want a site with friendly wardens, immaculately kept and within easy reach of the surrounding Buckinghamshire countryside and London, then this is a great place to go. Most of the pitches are not suitable for awnings, so do ensure you book the correct one for your outfit.
A trip into the nearby village of Denham is a must. It is amazing how familiar it will seem because you will have seen it on many TV series. The Green Man is a lovely pub for a simple meal. The Thai Chicken salad is great. If you want to go to The Swan you really must book, even midweek we could not get in.
Going into London is easy. The Underground ends at Uxbridge, which is only a couple of miles away. A bus goes to there from the site, necessary as the station is in a pedestrian zone. If you want to take a car and park then Ickenham or Hillingdon are better.
I have been to this site twice and really like its size and location. I would definitely go again.
Wonderful Site
Just returned home from our third stay at Wyatt's Covert Club Site. The site is a wonderful oasis of calm with nearby direct rail links to London Marylebone and Wembley Stadium. The Wardens are extremely friendly and helpful and keep the site absolutely spotless. There is some lovely cycling in the surrounding area with good pubs and great food available in nearby Denham village.
We cannot recommend this site highly enough.
Enjoyable weeks stay
Weeks stay in August and was very happy with the site. The wardens were brilliant and very helpful. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The site was very clean. The location is ideal as it is just off the motorway. Only downside is that nextdoor to the site is a light aircraft field which at times was quite noisy but it didnt affect our stay at all. We had a lovely time.
welshdragons
Reviewed on 23/08/2018 20:02
Brilliant place to use to see the sites to the west of London
My wife and I have just spent 3 nights at Wyatts Covert and we found it a well maintained site without some of the frills.
The location just off the M40 could not be better as we came down from the Midlands and did not have to worry about using the M25 or going further into London.
The staff are lovely, friendly and helpful and there were all the amenities we were looking for.
There was not a play area or large areas of grass land for children to play on, but within a few minutes walk of the site there was a large woodland area with plenty of pathways.
Being so close to the M40/M25 meant there was speedy access (that is taking into account how fast speedy is on the M25), to many attractions such as Windsor and Richmond. There is also train connection from Denham into London which is about a 20 minute train ride.
If you do want peace and quiet, then please find somewhere else. As many other reviewers have mentioned, there is a small airfield next door with light aircraft and helicopters going back and forth from about 7am until about 7-8pm. As long as you are aware of the likelihood of noise then there are no other things to worry about.
We were scheduled to stay 4 nights, but the weather has beaten us. I know we should be thankful for sunny days, but the extreme hot weather we have faced over the last few weeks has paid its toll. There are no real areas of shade on the site, so sitting out in the evening was not too pleasant.... There may be many sun worshippers who have really enjoyed the hot days and for those people I expect Wyatts Covert was perfect. Alas for my wife and I, we enjoy cooler weather, so no shade made it impossible to stay the 4th night.
Apart from the weather, we would happily stay at Wyatts Covert again.
les cotterill
Reviewed on 09/07/2018 19:28
Two night stay at Wyatt's Covert
What a lovely site. Friendly welcome despite arriving after 6pm. Wardens must hate having to come out at that time after a hard day's work. We had a lovely pitch with some grass for our dog and some shade in the hot weather. Facilities great as always on CAMC sites. Some helicopter noise but it is mentioned on other reviews so expected. Ideal site for us just off the M40 and near family which was the purpose of the visit. We look forward to returning.
Bonnie57
Reviewed on 02/07/2018 14:35
Small But Nice
The site is small and friendly and generally very pleasant with facilities of the usual Club standard. Some previous reviews have mentioned the nearby airfield. So, planes and helicopters make some noise but it wasn't unreasonable and wasn't an issue. The local bus service was good, actually coming into the site entrance, and the short trip to Uxbridge and then the Piccadilly and District lines brought Central London conveniently close. Also, the Grand Union Canal was a short walk away from the site. Overall, an excellent site and an enjoyable stay. .
Not so friendly staff
Nice site,been here before and there was a very friendly gentleman to greet you.He may be on holiday or something because this time it was not such a good welcome.Although an attempt of friendliness was made I felt the couple were too stern and indeed when I returned to the Motorhome to drive through the man came out to instruct that I have to keep to the van over to the peg I said 'that's fine' he's reply was 'I know it's fine'.I mean who says that?Very strange encounter.Perhaps not the best job for you fella.
Super small site but you need to like helicopters!
Lovely friendly wardens welcomed us on our first outing this year after all the cold and wet weather! This trip was in mid April 2018.
All pitches are hardstandings and easily accessible. We had read about the noise from the airfield opposite the site but contrary to what some members had said, the flying does not always stop in the early evening, and on two of our days continued even after dark. None during the night fortunately. The walk to nearby Denham Green is easy at about a mile, takes around 20 minutes each way, and there are a few small restaurants there plus a small Co-op supermarket, and a Budgens at the petrol station, so we had no need to take our motorhome off site.
The site facilities were well up to Club standards.
Johann
Reviewed on 23/04/2018 18:17
Don't follow sat nav!
We chose this site because of the location fairly near to family and places we wanted to visit. It served a purpose - it was a very basic site. We made a mistake by following sat nav and ended up along a single track road with passing places and potholes. (There are a lot of heavy vehicles working on HS2.) We recommend following the sites instructions or take the sat nav route at your peril!
The village of Denham is lovely but probably nearer 2 miles than the said 1.5! Lovely pubs and very picturesque. There is also an hotel nearby which we didn't know about until it was time to leave.
For a day out in London we chose to get the bus to Uxbridge which is in zone 6 and from there getting a day unlimited travel ticket. To get back from Uxbridge to the camp site allow at least £10 for a taxi (use Denham taxi rather than the station ones). We thought this was the best way for a day out in London but trains do go from Denham to Marylebone as well.