Wyatts Covert Club Campsite
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We have got nothing negative to say about this campsite. Spacious pitches, helpful wardens, beautiful surroundings, immaculate toilets/shower block. It really is a fantastic site.
We spent one day in central London (30 minutes drive and parked near the Royal Albert Hall for the day) and we also went to Go Ape at Black Park (20 minutes) and the rest of the time we stayed local. The walk along the canal near Denham Deep lock was lovely and also the country park.
If ever we have to go to London again we will most definitely take the caravan and stay on this site. It's a shame we don't live closer or we would be regulars (we live 3 hours away).
Thankyou Wyatts Covert for a brilliant stay.
From the Jacksons
Daytime noise a significant issue
We stayed on this site for 5 nights. While I worked in London, my wife stayed on site to recuperate after an operation.
The approach to the site was a bit rough, but we had no issues. The Wardens, when we arrived, were absolutely marvellous; Friendly, helpful and a delight throughout our stay.
The site itself is clean, well laid out and felt very safe and secure. The facilities are good.
The biggest issue her though is noise from the adjacent airfield. The hand book says say's that there is 'some' noise, but this is grossly understated, and misleading.
Helicopter's start at 7am, and fly noisily around in circles, at low level, until well into the evening. Other aircraft come and go during the day, and some flights landed at close to midnight. I wasn't around during the day, but my wife was very relieved when we went home.
If you are wanting a base that is close to London, then this site is perfect. Its 20minutes on a train to Marylebone, but if you are looking for a peaceful break away, especially at weekends, then forget it, which is really a shame.
Weekend Stay for London Marathon
We booked onto this site with the same purpose as another reviewer, to watch our son run in the London Marathon. Great connection to London Centre (Marylebone Station) on frequent Chiltern Railways service from Denham - takes between 25 and 30 mins deending on which train you get. One other warning, watch out which train you get as it stops at Wembley Stadium and if there's an event ending the tains do get rather full.
The site was very clean and tidy with very friendly wardens.
I haven't scored it high on facilities because there were only three showers in the male toilet block and this could be a bit limitingin high season.
There is some noise from the very near local airport which you will notice during the day but we never heard anything at night so perhaps they don't allow night flying - could be an issue if you want to sleep in though.
Others comments regarding access are quite valid and yuo definitely need to follow the diections on the club site and take care over the final 100 meters of approach. I would suggest that the barrier control for leaving the site could do with being relocated as it was difficult enough to reach it from the car running solo, so if you are single ahnded and towing a caravan you may well struggle.
All in all, quite a good site and we will certainly stay here again if we need to visit central London.
Marathon visit
Stayed here to see my daughter run the marathon, good location for London, easy to travel from Denham station.
The wardens were very good, friendly and very helpful, good facilities as you would expect.
This is our fifth time here really good for visits to London and surrounding area.
Excellent but beware of Approach
Excellent location for access to London and this part of the country. 30 min walk to Denham rail station for 20 minute train ride into Marylebone, or park at the station for about £3 for the day. Lovely countryside nearby with Grand Union canal 15 minute drive away. Very well maintained site with usual facilities and friendly wardens.
Beware of approach, follow the Clubs directions, even then the final 50 yards is a bit of fingers crossed job, hoping nothing comes the other way. Entrance is shared with mobile home park and Club entrance is tucked away sharp right as you leave the main road.
Any noise from nearby aerodrome didn't affect us and very quiet at night.
Overall good site for what we used it for, ie visiting London.
doublo
Reviewed on 25/04/2017 20:23
Great for a short visit to London or nearby attractions
We enjoyed a four day visit at the start of the Easter holidays and experienced absolutely no unpleasant disturbance to a very peaceful break either from workers or aircraft. There were no workers evident; this could be attributed to the Easter school break or the CMC taking some action to prevent it. Either way, the only people there appeared to be there for leisure. Whilst there was some noise from the aircraft, I booked the site expecting it so can have no complaints in relation to that. The noise ceased about 4pm anyway so no big deal at all.
Nice flat site with good size pitches and the usual outstanding toilet and shower facilities. A short (1.3 miles) walk into Denham saw a 20-35 minute (dependant on which service you took) train into Marylebone. and at £26 for the three of us with unlimited tube travel in London, good value too. There is car parking at the station but no MH's in excess of 3.5t permitted unfortunately.
Walking in the area is through lovely countryside but spoiled for me by excessive road noise from the A412 so I never felt that I was rural, which was a shame.
As my title says though, a great location for visiting London and other attractions nearby but in my opinion that's the only reason to visit and having stayed at both, Crystal Palace is a better location.
Great for visiting Lego land and Harry Potter studio
This site was ideal for our two day trips, it position central to accessing Lego land Windsor and Harry Potter world, both 30min drive from the site. The site has the usual club standards and the wardens there were friendly and helpful. The pitches are quite small which means that you have to park your car in front of the caravan if you have an awning.
The site is situated near a small private airfield, used for helicopters and small aircraft. As we were out for the majority of the day, this did not bother us. The kids actually enjoyed watching them. I would definitely visit again due to its location.
great for london site seeing
warm welcome ease of parking up, all services well kept, lot of noise from small aircraft and helicopters, but handy for london visiting, would stay again.
great for london site seeing
warm welcome ease of parking up, all services well kept, lot of noise from small aircraft and helicopters, but handy for london visiting, would stay again.
Very friendly and clean.
A very warm and friendly welcome when we arrived at a spotlessly clean site. Stayed for one night whilst attending an event at Wembley stadium. Easy access to London by train from Denham, 25 minute walk to the station and then a 15 minute trip to Wembley or 25 minutes to Marylebone.
Dog friendly with some local footpaths into the countryside which we could explore further.
We will definitely return, with further trips to London or up to Henley.
D12PJM
Reviewed on 13/04/2017 09:38