Grafham Water Caravan Club Site

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Grafham Water Caravan Club Site

Church Road
Grafham
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 0BB

Tel: 01480 810 264
Fax: 01480 819 099

Latitude: 52.31204 Longitude: -0.30405

6.5 acres; solar heated swimming pool; dogs allowed by arrangement; gas; laundry room; deep freezers available; shower block with shaver points; electric hook-ups; shop. Open all year; 21 hard standings. Very quiet site with no road noise.

We visited the site in August, 1999 and took our 5-year-old grandson along with us and stayed two nights. We visited again in September in a party of three caravans after recommending the campsite to caravanning friends.

On both occasions the friendliness and cosiness of the place was very evident. There were quite a few children on site who quickly welcomed new arrivals and the small un-fenced play area became a popular meeting place for them.

There is an attractive pond with a wooden bridge crossing it in the centre of the site which caused some concern. Therefore, children need to be watched because it is unfenced.

The swimming pool can be used at a charge of £1 per swim or £5 per weekend for each party. It is a warm pool, well looked after, but the surrounding area of the pool is unattractive. There is a double step at the shallow end which extends all the way across the pool. Children would need to be watched when using the pool.

The shop was basic and newspapers had to be ordered the day before. There are adequate dishwashing and laundry facilities. There is a dog-walk at the far end of the site. The layout of the camp is neat with caravan hook-up pitches in the centre area with tent area around the outside. There are plenty of trees and bushes and some cosy little pitches between them. The gravel path snakes through the site with some pitches a little close to it. There are plenty of water and dustbin points which were regularly attended to by the staff.

For a £5 returnable deposit a key is supplied for the toilet block. Although there are only three showers for each sex we did not experience any waiting. The block is very clean and is regularly checked by the staff.

A very welcome visitor to the site is the fish and chip van which arrives at 8pm and stayed until 9.30pm on the Friday night and the quality of the fare was excellent.

Outside the site:
If you want a pub or shops I'm afraid you need to drive there. But within a ten minute drive there is plenty of choice.

Now comes the 'piece de resistance', Grafham Water. There is a cycle route which passes the entrance to the site and circles the reservoir (about 10 miles). A small part of the route is on the road but there is only very light traffic. It is advised to ride anti-clockwise to make it easier to get through Perry village. Most cyclists keep to this unwritten rule, if you don't you will be told 'wrong way' at regular intervals by other cyclists. Having said this the visitor centre is fairly close to the campsite and it is a long way around to it anti-clockwise, we put on thick skins and earplugs and went the short way to it as it was too far for a five-year-old to ride the other way. On the route there are bird hides (so take your binoculars), nature trails, a dragonfly pond, a marina and restaurant, a visitor centre with cafeteria and shop. It is a very popular centre for yachting and fishing. At the visitor centre there is a bicycle hire shop where cycles of all types can be hired. Children's bikes and cycle buggies are also available. The surface of the route is varied, but mostly it is gravel.

We will definitely be returning .

Bernard and Diane Wing.