Heybridge Farm Camping & Caravan Site

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Heybridge Farm Camping & Caravan Site
Heybridge
Wells
Somerset
BA5 1AJ

Tel. 01749 673681

35 tourist/tent pitches, in 3 fields.

We had the pleasure of having seen the site before, even though we hadn't stayed on it. The 3 fields are all sloping. We were in the 2nd part, the middle field. In hindsight, it might have been better to have pitched in the upper field, at the top of the site. Not only would we have enjoyed a better view across the valley, we would have found it easier to decamp. We had a lot of rain during the week, and the ground was sodden. I found it hard with my FWD car to pull the caravan off the pitch, even though the car has traction control.

The general condition of the site was good. Grass was mown regularly, it was clean and litter free.
The toilet/shower block was old, but for all that, was serviceable. The gents part boasted 2 showers, 2 'sit-downs', 3 'stand-ups' and 2 washbasins. The ladies faired better with 3 showers, 3 cubicles and 3 washbasins. A small word of warning., on one occasion, while in No. 2 shower, early in the morning, I got pinned in one corner by the very hot water coming out. It only lasted a short time before it got to a reasonable level. I had my normal moan about the lack of places in the showers to put things, like somewhere dry to put my glasses and the floor getting wet, so nowhere dry to dress.

There is no shop on site. The nearest shops are in Wells, about 5 minutes car drive away. There's a fairly large Tesco's in the centre of the town.
There is no playground or dog walk either, so it's a basic site.

The lady owner/warden was apparent by her absence. We saw her once when we arrived (she only came up to see if we were who she thought we were). Our second sighting was when I managed to 'test' the trip on the electric hook-up by 'testing' the equipment in our new caravan !! only 8 amps BTW. The third time was when we went to find her to pay for the pitch (this was a week later !!)

The area was a good base for the local attractions……
Cheddar Gorge, Caves, Jacobs Ladder & The Mendip Hills
Wookey Hole Caves
Wells Cathedral
Clarke's Village (for the ladies) at Street
Glastonbury and it's Tor. (the Old Abbey is worth a visit)
The Kennet & Avon Canal (we cycled from Bradford-Upon-Avon to Bath)
Bath & West Show at Shepton Mallet (early June)

Plans to return ? None at the moment. It's a shame that the weather was so bad the week we were there. No matter how hard one tries to be objective, the rain did make a difference. We won't be able to think of Wells now without remembering how wet it was.

Ian SL.

8amp