Ferry Meadows Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "John and Louise attending to her... Hats off to them both."
• "Staff friendly and helpful. Pitches are of good size with electric and tv hook up if required."
• "Lovely site, very clean, staff helpful and always give you a smile."
• "What a lovely friendly site. 1st time at this site and was welcomed by helpful friendly staff."
• "Staff were very friendly very welcoming and would help you out in any way that they could."
• "The wardens were friendly and helpful and the lovely Ferry Meadows country park is right next door."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The only thing that let's it down are wardens who speak to you like you're children!"
• "Found the warden that checked us in quite stroppy and made us feel we were an inconvenience."
• "What a rude warden Dee is! Arrived at 11:35, was told off for being too early."
• "Unbelievable- who do these wardens think they are, talking and treating their customers like 💩when we are paying their wages?"
• "Got the most unhelpful person I've come across, no sympathy just treated appallingly."
• "Spoken to in a demeaning and condescending way by warden."
• "She is a very rood lady."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The showers and toilets are very clean."
• "Facilities at the high standards we come to expect from the caravan and motorhome club."
• "Toilet is spotless at all times, we went when we had lots of rain so the grass sections were very sodden so you had to be a bit careful."
• "The site and the facilities are excellent - lovely clean toilets and warm showers with NO push buttons."
• "As with all Caravan and Motorhome Club Sites the facilities were excellent and well maintained."
• "Exceptionally clean facilities."
• "Spotless toilet block. 7 Good sized showers with seat and constant water flow."

Cons:

• "While there toilet/ shower block was broken so had to go over to the other site, quite a trek, especially if disabled and with thieves at night."
• "The toilets are clean and adequate, the block itself is old and could do with updating."
• "No ventilation at all in toilets and showers - windows won’t open."
• "Can get really busy at times and the cleanliness of the toilets suffer for that."
• "The tiles in the men's showers are also missing in places, so potentially dangerous and unhygienic."
• "Door hooks also missing in places."
• "Cleaning times of toilet blocks very excessive considering only 3 showers/toilets/wash basin available."

Location and Environment

Pros:

• "Quiet site in a lovely position away from road noise."
• "Lots of shade as it was very hot weather (30°) lovely view onto the little Biodiversity wood."
• "The area is lovely, with a short walk to Ferry Meadows."
• "The site sits just inside the beautiful Nene Valley Country Park. Plenty to see and do for all ages and abilities from this location."
• "Superb location in Nene Park."
• "Site is immediately next to Nene Valley Park with lots of walks, open areas and lakes. Fabulous."
• "Beautifully located site just next to ferry Meadows water park."

Cons:

• "Despite what it says on the website you CANNOT arrive outside of office hours."
• "Completely spoiled our weekend away NOT GOOD ENOUGH CARAVAN AND MOTORHOME CLUB."
• "Information centre very limited and didn’t even have a bus timetable!"
• "Don’t bother going into Peterborough town centre as it is an absolute dive."
• "Quite noisy with traffic noise and music noise drifting across from somewhere."
• "Would be a problem getting to the site down the road if cars are backed up especially summer weekends."
• "It’s a very big site but no shop, even for basics/essentials."

Security and Safety

Pros:

• "There is a good system with security when arriving at site which keeps things running smoothly during busy times."
• "They have a fish and chip van at the entrance every evening too."
• "Three fish and chip nights a week, Ice cream van and extensive walks all around."
• "Quite often saw staff riding round and 1 was checking the play equipment for safety, so quite reassuring."
• "Facilities open but precautions in place due to Corona virus."
• "Amenities blocks are always clean."
• "Toilet & shower block is immaculate."

Cons:

• "But a number of bike thefts while we were there... we didn't have a bike but the thieves tampered with our caravan."
• "Make sure you lock your bikes, personal belongings up as bikes were stolen when we were there."
• "WARNING!!! BIKE THIEVES OPERATE ON THIS SITE!!!"
• "Been before, loved it first time, this time, not sure if it's the weather but there's mosquito's everywhere."
• "At 7pm on the third night we were told to move our dog fence as it was a fire hazard."
• "Late arrivals area is no longer available after another barrier had been fitted."
• "The ridiculous and inflexible check in time leads to dozens of caravans and motorhomes parking up in residential streets."

Value and Experience

Pros:

• "Stayed here several times and love it."
• "This site is amazing. Check-in was one of the best."
• "Always LOVE coming here. Beautiful site with close proximity to ferry meadows park and peterborough centre."
• "Great camp site! The kids had an onsite play area to keep themselves entertained."
• "The site is quite big therefore offering pitches to suit everyone."
• "It's a lovely campsite positioned right on the doorstep of Nene park, great for walking, cycling, steam train enthusiasts, kayaking & fishing with permission upon the lake & river!"
• "Great for family with a large play area on the east side of the site."

Cons:

• "Will never return. Greeted at barrier by being told to park behind that idiot."
• "Having just returned from a long Bank holiday weekend I am really annoyed with how this site is being run and generally the Caravan Clubs attitude to families."
• "No apology given, rude aggressive and seriously abrupt attitude and we would never return."
• "We left as soon as we could. Staff training needed!!"
• "Sadly we have seen a decline in standards of cleanliness and upkeep of this site over the past few years."
• "Portion have shrunk and prices have gone up."
• "Would not have minded the extortion on pitch fees if the staff wasn’t so rude unapproachable with rules they make up as go along."