Abbey Wood Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite Reviews Summary

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "It's also 10 minutes' walk from Abbey Wood station, with frequent trains to Greenwich and central London."
• "Only 30 minutes by train into Central London!"
• "Proximity of a direct rail link into the city is a little over a 5 minute walk with regular trains."
• "So well connected to central London as the Elizabeth line is 10 minute's walk away and just a speedy half hour journey to town."
• "The location is perfect for commuting into central London for sightseeing, a gentle 10 minute stroll to the station."
• "A few minutes walk to Abbey Wood station with good connections to all the sites."
• "Access to London is easy via a short 5 minute walk to Abbey Wood station which sees you into Waterloo, London Bridge, or Charing Cross stations."

Cons:

• "Its not a great area of London and there are few tourist attractions immediately nearby."
• "Abbey Wood (the settlement) is a bit dowdy, and we're a little weary when walking between the station and the site."
• "It is a bit daunting near the station but no problem. Not sure about venturing there at night though!"
• "The tube station area is a bit rough, but not unsafe."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff are especially welcoming and friendly - really lovely, in fact - and go out of their way to be helpful."
• "The staff was helpful and did the extra mile to accommodate us the best way possible."
• "The staff were super friendly and accommodating for any questions or needs we had."
• "Staff gave great local knowledge, are very friendly."
• "The staff couldn't be more helpful and even spend time helping tourists and visitors."
• "To start the staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "Staff pleasant warm welcome even with sweets for our kids."

Cons:

• "Rip off prices for small tents also found the staff to be very unfriendly."
• "The staff don’t care about anything except themselves."
• "However, the staff have almost always looked down on those who store there and are almost always rude and unhelpful."
• "The manager and a woman at the reception are horrible and have fun annoying foreign customers."
• "The people could be more polite at this expensive camp ground."
• "The woman that helped us was not very friendly."
• "Storage is very expensive but we are treated as peasants by the staff."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Showers exceptionally clean toilets, clean overall."
• "The facilities are excellent as you would expect from the Caravan Club."
• "The toilets and park is always spotlessly clean."
• "Lovely clean facilities and peaceful, safe location."
• "Sanitary blocks are clean and plenty."
• "Shower blocks, light, very clean and instant hot water."
• "Lovely toilets lovely showers well worth going to."

Cons:

• "The camping area is quite small, just one section and only disappointing thing about this whole area is completely uneven and not even levelled out."
• "Only one of 3 toilet/shower blocks were open which meant that 10-11:30 none were available daily when they were being cleaned."
• "Hadn’t been cleaned too well - previous guests had left bottles of pop which were still there and some sweet wrappers behind the sofa bed."
• "However the pod I stayed in was very hot with only a small window for ventilation which couldn't be opened fully because of mosquitos as it didn't have a screen on the inside."
• "My only slight negative was the shower blocks where a little chilly."
• "Toilet blocks were spacious and clean albeit a bit of TLC required mainly on the smaller facility at the top of site."
• "It was not possible to have a pitch with electricity. The ground was not very flat."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The prices are great."
• "A perfect bolt hole with easy access to Central London (~35 mins by train)."
• "Would recommend if you’re looking for a cheap place to stay in London."
• "I think the price is good considering where it is and being in London."
• "Price is comparable to all major city camps in Europe."