Ridgeway View Campsite

Liked Scenic campsite, surrounded by fields and with easy access to walk along the Ridgeway and other walking routes. Plenty of space to pitch up a tent away from others. I paid extra to check out late but it seemed silly as there was hardly anyone there.

Disliked There was a lot of noise from motorbikes on the nearby road, which disrupted an otherwise very peaceful location. The campsite field and surrounding paths weren't suitable for cycling. It's a farming area so there was the standard farm smell lingering in the air.

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Liked The campsite is a large, fairly flat grassy field that is ideal for tents. The Ridgeway runs along one side of it and is accessible from the campsite which is surrounded by attractive countryside while at the same time not being very far from Wallingford (approximately 40 minutes to one hour on foot depending on speed and route chosen…..obviously much quicker by car but I didn’t drive there so I don’t know what it is like for parking).
Facilities are fairly basic (cold water showers, open air washing up sinks and portaloos) but that is made clear when booking and is reflected in the price and is less than what my friends paid in a hotel in Wallingford.

Disliked Not a dislike but more of a recommendation that it might be useful for signage to say that the water is drinkable. A couple of people I asked who had been there for a few days said that they had been drinking it with no ill effects and another mentioned that all of the water comes in on one pipe and is drinkable.

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Liked Simplicity of the arrangements, spaciousness of the site, amazing views, peaceful vibe despite many campers

Disliked Not a dislike, just a wish for more showers on site.

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From the manager: Thanks Marta, we have discussed adding more showers but it's not currently viable with the current layout. Watch this space though as we are looking to change a few things next season.

Liked Quiet area, clear directions, pizza van

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From the manager: Thanks!

Liked The space and tranquility, great views and freedom to pitch where you like

Disliked Cold water showers are absolutely fine but need a bit of clean/ netting to keep all the inspects out!

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From the manager: Thanks Lisa, lovely photos :)

The insects tend to do their own thing even after we clean the showers I'm afraid!

Liked Soo much space! Huge, well kept field. Lovely hosts who checked up on us daily. It’s a 5 minute drive from multiple spots for swimming on the Thames.

Disliked Stone cold showers - but what is camping without it.

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From the manager: Thanks Michael, love the look of the mini pizza oven! Some campers really pulling out the stops for one upping each other on their setups this season!

Liked The Location with its beautiful view and silence.

Disliked That the water from the showers went directly to the ground. There was a lot of litter lying around and the bins at the Loos were full eben as there has been No other campers

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From the manager: Sorry you found litter on site. It is regularly checked but we do ask that if something doesn't look right that guests contact us immediately.

Liked A lovely location, perfect access to paths and tracks, and plenty of space (even on a busy, good-weather weekend). The very simple facilities are described accurately on the website, so as long as you are not expecting luxury, this site does the job perfectly.

I was not expecting to enjoy the cold showers, but there is something wonderful in having the sky as the roof to the shower cubicle!

I plan to visit again sometime soon.

Disliked There was a problem with water supply on the site for a few hours, but the problem was dealt with efficiently and those staying on site were kept informed about what was happening. Bottles of drinking water were supplied while the repairs were going on, so I thought it was well handled.

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From the manager: Thanks for the great feedback!

Liked Liked the informal feel of it: our visit didn’t feel “managed” or commercial or supervised, and yet everything was well planned and executed from check-in, fire pit and wood collection, instructions and expectations, check-out.
Everyone on site respected the rules on music, no cars and silence after 10.30pm, etc. so we could all just enjoy what we were there for - nature, the big skies, awesome views, and countryside peace and quiet. Wonderful!
Also liked that we were able to just book for a single night.

Disliked I would’ve liked to be able to bring our own raised fire pit and fuel. Having to buy this onsite was almost half the cost of the total visit.

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From the manager: Thanks for the great review.

You are welcome to bring your own firepit, just not fuel as we can't guarantee its origin.

Liked Great venue well maintained - toilets were fine despite there being quite a few campers… I didn’t have a shower but they looked clean and usable. Very easy to find/get on to - very easy going campsite with mixed groups, but in our experience no loud groups or music, so very calm. Lovely views - spotted some hot air balloons in the distance.

Disliked We pre booked a fire pit kit but didn’t get any info about how to get it. Text the number it said to text but didn’t get anything back. Luckily some other people who bought some on the day got responses pretty quickly so we asked them for the code and showed them we had paid so were able to give the kids their marshmallows so all is well that ends well.

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From the manager: Glad you had a nice time Emilie.

I'll check with the phone holder regarding the firepit query, it's very unusual for something to be missed but great that the marshmallows were a success!