Meadow View Campsite

From £31 For 1 night, 1 adult 7.4 89 reviews
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  • Small level campsite on the edge of Wicken
  • A short walk from Wicken Fen Nature Reserve
  • Toilets, free showers, disabled facilities and free wifi
Ready to get out into the East Anglian countryside? Have a stay at small and level Meadow View Campsite about an hour from London, on the outskirts of the village of Wicken, an easy stroll from the walks of Wicken Fen, and within 10–20 miles of Ely, Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds and feeling clever at Cambridge. And as you might guess from its moniker, this is a rather greenly set site too. As are the site surounds, within easy walking distance of Wicken Fen Nature Reserve (the first ever property acquired by the National Trust way back in 1899, fact fans) and with the Sustrans National Route 11 running alongside the site for easy pedals into Ely. Walking routes around the village are displayed on the site's noticeboard. Meadow View has toilets, free hot showers, disabled facilities, a washing-up area and free wifi. The nearest petrol station and supermarkets are in Soham three miles away, while good pub grub and tipples can be had at Wicken's Maids Head pub overlooking one of the village greens.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 7
Motorhome pitches 3
Caravans for hire 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open all year
Please note
  • Static caravans: electricity is metered on site at £0.36 per kWh and must be paid onsite using a pre-paid topup card.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

67%

would recommend this site to a friend

66%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Not bad, would use them again

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Roz T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: It was okay. Not the greatest camp but the ablution block was clean. Everything you need for the campervan is there. May be a bit rough and ready, but it's good for a nights stop over.

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Nice place for a one or two night stay over Staff really helpful

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Adam S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Showers really hot and not on a timer Friendly helpful staff Loads of bar n q kit available to use The nature reserve is really nice and there’s a cafe there serves limited hot and cold food and drinks

Disliked: Restrooms could do with an update only one ladies toilet functional Free wifi not availible no real hardship to us so just used our own

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Convenient…

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Convenient

Disliked: Water was a long way for our hose

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Good facilities, excellent location, friendly and helpful owner.…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

American on-site touring caravan

Liked: Good facilities, excellent location, friendly and helpful owner.

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Level pitch. Within level walking distance of Wicken Fen(NT), restored windmill…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Edward S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Level pitch. Within level walking distance of Wicken Fen(NT), restored windmill and pub

Disliked: Lack of grey water disposal facility. Very close to A road, so traffic noise throughout the day

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Small well kept site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Marianne H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Nice level hardstanding pitch with electric hook up. Facilities very clean and tidy. The whole site was well kept. I had a minor issue with the electric hook up, but this was rectified within a few minutes of my arrival. Owners really helpful and friendly . Would definitely stay again.

Disliked: Nothing

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Everything about the log pod was spot on , warm, cozy, and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Camping pod (no pets)

Liked: Everything about the log pod was spot on , warm, cozy, and just about right for our overnight stay , so thank you x

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Good value for money, would recommend.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Rebecca N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Nice friendly site, clean facilities and easily accessible.

Disliked: Nothing to do with the campsite but local village pub is closed for foreseeable future. However we walked to the five mile inn pub and had a lovely evening.

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Great size pitch on a small friendly site. Amenities were all…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Simon C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Great size pitch on a small friendly site. Amenities were all clean and perfect for the stay. Great location for Wicken Fen and Ely.

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Small, quiet site with basic facilities

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Janet M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass pitch

Liked: Very handy site for Cycle Route 11, to Ely and Cambridge, and for visiting Wicken fen. Quiet and friendly site with only a few pitches for tourers, which suited us.

Disliked: The facilities, although basic, were adequate, and I know the site had just employed someone to clean and keep things shipshape.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Leave the car at home

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Meadow View Campsite

Stretham Road

Wicken

Cambridgeshire

England

CB7 5XH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.31683°N
0.29173°W

Nearest transport

Coach
7 mi Horse Racing Museum
7 mi Horse Racing Museum
9.5 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.3 mi Ely Rail Station
5.5 mi Waterbeach Rail Station
7.3 mi Newmarket Rail Station
Airport
8.9 mi Cambridge Airport
29.5 mi London Stansted Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The fenland village of Wicken has a twelve-sided smock mill, open to the public and still working to grind flour. The village is also the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, a wetland habitat of fenland, farmland, marsh, and reedbeds that's home to birds, insects and plants like reed warblers, kingfishers and owls, dragonflies, damselflies and over a thousand species of moth, and fen violets, spearworts and water lilies. The reserve has a visitor centre, small café and several walking trails. Another walk in the area follows the River Lode to Upware, for meals at the splendidly named Five Miles from Anywhere No Hurry Inn, or you could take a bike ride along the river to Ely or along the Lodes Way across open fen countryside to the National Trust-managed Anglesey Abbey. Signposted Sustrans routes also run to Newmarket and Cambridge if you want to pedal further. For towns and cities, Ely, Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge are all under 20 miles from Meadow View Campsite; London is about an hour's train ride away.

Must see

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 0.4 mi

Ely Cathedral 5.7 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 5.9 mi

The National Stud 6.5 mi

Newmarket Racecourses 7.1 mi

National Trust

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 0.4 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 6 mi

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens 16.7 mi

Houghton Mill 17.5 mi

Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 18.7 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Wicken - Horsefen Drove - Bracks Drove - Wicken 0.4 mi

Upware 1.8 mi

Soham - Fordham - Fen Lode - Soham 2.2 mi

Burwell - Little Fen - Burwell Lode 2.5 mi

Reach - Devil's Dyke - Swaffham Prior - Reach 3.2 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in Cambridgeshire?

  • Does Meadow View Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Meadow View Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Meadow View Campsite? The fenland village of Wicken has a twelve-sided smock mill, open to the public and still working to grind flour. The village is also the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Meadow View Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Meadow View Campsite? From £31 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.