Aldenham Country Park

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Camping under the trees (added by manager 15 Aug 2022)

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Quiet rural camping just 12 miles from central london (added by manager 15 aug 2022)
Love coming here so close to london (added by visitor 16 oct 2017)
You are free to choose your pitch wherever you like (added by denis_c253837 30 may 2017)

  • Large peaceful parkland site 12 miles from central London
  • Café, playgrounds and barbecue rental
  • Activities on site including nature walks and animal feeding
City slickers – if you yearn for the bright lights of the UK capital but feel slightly faint at London hotel prices, it's likely that you'll find the setting of Elstree's Aldenham Country Park magic. The wild camping pitches at this peaceful park are less than a mile from the M1 motorway and 12 miles from central London – and three from Muggle-based antics at The Making of Harry Potter as well as seven from Wembley Stadium. (And another excellent aspect of Aldenham's location? It's a great option for Londoners seeking a nearby bolthole too.) Although it's so close to the city, Aldenham is spellbindingly rural, set on a 175-acre parkland site next to a large lake and maintaining a quiet countryside atmosphere with nature walks and animal feeding among the activities for guests. Kids can also search for Winnie in the Pooh in the park's 100 Aker Wood area. Other activities include cycle rides on woodland trails. The site's facilities include a café, playgrounds, barbecue rental and a shop selling farm produce. The amenities block has toilets, showers and disabled access.

Campground type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Rent a tent 11
Tent sites 10
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Facilities/activities including the adventure playground and the farm are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Access to the adventure playground is charged at £3 per person, and access to the farm is charged at between £5.95 to £7.95 per person depending on the season.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 May to

Reviews

8.8

Overall rating based on 93 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 51% of visitors View breakdown

88%

would recommend this campground to a friend

85%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very good

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Pleasantly surprised how clean the toilets were, staff were super friendly and accommodating. Stayed 2 days (1night) to introduce the the grandkids to wild camping within a controlled environment. They loved it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Despite the noise, I would say again.

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Beautiful scenery. Facilities were cool for me. The staff were outstanding. Very friendly and helpful. Fabulous for kids.

Disliked: Noisy fellow campers. But I have good ear plugs.

Recommend to friends Visit again

No family prize for activities.

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Fire accepted, large pitch size, friendly team.

Disliked: Main road close by. Toilet and washing up facilities very basics. Most activities on site were quite expensive.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very good basic site and great value for money

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Great overall experience good location for trip into the big smoke

Disliked: Portaloos

Recommend to friends Visit again

Enjoyed the basicness and setting and the ability to have fires…

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Enjoyed the basicness and setting and the ability to have fires

Disliked: All good

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, cost and amenities…

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Location, cost and amenities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site. Great location for Wembley…

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Beautiful site. Great location for Wembley

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wszystko było fajnie, tylko niestety z powodu deszczów i podmokłych terenów nie…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Wszystko było fajnie, tylko niestety z powodu deszczów i podmokłych terenów nie mogliśmy zatrzymać się na wykupionym miejscu. Noclegi spędziliśmy na ogólnym parkingu. Ale pobyt wspominamy dobrze. Fajna farma, miła obsługa i przyjemny plac zabaw dla dzieci.

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Showers were fine ,toilets parking staff, no issues

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Staff were great, lovely weekend despite being on the damp side

Disliked: Local pubs are crap, and inaccessible, not aldenham farm campsites problem mind, just saying 🤣👍

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for your comments! I am glad despite the weather you still had a great stay with us. Hope to see you book again with us in the future.

Excelent camping area

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

Unpowered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent site

Liked: Farm and petting guinea pigs 100 Aker woods.

Disliked: Showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and visit to the farm. Were there any specific issues with the showers that we can look into and fix before our next camping season?

Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Bush Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites

Location

Aldenham Country Park

Dagger Lane

Elstree

Hertfordshire

England

WD6 3BA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.64902°N
-0.31551°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.8 km Watford Junction Railway Station
11.4 km The Peahen PH
11.8 km Golders Green
Rail
2.5 km Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station
4 km Radlett Rail Station
4.8 km Bushey Rail Station
Ferry
16.5 km London Zoo Waterbus Stop
16.8 km Camden Lock Waterbus
16.9 km Little Venice Waterbus Stop
Airport
21.6 km London Heathrow Airport
21.8 km London Heathrow Airport Terminal 1
22.1 km London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2

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

After thoroughly investigating the parkland strolling and cycling trails, drive along to the golf course and driving range within two miles, or test your spellwork among Harry et al with the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter three miles away. Watford's award-winning country house and greenery is four miles away; within five miles, zip along to the Royal Air Force Museum London, for a day among five huge buildings and hangars including a Battle of Britain Hall, and dozens of retired aircraft including Hawkers and Lancasters. A 60-acre lake and sandy beach are six miles away at Ruislip Lido, along with a woodland centre, fishing platforms, play areas, a water splash area and a miniature railway. Wembley Stadium and the SSE Arena are a seven-mile drive away. And then there's London… its thousands of attractions for all budgets and tastes are a mere 12 miles away: take the train to St Pancras then the Tube to wherever in the city your heart desires.

Must see

Royal Air Force Museum Hendon 7.7 km

Willows Farm Village 8.3 km

Wembley Stadium Tours 10.6 km

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban 11.4 km

Kenwood House 13.4 km

National Trust

Fenton House 13.8 km

2 Willow Road 14.4 km

Osterley Park and House 17.9 km

Blewcoat School Gift Shop 20.8 km

Shaw's Corner 21 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

ALDENHAM HOUSE 0.8 km

THE ROSE GARDEN, BUSHEY 3.1 km

BENTLEY PRIORY 3.1 km

GRIM'S DYKE 3.9 km

CANONS PARK 4.4 km

Local events

  • British Summer Time (Friday 5 July 2024 – Friday 5 July 2024)

    London, England 18.8 km

  • All Points East (Saturday 17 August 2024 – Saturday 17 August 2024)

    London, England 22.9 km

  • Hampton Court Palace Festival (Tuesday 11 June 2024 – Tuesday 11 June 2024)

    Hampton, England 27.3 km

  • Rewind South (Friday 16 August 2024 – Friday 16 August 2024)

    Henley On Thames, England 41.2 km

  • Henley Royal Regatta (Tuesday 2 July 2024 – Tuesday 2 July 2024)

    Henley On Thames, England 42.2 km

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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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  • Does Aldenham Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Aldenham Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Aldenham Country Park? After thoroughly investigating the parkland strolling and cycling trails, drive along to the golf course and driving range within two miles, or test your spellwork among Harry et al with the Warner … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Aldenham Country Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  10 a.m. –  5 p.m.
    Depart by:  4 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Aldenham Country Park? From $49.40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.