Farmer's View

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Grass pitches

  • Small family-run campsite on a peaceful Cambridgeshire farm
  • Ely 10 minutes' drive; 40 minutes from Cambridge city centre
  • A short walk from the river Great Ouse and traffic-free footpaths
Farmer's View is a small family-run campsite on a peaceful Cambridgeshire farm. Conveniently located just 10 minutes' drive from the small city of Ely and its magnificent cathedral, this simple spot is in a rural location a short walk from the banks of the river Great Ouse. In fact, there's quite a lot of water around in this pretty part of East Anglia, as the site is also within striking distance of the river Lark, lots of old irrigation ditches and Roswell Pits Nature Reserve, a local wildlife haven on the outskirts of Ely. You're also a couple of miles from the Prickwillow Engine Museum, a volunteer-run local heritage centre where you can inspect historic fen pumping equipment up close. The facilities at Farmer's View are well-maintained and include toilets and shower blocks. Barbecues and campfires are permitted and four-legged companions are welcome to come along and join you. Farmer's View's pitches are all very flat and level – even by East Anglian standards. For supermarkets, shops, a public swimming pool, a railway station and restaurants, head into Ely. For days out, you're also within easy reach of Thetford Forest Park (30 minutes), Cambridge (40 minutes) and Bury St Edmunds (40 minutes).

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 3
Tent sites 17
Opens 24 October
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Minimum spacing of 2 metres between pitches.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 24 Oct to

Open from Fri, 18 July to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent pop up site, level pitches and spotless facilities.

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

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Excellent value for money. This is a pop up campsite. Huge flat field, pitch where you want. Basic but spotlessly clean facilities, everything you need. Toilets and showers are uni sex but this is made very clear in their information. Super efficient book in. Young girl and her friends were super friendly, polite and very professional. Advised us where everything was, brought us a fire pit at no extra charge. Really relaxed and super friendly site. Would definitely recommend and return when they’re open again.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent site surrounded by beautiful countryside. Lots of space to set up.…

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
Helen B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Excellent site surrounded by beautiful countryside. Lots of space to set up. Facilities are good and extremely well kept. The owners are very friendly and welcoming, and Star (the cat) is so friendly and adorable. For the techies/those with the need, we had consistent 5G coverage. Would definitely recommend.

Disliked: Nothing here to dislike!

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Clean toilets, friendly welcome, plenty of space, football goal for son to…

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Clean toilets, friendly welcome, plenty of space, football goal for son to play with, box of other toys like balls etc. very good value, short drive to town

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Had to book somewhere last minute due to cancellation and really pleased…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
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 motorhome site

Liked: Had to book somewhere last minute due to cancellation and really pleased we chose here! Lovely welcoming family, location was peaceful and quiet. Toilets and showers kept clean. Would recommend and stay again if passing.

Disliked: Not really a dislike as didn’t cause a problem but they have 2 electric showers but you can only use one at a time due to pressure and temperature. Price of £5 for the dog per night seems expensive.

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Great site, perfect for a quiet getaway. The field was lovely…

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

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Great site, perfect for a quiet getaway. The field was lovely and flat, and perfectly kept. Toilets and showers were clean and the water hot. Star the cat was an amazing host!!

Disliked: Nil

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Clean and friendly

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Lovely quite site clean toilets and showers beautiful countryside all around

Disliked: The stoney drive up to it

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Nice, friendly site with lots of space

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

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Very free and easy - lots and lots of space, very clean toilets and showers, easy-going owner and site-manager...Becca and Eliza could hardly have been more welcoming or friendly! Often windy on the site, and at the time of visiting (August 2024), the ground was very hard...hammer required!

Disliked: Our (ageing) satnav took us towards the place, but forgot to take account of waterways, so we ended up being able to see the site but not get to it! This is not a criticism of the site, but the easiest way in is travelling north along Branch Bank, turn right onto Second Drove about 200m before the wobble in the road...signed from this track

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Great stay!

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
Stephanie C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The area was clean, tidy, plenty of space, friendly welcome and nice views. Toilets and showered were nice and clean. Would go back again 100%

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Lots of space, quiet location, nice views. Toilet facilities weren’t bad and…

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

Unpowered grass motorhome site

Liked: Lots of space, quiet location, nice views. Toilet facilities weren’t bad and always had toilet roll/paper towels.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, clean and excellent value for money. Would go again.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
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 or trailer tent site

Liked: Peaceful and back to nature but with good showers and toilets. Beautiful surrounding. Owners lovely and very helpful. Overall great value for money.

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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 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

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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Farmer's View

1 Second Drove

Queen Adelaide

Ely

Cambridgeshire

England

CB7 4UD

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.423°N
0.31764°W

Route directions

This site is located next to Mad Hatter's Campsite but is not part of the same farm. Please check your location carefully.

Nearest transport

Coach
16 km Bus Station
20.8 km Horse Racing Museum
20.8 km Horse Racing Museum
Rail
4.4 km Littleport Rail Station
4.9 km Ely Rail Station
6.6 km Shippea Hill Rail Station
Ferry
37.3 km King's Lynn Ferry Landing
37.4 km West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
25.7 km Cambridge 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

Local attractions and activities include: - Ely Cathedral: 10 minutes' drive - Prickwillow Engine Museum: 10 minutes - Littleport (gym and local leisure facilities) - Roswell Pits Nature Reserve: 10 minutes - Watatunga Wildlife Reserve: 25 minutes - Thetford Forest Park: 30 minutes - Cambridge: 40 minutes - Bury St Edmunds: 40 minutes.

Must see

Ely Cathedral 4.5 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 12.6 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 21.3 km

The National Stud 21.7 km

Newmarket Racecourses 21.8 km

National Trust

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 12.5 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 21.4 km

Oxburgh Hall 24.7 km

Peckover House and Garden 29 km

Houghton Mill 31.5 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Littleport 3.8 km

Ely 4.5 km

Ely - Hereward Way 4.6 km

Little Downham 5.8 km

Witchford 7.5 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Farmer's View have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Farmer's View dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Farmer's View? Local attractions and activities include: - Ely Cathedral: 10 minutes' drive - Prickwillow Engine Museum: 10 minutes - Littleport (gym and local leisure facilities) - Roswell Pits Nature Reserve: 10 minutes - … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Farmer's View?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Farmer's View? From $29.54 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.