Slade Paddock

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Aerial view of site
Aerial view of site
Grass pitches
Walks and punting in cambridge
Ely cathedral and gardens.
Amazing spacious pitches
Family friendly
Sunset vibes
Loving life at the slade!!
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Grass pitches
Walks and punting in cambridge
Ely cathedral and gardens.

  • Well-maintained and gated park in a peaceful rural village
  • A 10-minute drive to Ely, 35 to Newmarket and 40 to Cambridge
  • Pub on site with trampoline; dog-walking track right across the road
Ease yourself into East Anglia by booking a pitch at Slade Paddock, a well-located and secure gated site in Witcham that is also part of a working farm. Splendid for ramblers and cyclists alike, there is an on-site pub called The Humble Pig (open from Tuesday to Sunday) with a lovely terrace where guests can sit and treat themselves to a drink. During high season, live music is held in the marquee on Saturday evenings, and on Friday and Saturday evenings, The Jolly Trotter food van provides delicious homemade food on site. Entertainment, scheduled throughout June, July and August, is totally free and popular with members of the public too. This park is a prime spot for pet owners, with a dog-walking track right across the road for guests bringing their four-legged pals along. History buffs are sorted here too thanks to a bus service that stops just off the local green and whisks you to the stately sights of Cambridge within an hour. Barbecues are allowed on the spacious open grounds too if you’re keen to rustle up alfresco food. Rather order local grub at a restaurant when evening rolls around? If you fancy dining out, eateries are a 15-minute drive away in Ely, which is also home to top local attractions like Oliver Cromwell’s House. Modern facilities at this Cambridgeshire park include four wetrooms with showers, two washing-up areas, and a toilet that's accessible for people with disabilities.

Campground type

Tent sites 12
Caravan sites 30
RV & Motorhome sites 30
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 237 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Visitors praise the site's cleanliness, spacious level pitches, and excellent facilities, including a bar and food truck. Many highlight the friendly and helpful staff. Some mention noise from nearby roads or entertainment, and a few found the food pricey or noted a lack of on-site shops for essentials.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Quiet location, flat surface, nice outlook, great facilities. Good communication with owner.…

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Quiet location, flat surface, nice outlook, great facilities. Good communication with owner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Received a super friendly reception on arrival. We had an option of…

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Craig W.

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Liked Received a super friendly reception on arrival. We had an option of pitches, which was great. The pitch was large as we had a car as well as a camper. It was great that BBQ's and Pit fires are allowed, these are always the two critera we look for when booking a site. Nothing better than chilling around a small open fire into the evening. There is a well-stocked bar on-site and live music for the night we stayed, though we didn't attend the band playing.
Toilets and shower rooms are clean and well-maintained.
We will be back for sure!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean flat site. Very friendly and attentive owners.

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Carol S.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, good location and excellent staff!

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Anonymous

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Great location and very helpful and friendly staff. The site and facilities were nice and clean.
It was our first time here and we will definitely be back!

Disliked Food was a bit pricey, we had two portions of chilli loaded fries for £18 and they weren't great....
To be fair though maybe we were just unlucky - I read so many other great reviews for the food so we'll give it another go next time!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, close to village, with excellent facilities

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Sally D.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Cleanliness, facilities, proximity of village pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site big pitches and excellent facilities

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Simon P.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked We’ll kept grounds.
Big showers with hot water.
Washing machine on site with a honesty box.
Very friendly staff, who came and checked everything was ok.

Recommend to friends Visit again

10/10 will stay again.

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Stephen G.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Toilet were very clean, and showers.
Music was very good

Disliked Need shop on site for bare minimum ie milk bread bacon eggs etc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site, but staff, noise, and not kid-friendly let it down.

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent site

Liked We had mixed feelings about our stay. The facilities themselves were great — clean toilets and a lovely beer garden to unwind in.

Disliked That said, the experience was let down by the staff. There was a clear lack of customer service experience, and the way we were treated made us feel unwelcome. Although the site allows children, it didn’t feel like a kid-friendly environment at all.

The pitches were also quite cramped, with very little space between tents and cars, and not much shade.

While we appreciated the live music, it would have been helpful to be informed before booking, so we could’ve made a more informed decision — the music went on past midnight, and it was difficult to get any sleep until the pub had cleared out.

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From the manager: Thanks for your comments Arisol you,ve certainly made our decision for next season a lot easier,
If you spent as much time doing your research is you did making these comments you probably would have made your informed decision and gone to Disneyland!
You must have been on a different time zone as the music has to be finished by 11pm\!
Had you came over earlier and complained about lack of sleep we would have stopped the band and asked everyone to go home!!!!!
Kind regards T

Lovely well organised smallish site with the personal touch. Location great, 15…

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Julie J.

Powered grass caravan site

Liked Lovely well organised smallish site with the personal touch. Location great, 15 minute drive to Ely. Facilities very clean and accessible. Mini pub is an added bonus along with the food van where the ladies work their socks off. Having live music from a brilliant band on the saturday night was the icing on the cake. Really lovely stay!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks Julie, its great you enjoyed your stay - and yes it was bloody hot in the food van even for this Aussie...... Thanks Sal and Trev

Definitely going again

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Sue P.

Powered grass tent site

Liked Loved everything about it, friendly, accommodating we were 3 tents and altogether plenty of space , everything clean, showers, toilets great.
Food truck open Friday & Sat night was great

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks Sue, we did keep hearing your group laughs (was lovely) glad you enjoyed. Sal and Trev

Features

Dogs 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

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 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 Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Slade Paddock

The Slade

Witcham

Ely

Cambridgeshire

England

CB6 2LA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.39508°N
0.14974°E

Nearest transport

Coach
20.6 km Madingley Rd Park-and-Ride
21.4 km Parkside
23.9 km Bus Station
Rail
8 km Ely Rail Station
11.6 km Manea Rail Station
13.6 km Littleport Rail Station
Ferry
43.3 km King's Lynn Ferry Landing
43.3 km West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
20.7 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

Ely (15 minutes’ drive) has endless activities to keep you entertained: head to this town to roam around the cracking cathedral and stained-glass museum before leaping onto a Liberty Belle Cruises boat at Ship Lane to bob along the Great Ouse river. Fancy a flutter? Newmarket (35 minutes) is known for being the birthplace of horse racing, so it’s a must-visit spot for equestrian types. Peer at the high-tech displays in Palace House’s National Horseracing Museum, timing your visit to the town just right to catch a fixture at the renowned racecourse afterwards. If you’re hot on history, you’ll want to amble around Anglesey Abbey (35 minutes) and admire the artworks before covering some of the 98 acres of grounds during a stroll. Wander to Wimpole Hall (40 minutes) later on, stopping to fawn over the farm animals that live here, then eye up the aviation displays – an old Concorde plane included – at the Imperial War Museum Duxford (40 minutes). Many of East Anglia’s other absorbing attractions are in Cambridge (40 minutes): think a series of stunning colleges, fab art galleries like the Fitzwilliam Museum and pleasant punting on the River Cam.

Must see

Ely Cathedral 7.8 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 13.4 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 18.6 km

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial 21.3 km

Kings College Chapel 21.3 km

National Trust

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 13.5 km

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 18.6 km

Houghton Mill 19.7 km

Peckover House and Garden 30 km

Wimpole Home Farm 31.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Wardy Hill - Mepal - Wardy Hill 2.7 km

Witchford 4.7 km

OUSE WASHES (INDICATIVE BOUNDARY ONLY) 6.2 km

Stretham 6.7 km

Little Downham 7 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 campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Slade Paddock have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Slade Paddock dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Slade Paddock? Ely (15 minutes’ drive) has endless activities to keep you entertained: head to this town to roam around the cracking cathedral and stained-glass museum before leaping onto a Liberty Belle Cruises boat … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Slade Paddock?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Slade Paddock? From $57.84 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.