The Secret Garden Touring Park

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Pitch in the garden (added by manager 18 Aug 2022)
Pitch in the garden
Hobbit hill picnic area
Around the site
Electric pitch
Plot on the meadow
Gorgeous night sky
Gorgeous landscape, generous spaces
Fantastic open spaces
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Favourite
Hobbit hill picnic area
Around the site
Electric pitch

  • Secluded setting in a carefully managed wildlife haven
  • A few miles from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire
  • Communal firepit area and bacon/sausages for sale
Ever been to a site which is so good you just want to keep it under wraps? Wend your stealthy way to exceedingly popular The Secret Garden Touring Park in Cambridgeshire’s Fenlands, with accommodation in a green countryside setting within a two-acre garden. You'll spy all sorts of little touches that keep guests coming back: much like the local and migrant wildlife regularly flutters to the flowers and shrubs of the garden, all meticulously developed over years by owners Neil and Lesley to draw in nearby birds, butterflies and beasts like jays, woodpeckers, stoats and hares. The site also has a couple of Gloucester Old Spot pigs. Other little touches at The Secret Garden include an on-site distillery, a communal firepit area, a shop with locally made bacon and sausages, and a ‘hobbit hill’ for the kids to hide out in. All guests have access to two modern shower and toilet blocks, and the kitchen with laundry facilities. Entertainment is available on weekends.

Site type

Tent pitches 39
Touring caravan pitches 28
Motorhome pitches 28
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 6 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The grocery shop is open between 01/03 and 31/10.
  • All groundsheets much be breathable.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating based on 112 reviews View breakdown

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

A lovely, peaceful site with pitches very private. Showers/toilets very clean. Receptionist…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A lovely, peaceful site with pitches very private. Showers/toilets very clean. Receptionist very helpful. and shop well stocked. A lovely walk into Wisbech. Would recommend.

Disliked: On entering the site opposite the reception it was very untidy, looked like a rubbish dump. Not a good first impression.

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This is quite possibly my favourite site. The pitches are level, generous…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: This is quite possibly my favourite site. The pitches are level, generous and offer privacy if needed but are also laid out to allow you to socialise with your neighbours if you wish. We had breakfast in the café, which was delicious and set us up for the day. It's well located for shopping in Wisbech or exploring further afield.

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A really lovely campsite, the pitch was really private. The facilities were…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A really lovely campsite, the pitch was really private. The facilities were nice and clean. We really enjoyed our stay, it was very dog friendly. The potting shed was great, serving a nice selection of local craft beers and the breakfast was amazing. The staff were lovely too! Would definitely stay here again!

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The pitch was very big and spacious and the camping was well…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The pitch was very big and spacious and the camping was well looked after. Loved that there was a camp fire on each pitch. Shop/ bar was open until 9 and they both were very well stocked. We had breakfast there too and it was 5*, everything cooked nicely and fresh.

Disliked: Our pitch had nearly no grass.

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The massive enclosed pitches, the included firepit. The well kept facilities block and…

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
Matthew H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The massive enclosed pitches, the included firepit. The well kept facilities block and the friendly staff

Disliked: The show rooms could do with a screen to keep cloths dry

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Lovely site with good basic facilities

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: A lovely quiet site, not too quiet though where you feel you can’t make any noise. Lovely pitches and gives a sense of privacy and seclusion. Can go for some lovely walks around the site & area. Children absolutely loved it and everyone seemed friendly enough. On a whole we had a great time and would definitely return!

Disliked: Only dislikes would be Showers could have been a bit more cleaner as we had to clean them before use. Also, there was quite a lot of dog poo in the maze which owners obviously hadn’t picked up, not the sites fault but I think it is something they should be aware of that people are doing and maybe check to stop children etc stepping in it. Washing machine also ended on a 28 min quick wash even though it’s a £1 for 30 mins, had to put in another 20p just to get the clothes out.

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Brilliant well run and welcoming gem of a site with privacy.

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Everything! Especially the privacy, beautiful setting, maze and on site helpful team. Excellent clean and modern toilets and showers. Wonderful site with private individual pitches ea H with firepits. Great little shop selling all the essentials, on site bar serving breakfast and lunch with pop up food trucks at weekends for evening meals. Pub is a barn / marque and there is an events space seperate which hosts covers bands. One covered 'pub garden' which is like a garden centre full of well looked after plants making it very comfortable for an evening drink settled from the weather. Great maze, and back to basics play areas for natural play (think Forrest school so build your own rope swings / slides, tree climbing) all in a safe and inclusive grounds. Our girls 9 and 13 loved it. Wonderful staff who helped us as first time campervan renters trying to figure our gas bottles. Very good for multi generation holidays.

Disliked: Nothing

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Individual privacy of individual pitches…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Individual privacy of individual pitches

Disliked: Bushcraft skills lessons advertised on website but they don't do them! Our children were gutted, false advertising

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From the manager: Hi Dan, I must apologise, when you checked in I gave you some confusing information about Bushcraft. Evergreen Wilderness do run Bushcraft sessions here on site, but the sessions have to be booked in advance and with them as it's not a regular set session. We haven't had this issue before, but I hope that the alterations will stop any future confusion.

Excellent site would highly recommend

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The pitch was large and private, the ablutions were clean and the facilities were top notch

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De mogelijkheid om iets te drinken em te eten in de pub…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: De mogelijkheid om iets te drinken em te eten in de pub

Disliked: Geen opmerkingen

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Features

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 pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce 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

Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

The Secret Garden Touring Park

Mile Tree Lane

Wisbech

Cambridgeshire

England

PE13 4TR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.65545°N
0.12547°W

Route directions

The Secret Garden Touring Park is on Mile Tree Lane, between Wisbech and Wisbech St Mary, off Barton Road (B1101). Please enter Mile Tree Lane from the Wisbech direction. If travelling from the direction of Wisbech St Mary/Barton Road it is advised to go past the entrance of Mile Tree Lane and make a U-turn at the next junction (Panswell Lane on the next corner), in order to avoid this dangerous turning.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.7 km Horse Fair Bus Station
6.9 km Lynn Road
9.3 km Primary School
Rail
10.9 km March Rail Station
17.2 km Downham Market Rail Station
17.6 km Watlington Rail Station
Ferry
21.1 km West Lynn Ferry Landing
21.1 km King's Lynn Ferry Landing

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

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire’s biggest town, is two and a half miles away and has a good selection of museums, shops and Georgian architecture to view (Dickens fans might recognise some of the town’s buildings from the Beeb’s adaptation of David Copperfield from 1999). Octavia Hill's birthplace house and museum, celebrating the many good deeds of this Wisbech woman, is also in the town, or you could reach heady heights at the Fenland and North Norfolk Aviation Museum to see aircraft and displays from across the ages. The National Trust’s Peckover House in Wisbech has great gardens (and croquet on the lawn), as does local brewery Elwood’s, with four acres of greenery as well as a maze to get lost in. Both the RSPB reserve at Ouse Washes in Manea and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Welney in Norfolk are within 15–20 miles if your whistle has been whetted by the wildlife watching on site at The Secret Garden; take a trip around the lakes of the Fens or east to the Norfolk Broads for more species spotting from boat and shore. Within driving distance for day trips you can also reach Cambridge and Ely to the south, Norwich to the east and the scenic seaside towns of Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea and Sandringham to the north, or drive a little further to reach Skegness and Great Yarmouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Heacham 36.6 km Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Hunstanton Main Beach 39.5 km Sea Poor N/A N/A N/A
Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) 41.5 km Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens 23.4 km

Peterborough Cathedral 26.4 km

Ely Cathedral 30.2 km

Sandringham 32.4 km

Castle Acre Castle 38.4 km

National Trust

Peckover House and Garden 2.2 km

St George's Guildhall 21.2 km

Oxburgh Hall 31.2 km

Houghton Mill 39.7 km

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 39.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

PECKOVER HOUSE 2.3 km

Wisbech 2.4 km

Outwell 8.8 km

Terrington St John 12.5 km

March 13.5 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Secret Garden Touring Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Secret Garden Touring Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Secret Garden Touring Park? Wisbech, Cambridgeshire’s biggest town, is two and a half miles away and has a good selection of museums, shops and Georgian architecture to view (Dickens fans might recognise some of the town’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Secret Garden Touring Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Secret Garden Touring Park? From €33.38 (for 1 night, 6 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.