Marlow Family Camping

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Bell tent exterior (added by manager 22 Jun 2021)

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Firepits and kiln-dried wood available at a small charge (added by manager 22 jun 2021)

Plenty of space to run around (added by manager 22 jun 2021)

Family-friendly site in Buckinghamshire with adventurous activities
A five-minute drive from Marlow; 15 minutes from Cliveden
Archery, raft-building and bushcraft on site

Quality time’s in the air at Marlow Family Camping… you’ll be mucking right in at this purpose-built, family-friendly site in Buckinghamshire, as things here are fully geared up for an adventurous break. That means reels of activities on and off site for the whole family, such as paddleboarding or kayaking on the Thames or taking a leisurely riverside stroll (all in Marlow, five minutes’ drive away) before returning to more action (or a snooze) back on site. You may stumble upon a new hobby here… the site has years of experience running residential activities, from archery and raft-building on the on-site lake to bushcraft so that you’ll likely feel fully in the wild. And to put your family’s team spirit to the test, there’s a low ropes course and a crate stack. Handily, after all that activity, there are plenty of restaurants, pubs, cafés and bars in Marlow, including places under half an hour’s walk away from the site. While the spacious grassy pitches may feel like a peaceful little pocket in the outdoors, the site is well connected to major roads and transport, including public transport links in Marlow, the A404 (two minutes’ drive away) and the M40 (five minutes’ drive).

Campground type

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
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 flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
Bookings must not consist of more than 1 different households.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

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Primitive grass tent campsite

6 people maximum No dogs allowed

Ground type: Grass

Site size: Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

6 people maximum No dogs allowed

Multiple Tent allowed per site

Site size

Min 10.0m width x 10.0m depth (32.8ft width x 32.8ft depth) Calculated area: 100.0m² (1076.4ft²)

Ground type

Grass

Suitable for

Tent, (Trailer tent not allowed)

Features

Bring a gazebo 1 included, 1 max.
Bring an awning 1 included, 1 max.
Bring a shelter tent 1 included, 1 max.
Car 2 included, 2 max.

Car parking by site/unit

Other restrictions

No dogs allowed

Extras

Firepit (1 max) £7 (£7) per stay
Single inflatable mattress (6 max)

£7 (£7) per stay

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

No availability on our site

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Huge potential but missing out on some key things.

Overall	4/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Alan S. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: the location and the staff we had to deal with were extremely helpful.

Disliked: We were the only us there. The site when booking had activities on every day but once there, they were only on at the weekends.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent friendly clean and beautiful location.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Fantastic site, masses of space huge tent in middle and good facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location with Marlow a nice walk along the river. Staff could…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Oliver D. Aug 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great location with Marlow a nice walk along the river. Staff could not have been more kind and friendly.

Disliked: Bit of noise from the main road, and showers and toilets pretty basic

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location Lots of space Hot showers High security with two electric gates…

Overall	4/10
Location	6
Value for money	2
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Anonymous Jul 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Location Lots of space Hot showers High security with two electric gates

Disliked: Unkept site except for the grassfield. Water that is supposed to be drinkable was coming out of faucets with growing algae. Apparently dogs that run wild because i bumped into two droppings in the middle of the field. No one at reception. Toilets are not suitable for smaller children, they cannot open the doors to go inside without falling backwards off the stairs. Big Marque was nice, but also very muddy at some points.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely place but a shop would be good easy business!

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Paul W. Jun 2023

Bell tent

Liked: Activities were excellent, well run and good value. Area clean, tidy and well kept. They went the extra mile to get me power for a breathing device via generator which was great

Disliked: Airbeds and firepit not there when arrived (and we arrived a day late) and then had to ask couple times and wait etc.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect mix of rural retreat but walking distance to a flat white!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Gareth N. May 2023

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: We had a wonderful time! My 9 and 10 year old boys loved it! Their best camping trip so far. We loved watching the red kites fly over head, the spacious field to play in, the fun big-top style marquee and the exciting woodland. Not to mention their love for all the activities and swimming and paddle-boarding in the lake. In the evenings we'd walk along the river into Marlow for dinner before coming back to our tent to light a fire and have hot chocolate.

Disliked: This is an eco-aware campsite and as such some creature comforts are slightly dialed back, such as free-running showers and fancy loos.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a lovely weekend away with the whole family.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jun 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Beautiful location &convenient for walking into Marlow. Staff couldn’t do enough for you. Friendly & welcoming.

Disliked: Toilet facilities could have been better but this is more dependent on how other campers treat them than the site operators themselves.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. For 2023, we have upgraded our toilets which will further improve our facilities!

Excellent camping!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Vikki N. Jun 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Everything was great, friendly staff, clean campsite and great activities! Our children aged 7&9 had the best time and Josh, the activities instructor, was great with all the kids! The activities are excellent value for money, well worth a visit! We will be back in the summer!

Disliked: Toilets being unisex was the only downside, shame they couldn’t have a female side and a male side, but they were cleaned regularly and definitely wouldn’t stop us returning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review - we're glad you enjoyed your stay!

Good apart from the toilets

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jun 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Great location with a nice walk along the Thames into Marlow Activities available for the kids It was quiet while we visited so lots of space for the kids to play Showers were hot and a good pressure

Disliked: The toilets smelt terrible, you could even smell them while walking past so imagine the smell when inside. We all avoided going as much as possible and my son actually wretched at the smell in the morning. They smelt stagnant and flushed with green/black water. In the mornings there were flies covering some of the toilets and the soaps were all empty apart from one. The showers could be improved by a couple more hooks or a bench for your things to keep them dry.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We are very sorry about the issue with he toilets. We had a busy half term and they weren't emptied when they were supposed to be, which led to issues on Saturday and Sunday. We've received some 10/10 reviews from people staying just before the weekend, so this was a one-off. We appreciate that doesn't help your experience and we will do everyhting we can to avoid it happening in the future.

Wouldn't recommend

Overall	2/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	6

zakiya m. Jun 2022

Bell tent

Liked: Location, some of the organised activities were good

Disliked: Customer service. Tents were only cleaned after requesting on arrival, toilets were cleaned or replenished all weekend, very misleading advertising. There was no 'self led' activity. The large marquee was empty with no 'games'. And there was NO CAFE on site as advertised

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review. For 2023, we have upgraded our toilets. There was an error with the pitchup listing which mentioned a cafe - this has been corrected.

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Scouts welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Communal freezer

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Marlow Family Camping

Westhorpe Farm

Westhorpe Farm Lane

Marlow

Buckinghamshire

England

SL7 3RQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.57237°N
-0.74706°W

Route directions

Access to the site is via Westhorpe Farm Road. Do not rely on the postcode as satnav may take you to the wrong location.

Nearest transport

Bus

4.1 mi Bus Station

7.9 mi Wellington St Bus Station

Rail

0.8 mi Marlow Rail Station

1.5 mi Cookham Rail Station

1.6 mi Bourne End Rail Station

Ferry

18.1 mi Shepperton Ferry Landing

18.2 mi Weybridge Ferry Landing

20 mi Moulsey - Hurst Park Ferry Landing

Airport

13.2 mi London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5

14.2 mi London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3

14.4 mi London Heathrow 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

More on Marlow (five minutes’ drive)… there’s a 19th-century suspension bridge and shops, as well as playgrounds and watersports. A little extra drive will get you to the woodlands and gardens at the National Trust’s Cliveden House (15 minutes), while Odds Farm Park (15 minutes) is all about the family, thanks to interactive animal activities and play areas. The interests of any mini-yous might be at the front of your mind and handily there are a few places designed for them to let loose, including the theme park at Thorpe Park (35 minutes), Harry Potter studio tours at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London (35 minutes) and Beale Park's (45 minutes) wildlife park, farmyard and play areas. Perhaps Stonor Park (half an hour) too, for a historic house, gardens and playgrounds? As for indulging in nature, that’s the speciality in the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes), where the slopes are marked with walking routes past historic market towns. You’ll get a good bite out of walking and cycling trails, watersports, angling and boat trips on the canal at Colne Valley Regional Park (20 minutes) too.

Must see

Stanley Spencer Gallery 1.9 mi

Cliveden 3.2 mi

Hughenden Manor 5.4 mi

West Wycombe Park 7 mi

Eton College 8.1 mi

National Trust

Cliveden 2.9 mi

West Wycombe Park 5.3 mi

Hughenden Manor 5.4 mi

Greys Court 9.2 mi

Runnymede 11 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cookham - Winter Hill - Cookham 1.7 mi

HEDSOR HOUSE 2.6 mi

HARLEYFORD MANOR 2.8 mi

Marlow Common - Chisbridge Cross - Bovingdon Green - Marlow Common 2.9 mi

CLIVEDEN 3 mi

Local events

Rewind South (Friday, August 16, 2024 – Friday, August 16, 2024)
Henley On Thames, England 6.3 mi
Henley Royal Regatta (Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – Tuesday, July 2, 2024)
Henley On Thames, England 7 mi
Reading Festival (Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – Wednesday, August 21, 2024)
Reading, England 12.8 mi
Farnborough International Airshow (Monday, July 22, 2024 – Monday, July 22, 2024)
Farnborough, England 20.8 mi
Hampton Court Palace Festival (Tuesday, June 11, 2024 – Tuesday, June 11, 2024)
Hampton, England 21.1 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 21 consecutive nights.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m..
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and trunks must be closed quietly.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behavior is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The park is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Occupancy

Bookings must not consist of more than 1 different households.
Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
No vehicle movement between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m..
Only one car is to be parked at the site. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 10 p.m..

Payment terms

Does Marlow Family Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Marlow Family Camping dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Marlow Family Camping? More on Marlow (five minutes’ drive)… there’s a 19th-century suspension bridge and shops, as well as playgrounds and watersports. A little extra drive will get you to the woodlands and gardens at … Read more