Cuckoo Fen Campsite

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Our pitch
Our pitch
Typical grassy pitch
Afternoon stroll
Camping under the trees or under the stars
Pitches under the trees
Afternoon sun casting a shadow across the sheltered western side of cuckoo fen
Nature's canopy
Book swap in the shop tent.
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Typical grassy pitch
Afternoon stroll
Camping under the trees or under the stars

  • Peaceful and simple site on a grazing pasture at the edge of the fens
  • Wildlife haven a five-minute walk from RSPB’s Ouse Fen nature reserve
  • Three acres of open pastures half an hour’s drive from Cambridge
Nest among the open pastures and small copse of native trees at Cuckoo Fen Campsite for a hol harnessing all that Cambridgeshire has to offer: clean air, big skies, lengthy walking routes and abundant birdlife. This three-acre park, newly opened in 2020, is a serene spot for lazing away while watching and hearing the fledglings in the surrounding hedgerows. Many more birds are in the vicinity too, as the site’s a five-minute walk from the nesting bitterns at the RSPB Ouse Fen reserve, Europe’s largest reed bed creation project. Eagle eyes might also spot the resident badgers, foxes and deer scampering about while wandering along the area’s many local public footpaths, bridleways and cycle trails. A short walk (20 minutes) leads to the village of Over with its local pub, well-stocked shop and other amenities, and the park is also half a mile from a public slipway on the River Great Ouse for launching canoes if you fancy wending your way around the local waterways. With a back-to-basics ethos, this eco-friendly site is proud of having low-impact facilities. Electricity isn't provided, but there’s a little lighting for the hot showers, washing-up sink and composting toilets.

Campground type

Tent sites 15
RV sites 5
Open now
Opens May 22
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 12 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • No charcoal barbecues 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.
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, May 22 to

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Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 46 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Peaceful

100% would recommend this campground to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

A peaceful, clean, and scenic site for nature lovers. Reviewers rave about spacious spots, great showers, and eco-toilets. Close to trails and nature, it's basic (no hookups/WiFi) but its calm vibe is a big plus. Kids enjoy swings and hay bales.

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The showers! Best I’ve had. Also…

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Leanne B. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked The showers! Best I’ve had. Also to have hot water at the washing up stations is a treat and the fancy sinks!
I Loved that you can choose where to pitch and all the little touches like the straw bales for kids to play on and the swings in the woods. Will definitely be back :D

Disliked Nothing

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Such a lovely campsite. Very clean…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Such a lovely campsite. Very clean composting toilets, and lovely hot showers. All kept very tidy. Nice honesty shop as well.

Disliked Nothing to dislike! Maybe could add bucket showers as they're fun and don't use as much water.

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Very nice and restful

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James T. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location, policies, spaciousness, seclusion, tranquility, staff, facilities, price. It looks wonderful, the Eco systems/building wereodourless and well kept. An excellent hot shower (but whole cubicle got wet).

Disliked Access road from Over village into the site is a pretty poor one and single track at that. And when you turn into the gate it is also single track and blind, but luckily no reversing needed on this occasion. I would have preferred the toilets to be less public - they are right in the centre of the otherwise open-air washing facilities. While the campsite is mostly secluded, the farm track is in active and constant use by noisy farm vehicles. But really at this point I am being very very picky! The shower cubicles leave little room to hang things you want to stay dry.

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Lovely peaceful campsite, good facilities.…

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Evelyn F. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely peaceful campsite, good facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot. Nice quality toilets and…

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 Sonia C. 9 reviews

Primitive grass campervan, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Lovely spot. Nice quality toilets and showers. Great walking access to the fens and only a short 20min walk to the local pub along a quiet track.

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Near the boat in Dover…

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 Tom W. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Near the boat in Dover

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Clean as always; very quite and…

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Vince B. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Clean as always; very quite and peaceful.

Disliked An email notifiying us of the fire ban would have been very useful.

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Beautiful quiet peaceful campsite.... we loved…

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 Anna K. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Beautiful quiet peaceful campsite.... we loved our stay thank you!

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A beautiful place, very quiet and…

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 Will J. 1 review

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked A beautiful place, very quiet and pleasant! In the period that we were have we met a few other guests. Excellent situated for making walks through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales or a visit of Skipton. Accomodation is good: clean washing room and toilets. Good places for eating in the neighbourhood.

Disliked Everything was OK!

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Excellent stay

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Nicolaj S. 3 reviews

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Very pleasant, small campsite. The pitches are quite flat and reasonably well spaced (there's a requirement to be min 6m apart). The facilities are excellent - toilet block, showers, and small "store" with basics.

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Features

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 Composting toilet 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities 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 Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Cuckoo Fen Campsite

Long Lane

Over

Cambridgeshire

England

CB24 5NE

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

52.32536°N
0.02622°E

Nearest transport

Bus
8 mi Madingley Rd Park-and-Ride
8.9 mi Bus Station
9.5 mi Parkside
Rail
8.4 mi Waterbeach Rail Station
8.9 mi Cambridge North Rail Station
9.2 mi Huntingdon Rail Station
Airport
10.2 mi 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

This place really is heaven for birdwatching. As well as bumping up against the Ouse Fen nature reserve, a vast expanse of newly created reedbed habitat already teeming with bitterns, hobbies, cuckoos, marsh harriers and bearded tits – plus free-to-access footpaths and trails – the park is a 15-minute drive from the RSPB's Fen Drayton Lakes. Other scenic sections of the 200-square-mile Cambridgeshire Fens are also easily accessible from this site and the historic city of Cambridge is straightforward to reach via a short journey on the UK's only guided busway. Rather drive? It’s half an hour by car, and park and ride options are on hand to make the journey a doddle. Once in the centre of the region’s capital, amble around attractive university buildings like King’s College with its huge gothic chapel or the intricately designed Trinity College, moseying around museums stocked with archaeology, anthropology, science and zoology displays as well. Starting to crave the outdoors again? Head to the city’s botanical garden and stroll among 16 acres of plant life or bound over to The Backs park on the River Cam to watch visitors punt along the water.

Food and drink

  • Pike and Eel Hotel 1.4 mi
  • Royal Bengal 1.7 mi
  • Royal Bengal 1.7 mi
  • The Old Ferry Boat 2.5 mi
  • Herbies American Diner 4 mi
  • Carriages Of Cambridge 4.1 mi
  • China Garden 4.1 mi
  • Ivo Lounge 4.1 mi
  • The Welcome Chinese Restaurant 4.2 mi
  • Di Rita's at No 2 4.2 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 1.5 mi
  • Budgens Supermarket 1.9 mi
  • Co-op Food Supermarket 3 mi
  • Morrisons Supermarket 3.6 mi
  • Aldi Supermarket 3.7 mi
  • Waitrose Supermarket 4 mi
  • Costcutter Supermarket 4.2 mi
  • J Wadsworth Off-licence 4.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 4.5 mi
  • Tesco Extra Supermarket 4.9 mi

Parks and play

  • The Green park 1.8 mi
  • Constable's Rood park 2.2 mi
  • Carters Way/Priory Avenue central play area Playground 2.4 mi
  • The Green park 2.7 mi
  • LEAP 2 Playground 2.9 mi
  • LEAP 1 Playground 2.9 mi
  • Greenway park 2.9 mi
  • Greenway park 2.9 mi
  • Greenway park 2.9 mi
  • greenway park 2.9 mi

Family days out

  • Giant's Hill 3.8 mi

Public transport

  • Randalls Lane 0.7 mi
  • Willingham Road 0.7 mi
  • Overcote Road 0.8 mi
  • Cox's End 0.8 mi
  • Chapman's Way 0.9 mi
  • Glover Street 1 mi
  • The Doles 1 mi
  • Cromwell Park 1 mi
  • New Road 1.2 mi
  • Haden Way 1.3 mi

What’s nearby

  • The Manderson Trust Fishing 1.2 mi
  • Pike & Eel Marina 1.4 mi
  • Westview Marina 1.9 mi
  • Hermitage Marina 2.1 mi
  • Hermitage Marina 2.1 mi
  • Long Island Lake Caravan Site Fishing 2.5 mi
  • Ashmire Fishery Fishing 3 mi
  • Earith Lakes Fishery Fishing 3.1 mi
  • St Ives Golf Club Golf course 3.3 mi
  • The Lounge Nightclub 4.3 mi

Local services

  • Over Surgery Doctors 0.9 mi
  • Over Pharmacy 0.9 mi
  • Willingham Pharmacy 1.7 mi
  • Willingham Surgery Doctors 1.7 mi
  • BP Fuel station 1.9 mi
  • Church Street Helath Centre Earith Branch Surgery Doctors 2.1 mi
  • Swavesey Surgery Doctors 2.8 mi
  • Cygnet Clinic 3.3 mi
  • Longstanton Branch Surgery Doctors 3.3 mi
  • Rampton Motors Fuel station 3.6 mi

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Must see

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial 7.7 mi

Kings College Chapel 9.2 mi

Scudamore's Punting Company 9.4 mi

Fitzwilliam Museum 9.5 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 10.9 mi

National Trust

Houghton Mill 6.3 mi

Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill 10.9 mi

Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve 11.4 mi

Wimpole Home Farm 13.1 mi

Wimpole Hall 13.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

OUSE FEN (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 16/01/2003) 1.4 mi

Willingham - The Stacks - Aldrith - The Washes - Willingham 1.8 mi

Earith 2 mi

FEN DRAYTON (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 31/01/2007) 2.5 mi

Boxworth 5.2 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cuckoo Fen Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cuckoo Fen Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Cuckoo Fen Campsite? This place really is heaven for birdwatching. As well as bumping up against the Ouse Fen nature reserve, a vast expanse of newly created reedbed habitat already teeming with bitterns, hobbies, cuckoos, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cuckoo Fen Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cuckoo Fen Campsite? From $38.05 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.