The Hop Farm

Liked Location was nice

Disliked Large groups of Eastern European’s congregating at river access making it hard to get paddle boards past. Then at night they got drunk playing load music and shouting until 2:00am

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From the manager: I am sorry that a few people spoilt your 1 night stay.
I asked them several times to keep the river access clear. This area is on the map to keep clear( which everyone gets when checking in)and we also point this out.
I will ask the manager for more signs to be put up and if possible to fence off all of the access points to the river.
We were out from 10pm until 1130pm patrolling the site and asking guests playing music to turn it off and to adhere to the quiet policy between 10pm and 8am. We do not come out again unless we are called on the mobile number which is printed on the front of everyone`s check-in cards and explain it is for any issues whilst staying on site out when checking in. No-one called us on the Saturday night you were here therefore we were unaware of the disturbance.

Liked Lots of space
Ability to pitch where you like and spread out (avoiding the water sport areas)
Peaceful, the field we were in didn’t have many other campers and there so many fields you could probably still find a quiet spot during busy times
I’d read reviews of people driving recklessly and other anti-social behaviour but we did not experience that at all
Seafood stall next door to the site was a great bonus
There was also a donut stall and Brewers Fayre next door too.
There was a pizza fan on the Friday and Saturday night (we didn’t use so cannot comment on the quality)
Waitrose close by is convenient

Disliked Lack of toilets compared to the size of the site. We stayed in the field nearest the toilet block, any other fields you would have to drive to the toilet/shower. I walked the dog to some of the other fields but reception told me some were a 30 min walk to the toilet. It doesn’t make sense that they don’t have some portable toilets in some of the other fields, that would make a huge difference.
When we visited it was relatively quiet, I cannot imagine how the site would cope with the small number of toilets at peak times.
Same with lack of water points although not as much of a problem if you have a large water carrier.
There are some picnic tables dotted around but all I saw were rotten and unusable. Replacing them feels like a quick win or removing them would improve things at the very least
The man on reception was not very helpful or welcoming when I first arrived so didn’t create a great first impression. My niece joined me later and her first comment was the same which is a shame.

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Liked Great place to spend time with family and friends

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Liked Good atmosphere, large area where nobody is in anyone’s way. It’s a very relaxed site with a friendly crowd.
Management make a huge effort to keep the facilities clean, sadly some visitors haven’t been toilet trained and some even left litter behind. It was spotless when we arrived.

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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Liked Lots of space. Helpful, friendly owner.

Disliked Toilets facilities were good and could have been cleaned more regularly

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time to leave a review.
In-between cleans the facilities can become messy, we do ask guests to tidy up after themselves unfortunately not everyone does this.
We look forward to welcoming you again.

Liked Durchschnittlicher Campsite mit Stellflächen auf großen Wissen.
Für ein -zwei Uebernachtungen okay. Für Erkundungen in der Gegend und für einen Zwischenstop für den Eurotunnel auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen.

Disliked Toiletten und Duschen waren nicht sonderlich sauber.
Preis nicht angemessen, für den Standard zu teuer

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time to leave a review.
Many guests comment on how clean the facilities are, however in-between cleans they may become dirty if guests do not tidy up after themselves.
We look forward to seeing you again.

Liked Pleasant stay large area to walk around and along the river.

Disliked Onsite pub/restaurant did not allow dogs.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay here.
The Brewers Fayre only accept dogs in the garden which is ok if the weather is good.
We look forward to seeing you again.

Liked Plenty off space to camp. has a footpath along the river which is easy to follow.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time to leave a review.
We look forward to your next visit.

Liked It’s great that you can camp up anywhere within the fields

It was quiet after 10pm

You are left alone to do as you please.

Disliked The camping fields are huge, however you have to be mindful that there are sporadic taps for water and all the bins are by the entrance
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The toilet and shower block is also here so beware it’s a long walk if you choose a pitch further away and don’t have your own loo.
Waste disposal is also here.

The site feels unmonitored, vehicles drive around at high speed and three times we saw children riding around on top of van roofs, hanging onto the back of vehicles on their bikes and motorbikes zooming around the fields.

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us over the weekend of the 26th June.
Two additional fields have bins, the rest are by the washing-up sinks. I have asked management if bins can be put in a couple of other fields on a Saturday morning during peak season.
I was out on-site quite a bit during the day Friday and Saturday dealing with guests who had no respect for either the campsite or other guests staying, this can be shown by the bad reviews submitted by the ones who had been asked several times to adhere to the campsite rules and to be considerate of everyone staying. We also do a patrol of the site at 10pm.
Hopefully your can visit during a quieter time as the campsite is very different then.

Liked Nice and clean toilets and showers, acres of camping space, lovely and helpful people at reception.

Disliked slippery access to the river, would be nice to have a decent pontoon on each of the fields if possible. long long walk to the WC block

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From the manager: Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking the time to leave a review.
Apologies if we forgot to point out Oak Weir which is perfect for getting in and out of the river.
Depending on where you are pitching the facilities can be a long walk.
We look forward to your next visit.