D'Oyleys Farm

Liked The peaceful setting. Loads of space.

Disliked The water tap was a long way from our pitch. At least a 10 min walk away

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Liked Absolutely wonderful campsite. We had an eco pitch with our own composting loo, picnic bench, and fire pit, right by the river. The pitch had loads of space, and the entire site is really well laid out.

The place is lovely and peaceful - the loudest noise we heard last night was a tawny owl in the tree by our tent.

There's a small farm shop at reception where as well as selling firewood, various meat products, eggs and coffee, there's also a fridge and a freezer for guests to use. There are several walks to excellent pubs - we walked around an hour each way across fields to the Bat and Ball in Cuddesdon for Sunday lunch, which was great.

It is worth pointing out that for those staying on an eco pitch one is expected to empty one's own composting loo. Put aside any nightmare visions of a shovel and a wheelbarrow! It was very well set up, with a bag to hold the solid waste and a plastic container for the liquid, that just had to be dropped off round the back of the shower block. It was no big deal at all.

We loved our two nights at D'Oyleys Farm, and will certainly be returning!

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Liked Loved it.

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Liked Lovely owners and stunning location

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Lovely large spacious pitch. Very friendly owner gave us tips on how to get to the shop/pub. Eco friendly toilets well maintained and showers nice. Enjoyed having a dip in the river also. Highly recommend, lovely stay.

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Liked We stayed in a eco pitch for a couple nights. Absolutely brilliant and we are looking at returning in a few weeks.

To list some of the aspects we liked:-
-Pitches were huge
-composting toilet which was clean and had easy instructions to use/clean when leaving.
-Pitch spaced very far apart which was ideal for us as had a toddler and baby. They definitely haven’t crammed people in to make money which we see a fair bit.
-Apparently three access spots to the river however we only went to two. The one on the right side of the map is ideal for paddleboard/kayaks however is peaceful with small water dam/fall.
- camp fire allowed and a fire pit was provided with the eco pitch and also had all the basics inc wood +matches in the welcome pack for the first night.
- shop was stocked with fresh meat/eggs/coffee machine/ wood and they take card which is great.

Owner Fi was very nice. Haven’t got a bad word to say about the site, very reasonable for what you get and looking forward to returning in the near future.

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Liked Love it so much. Beautiful space, lots of freedom and lovely hosts. We will be back for sure.

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Liked Beautiful peaceful site, with really lovely hosts. It felt very safe to let the children run a bit wild, we love the basic/wild camping style set up.

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Liked Absolutely loved everything about this site.
Peaceful, beautiful, so well thought out, river was incredible

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Huge site with pitches widely spaced, perfect for privacy, quiet and peaceful nights and restful camping. No unnecessary lighting, so it was properly dark at night. Watching the birds and the hares around the campsite and the surrounding fields was delightful. Lovely swimming holes, easy to access and beautifully shaded, perfect in the hot weather. Shower cubicles are basic but showers are powerful with plenty of hot water.

Disliked It's a bit of a trek from some pitches to the loos/showers/washing up sinks and even longer to the swimming holes - a mown path across the field and/or a stile over the fence would help if that were possible. Or bring bikes!

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. The field in the middle of the freedom pitches is actually a crop - I have asked the farmer if I could mow a few paths across the middle - you can imagine his reply! The Stepping Stones were reinstated last year having suffered years of flood damage but were promptly removed by the landowner on the other side of the river - the reason for the map is that they are actually called The Stepping Stones not because there are any but because that is what they are called on the OS map - unhelpfully I agree. A shallow wade for an adventurous camper across to the other side is what we usually suggest - sorry we didn't see you to explain. Bikes is a good idea - will suggest that in our commentary on Pitchup. Come again soon.