Wimbles Farm

Fantastic location and hand built hut, fabulous hosts, friendly pub a short walk away, thoroughly enjoyed it and wished we stayed longer.

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All the facilities we needed. Beautiful spot, very quiet. Appreciated that Mark came to visit each morning to check everything was okay.

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Spaciousness of the pitch areas, individual compost loos, beautiful location

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The shepards hut was lovely, very quirky. The bedding was clean and the surrounding area was beautiful. The tents were dotted around the camp with enough space so it still felt private. There was loads of outdoor seating & the fire pit & bbq they provided did the job. Outdoor toilet was very clean

I had emailed the landlord twice about providing firewood and bedding but had no reply. When we got to the farm we couldn't get into the coded gate as he hadn't provided it through email so we had to ring, which was difficult with no signal.
When we entered the farm there was a map and went to where we thought we were going. As we got out of the car the landlord came down ranting at us for driving on and ruining his grass. There was a grass path that he had mowed on the side but it was not clear that was what it was for. He directed us to where to park and showed us where our hut was. He was then nice and shook our hands and resolved the bad atmosphere.
After we had unpacked our bags, my friend seen a plug to try and charge her phone. It wasn't working so I phoned and asked him about it. He became funny again and said he only plugs it in, in winter. Once he calmed a little he did kindly take them to his cottage to charge (we had small children at home so needed to contact) otherwise we were fine with no use of phones.
There was no gas then in the hut, but as he was irritable on the few encounters we didn't want to approach him just incase he got funny again.
When we spoke to him the next morning he seemed in good spirit so we asked him to change it and he did by the time we got back.
The hamper on arrival was not what it stated, he did provide milk but there was no bread, butter and the condiments were basically what you would gave in a cupboard. There was a nice box of cerial though.
We had to pay extra for the firewood which was fine.

Wonderful quiet and private campsite with own private dry toilet, table, and fire pit. There are no cars allowed on the camping field, which makes it feel even calmer. There is a gas-heated outdoor shower which was very refreshing. There are no sinks or running water, as it is a rustic/wild campground, however, we liked this aspect of it! Staff was friendly and helpful and came to check in with us a few times to make sure all was well. We had a great time!

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