Country:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â England
Co-ordinates:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â N 52Â 18 48.17, EÂ 0Â 38 24.4
Address:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6HE
Good for visiting:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cambridge, Ely, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Lakenheath Viewing Area, Thetford (for the Dad’s Army museum)
Phone & e-mail:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 01284 729657Â Â Â Â mail@widehamfarm.co.uk
Website:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â https://www.widehamfarm.co.uk/Wideham_Farm
Date Visited: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â June 2017
Questions:- (This review is from the point of view of motorhomers driving a Swift Kontiki 669 tag axle – 8.56m)
What are the pitches like?               Â
Good sized pitches. Grass with a sandy base so very well draining. Well maintained. Room for 15-20 units
Is there water on each pitch?           Â
No  – but taps are easily accessible. There is a service point with numerous rubbish bins and CWD.
What is the electric like?          Â
25A – excellent
Drainage?    Â
Yes – in the motorhome service area and behind toilet blocks
What’s the site access like?       Â
Excellent.  The entrance is immediately off of Icklingham Road opposite the entrance to the West Stow Anglo Saxon Village
What are the Sanitary facilities like?   Â
Toilets:                              Excellent –  3 individual cubicles + 1 disabled (not dirty by any means, but could be cleaned a little more often..) Hand sanitiser provided.
Toilet paper provided? Yes                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Showers:                          Good, decent size (as above, not dirty, but could be cleaner). 2 ladies and 2 gents. The wash basins were also in the shower area.
What other facilities are there?   Â
Washing up area.
Bins, CWD.
Horse-riding possible
Forest walks
Is there any internet; if so how much and how good?   Â
No. Occasional 4G signal, but often nothing.
Welcoming and friendly. Very easy-going. Pitch up and Lee or Jane will come find you.
How much is it?    Â
£16 per night including electric
What’s the area like?           Â
Lovely – on a riding school at the edge of the Kings Forest.  Lots of walks and cycle paths. A walk along the river and around the lake in the West Stow Country Park opposite.
Very close to Bury St Edmunds, which is lovely
More detail:
We liked:-
The facilities
The location & the area
The owners (& the chickens 😉 )
The walking to be had
We didn’t like so much:-
We just would like to see the facilities cleaned a little more often
We hated:-
Nothing
Moving On:
We moved back to West Norfolk.
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