Visitor Reviews - Britchcombe Countryside Holidays
Britchcombe Countryside Holidays 
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Britchcombe Farm
Uffington
Faringdon
Oxfordshire (Browse area)
SN7 7QJ See Map
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Tel: 01367 821022
Pitches: 50/ 6 electric hook ups
Open: Open All Year
Rating: 
8/10 from 111 Reviews
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: DJHMS |
4 reviews from this member |
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A good site with adequate (ie. Bare minimum facilities - which is what camping's all about). Easy to find and some good field walking to be had. If the owners catch you in the woods trying to forage fuel for your fire you'll be told off - they make extra cash by selling you their own firewood, which comes from the place where you've been looking.
Lots of space. The White Horse is a ten minute walk and another fifteen to get to the top. The nearest pub is a twenty minute walk (I think). Families, kids, dogs - it's all good.
They give you a bucket of water to throw on your fire as a precaution.
The reception is helpful and all in all I'd say this is a good site in the middle of the country and one of the best that's farthest from the sea.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Harrowes rabble |
3 reviews from this member |
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I guess this would be the campsite that our boys enjoyed most this summer - due mainly to the ongoing 12 hour football game each day (eat breakfast, play, go for walk, play, pub lunch, play etc). It's a pretty basic set-up, but everyone was extremely friendly on the field that we stayed in and the kids all just cruised in and out of each other's tents.
Showers and washing up facilities leave a bit to be desired. I wasn't that keen on having to queue for a single sink for all campers - or indeed having fellow campers using loos in the same room as the washing up.
But, it's not dirty, it's cheap, and having firewood, kindling and rope (extraordinary how quickly a fire gets going with a bit of baler-twine!) delivered daily to your tent is just great.
The area is stunning for walks and pubs that you can get to on excellent footpaths - straight out of the bottom of the field. Overall a wonderful place and we'll definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Ladybug |
3 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a rather blowy Bank Holiday weekend spent camping at Britchcombe.
The location is absolutely stunning with gorgeous views in all directions. You are in a lovely rural spot but within easy driving distance of shops etc, and a pub about 1.5 miles down the road.
We received no directions to find the site and it is poorly signposted, the staff were not very welcoming when we arrived but did prove to be more friendly on other occasions. There were four fields open; as the previous review said these slope quite sharply in places but there were plenty of flat pitches and the slope meant that the fields were not chockablock with tents so there was plenty of green space. The site is rather exposed and did get very windy.
Our field had four portaloos which were well kept - on such a busy weekend it was inevitable that they were not pristine (mud everywhere!), but pleasant enough to use. The showers and washing up however were really showing the strain. Note that there is *one* washing up sink for the whole site which covers four large fields. Fine if you are happy to wash up at your tent but don't go expecting lots of washing up stations.
The showers also were not up to the number of visitors and were very wet and muddy by mid afternoon. The cubicles are very small and awkward for trying to get kids clean. Plenty of very hot water though at all times of day and showers themselves kept nicely clean. As previous reviews have noted, it is a walk along a fast and twisty road to the shower block and quite nerve-wracking with young children as cars appear very fast round the corners.
We wandered around the farmyard but didn't see any evidence of the animals mentioned on the blurb.
The campfires were a fantastic treat and the owners tour the site several times in the evening checking all is OK, delivering wood etc. They always arrived just as our wood was getting low which was a great service - £5 for a bag of logs plus some kindling.
I imagine this site has been a victim of its own success this year, as they have had two write-ups in the national press recommending them. The problems we had with the site seemed mainly to be caused by how busy they were - overstretched staff, overused facilities. On a quiet weekend in June without the hoardes it is probably idyllic. Just bring your own washing up bowl.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Catherine slade |
11 reviews from this member |
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The site at first was disappointing as when we arrived there was a huge and I mean huge skip at the entrance to the farm overflowing with rubbish and rubbish on the ground all around. All the recycling bins were also full.
The paddock where caravans or tents wanting hookups was quite sloping and we were fortunate that we could pitch down the bottom as we would have never of got the caravan up the slope as the field was very muddy.
The facilities were ok, we quite liked the porta-showers as there was plenty of space to deal with children. The washing up facilities were basic, only one sink and not that clean. I am not sure how often the showers got cleaned as our rubbish was still there four days later.
The road was quite worrying as if a car lost control, we would be wiped out. We didn't get to see the owner until the day we left.
Lovely pub at Woolstone called the White Horse, great food and beer. We went to Ashdown House (NT) which was really interesting and good walking in the woods and upto weathercock hill. The White Horse Hill is worth the climb even in the pouring rain! I think this site could be fantastic with a few alterations and planning.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Partyowl |
2 reviews from this member |
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It took several attempts to get a response from this site's owner and the owner's attitude also could have been friendlier - she was quite brusque and gave the impression that contacting potential customers put her out somewhat.
The directions to the site were also a bit vague. (If you come from Uffington village, turn left when you reach the T junction at the top of road!).
Having said all this, the site is beautiful. Set over 3 separate fields - which are certainly not flat, but give enough room to find a flat camping ground - and a paddock, it was very peaceful with loads of room for campers, who, for the 2 nights we were there, were all very friendly. Families should beware, if they are staying in one of the 3 camping fields, that you do have to walk along and / or cross the main road which runs along the base of White Horse hill to reach the main facilities located by the farm buildings. It's a reasonably quiet road, but it is national speed limit, so when vehicles do appear they do so at a frightening pace!
It should be noted that good portaloo facilities are available in each of the fields and a cold water tap, so you're not constantly going backwards and forwards to the farm buildings. The facilities in the farm buildings were excellent - very good showers and hot water at no extra cost, + a lovely big belfast sink for doing your washing.
The lovely paddock is located in front of the house and facilities, but as this is used for cream teas on the weekend you can't have campfires in this area. It's more for vans and hook-ups than tents, although we were offered to camp here if we wished.
The fact that you can have campfires was the main reason we went to stay at this site. Mrs Seymour sells firewood at £5 a bag and can deliver it to your tent when she does her Range Rover rounds each evening.
The local area is lovely - The White Horse hill is just 15 minutes walk down the road. From the top of the hill, you can get on to the Ridgeway. A footpath along which you can reach the villages of Uffington (1.5 miles - the closest) or Woolstone (3 miles) joins one of the camping fields, and it was a delight in late July with all the crops reaching maturity. Great pubs in both - the Australian couple who are running in the pub in Uffington were brilliant, really friendly.
This is definitely a 'proper' campsite, full of character, and for anyone who wants to chill out and forget the modern world for a while, with a campfire, country walks and pubs, I would definitely recommend it. We'll certainly be going back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Moonchair08 |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from a 4 night stay. Lovely campsite in peaceful location, pitch where you like and campfires permitted are definite pros for this site. Owner very helpful and delivering logs direct to your tent is great.
Depending on which field you're in, it can be a bit of a walk to the showers down the road, but signs up warning of pedestrians. Showers were hot and clean and each field has several portaloos and a water tap.
The owner tries to keep an adults only field but this doesn't seem to work as lots of children in this field, and not all campers stick to the reasonable rules eg. Quiet after 10.30pm and dogs on leads. A couple of the fields on slopes but not too bad and adds to the views. Overall would recommend this site for a weekend visit.
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