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Cambridge Cherry Hinton Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Lime Kiln Rd
Cherry Hinton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire (Browse area)
CB1 8NQ
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 67
Open: 10/01/2026 to 04/11/2026
10/01/2027 to 04/11/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <10 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: April 2018 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 6 |
Travelling as: Mature couple |
| Reviewer: Pixie_Hez |
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 I feel conflicted about reviewing this site as it is in a fantastic location and we keep returning to it time and time again, but the site itself is very poor.
Firstly the area. This site could hardly be better situated. It is on the outskirts of Cambridge and a short walk from the bus stop where you can get a bus every 10 minutes into the centre of Cambridge. There is a pub nearby and a parade of shops with a number of takeaways (Indian, Pizza, Chinese) if you don't fancy cooking and it is a 3 minute drive from a large Tesco for groceries. There is a small amount of road noise but not too bad and there is a sport field nearby so a couple of evenings a week you get the noise of football training or matches but it is generally quite peaceful. 10 out of 10 in my book.
Now for the site. I will start by saying that none of what I am going to say should reflect badly on the wardens as they are doing their best and are so friendly and helpful. However, the site is very poor. Many of the hardstanding pitches are very very small, the only one that was left when we arrived over Easter was too short for our medium sized caravan so the jockey wheel and the rear steadies were off the pitch which made levelling difficult. In addition, to get to many of the hardstandings you have to drive over a grassy area about 5 metres wide which gets very muddy when wet. Over a very wet Easter we watched several cars getting stuck and churning up the grass and mud and eventually having to be pulled or pushed off the grass. Then, when you want to walk to the toilet block you have to walk over this muddy area so you are constantly clobbered in mud if the weather is wet. The toilet block is not too bad but has windows which open and therefore is always cold as people go to the toilet and open the window before they leave. I must have closed the windows every time I was in but the next time I came back, all the windows were open again and the block was freezing. Then, if you are in the shower and the windows get opened, there is a Siberian blast that seems to funnel down the corridor to the shower area so you end up shivering through your shower. The layout of the site is also very poor with no way to drive around the site so you have to leave your van at reception and walk around the site to pick your pitch before returning to get your van. If you take a wrong turn in getting to your pitch you have to reverse. In the area where we were pitched there was no service point nearby so to fill the aquaroll you have to drag it up a big hill the longest distance I have ever seen on a CC site and then repeat to empty the waste.
The site needs a complete rethink in terms of layout and pitches but because of its location it is very popular. I guess if a site is popular, the CC probably think what's the point in improving it. If people (us included) are mad enough to pay to stay here because of the location, why would they bother fixing anything? My score for the site would be 2 out of 10. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2017 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: UKreplay |
16 reviews from this member |
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Very pleased with the site. Was given several pitches to chose from, asked to walk and look at them first before choosing. Staff extremely helpful, always smiling. Yes there is minor road noise, yes there is a sports area nearby, there are birds in the trees, all make a little noise but nothing extreme. Shower block top notch, can't fault it.
No 3 bus stop is around 100 yds from the site entrance, costs £4. 30 return to Cambridge town centre.
Robin Hood pub opposite bus stop serves food and beer to a good standard.
Shops are 2-300 yds away.
The chalk pit nature reserve opposite the site is recommended. If you stay on the path it's a good walking surface, off the path the chalk becomes very slippery.
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| Date of Visit: May 2017 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: MichaelandAllan |
3 reviews from this member |
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Used as stopover between Dover and Lincolnshire
Staff permitted me to call each day to get stopover on return (Bank Holiday fully booked).
Very easy to find by satnav - easy access and good facilities.
Local general store nearby.
Staff even helped when oven door came off!
Recommended - so wish to stay longer and explore more fully later.
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| Date of Visit: April 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Paolo999 |
8 reviews from this member |
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Arrived here for a visit to the city of Cambridge. Warm welcome and the usual health and safety talk about parking gaps.
The site is on the edge of town a good two miles walk, cycle or bus journey into town There is a bus stop nearby. Recommend cycling. There is a fairly good cycle route nearby.
The site was a little noisy from traffic noise and a sports field nearby.
I felt the cost was a little high and had been bumped up for the May Day Bank Holiday weekend
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| Date of Visit: February 2017 |
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| Reviewer: Les and Jenny |
24 reviews from this member |
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A typically predictable Caravan Club site where we arrived without a booking but were welcomed without ceremony and told to find a slot. The usual stuffy warden insisted we moved the rig all of a couple of feet to comply with the usual mantra 'Elf and Safety' 6 meter spacing. No other sites we visit insist on this precaution so why the CC sites I wonder. Perhaps if they didn't try to squeeze so many pitches into their sites, we, the paying public, might just have some room to breath. Speed humps, this site not only had them but they resembled peaks on the Eiger. When asked why the vicious nature of the humps, 'you should see the European visitors' came the reply. It seems then that even these draconian measures fail to curb the excesses of the Europeans. An OK site - convenient for the city of Cambridge but not for the long term visitor.
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| Date of Visit: September 2016 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kaut0Bill |
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Wish I'd read these reviews before visiting. My receipt indicated arrive between 12 and 2 pm. Of course we arrived at 12. 10 to find we weren't allowed on site until 1pm.
Wardens were friendly and very helpful. This is a small site and as indicated by others is very dark at night. Also noise from adjacent sports hall in evenings.
Road layout is poorly designed.
Site is however well situated for visiting Cambridge with frequent and regular buses from nearby bus stops. The Robin Hood pub is well worth a visit and there are also shops and takeaways nearby also.
If we ever decide to visit Cambridge again we will certainly use this site.
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| Date of Visit: January 2016 |
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| Reviewer: SimonandNik |
4 reviews from this member |
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Very nice typical caravan club site about 3 miles from Cambridge city centre on the bus.
Two pubs about 5 minutes walk away, one doing live music.
The old disused quarry across the road is a good dog walk and everyone was friendly.
Pub recommendations in Cambridge are the pickerel, the champion of the Thames and the Kingston arms.
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| Date of Visit: September 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Paul@Bank |
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The Caravan Club site is located 3 ¼ miles from the centre of Cambridge at Cherry Hinton. Regular bus services take you into the centre involving a ½ hour journey or ¼ hour cycle ride along the numerous cycle lanes/path way.
The site is accessed from the narrow and busy (at rush hour) Lime Kiln Road. Site has 54 pitches (plus 6 tent pitches) with a combination of grass and hardstandings. With the new Club rules most of these pitches are none awning – i. E. Narrow pitches, and quite dark given the number of trees and the old quarry location. If you want a sunny site use the Camping & Caravan Club site at Shelford.
The usual high standard of Caravan Club facilities and (unfortunate) numerous rules and warden detachment.
Dog walking adjacent the site at the old chalk quarry and nature reserve, or little walk takes you to Cherry Hinton Park and lakes. Nothing on site for kids at all.
Numerous supermarkets and shops within the area. Ideal base for visiting Cambridge, but it is a dark site!
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| Date of Visit: August 2015 |
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| Reviewer: Crocketford |
12 reviews from this member |
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Another lovely site on our mega 7 week tour. Very friendly and helpful wardens loved the layout of the site you did not feel at all crowded even though this was school holidays. The toilet and showers were always very clean and a credit to the wardens, we would definitely return if ever in the area again
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| Date of Visit: October 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tyke65 |
3 reviews from this member |
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Some of the pitches at Cherry Hinton are quite small. The 'park by peg' rule is well circulated and used to ensure clearance between units. The only way to use rules is for everybody to use them, not to allow one or two 'free spirits' to make up their own minds as to whether or not they are going to obey them.
The wardens at the site when we stayed were two of the nicest and most efficient people you could hope to meet. Why get into an argument with someone who is just trying to do his job to the best of his ability. If you don't like the rules, go somewhere else.
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