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Spent 3 nights at this small site that is situated between Bladon and Woodstock along the boundary of Blenheim Palace. The site is a mixture of hardstandings and grass, you get to choose your own pitch and are compliant with the CC stance that as long as you are to the right of the peg you can choose to either drive or reverse onto pitch. Shower and toilet block are a little dated but clean with the added advantage that every shower has an adjustable, flexible hose with controls for temperature of your choosing. A 10 minute walk via the Dog Walk brings you to The White House pub/restaurant, the only hostelry in the village and it is opposite the church where Churchill's have their family plot. There is no shop. If you exit the site at the entrance turn right and cross over the main road there is a marked path that is a good walk for the dogs that brings you back out by the church. Woodstock and the entrance to Blenheim Palace is a 15 minute walk along the cycle path, plenty of pubs, independent shops and 1 small supermarket. If you go to the Palace the entrance for Park & Gardens is £13. 50 but if you take your CC receipt with you this is reduced to £7. 80. Magnificent parkland to walk in especially early October when the leaves are changing.
Nice site, clean and tidy as you would expect. A little road noise, but did not cause us concern.
10 min walk into Bladon with a Pub/restaurant and Winston Churchills grave. Also a nice few fields to let the dog off the lead (footpath signposted next to some ugly bungalows less than 5 mins from site).
Woodstock can only be reached by the main road but footpath / cycle route all the way and it's well worth it. Lots of restaurants, pubs and independent shops plus a small supermarket.
Blenheim Palace is stunning! With your caravan club receipt you get a massive reduction on the entry fee which is then valid for 12 months.
This was our third time at this site - earlier visits were in May 2008 and June 2009, which we thoroughly enjoyed. This time it was a slightly less pleasant experience due to the location of our pitch.
The quietest and sunniest pitches tend to be found if you turn right after checking in. Unfortunately, we arrived at 4. 30, later than expected due to traffic problems on the M25. In addition, we were told that quite a few of the pitches were not usable, as they were very worn after heavy use during the summer and had been re-seeded. This meant there were very few pitches free, and all of them on the left side of the site, close to the very noisy main road and in the shadow of large trees. It was also a long walk to the only toilet block.
The toilet block itself is now accessed by a keypad with a code number (it used to be by an actual key). It was beautifully maintained but I had to queue for a shower in the morning, so I would imagine the facilities are pretty stretched in July and August.
Mobile phone reception is quite poor, which might bother some people. The site is also quite poorly signposted and it's easy to miss the turning - the easiest thing to look for is the 'Coach Park' sign (for visitors to Blenheim Palace. )
However, the area is lovely with lots of things to see and do. There are some very nice pubs and restaurants in Woodstock, and Oxford has something to offer all ages - kids would love the Pitt Rivers Museum with its shrunken heads, one of which was the model for the talking head on the Night Bus in the Harry Potter films!
What a wonderful site. Not as large as a lot of the sites and it is a little gem. Arrived to a warm welcome from the wardens who were all to happy to help throughout our weekend stay. We were told to go and find a pitch to our liking, as we had arrived at around 2. 30pm there were still quite a few available in either bright sunny pitches or shaded pitches.
Set up on our sunny pitch, EHU had a TV hook up as well, something we class as essential these days. As it was friday, and unluckily the fish and chip van was not there that evening, we took a walk into Woodstock, about 15 minutes, passing Blenheim Palace, and found the local chippy. Then we went for a couple of beers, found a pub selling real ale, which was a bonus, and went back to get the fish and chips and ate them on the village green.
Back at the site, sat outside for a while, enjoying the warm evening, had a nice surprise when some bats flew above us through the trees around dusk.
Showers and toilets are spotless, as usual on CC site. Next morning took 5 minute walk to bus stop into Oxford, only £4. 90 return which is good when you consider how hard it is to park in Oxford.
Recommend a visit to the Ashmoleum Museum, free entry but donations accepted. We were thinking of visiting Blenheim Palace on Sunday, usually £19. 50 entry but only £11. 50 with your receipt from the site, which is a bargain.
Anyway, after talking to our neighbours, they told us that you need at least one full day, maybe two to see everything, so we decided to leave it for another time when we visit.
Will definitely be returning to this site, for the peace and quiet, local beer and Blenheim.
Just back from a good 2 weeks holiday at Bladon Chains. A very busy site with a lot of coming and going. Lots to watch if you are sitting around!
Normal Caravan Club features so no problems there.
The only issue we had with the site was the traffic noise. Other reviews have said that pitching on the left-hand side of the site was fine. We followed that advice and still ended up next to the main A road through to Bladon and onto Whitney, not quiet at all.
So if you want a more peaceful pitch, we suggest you aim for the middle of the site, away from both of the busy roads.
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To find site:- From Oxford or Woodstock on the A44 at roundabout take the A4095 signed for Bladon/Witney. After 350 metres turn right into minor road and site is on the left in 200 metres.
Bladon Chains is open from the end of March to early November for members only. There 92 pitches, about a third are on gravel hardstandings. The site is divided into two sections either side of Reception. Pitches are set out along each side of the site roads leaving plenty of space in the middle so it does not seem crowded. Whilst the pitches are level the topography of the site is undulating. Electric points are convenient to all pitches and they also have a digital TV hook-up but you must provide your own cable. There is a single toilet block situation approximately in the middle of the site and includes a wash up area and laundry. There are also service points in each pitching area plus a single recycling point. For younger children there is a playground and a knockabout area for older ones. Reception sells milk and newspapers can be ordered. Near to Reception is an information hut with details of attractions out and about. The site does not have WiFi and I found that mobile broadband via my Vodafone dongle could only get a GPRS signal. Near the site entrance there is a late arrivals area which can take about 3 units although I could not see any hook-up points. During our stay there was a mobile Fish and Shop that called on Tuesday evenings.
This site is only a stone’s throw from Blenheim Palace where Club members get a discount on production of their payment receipt. It was the birth place of Winston Churchill and he is buried at Bladon Church which is a reasonably short walk from the campsite. Woodstock is in walking distance of the site ( alongside the busy A44) with a selection shops, pubs and restaurants. Oxford city centre is half an hour away by bus. For shopping the is a good small Co-Op supermarket in Woodstock but for a wider choice you would need to travel to Oxford.
To be honest, the site itself was nothing special; standard CC fare with good, clean facilities (although could do with an update), neat lawns, small playground and playing field, a few basics on sale in the reception.
The best aspect of the site is the surrounding area; Blenheim Palace is amazing (but expensive) and the village of Woodstock (walking distance) is very pretty, with a great selection of pubs and restaurants and even a good little museum.
Oxford is a great city (like a larger version of Woodstock) - I'd highly recommend the Natural History museum which is, in parts, better than it's London counterpart.
There is a good, 16-mile bike ride from the site (details on the CC website) which takes in the grave of the other famous resident of the area, JRR Tolkien.
Overall, a perfectly reasonable site made good by its surroundings.
This is the 2nd time we have stayed at this site on our way home from Isle of Wight, it is quite a large site, in a lovely setting, and very relaxing.
Check in was easy and we could pick our own pitch, we chose one next to the play area, it has been previously mentioned that the road was noisy however we were pitched next to the road and cannot recall hearing much noise at all.
Nearby Woodstock is a quaint town to wander around, a few miles down the road is Kiddlington which is bigger and has more takeaways and supermarkets.
We had a lovely walk into Bladon and visited the grave of Winston Churchill. We only stayed here one night but we are planning to return for a longer stay,
We stayed at Bladon Chains for two nights as I had a hospital appointment in Oxford. We will definitely return for a leisure break. We found the site very peaceful and friendly.
The wardens could not have been nicer or more helpful. Our water pump broke, and they gave us detailed directions to a number of accessory dealers, who fixed us up.
The pitches were well spaced, and handy for water, waste disposal and electricity. The toilets and showers were very clean and well maintained and there is a dish washing area.
It is, as mentioned, a short walk to Bladon Church, which makes for a pleasant evening stroll. We had a lovely meal at the Black Prince pub, which is in nearby Woodstock. Very reasonably priced, good beer and excellent food by the river.
It is a short drive to Oxford, which is well served by its park and ride. Makes more sense than driving in and trying to park.
We've just spent a great weekend at this lovely Caravan Club site - it's got everything you expect from a club site. Check in is straight forward but you have to choose your pitch carefully if you want to avoid the traffic noise mentioned in other reviews!
We found that if you go to the area on the left as you drive in and choose a pitch on the grassy area everything is fine. We were on pitch 83 and if you pitch facing West (ie away from the road) you get nice views and sun into the late evening. If you go to the right, you are nearer to the A44 which is very busy during the day.
There is just one toilet/shower block which, although quite tired looking, was perfectly adequate and always very clean. As with all club sites, the wardens, who are very friendly, work hard to keep everything in A1 condition.
The shop sells basics, but there is a Co-op just down the road in Woodstock if you need more.
There is a small children's' play area - though we never saw anyone using it, a large recreation field (ditto!) and a short dog walk leading into the field opposite the site which is a great place for the dogs to let off steam - our two Irish Setters loved it.
There are lots of walks direct form the site through the Blenheim estate and just down the road in Bladon you can visit Winston Churchill's grave.
We were only there for a weekend but I guess you can easily visit Oxford and there are plenty of other attractions nearby.
We will certainly return when we visit the area again.
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
No Toilets 
No Showers 
No Washing Up Area 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
No Laundry 
No Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
No Shop 
No Bar 
No Restaurant 
No Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
Spent 3 nights at this small site that is situated between Bladon and Woodstock along the boundary of Blenheim Palace. The site is a mixture of hardstandings and grass, you get to choose your own pitch and are compliant with the CC stance that as long as you are to the right of the peg you can choose to either drive or reverse onto pitch. Shower and toilet block are a little dated but clean with the added advantage that every shower has an adjustable, flexible hose with controls for temperature of your choosing. A 10 minute walk via the Dog Walk brings you to The White House pub/restaurant, the only hostelry in the village and it is opposite the church where Churchill's have their family plot. There is no shop. If you exit the site at the entrance turn right and cross over the main road there is a marked path that is a good walk for the dogs that brings you back out by the church. Woodstock and the entrance to Blenheim Palace is a 15 minute walk along the cycle path, plenty of pubs, independent shops and 1 small supermarket. If you go to the Palace the entrance for Park & Gardens is £13. 50 but if you take your CC receipt with you this is reduced to £7. 80. Magnificent parkland to walk in especially early October when the leaves are changing. 
