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Lee Valley Campsite Sewardstone
Sewardstone Road
Chingford
London   (Browse area)
E4 7RA
Tel: 03000 030 623
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Pitches: 200
Open: 01/03/2026 to 31/01/2027
           01/03/2027 to 31/01/2028

Rating: Average Review Score: 8/10 from 61 Reviews
                8/10 from 61 Reviews


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Who's it for
 Families Welcome   Not Members Only   Rallies Welcome   Not Naturist Site 
 Dogs Welcome   No Dogs Allowed   Groups Welcome   Motorbikers Welcome 
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 On Site   Bar <1 mile   Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile 
Activities
 Kids Playground   No TV Room   No Games Room   No Evening Ents 
 Fishing <1 mile   No Wild Swimming   No Indoor Pool   No Outdoor Pool 
 Horse Riding <5 miles   Cycle Hire On Site   Golf <5 miles   No Tennis 
 No Beach   Watersports <10 miles   No Boat Launch 
Other Features
 No Sea Views   Not Working Farm   No Campfires Allowed 
 No Waterside Pitches   Public Transport On Site  Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 

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Date of Visit: June 2025 Unit:  Motorhome
Nights stayed: 3 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Funinsun 31 reviews from this member

 We had a brilliant weekend at Lee Valley Campsite, Sewardstone in our motorhome.

The pitches were spacious with solid hardstanding.

The staff were incredibly helpful, offering tips for nearby attractions and even assisting with a minor motorhome issue – big thanks to them!

The facilities were spotless, with heated showers and a well-stocked shop for essentials.

The location is a gem, peaceful countryside vibes with easy access to London via a bus stop right outside (just 40 minutes to the city!). We loved exploring the nearby River Lee Country Park trails.

The only downside was occasional noise from nearby roads, but it didn’t spoil our stay.

We’ll be back for sure 


Date of Visit: March 2024  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 1 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Dailewis 5 reviews from this member

 Used as a stopover on way to tunnel

Will definitely stop again

Very friendly and helpful staff and good facilities and pitch was great.

Only thing not a positive was the road just after you go under the bridge watch out for the potholes 
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Date of Visit: March 2023 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Nights stayed: 14 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: Melmel74 33 reviews from this member

 This is our local campsite and we've previously camped there with our kids when they were younger in a tent. Being older teens they no longer want to come so we moved from a big tent to a tiny Eriba. We needed somewhere to keep the van whilst waiting for our storage to become available so booked Sewardstone for 2 weeks (expensive option but having nowhere to keep it was our best choice).

The site has changed a lot since we camped there as now has a lot of statics on site plus a lot of what I think might be contractors staying on site in motorhomes. We visited every day whilst sorting out our van and stayed several nights across the 2 weeks.

Reception staff are helpful, facilities are clean, pitches level and site feels secure.

Great location if you're visiting the White Water Centre, bus outside the site to get into London and a few local pubs.

They also have camping pods on site and a play area for children. 
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Date of Visit: October 2021  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 1 Travelling as:  Mature couple
Reviewer: DaveG60 16 reviews from this member

 Convenient site for London with a bus service to Walthamstow Underground Station from entrance (215).

Friendly and helpful staff.

Well laid out for campervans but didn't use showers/toilets.

Some road noise mainly motorbikes at night but to be expected in location 


Date of Visit: June 2021  Confirmed Booking Unit:  Static
Nights stayed: 2 Travelling as:  Family with young children
Reviewer: Rosell 1 review from this member

 Unfortunately it was not as good as it shows and sells. The static cabin, had broken few things around the cabin. The level of cleaning inside the cabin was poor. If they pay attention to repair and maintain the cabins to decent standards and could provide some more activities on site that would be good. The Edmonton site I would avoid if possible. 
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Date of Visit: April 2019 Unit:  Campervan
Nights stayed: 4 Travelling as:  Retired couple
Reviewer: Nigel Rickard 63 reviews from this member

 Large site with many mature trees. The toilet/shower block is the warmest we ever used. There is plenty of hot water, BUT the mixer has to be on 9plus to get a hot shower. The water pressure varies which does not help. As usual press button every few seconds and water sprays into changing area. The blocks are clean but there seems to be no particular time for cleaner, we were told this is temporary.

You can walk out of a gate onto public footpath at west end of site, but make sure staff have given you code to get back in Another review said you cannot get near water, not so, I walked north and in 20 minutes was on River Lee viewing a large number of liveaboard boats including several dutch barges.

NOTE, if you are affected the Low Emmision Zone starts to the west and south of site. You can check your status online, strangely my classic camper is exempt.

All staff were friendly but some were more knowledgeable than others.

Bus stop or turning point directly outside site, goes to mainline station. Site can sell travel cards, check online for best value. Bishop Stratford is worth a visit. If you like gardening visit Chapel Manor Gardens, brilliant site, great value, good food. Obviously there are all the water based activities and bird watching for which the area is famous. 
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Date of Visit: March 2016 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Johnjory 124 reviews from this member

 Little seems to have changed since my last visit / review of Jun 15, so to avoid repetition, I would like to generally agree with the other reviews and emphasise the following details:

High standard of customer care and site maintenance.

Bus services from gate are May to Sep only.

With 200 relatively closely spaced pitches plus Pods & Cocoons, site might very well feel somewhat crowded when nearing capacity.

Given we have a ball valve arrangement to fit into our water butt, we had a fully serviced pitch this time (£3. 50 / night supplement). It was nice not to have to carry any water.

High season nightly pitch fee for a family of 4 is very likely to exceed £40 / night. (See website. )

Showers fitted with irritatingly short (15 sec) push buttons.

To sum up: A very good base from which to visit London, but expect big city prices & population density to start here in high season. 


Date of Visit: January 2016 Unit:  Campervan
Reviewer: Markrollings 5 reviews from this member

 When you look at the campsite's location on a map you could be forgiven for thinking you'll enjoy a nice quiet break by the lake side. The website boasts of a rural countryside location and even uses the word peaceful.

I'm afraid the reality is quite different. That lake right next door on the map is a reservoir you can't see, or indeed get anywhere near. You can try, as we did, and set off on a walk thinking there'll be access to the lake eventually. We were horribly disappointed that all we could do was walk along a busy road through estates, separated from the water by barbed wire, steel fences and a moat.

From our pitch, the distant hum of traffic was always audible, as were the planes that fley overhead for the whole duration of our visit.

If you're looking for the countryside then this isn't it.

The campsite is well presented and the facilities clean and functional. That's the best that can be said.

Finally, be warned that if you intend arriving after 5pm you'll be expected to spend your first night in the late arrivals area right next to the road. That's inexcusable. If a campsite chooses to offer its facilities in low season then it should provide a proper service.

If you're intending on using this as a base for days or nights out in London there are more rural sites, with better transport links 


Date of Visit: June 2015 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Johnjory 124 reviews from this member

 In order to avoid repetition of previous reviews, I would just say that this is a very good site with facilities, levels of maintenance and customer service commensurate with it being 4* rated and add the following observations:

Levels of road traffic noise are surprisingly low, you are more likely to notice aircraft overhead. During our stay the site was only about 1/3 full, but given the number of pitches and the close spacing of pitches, I would guess that internal traffic movements will be significant when the site is full.

Showers (free) are to a very high standard. However firstly, they are fitted with irritatingly short push buttons and secondly, the waste from some cubicles significantly flows under the partition into the next shower. If there ever was a reason to wear flipflops/Crocks in the shower, this is it.

Be aware that during any school/Public holiday period, pitch fee for a family with 2 adults, 2 children, EHU & awning is currently £39 / night. (See their website)

Dog friendly (£2. 00 per night). There is a 'woodland walk' and foot path to Gunpowder Park (Approx 1 ½ miles). It is hard to believe you are this close to central London.

Public transport to central London could not be easier. There are three buses an hour directly from the gate. These will take to to Walthamstow Central Underground, and the total journey time to central London is very approximately one hour.

Other than on site shop, there are no shops within convenient walking distance, but about 1 ½ mile in Chingford direction is everything.

A personal recommendation: Breakfast at either of the green kiosks at High Beach. The one on Cross Roads as on a Sunday morning it is frequented by many bikers and is a great bike show.

To sum up: If you are coming from the North or East of England to visit London it would be hard to imagine a better base. 


Date of Visit: March 2015 Unit:  Touring Caravan
Reviewer: Donna Michelle 12 reviews from this member

 'Stayed at Lee Valley Caravan Park Sewardstone in March 2015 for 2 weeks. I stayed in a touring caravan on a non serviced hard standing pitch, price was expensive for what you get but I suppose that is because it is close to London. There is just enough room for a van so due to grass area being very muddy I decided not to put up the awning as the ground was too soft. A bit of work could be done to tidy up the site and make it a bit more scenic, behind our caravan was wooden pallets that had been thrown into the hedges. A lot more positives than negatives on this site, the showers/toilet blocks were very clean. The laundry machines was the best I have used so far on a site and worked out the cheapest too. I loved the rabbits that played all over the site and even the fox amused me when it ran off with my bin lid. I have a dog and just out of the bottom gate of the park I could let my dog have a good run off the lead next to the river. The local pubs are not dog friendly so they didn't get my business. Free parking at Chingford train station and the train into London takes 30 mins. All the staff I met was very nice, polite and helpful. I would definitely stop here again 


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