After much searching and discussion of which campsite we should try next, we found this nice place in Henley-on-Thames called Swiss Farm. We wanted to go somewhere with good facilities, good dog walking and a nearby pub. As soon as we arrived we knew we were in for a treat, the campsite was clean and seemed well-organised with an onsite bar and restaurant. Also, Henley town centre was only a short walk away. The price included wi-fi which was of a decent speed with good signal quality and a TV connection was also included for those with TVs in their units. We noticed straight away that there were a lot of large units at this site including some spectacular RVs.
As soon as we arrived, the kids raced off to play in the playground which had a good range of equipment for all ages and certainly kept them well entertained. The pitches were all spaced out nicely and we were in a little section containing around 8 units. It didn't take us long to get set up and the weather was quite nice but we were all pretty tired so it was early to bed for us that night.
In the morning, we had a wander around the campsite looking at all the different units and pitches. There are two pretty large fields that looked nice for the tent campers during the warmer months. The shower and toilet block was immaculate and nicely heated. As an added extra they play music inside the block 24 hours a day. I found this to be a nice touch and the music wasn't loud enough to hear outside so it wasn't a disturbance. My step-daughter loved singing along in the shower (not sure how everyone else felt about that though) and we all agreed that it put a smile on our faces. It also made those late night trips to the toilet when it's pitch black outside a bit less scary. The washing up area was also labelled as a veg prep area (nice idea) and it was kept very clean and tidy.
My husband took the kids to the onsite restaurant for breakfast as a treat and then we all went for a lovely long walk through Henley town centre and then along the River Thames before deciding on a place to go for lunch.
There were so many lovely looking pubs but having the dogs with us does limit our choices somewhat. We decided to go to a pub called The Little Angel which was situated near to the river. This turned out to be a great choice with delicious food for us and a great kids menu (the selection of wine wasn't bad either!) The portions were enormous and the quality of food was very good.
The weather was getting warmer and warmer so we walked back to the campsite and enjoyed a few drinks in the sunshine at the onsite bar while the kids enjoyed themselves in the playground. We even managed to watch a bit of the Rugby!
There were some fields overlooking the campsite where we discovered we could walk the dogs and so the kids and the dogs had a good run-around there before bed. There were also some pigs kept there and you could get pretty close to them so we all enjoyed saying hello (even the dogs!) We thought this was a lovely feature and took the dogs there for another run-around the next morning even though the weather was pretty miserable and markedly different from the day before.
Packing up took no time at all and we were soon on our way home. The camping experience this time felt really relaxed and enjoyable and we didn't feel like such complete amateurs.
It was lovely to have an onsite bar and restaurant but we found ourselves not doing so much (if any) cooking so we returned home with a whole load of leftover food that we had brought with us and few less notes in our wallets!
We will definitely be back to this site but can see it being very busy here during peak times.
In the morning, we had a wander around the campsite looking at all the different units and pitches. There are two pretty large fields that looked nice for the tent campers during the warmer months. The shower and toilet block was immaculate and nicely heated. As an added extra they play music inside the block 24 hours a day. I found this to be a nice touch and the music wasn't loud enough to hear outside so it wasn't a disturbance. My step-daughter loved singing along in the shower (not sure how everyone else felt about that though) and we all agreed that it put a smile on our faces. It also made those late night trips to the toilet when it's pitch black outside a bit less scary. The washing up area was also labelled as a veg prep area (nice idea) and it was kept very clean and tidy.
My husband took the kids to the onsite restaurant for breakfast as a treat and then we all went for a lovely long walk through Henley town centre and then along the River Thames before deciding on a place to go for lunch.
There were so many lovely looking pubs but having the dogs with us does limit our choices somewhat. We decided to go to a pub called The Little Angel which was situated near to the river. This turned out to be a great choice with delicious food for us and a great kids menu (the selection of wine wasn't bad either!) The portions were enormous and the quality of food was very good.
The weather was getting warmer and warmer so we walked back to the campsite and enjoyed a few drinks in the sunshine at the onsite bar while the kids enjoyed themselves in the playground. We even managed to watch a bit of the Rugby!
There were some fields overlooking the campsite where we discovered we could walk the dogs and so the kids and the dogs had a good run-around there before bed. There were also some pigs kept there and you could get pretty close to them so we all enjoyed saying hello (even the dogs!) We thought this was a lovely feature and took the dogs there for another run-around the next morning even though the weather was pretty miserable and markedly different from the day before.
Packing up took no time at all and we were soon on our way home. The camping experience this time felt really relaxed and enjoyable and we didn't feel like such complete amateurs.
It was lovely to have an onsite bar and restaurant but we found ourselves not doing so much (if any) cooking so we returned home with a whole load of leftover food that we had brought with us and few less notes in our wallets!
We will definitely be back to this site but can see it being very busy here during peak times.
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