Four Oaks Caravan Club Site, Marlow Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Tel: 01491572312
To find site:- From
Henley take the A4155, Marlow Road, the site is about a mile out of
Henley on the left, a little beyond the Swiss Farm campsite. From the
M40 take Marlow bypass and leave at first junction. Take A4155 through
Marlow and the site is about seven miles of the right just past the
Garden Centre. This road is narrow in places so care is needed.
The advantage of
this members only, open all year campsite, is its proximity to Henley on
Thames and other towns along the Thames Valley. The site has 81 pitches
which are a mixture of 55 hardstandings, both awning and non-awning, and
26 on grass. The latter tend to be closed from the 1st
October over winter. Electric points are convenient to all pitches and
are rated at 16 amps and use CEE17 blue connectors. The electric
bollards also have Co-Ax TV connectors as apparently the terrestrial TV
signal is poor. These are free to use but you must have your own cable
or buy one from reception. There are three service points for fresh and
waste water plus chemical emptying points. Unfortunately, the Motorhome
Service Point is the old heavy drain cover type. The positioning of the
drain is not great as it could impede the flow of traffic around the
site road whilst in use. There is one toilet block which also houses a
covered dishwash area and a laundry. Because of its situation it is a
fair distance from some pitches. When the block is closed for cleaning,
there are limited alternative facilities available. In normal times,
reception sells some essentials but due to COVID best to check what the
situation is. Next door is an information hut with details of local
places to visit and local transport information. At the far end of the
site is a fenced play area for children. There is site wide WiFi and
time can be purchased online. Just using it to access the Club website,
no fee, it seemed fine. Phone
data is a bit of a mixed bag. EE seemed to work fine for tethering but
not so good with the actual phone! O2 seemed fine for both. This is a
busy site so it is probably advisable to book in advance particularly
around the time of the Henley Regatta. The main bugbear of this campsite
is its close proximity to the A4155 and the associated road noise which
of course varies depending on time of day. The pitches along that
boundary bear the brunt of the noise despite a thick laurel hedge. The
pitches further into the site will be less affected but they are the
ones that are taken first! If noise is a major irritant to you, perhaps
it’s not the site for you? A possible alternative would be
Swiss Farm which is almost next door but set further back from the
road.
This is a very
convenient site to visit Henley on Thames, it is about a mile walk into
the town centre. There you will find an excellent range of shops and
restaurants. The nearest supermarket is Waitrose in Henley. Also, there
are walks up and downstream along the Thames towpath. If you don't want
to walk there are river trips from the banks of the river at certain
times of the year from near the bridge. There is also launch hire.
This is a good base to visit
other towns along the Thames, Marlow is 8 miles away and Windsor a
little further and if you prefer not to drive there is a very regular
bus service from the bus stop about 500 metres from the site, just
outside of the Swiss Farm campsite which runs between Reading and High
Wycombe calling at Marlow en route. Swiss Farm also have a shop and
rather nice café which non-residents can use.
