Swiss Farm Touring and Camping, Marlow Road, Henley on Thames, RG9 2HY. Tel 01491 573 419
To
find site:- Exit Henley on the Marlow Road. Pass Henley Rugby Club on
the left and Swiss Farm is about 100 metres further on the left. If
approaching from the M40 leave the A404 at Marlow and take A4155 towards
Henley, Swiss farm is just past the CMC site on the right.
Swiss Farm is a
large site on the outskirts of the delightful riverside town of Henley
on Thames. It is a beautifully landscape terraced park is
set some way back from the Marlow
Road so road noise is not an issue. In total there are 129 pitches for
caravans and motorhomes, of which 39 are seasonal. Of the rest the
majority are on hardstandings with only about a dozen on grass. Within
the hardstanding there are several categories from just a standard
hardstanding with no facilities, other than electrics, up to fully
serviced. They also vary in size so it is important to check the sizes
available when booking. Minor levelling might be required on some
pitches. The ampage to each pitch is 10 amp on standard pitches and 16
amp on fully serviced. All connections use CEE17 blue plugs. Bollards
also have a co-ax TV connector which is free to use. We found it only
gave the main TV stations rather than the many extra digital channels
you tend to get these days and we did get a bit of picture break up.
However, we didn’t test our built-in aerial to see how that compared. On
the fully serviced pitches the facilities are on the side of the pitch
so connections don’t have to be that long.
Beyond the touring part of the
site there are large tent fields,
some pitches with access to electrics. There are two excellent toilet
blocks at either end of the site. Both have dishwash facilities and the
lower block has a laundry. Water points are dotted around the site for
those pitches which are not serviced. Chemical emptying points are at
both toilet blocks and another standalone one half way between the two.
For motorhomes there is a drive over waste point not far from the site
entrance. At the higher toilet block there is a dog wash facility.
The reception
building contains a small shop selling some essentials as well has some
camping bits and toys. Entrance to the site is by ANPR and details of
your pitch are provided the day before arrival by email if you book
rather than turn up speculatively so no need to actually visit reception
if you don’t need to. There
is a nice café/bar opening onto a terrace in front of the swimming pool
(EC) and alongside a play area for younger children. The café does very
nice lunches during the week and has longer hours at the weekend. The
coffee is excellent. There is site WiFi throughout the site which is
free to use and during our stay I found it quite fast. There is a large
sports field for older children to use. Along the back of the site is a
massive dog walk although dogs must be on leads. There is a small
fishing lake in one corner of the site, it also has seats if you just
want to sit and take in the view.
The delightful
town Henley on Thames is only a 10/15-minute walk from the campsite.
There numerous options for eating out and for food shopping there is an
excellent Waitrose in the town centre. Marlow is about 8 miles away and
there is a bus from directly outside the site entrance. Also being
situated in the Thames Valley there are endless opportunities for day
trips and boat trips. Also, London is a possible day trip with several
stations within easy reach of the site.
