29th Trip
Lower Heathcote Farm, Heathcote, Warwick. CC CL 16th – 19th June 2009

Heathcote Lakes Trout Fishery, to give its proper name, is a Caravan Club 5 Van Certificated Location at Lower Heathcote Farm near Warwick.  We wanted to book 4 nights to include the Friday night but we were told they were fully booked for the weekend so we decided to stay the 3 nights, leaving on the Friday.  A check on their website - www.heathcotelakes.co.uk - revealed why.  A Charity Cricket Match and Entertainment Evening was being hosted in the main field on the Saturday.

The CL is actually about half way up the driveway on the right, a 3 and a half acre lawned area marked out with 7 pitches with EHU.  Yes, seven.  At the top of the drive is a Farm Shop selling free range eggs, pickles, jams, chutneys, ice creams and more.  Next to this is a gate leading into their trout fishing lake and a further 14 marked pitches with EHU.  This area is available to anyone, not just CC members.  Despite having booked for the CL at £7.50 per night, we asked for a pitch by the lake which was £10 a night.  So there's a total of 21 pitches available at Heathcote Lakes.

The lakeside pitches are fairly level with some slightly sloping in the CL area. Both have refuse/recycling points, water and elsan but no toilet/shower facilities.  The owner said he's hoping to convert one of the buildings to a toilet/shower block at a later date.  For £7.50 a night, the CL is excellent but for an extra £2.50 a night, the lakeside views are worth the extra.

It was a hot, sunny day on the day of arrival (Tuesday) with occasional showers on the Wednesday and sunny intervals on the Thursday.  All in all, a very pleasant stay at a very nice site, one we wouldn't hesitate to return to or recommend to others.

Below is a panoramic view of the CL site which was empty at the time.

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