Aldenham Country Park — Attraction in Hertsmere

Liked: have been so excited to write this review and give the campsite and staff the incredible praise it and they deserve!

My wife and I arrived on Friday morning after travelling down from Manchester. We had originally booked a two night stay as we were attending the Coldplay concert on Friday. Upon arrival, staff were super polite, friendly and smiley! We pitched our tent and made ourselves comfortable. We then headed to the concert, had a fabulous evening and returned to the site afterwards and headed to bed.

On Saturday we decided a chilled day was in order, so we headed to the cafe on site for some breakfast. Delicious food, friendly staff and a beautiful outdoor seating area. In the afternoon, we headed off site to “The Lost Jungle” which was a really cool outdoor crazy golf course. It was about a ten minute drive away from the site and really reasonably priced. We sat outside our tent on Saturday evening and watched families play football, rounders and relax by their campfires. The atmosphere on the site was lovely, and although it was quite busy, everyone was very respectful and most people headed inside for 10pm.

On Sunday when we woke up, we were not ready to leave! We spoke to a staff member and luckily, they were able to squeeze us in for another night! We were so grateful as it was bank holiday Sunday and the site was still quite busy. We purchased firewood and made a fire and once again, spent a lovely evening relaxing and cooking.

We had beautiful views of the sunset and sunrise each evening and morning. The surrounding walks are beautiful and there is so much to do around the park.

As two thirty something year olds, we didn’t feel out of place playing football, bat and ball and badminton every evening! Every person we spoke to was friendly and welcoming.

Do not be put off by the portloo toilets - the staff are fantastic and were at the toilets every hour replenishing toilet paper and cleaning up. The showers were hot and powerful and more than fine for a few nights stay.

We are seasoned campers and have been to so many different places and sites, but this one really was something special. The atmosphere every single day was so lovely and we got very lucky with the bank holiday sunshine! We would recommend this site to anyone! Perfect for couples, families and even larger groups. We will one million percent be...

Liked: The open camping field has a beautiful meadow next to it and is surrounded by hedges. Camping mid-week it was quiet (6 or so others, but lots of space) with the occasional wild bunny appearance.

Definitely get the farm and adventure playground add-on for your stay (you need an adult one too and have to accompany them). It means you can go anytime and the farm is just amazing - lots to see, accessible, SEN-friendly. The playground is good too, though more for under 10s.

You can have an open fire on the ground, though do need to purchase the right to a fire and wood from the campsite (the initial package includes kindling and fire-starter). They come round a few times a day to make sure you have what you need.

Disliked: The camping is pretty basic for the price and if you want to camp under a tree, you may need to pay a premium. The four washing up stations are cold-water only and don't have any shade. We were lucky, but on a full summer day it would be baking.

The toilets are port-a-potties with pump-action flush and no lights at night. There are showers but both these and the toilets aren't on a level base, so don't quite work as expected. There are though nicer toilets nearer the farm, but it's too much of a trek for regular visits.

They are open that on a weekday there isn't anyone on the farm at nights should there be an issue - and that also means not nearby. Though to their credit they will make every effort to resolve an issue to everyone's...

Liked: Fantastic countryside location within a country park.easy access to central London, station 15 mins drive ,park all day for £4 after 10 am, zone 6.Excellent value for money ,plenty of room, you can pitch where ever you like outside of flagged areas,not croweded at all.Good washing facilities and drinking water available .Hot showers available free and plenty of Portaloos.They are kept very clean .There are two fields one gently sloping the other more level and with lots of trees.Within the park there is a lovely large lake to walk ,cycle or fish ,but far enough away so not as to be a worry to young families.There is also 100 akre wood for Winnie the Pooh fans.A large adventure playground and an animal petting zoo ,extra charge.Also a small cafe for coffee etc.It is within a countrypark which has a secure barrier and you are given a code so you can come an go as you please.Felt very secure and left our bikes outside the tent all day and they were fine.Nice for nature lovers lots of wild birds and rabbits.Idyllic for children ,lots of room to run free safely, theres a nice rope swing at the bottom field.You can have a campfire at extra charge ,firewood etc provided at charge.The local town is within easy reach plenty of shops,cafes etc everything you need.we arrived late and recieved a text with full instructions and access code etc,very efficient.Would stay again and recommend to...