I usually write myself a report when I get home -of which this is a precis!
Webbers Farm C&C, Woodbury, Exeter. Whichever way you arrive there are some narrows to be negotiated, either the ‘B’ road lane from the east, or our OS map route from the west through Woodbury village, past the school. The entrance is off a sloping lane on the eastern end of the village. On arrival it is immediately apparent that this site is a ‘Best of British’ by marketing group and appearance. Reception is bedecked with hanging baskets and there are barrels of flowers to line the way. The site is terraced or gently sloping, the pitches are enormous, with a sense of parkland, especially as during our stay the site was mainly less than half occupied. The higher up the site you pitch the greater the view westward of the Exe river valley and the city of Exeter lit up at night (about 10 miles distant). There are 10 neat statics for hire at the very top, and a number of base pitches. Owners can store vans in a gated area. In low season the majority clientele are retired folk, although the number of children increases as school holidays start. Towards the top of the site is an adventure play area for children with a ‘wendy-house’ for rabbits and guinea pigs. A further lower field houses large enclosures for donkeys and goats, with some overflow tent areas around the edge, with newly planted hedging. Adjacent is a field with football nets, a badminton and tennis net on sloping grass. Two toilet blocks provide lashings of hot water for showers and enclosed basins, some in en-suite rooms. There is also a laundrette and family bathroom (on payment). Reception is welcoming and cheery, stocking a few provisions and daily papers, a separate room houses myriad information leaflets. The village has an excellent chinese/chip shop take-away, and two pubs serving food. Days out abound, the beach at Exmouth is sandy, Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth mainly pebbles. You can walk on Woodbury Common, or along the river Otter, or tackle some of the coastal path. More sedately you can view many donkeys at the sanctuary, visit village churches or Exeter Cathedral (2 park and ride facilities towards this side), or take a Jurassic Coast or River cruise depending on the tides.
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