Blog 155 Victoria Farm, CL Site, Claybrooke Magna, Leicestershire

Nov 10, 2021
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Updated: May 20

by keef & annie hellinger 30 July 2021, 15.28 Blog 155 Victoria Farm

Travel again, Yippee Motorhome trip No44, Blog 155 : July 27th-30th 2021 A KeefH Web Designs Travel Blog NOTTS->Victoria Farm, Claybrooke Magna, Leicestershire ->NOTTS 161 miles Hooray although costly our lovely “Wendy House” has been repaired, the whole top half of her engine has been “redone”… to include valves, pistons, gaskets, cambelt / timing chain, fuel pump belt etc etc… basically a whole stack of stuff that I don’t understand which Don Amott’s (our yearly motorhome service providers for the last 9 years) tell us is MY RESPONSIBILITY to have known about. Since I foolishly entrusted the health of our lovely motorhome to these “alleged” experts and they totally let us down we will not be using them again. Slim at Borrowash service garage is now our entrusted hero and he has done a great job! Anyhow, rant over were ………..

Let's Digress for a second! #smile

Blog 155 Victoria Farm - Roll up to Victoria Farm CL, where the pitches are peaceful, the welcome is warm and the resident wildlife seems convinced it owns the place. This cheerful stop in Claybrooke Magna delivers easy countryside rambles, relaxed evenings and the occasional “is that our kettle or theirs?” moment with your neighbours. A light, friendly diary of a stay that proves small sites often come with the biggest charm.

CL site in camping terms means a Certified Location.

It’s a UK‑specific term used mainly by the Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC).

🌿 What a CL Site Is

A CL (Certified Location) is:

A small, privately‑owned campsite
Limited to a maximum of 5 caravans or motorhomes
Usually adults-only or quiet, rural, low‑key locations
Often on farms, smallholdings, or large gardens
Available only to CAMC members

They’re designed for people who prefer peaceful, simple stopovers rather than big holiday parks.

🏕 Typical Features

CL sites vary, but many offer:

Basic facilities (water, waste disposal, sometimes electric hook‑up)
Scenic or rural settings
Lower prices than large campsites
No big clubhouse, entertainment, or crowds

Some are very minimal; others are surprisingly well‑equipped. Right to return to the Blog

Some Leicestershire village definitions for you, Magna and Parva simply mean big and small in Latin, while the Sheepy part comes from the Anglian words for Sheep, “scep” and island, “eg”. Eg didn't necessarily mean island in the middle of a lake or ocean, it could also refer to dry land in a marshy area.

So we decided to have 3 days away locally to check out everything was tickerty boo before any larger and longer trips. We don’t know Leicestershire, the rural heart of England, very well even though it has been on our doorstep now for almost 30 years now. Booked a Caravan and Motorhome Club Certified Location site because as a CL it seemed to have fairly good facilities, unusual for CL sites in our experience. We were not disappointed. They have 3 fields accommodating 5 CL vans in each, loos with showers (£1 a pop via meter), Elson point , dish washing stations , electric hook up , gas bottle purchase (should you need it) and a lovely friendly reception. There are a few “permies” on site but all very quiet and friendly. Indeed the owners are avid motorhomers themselves so understand what is needed. Although the weather wasn’t great (thunder and lightening and lots of rain) we enjoyed ourselves. The Leicestershire round leading into the fosseway runs along the back of the site and I did quite a bit of this on my lonesome (sadly Annie’s knee isn’t great at the mo) until the heavens opened and I had to make a quick scarper back after about an hour. Luckily I had a brolly with me and discovered a short cut thru back to the bottom field of the site.