Gulliver's Campsite in Milton Keynes
This campsite is right next door to Gulliver's in Milton Keynes, with access to the theme park directly from the campsite.
Our Review
Update
Since we stayed, the Gullivers campsite is no longer run by the Camping and Caravanning Club. It still remains a listed campsite with the club.
Now the campsite is called Gullivers Meadow Campsite.
We spent a few nights pitched up at the Gullivers Camping and Caravanning Club site while on our #5CChallenge with Casper the Caravan.
This campsite is right next to the Gullivers theme park in Milton Keynes, and you can access the park directly from the campsite. But more on that in a moment.
Staying at the Gullivers Campsite
The site is relatively large, with plenty of grass and hardstanding pitches.
Our pitch at Gullivers Campsite
The campsite also has modern facilities. It was also nice to see that they accommodated for our little campers too!
A little loo
The main facility block
The Laundry
Family rooms are available
A little sink
The Wash-up
The Showers
Accessing the Gulliver's Theme Park from the Campsite
The campsite doesn't join onto the main Gullivers Theme Park, but instead, it connects to where the Dinosaur Park, Sfear, and Nerf Zone are located.
The path to and from the Theme Park and the Campsite
The path to the theme park takes you past some interesting glamping cabins. These aren't part of the Camping and Caravanning Club site, but are part of the Gulliver's Glamping 'campsite'.
I did like what they had done to this old dub. It's converted into a bedroom and connected to the cabin.
This dub is a bedroom connected to the log cabin
If you follow down this path you'll come to the camper's entrance to Gulliver's Theme Park.
A special theme park entrance just for campers
Caging your child is optional
Confusion - What is Club's and what is Gulliver's
As you enter and exit the theme park through the camper's entrance, you'll see signs encouraging campers to join in with activities at the fire pit, take a cruise on the lake, and get involved with lots of evening activities.
Since the Camping and Caravanning Club is displayed next to the campers entrance sign, you would be forgiven for thinking that these activities are open to Club members. They are not.
However, there appeared no problem in using the Play Park there, and when we asked, they welcomed us at the fire pit for some marshmallow toasting (though this might not be the case when they are busy, so please ask).
The Play Park (for Gulliver’s Campers)
Toasting Marshmallows (for Gulliver’s Campers)
By the time we had returned from the Theme Park, we found the door to the Club campsite closed.
This can easily be opened to get back into the Club site, but access back into Gulliver's after it has closed is only if you know the keypad code.
Gulliver's Theme Park - well sort of...
Our main reason for visiting this campsite wasn't to go to Gullivers. Instead, we were staying there in order to visit Woburn Abbey. One of the Treasure Houses in the Challenge the Camping and Caravanning Club had given us.
So, we never got to visit the main Gulliver's Theme Park, but we did try the smaller parks that were connected to the campsite.
The Sfear
This is a large dome that contains a high ropes course inside.
We didn't have time to try this, but it did look fun.
Inside the Dome – High Ropes
The Sfear Dome
The Dinosaur Park
This has a number of animatronic dinosaurs, ice age creatures, and related activities. There's also a children's petting farm.
The dinosaurs aren't quite as good as some more modern ones, such as those at the West Midlands Safari Park. However, the enthusiastic guide on the river safari ride tried his best.
Time for mucky feet
The River Tour back in time
No, this wasn’t on the campsite!
The Nerf Zone
This was our Tom's most favourite attraction. It's certainly somewhere your kids can burn off a bit of energy.
Blast those Aliens!
The Nerf Zone for your little sharp shooters
The Nerf Zone is actually inside the Dinosaur Park. After the Nerf Battle, no one checked tickets or escorted people out. So in theory, we needn't had paid for admission to the Dinosaur Park! I'm not sure if that's their policy, but they didn't stop us from buying tickets to two different attractions!
Verdict
The campsite is OK. We found it fairly busy, especially with families, as you would expect. However, being a bit busier, you had to watch the kids and the traffic on the site.
It's a little unfair to compare theme parks since we didn't try the main Gullivers theme park, but the Club campsite at Drayton Manor does connect to the main theme park there, which was great fun.
Pitch Types
Accommodation
Campsite Facilities
Shower Details
Showers are free. There's a large shower block.Facilities Photo
Electric Hook-ups
There are both grass and hard standing pitches with electric hook-ups.Facilities
Gulliver's campsite is open from the end of May until the start of November.
On The Map
Address
Gulliver's Campsite in Milton KeynesGullivers Milton Keynes Club Site, Frobisher Gate, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK15 0DT
England
Longitude: -0.73205
Latitude: 52.048326