Be warned - Chestnut Farm Meadow

oakgrove camper replied on 29/12/2019 14:22

Posted on 29/12/2019 14:22

Having been a club member for 10 years you never know what to expect.went to Chestnut Farm Meadow about 4 years ago in the summer not a bad cl,booked for the 21st/28th dec told by the owner it was quite wet so he would put us on a hardstanding pitch.we got there no about to check in with only bit of hardstanding we could see had what looked like a new age traveller 7.5 ton lorry parked across it and in front of that was a car taking up the rest of the so called hardstanding,toilet looked like a run down stable.We ended up leaving as there was no room to park.place was really poor compared to 4 years ago.For a club cl it was a damn disgrace.TRY IT AT YOUR PERIL.

Moderator Comment - This is not a story as specified by the T&C's. I will move it to the CL section in discussions but you really need to create a review.

Takethedogalong replied on 17/02/2020 16:58

Posted on 17/02/2020 16:58

Hope you are only kidding lagerorwine, there are some wonderfully landscaped farm sites that you will be missing out on otherwise!😁

Wherenext replied on 17/02/2020 20:45

Posted on 17/02/2020 20:45

Without checking up I should imagine that farm site CLs form the highest percentage of the overall CL numbers. 

In that case you are certain to find some sites that are not up to scratch, hence the opening post. I just wonder if LoW has had a bad experience. If that is the case then maybe he/she is reluctant to repeat it. 

However, having checked my own records, we have stayed on 15 farm sites last year, amongst others, and would return to every one without hesitation. I can only think of 2 farm sites in the last 5 years where I wouldn't, and thankfully can't, go again. So possibly 2% at most. Maybe I've just been lucky but I don't think so.

EmilysDad replied on 17/02/2020 20:58

Posted on 17/02/2020 15:29 by lagerorwine

We use CLs, and my usual criteria is always -

location most important (where we want to be, and not down a single track approach road), does it have EHU, then size of CL (ample space, 1/2 acre min), then if more than one CL is still on the list, check reviews, Google earth for layout etc, and availability.

Bungalow with 1/2 acre of manicured lawn is always preferable to CLs containing the word Farm in their name, with accompanying 2 feet high meadow grass, and a tap 300m from pitches!

 

Posted on 17/02/2020 20:58

We don't avoid CLs with farm in their title but having once stayed at a particular working farm, we once found that the milking shed was on the other side of the wall we were pitched against at about 5 in the morning ..... It was noisy!  So we are perhaps a little wary of them now. Having said that, one of our favourite CLs is a farm at the end of a single track road! 

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