Southlands IOW

Posted on 21/07/2022 09:12 by mbee1

13.00 arrival time should mean just that, 13.00 arrival time.  Southlands should be an exception because of where it is and the fact that you need to catch a ferry to get to it.  There is nothing more annoying that getting to a site at 13.00 or just after to find everyone else who got there before 13.00 has been allowed in..

The only problems a 13.00 arrival time causes is for the people who get there before the time!  I don't have a problem with it and, if you do there is a simple answer - don't get there before the stated arrival time!

Posted on 21/07/2022 10:29 by DavidKlyne

I somehow doubt that anyone has been asked directly whether they want 1.00pm arrivals, like you I certainly haven't. It seems to me that the Club does a lot of "silent" listening to what members say. So imagine a situation where people complain in reviews or on social media about people arriving early and the imagined impact that has on someone arriving later not having the choice of pitches. So when people complain about such things they need to be careful what they wish for. If I were a cynical person () sometimes these changes in policy also suit the Club in its management of sites. So you can imagine a situation where the Club want a certain arrival time but find it easier to justify to members by pointing out that many members complain about people arriving early. All clever stuff!

I tend to agree with mbee1 about Southlands as I think it has special circumstances that most sites don't have. I very much doubt people turn up at that site on spec so the site have a clear idea of how many people are arriving on any one day. There are difficulties of finding suitable parking places in which to wait, especially for caravanners. I keep a regular eye on what is posted on Club Members Facebook pages and the situation at Southlands is causing a great deal of upset to say the least. Lets hope the Club is doing some silent listening!

David

Posted on 21/07/2022 14:09 by L E Geoff

That's ok arriving at 1.00 or soon after until you get to sites like Stover with limited parking and you find that you are along with 5 others arriving at 1.00 and you are having to park on a main road a matter of 50yards or so from a roundabout. These situations are an accident waiting to happen besides road rage and complaints from the "locals". We were in a situation in April where we could not leave the site solo on a Sunday waiting from 12.55.until 1.05. Even then as we got through the gate another van arrived filling the site entrance once more. After going to this site since 1985 we have decided we will not be going again. In fact it's C L S only for us in the future. 

Posted on 21/07/2022 12:56 by

As I said previously we've been going to Southlands for the past 11 years we know the site and the Island very well. It has worked well with arrival times up till now, just a trickle throughout the day no major issues. A lot of people leave early on departure days to catch the early Ferries. Now introducing this arrival time on Southland you will end up with queues pushing back several Vans to later Ferries from Midday onwards 

I have no issues with arrival times on other sites so if you're running early you can easily pull over and lose time that's not so simple when you have to catch a Ferry on time.

As for finding a parking space with a caravan on the Island.....good luck !!

 

 

Posted on 14/07/2022 21:50 by DavidKlyne

Peedee

We did stay there many years ago with the boys when it was an affiliated site. I would prefer somewhere over the other side of the Island. We really liked Waverley Park in East Cowes but its just such a drag uphill to the site if you are walking, although you can probably walk through the estate opposite to the Newport road? Last year we hired a car but found that expensive for the use we got out of it.

David