Ability to chose hardstanding pitches on all sites

Posted on 08/09/2021 21:51 by AandJ

We do carry mud runners but when the ground is very wet even they can sink or break and it churns the pitch up something awful, even newer double axle caravans struggle, so we need to be given an appropriate choice. If you’re happy with grass that’s your choice but we all pay our membership and I’d rather have a drink than be worrying if we going to be bogged down the next morning 

Posted on 08/09/2021 23:01 by Tinwheeler

Funnily enough, Hurn Lane was the site some years back where the wardens refused to let us pitch our heavy T/A caravan on a HS as they were keeping them for any MHs that turned up. The HS pitches remained empty while we, I'm afraid, churned up the grass.🤷‍♂️

Posted on 08/09/2021 23:23 by EmilysDad

how far from the road was the pitch? My tow car rarely gets anywhere near the pitch while still hitched to the caravan

Posted on 08/09/2021 23:01 by Tinwheeler

Funnily enough, Hurn Lane was the site some years back where the wardens refused to let us pitch our heavy T/A caravan on a HS as they were keeping them for any MHs that turned up. The HS pitches remained empty while we, I'm afraid, churned up the grass.🤷‍♂️

Posted on 08/09/2021 23:23 by EmilysDad

how far from the road was the pitch? My tow car rarely gets anywhere near the pitch while still hitched to the caravan

Posted on 09/09/2021 08:21

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The ones I was referring to were between the hardstandings and the trees in the picture. Access was to the right of the service point. Unless a HS in front was unoccupied a significant distance to tow or drive on grass, if it’s wet and slippery.

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Posted on 09/09/2021 08:15 by Whittakerr

I was recently on the Ramslade site, On the part of the site i chose the grass pitches are accessed  by driving across the grass field. I was there for 21 nights which included some wet weather. Nobody, be it motorhome or caravan, had any problems except for one motorhome driver who drove down the field looking for a pitch. After reversing on to a likely pitch he must of decided it it wasn't what he wanted and thought the best way to move was to select first gear, deploy maximum engine revs and let the clutch out fast. After a couple of minutes of merry mud making he got the warden to tow him out. The pitch was then coned off for about a week.

Posted on 08/09/2021 23:38 by Tinwheeler

Sorry, I didn't get the tape measure out and you'll have to take my word that it was far enough for car and cvan to be completely on grass. 

Posted on 09/09/2021 08:15 by Whittakerr

I was recently on the Ramslade site, On the part of the site i chose, the grass pitches are accessed  by driving across the grass field. I was there for 21 nights which included some wet weather. Nobody, be it motorhome or caravan, had any problems except for one motorhome driver who drove down the field looking for a pitch. After reversing on to a likely pitch he must of decided it it wasn't what he wanted and thought the best way to move was to select first gear, deploy maximum engine revs and let the clutch out fast. After a couple of minutes of merry mud making he got the warden to tow him out. The pitch was then coned off for about a week.

Posted on 09/09/2021 08:21 by SteveL

The ones I was referring to were between the hardstandings and the trees in the picture. Access was to the right of the service point. Unless a HS in front was unoccupied a significant distance to tow or drive on grass, if it’s wet and slippery.