Posted on 11/01/2019 16:52
We have to take our caravan down to the dealers in Preston to get a warranty repair done in March. We have decided to make it a holiday and are looking at staying at the above site. We have been to the town many times but not the site. Can anyone who has been advise eg best place to pitch and is access ok ( our van is 7 mts long) also is it an easy walk in to the town.
Thanks
Posted on 11/01/2019 17:54 by JillwithaJayAll pitches were open when we arrived on the 27th.
I definitely recall being there, maybe last winter, when they closed off all the new part of the site; facilities block and pitches, probably whilst fairly quiet to reduce workload.
Posted on 11/01/2019 17:58 byThere seemed to be a mass staff change over and, on the 4th January, there was only one couple's names on the board outside reception so I guess they were reducing their cleaning workload until new staff took up their positions.
By the 4th Peak over and less on site I suspect
Posted on 11/01/2019 18:32 by JillwithaJayWe actually counted before we left on the Friday morning and there were 32 vans on site.
Posted on 11/01/2019 17:59 by FrancisThanks for all the replys. I think we will book and when we arrive will try and pitch in the older area. I going to take my bike so good to know there is somewhere to go
Posted on 11/01/2019 19:46
Do take bikes, as cycling is great there. We don't live all that far away and sometimes take the bikes on the car, park up at the far end on the RSPB car park and cycle as far as we can. Sometimes we get as far as Formby, which from the site is a lot nearer than that car park. And all flat!
Posted on 11/01/2019 19:40 by nelliethehookerThe site is fine if you like pitching up in a car park and all you can see is rows of other caravans. Definitely one CC site I wouldn't visit again!
Posted on 11/01/2019 19:59
The new part of the site is, for me, soulless. However the older part is in the main not vastly different from many CC sites Nellie. I believe that you are generally a fan of CLs in particular. Main caravan club sites are indeed different. But I would say that the older part of the site is not greatly different from the typical CC site. Forgive me if I remember incorrectly but I thought that one of your criticisms was the noise from emergency vehicles? Only to be expected close to many large town centres. I choose the site for where it is, not as a destination in its own right
Posted on 11/01/2019 20:08 by nelliethehookerET, it was the general road noise not just emergency vehicles tht was so annoying. However, as you say, we much prefer CLs and the smaller club sites.
Posted on 11/01/2019 20:37
We have been to Southport twice, once many years ago and more recently in 2014. Personally I feel the site has been massively improved when they extended the site. Any site near the coast is susceptible to weather conditions whether its in Southport or the South of France! Its a nice walk through Victoria Park to the town. We used the site to visit Liverpool and used taxi's to and from the station which were of a reasonable cost. Some pictures of the site here http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/southport_caravan_club_site.html
David
Francis
Caravanner from Ayrshire