What’s your opinion?

A lesson learnt I am afraid, personally I think it's only fair that the site discription should include the fact that pitches are allocated as I would not book a site with allocated pitches.

John

The owner of the CL certainly wasn't going to encourage you to become a regular with that attitude! The fact that you were there a week did show some commitment to the CL, hardly an overnight stop where that sort of allocation might have been justified? Unfortunately you can only put it down to experience. However I would make sure you review the CL and put your points over. No doubt in future you will be asking these questions on booking? I can perhaps understand if a CL has a couple of hardstandings and the rest on grass saying you have to book the hardstandings separately. 

David

I would have asked to move to a sunny pitch but, if that was refused, I'm afraid I'd have cut my losses and left and would then leave a review stating very clearly why I left.

John, I would have done as Jill said - and told the site owner why before I left..

In 50 years touring I never found a site where the owner was as inflexible as that - but I was never deluded by members on here telling me that CLs were the “jewel in the crown”  They always seemed amateurish to me. After a few hits and misses at CLs - with more misses than hits - I gave them up. I’m afraid you found a miss too.

So cheer up, think positive, and go to proper sites where the staff have some idea of customer service,

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Whilst I appreciate trees, in fact they're right up there with my favourite things, I do not want to spend any time pitched underneath one.

Too many problems. Raindrops, Sap, Bird Droppings, Conkers and other bits falling on us plus the possibility of larger items like branches. 

So I read reviews, I look at Google Earth, I prefer photos of CLs when choosing to ones without and I specifically ask about them if I feel there is a need to.

I don't necessarily mind allocation of pitches but when there is such I'll definitely express an opinion or ask more specific questions about it to make sure I'm happy. Most CL owners are quite willing to be flexible but sometimes you're stuck. In those circumstances I've tried to pitch further out if there's room. However occasionally you have to accept it. 

In your position John I wouldn't have, not for a week and feel the owner was most unreasonable. It would certainly have had a poor review from me.

We, the Members, need to know the name of this site to be able to make our own decisions.

I agree with all the above comments and would suggest you make your point loud and clear on the reviews. We have been using Cl's for many years and have normally found the owners to be more than willing to help us enjoy our stay.

Sometimes in life we don’t always get what we ask for , this seams like one of them , but that’s life .

Someone mentioned making your point loud and clear on a review. What about making that point with the owner while you were there. An email to the club wouldn't go amiss too so when the cl inspector next visits he'll be aware.

I've been on more cl's that I wouldn't return to than ever in the last 2 years, put it down to experience.

JK

JK

It seems that John did try and discuss the issue with the owner but I assume detected that the owner had a set way of doing things and would not be moved. It's only a short distance from there to a confrontational situation which is not the best way of enjoying a holiday? Probably a good idea to flag it up to the Club directly as well as doing a review. Would it not be part of the brief for CL Inspectors to read the reviews for their sites as a matter of course?

David