We have just returned home from a fortnight in Dorset. We stayed at Cherry Cottage CL. It’s between Dorchester and Sherborne. There is a coded security gate at the entrance. The Cl is down a private drive past the owners home. There is a toilet and laundry room before the CL for use of guests. No shower facilities. The CL is well laid out with two hardstanding and four grass pitches. The owner rotates the four grass pitches, so that there is always one empty to allow the grass to recover. You pitch exactly the same as you would at a main CAMC site. Car, caravan, awning. As there is a tall hedge at the back of the pitches, you wouldn’t want to be nose in.
Each pitch has EHU and water. There is an information hut, along with the usual waste disposal, recycling, grey water and a CDP on site.
In front of the pitches is large enclosed dog walking area. This is separated from the pitches by a grassed area with a couple of tables and benches for guests to sit at.
Lynn, the owner, provides a very comprehensive welcome E-mail. It includes the times for the local bus, which you can flag down outside the CL. As it’s a narrow lane from the main road to the CL, Lynn advises you to avoid the bus when it’s passing. We didn’t use the bus, but other guests in motorhomes did. It doesn’t necessarily run to time, so don’t give up if you are waiting more than five minutes!
Included in the pitch price is 15 units of electricity per night. Each pitch has a meter and Lynn leaves a form with the current reading, your allowance, the reading including your allowance, so you know if you have exceeded it and and what to do if you exceed it. Additional electricity is currently charged at 19.5p per unit. We did not exceed our allowance. At the end of your stay, you read your meter and pop cash (if required) in to the poly bag and pop it in the box on the gate post at the entrance. Very efficient system.
The area has many interesting places to visit. As we are members of NT, EH and HH, we are never short of places to go. One place we didn’t know about, but being of a certain age and remembering the exhibition in London, 1972, is a Tutankhamen Museum in Dorchester. Well worth a visit. No taking of photos though!
My husband went to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which takes place over the August BH. He said it’s the biggest and best show of its type in the country. He was able to meet up with some old pals there.
We enjoyed a fabulous meal at The Green in Sherborne. If you are looking for somewhere to celebrate a special occasion or you want to spoil yourselves, it’s definitely one to go to.
Lynn is a very friendly and welcoming owner. She is happy to impart her knowledge of the local and further away areas. We saw her most days as she greeted newcomers, cut grass and generally made sure all was ok with the site
We enjoyed t that much and there is still so much to see that we are hoping to return in 2024 once Lynn is able to confirm her diary and costs.
Reviewed on 03/09/2022 12:15
