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Rated 2 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 5 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 2 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 1 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Not happy caravanners

We spent 2 night at this local site as we wanted to try out our van before a longer holiday. Facilities etc as already described but there is a quarry/waste site in the vicinity and access is from a road just passed the CL site entrance so heavy lorries use the No through road from early in the morning. There was a traffic hum from the nearby A14 which we tended not to notice during the day but which could be heard during the night. The lady in charge appeared at our caravan a couple of hours after we arrived and demanded our membership card and upfront payment for our stay. We received no welcome and she showed no interest in us apart from wanting our money. In 27 years of CL use we have never encountered this attitude before. When booking I asked if I could bring an extra car and was told everything was extra. We did not therefore feel we could tell our son to drive over as it was unsafe to leave his car on the road outside because of the lorries and we felt we would be charged if he brought it onto the site. I even felt obliged to explain he was just visiting when we sat outside having a cup of tea and she came over as otherwise I felt sure she would charge us for him being there. We did not like this attitude and will definitely not be visiting this site again.

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blenwillows5 replied on 18/08/2016 10:30

Posted on 18/08/2016 10:30

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blenwillows5 replied on 23/07/2018 15:42

Posted on 23/07/2018 15:42

Cant please all the people all of the time. Just look at all the other reviews and it shows how nice the site and people are.

Tinwheeler replied on 23/07/2018 15:58

Posted on 23/07/2018 15:58

How strange your review differs do much from the others, PT. I know at least one of the other reviewers to be a reliable, reasonable poster as well.

The owner did the right thing is asking to see your membership card. Asking for payment on arrival is also perfectly reasonable. Why would you object to paying for an extra car on site unless you’re the type of person who wants something for nothing? I’m puzzled by this.