Forton House

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So helpful, peaceful and well kept.

Our first ever caravan outing was made easier by Peter's emails before and his advice on arrival. Once we were sorted we never saw him again, which was perfect! We had the CL to ourselves so Peter closed the gate and let us enjoy the solitude. Facilities clean and tidy and all worked well. Really thankful that we made this our first site, there's been no stopping us since.

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Reviewed on 03/05/2023 07:50

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Thank you for all your help!

Our first week was wonderful, despite the rain! We visited Montacute House, Lyme Regis, Abbotsbury Gardens, Waterloo Monument, Forde Abbey, Seaton Tramway, West Bay, Seatown and Golden Cap. There are lovely sea views from the Anchor Inn in Seatown, and The Greyhound in Beaminster is worth a visit for a drink, and the food looked amazing and we had planned a return visit. The site is lovely, with a shower / toilet block, and it was very quiet. We put up our bird feeder and saw so many long-tailed tits, coal tits, blue tits, great tits, and a beautiful pair of collared doves who sat on the feeder and peered in our bedroom window every morning to check we were awake! Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, we had to leave very quickly and go to Wales. Peter was so kind, telling us not to worry about anything, and looking after the caravan until we returned. He wouldn't even accept any money for the days we over ran! Thank you so much Peter, you made everything so much easier for us - and we hope you enjoyed the wine!

SussexStorm

Caravanner from East Sussex

Reviewed on 29/03/2023 16:19

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Enjoyable Week

We have just spent a most enjoyable week at Forton House CL. Peter was most welcoming and was on hand to respond to anything required. A lovely, peaceful CL We enjoyed several circular walks from the site, as well as a couple of lovely day trips out. There are still many more places to explore, so another stay at Forton House CL will be on the cards at some point.

Dale Jones

Reviewed on 19/03/2023 15:17

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Lovely CL

Peter is a brilliant host who is always thinking of ways to improve and listens to his visitors. He left us to set up and was never pushy but always there if required. The site itself is well laid out with plenty of space and options of grass or hard standing. It is as safe a location as you could find as it’s tucked away out of site from any road. Shower room was cleaned regularly and always good supply of loo roll (yes we have been to some before where you need to supply your own). Site kept tidy and was checked by Peter himself daily. Over all 14 nights on a very very nice site, thanks Peter. We would recommend this site to anyone wanting a quiet break away.

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Reviewed on 15/08/2022 20:08

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fabulous C.L.

Hi just spent 2 lovely weeks on this fabulous C.L, fully serviced pitches which are large with hard standing or grass which ever you like,loads of lanes to cycle to some lovely little places,so easy to find,Peter was always on hand if needed doing work on the ajoining shepheard huts, shower and toilet were clean and free, free wifi,very peacefull and quiet siteaccept for the occasional cows next farm along road,how anyone can put a negative review about this wonderful C.L. is beyond me!! We will 100% use this little gem again and again,thank you Peter for our stay at Forton House, Clive & Sandy

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Caravanner from Devon

Reviewed on 31/07/2022 16:23

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A little gem

Stayed at Forton House recently to visit family in nearby Chard. This has to be one of the best CL’s we have stayed on. Excellent serviced pitch with plenty of room. Toilet and shower available in modern ‘hut’ which we found to be very clean. Our fellow Club members on the site were all very friendly and I’m sure the tranquil and peaceful site helped everyone to relax and just have an enjoyable break. Peter, the site owner, was helpful and friendly. He’s busy creating shepherd huts on an adjoining area and these will be a complimentary facility to the CAMC site. Highly recommend this site and we will definitely be returning.

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Motorhomer from Dorset

Reviewed on 26/07/2022 23:10

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Hidden Gem

What a find this was, great CL in lovely surroundings, peace and quiet(apart from the cows next door at milking time). Peter the owner is lovely, but not in your face, plenty to do round and about and some of the walks from site are stunning. All facilities on site are kept very clean with shower and toilet a real treat. Would definitely recommend.

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Lovely! We will be back!

Lovely peaceful site - sitting outside our van all we can hear are the birds! Large, Hardstanding, fully serviced pitches on a well kept, tidy site. Peter, the friendly and helpful owner provided us with an unusually helpful and comprehensive information pack covering local amenities and lots of interesting information. A delightful find of a site with a perfect host

Elizabeth Foulsham

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Reviewed on 14/05/2022 14:15

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Charming CL

We love this peaceful CL and will definitely return to it. It's in a lovely rural location - the closest we've been to a small French hamlet in the UK. Every pitch has its own water supply with electric hook-ups either on the pitch or a short cable run to the one next door. The pitches are on level hardstanding with grass to the side for awnings or sitting out and relaxing. The shower/toilet room is clean and tidy. Around the site there are fields with horses, rabbits and the last time we were here before this trip we saw the visiting roe deer doe on site. Peter is a lovely and hard working host, managing to strike a good balance between leaving you alone and responding when needed. On site free WiFi is a bonus.

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Reviewed on 27/04/2022 20:44

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Oh Dear

After reading other reviews, and looking at the photo's of this site, felt fairly confident I had booked a very clean welcoming site. Our hearts sank as we pulled on, felt like we were pulling onto a storage facility, with untended grass, patchy and uneven in parts, small pitch sizes and no views to speak of. This is one of the worst C.L. sites we have ever stayed on, and we have done dozens. Our pitch was alongside some caravans being stored, seperated by a narrow amount of laurel, and other caravans seemed to belong to people who may have been working in the area, as they left early and came back at tea time. You never saw them sitting out enjoying the sun or anything, making us feel in the minority. On arrival and ringing the bell at the main door, Mr whoever(never bothered introducing himself), just nodded for us to carry on past the gate and along. No real welcome, or advice or interest in us as users of his site. After the initial disappointment, I had to make a visit to the toilet facility. It was filthy, no hand soap, some rolls of kitchen paper on a dilapidated old cupboard, shower was very dirty also. The toilet shed thingy was sited at the top end of the site, with 3 steps up to the main door. Frosted glass in the door was not the most private-feeling, you felt you could be seen from all around. It is just about fit for purpose, but is very unsavoury. Do yourselves a favour, just don't use this site, the owner does not deserve your business, as is obvious by the unwelcoming neglected and downright dirty facilities that you are expected to use.

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