Rated 4 of 5

Rated 5 of 5

Peace and tranquility

Rated 5 of 5

Access to local places of interest

Rated 5 of 5

Beauty of surroundings and scenery

Rated 4 of 5

Ease of arrival/welcome

Peaceful Site

Stopped over at this site en route to Scotland. A very well maintained site - good layout with plenty of space between pitches, hardstanding, easy to access water and electricity points and a clean, well equipped shower room. We enjoyed our stay at the site and were given half a dozen eggs which were much appreciated. The farm animals are very entertaining and not at all noisy! Our only concern was the policy regarding the use of electricity on the site. When we arrived we asked Mrs Taylor about what was required if we exceeded the daily limit on electricity. She told us that, with an Alde central heating system in use, we would exceed the limit - but we weren't told what the limit was, nor how to monitor it, which was all a bit confusing. Although Mrs Taylor said she would monitor our electricity usage, we didn't have a clue how to monitor it ourselves and were concerned that we would run out of electricity in the middle of the night! However the next day, Mr Taylor advised us that there is a meter on the electricity post, so you can see what your usage is. We still couldn't find any indication of what the actual limit is though, so we were none the wiser by the time we left! Fortunately we didn't need to have the heating on too often, but it still was a concern and I found it offputting. It would have been much easier had we been given all the necessary information on arrival. I would recommend therefore that if you are going to this site in winter, you check this with the owners beforehand and pre-purchase extra electricity if required. A lady who was staying in a campervan told us that she was unable to turn the heating up in the shower room as there was a cable tie on the heater which prevented her from doing so! This didn't affect us as we use our own shower in the caravan, but it would put me off going to this site in the colder months. I have been on other sites where a polite request has been made for people to not leave their heating on when they are away from their vans as it racks up the electricity, and I'm more than happy to comply with this.
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