We stayed here at the beginning of October for 4 nights, and after the first night we had the place to ourselves. This was a return visit for us, as we had stayed in 2017 when the previous owners had just completed installing the massive, well spaced, level hardstandings that are still there. At that time it was aesthetically pleasing to the eye, very tidy and well kept. It has changed somewhat in appearance now and was a bit of a shock initially with the grass more natural and the hardstandings dotted with vegetation. On reflection though and having spoken to the new owners, it seems their ethos is more to the 'wild side' of nature which we do support and can see the reasoning, and have no problem with it. The feedback would be that this 'wild' type of CL has it's place in the MH Club network but we do feel the it is hard to justify £20.00 night, and are of the opinion it is a bit overpriced. The entrance is cosy but we managed in our 7.45 metre motorhome and have manoeuvred far worse. We would have appreciated a sign at the fork in the road to lead down to it as even though we had been before we missed it! We do feel it is an underrated and unappreciated site. Initially you can feel you are miles from nowhere, but it transpires there is an excellent bus service (either from Claverham - but less frequent - or from main road A370 (30 min walk with paths) or Yatton) but we found the train from Yatton the best. In fact, Yatton has a lot to offer (shops, pubs - Railway Inn - and can be walked across fields (possibly muddy though in times of rain) avoiding roads from the site - took us 30 mins to get to train station). From train station we went to Weston Super Mare (20 min train journey) and Bristol, and could have gone to other places such as Bath. We don't think the fantastic location to access places comes out on the previous reviews of this site and is not promoted by the owners either. An excellent alternative to Baltic Wharf. Yes, you are under the flight path of Bristol airport but we enjoyed watching the airplanes and yet again we have stayed at much noisy CLs as it is only planes and distant trains - certainly no road noise. The owners came to check we were okay on our first day and were very friendly and welcoming. We sadly suspect that their long term plans for location might not include continuing with the CL site, it would be a great loss and members should give it a go if they are of the kind that appreciate the less regimented all whistles site and can swallow the price.
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Reviewed on 15/11/2021 18:18
