Not a good experience
(originally submitted June 2017)
The site is divided into 2 areas, the first part is hardstanding pitches for 5 caravans or motorhomes, which is what appears on the photographs on the website. This area is spacious and surrounded by tall trees screening it but with no views. Through a gap in the side of the site there are 3 additional pitches with EHU and views, which seem better. All the 8 pitches were occupied nightly, and yet there is an old club sign as you enter the site that states that only 5 caravans are allowed.
On the Saturday night loud music started from about 18:00 and continued until at least 04:00 on the Sunday morning. It was extremely loud and thumping, and even whilst sat inside the caravan with windows and doors closed we couldn’t hear our television above it. It was coming from the wedding venue property directly over the road from the CL. This was most unacceptable and not something we’re used to on a club site. Speaking to other members after our stay, we understand the loud music is not a one-off occurrence and others have experienced the same also.
When I asked the owner about this next day he claimed no knowledge of it, nor responsibility in the noise levels for his site and was most unsympathetic. He became very defensive, intimidating and hostile, shouting at me. We have since learned that this has happened to others.
Having stayed on a large number of CLs, we found this one to be the worst and quite substandard. We were told not to pitch on the grass. The hardstanding is not the usual stones. It is just hard ground with some hard and sharp areas, making it very uncomfortable to walk over standard caravan breathable awning matting with no shoes on. Pegs were incredibly difficult to get in for the awning and we had to leave several out in the hope of no strong winds.
There are 2 toilets and a strange gassy smell in the ladies. The toilets aren’t very clean and full of cobwebs, filthy floors, and were subsequently underused.
As you walk from the 5 pitch area to the toilets you pass the waste disposal area which has unpleasant smells, not normally found in CLs. This is another reason that the toilets seem to be underused.
It’s a shame to have to report negatively but we have to be truthful in the reviews to help other members. I note a few old reviews of this site were good.
