Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 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

Very pleasant CL for the most part after some initial problems

Access to the site is pretty good, entailing just a short drive along a narrow lane from the B road. My initial impressions were not that good, as there was a locked gate and no obvious way to open it. Fortunately, there was another visitor to the site who let me in. This required a fob. Then I was slightly disappointed to find that the very large grassy field was closed due to it being waterlogged, leaving only a rather ugly hard standing area, which appeared to be full with no obvious space for me to go. This was not helped, as one of the visitors had parked sideways taking up an unreasonable amount of space. I managed to contact the friendly owner Keith, who came along to sort things out and I ended up squeezed between a car and the aforesaid motorhome, with not enough space to put up my small awning. To be fair Keith did offer to ask the motorhome owner to move his unit to a more sensible position. However, it transpired that he was going to leave the next day, so I accepted the situation for the one night. Once he had left the space became much more acceptable and I hastily put up my awning before anyone else arrived! For the remainder of my stay I had no issues with excessive proximity of neighbours, so I was probably just unlucky on arrival. All other aspects of the site are fine. It was particularly beneficial to have a fully serviced pitch, thereby avoiding the usual humping around of water and waste containers. Given this, the £20 pitch fee was very reasonable. The EHU is also 16 Amps, so no worries about tripping the circuitry. The site is also very secure with access only via the locked gate mentioned earlier, even if you are a pedestrian or cyclist. You are issued with a fob on or shortly after arrival. The area is also excellent for outdoor activities, especially for cycling as there are numerous very quiet lanes and cycle tracks. It is an easy ride to Weymouth and even Portland with almost no need to go on any busy roads. I didn't walk anywhere directly from the sight but there are superb walks in the area, many just a short drive from the site. There is also the famous swannery, although it was very expensive to go in (so I didn't) and the cafe there is egregiously overpriced. Portesham and Abbotsbury are attractive nearby villages and there is an excellent farm shop in Portesham. Would I go back? Yes, undoubtedly if the opportunity arose, especially as it open all year round, for the hard standing area at least.
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