There are 2 gradient problems with this CL, the approach and the field itself. The farm drive is not 90 degrees to the road: if you are travelling from the north it is 140 degrees back on yourself. The drive access is wide. We approached from the north and needed to pull onto the wrong side of the A624 to swing into the drive. This wasn’t a problem, visibility it good. The problem is the steepness of the drive. The drive rises 40 m over its length of 320 metres = 1 in 9 which doesn’t sound much but if you’re coming from the north you’re doing the climb from almost stationery as you swing in off the A624. Whichever direction you’re coming from you will be brought to a standstill at the cattle grid about 30 metres from the A624. The grid has been filled in but is generally not used so all vehicles use the gateway to the side. The gate has been removed and the gap between the posts is about nine foot so width isn’t a problem. What is more an issue is the gateway and cattle grid are level whereas the driveway gradient is 1 in 9. The transition is abrupt and those that have taken it too fast have left their marks on the tarmac. The drive tarmac has seen better days. Our Ford Galaxy dual-clutch auto which has never complained pulling us up any hill before did not like this drive at all and juddered all the way up. Towards the top of the drive you swing off to the right over a gravel area. This is slightly steeper and the gravel resulted in our front wheel drive car losing some traction. This was all on a dry day. This isn’t the steepest CL access we have negotiated and has been used by many. But keep in mind that if you have a heavy van (ours is max 1485kg = 85% of kerb weight) or long (ours shipping length 23’9”) then you need to know what to expect. The CL field slopes steeper at 1 in 7. There are six hardstand level pitches. Each is just large enough for a van. Because of the steepness of the field four of the pitches run along the contours so you pitch facing along the hill. Two of the pitches are near the fence at the top of the CL, two in the middle and two at the bottom. The four higher pitches are on the steepest ground. These four hardstands are retained by road grade kerbstones set in concrete. The lower two hardstands are on leveller ground and don’t need the kerbstones. You don’t have to park on the hardstands, but I suspect the field is too steep for longer vans to get level front/back if the axle is placed along the contour. The steepness of the ground makes awning siting difficult. The access track from the drive leads straight to the two top pitches: literally through one to the other. The other four are surrounded by grass. There is also an eclectic point that is only grass. Electricity is supplied through coin operated meter. Personally I feel this is a good idea because many farm CL owners complain about caravanners wasting electricity heating awnings etc. The meter ensures everyone thinks about how they are using their electricity.