Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 2 of 5

Good for families

Good location and nice site (can't understand all the fuss about it)

The site is very good and exceptionally well priced for somewhere with a toilet block, less than what most CLs are now going for these days. There are two areas, a huge gently sloping field area with the shower block and a second smaller area in a more secluded wooded setting. The former is in full sun all day and has a nice view across a valley to a huge woodland. There is no vegetation splitting the pitches but they are plenty big enough for privacy. It's on an exposed slope so it can get windy (but then again so can Old Hartley but that doesn't stop us staying there either). The shower block is immaculately clean and the whole site is well kept with mostly grass pitches and some hard standing. The block might be a little dated but it is kept to the very best of standards. There is a service station across the A380 accessible by a few minutes walk with a diner, McDonalds and a well stock Londis shop with a Greggs in the ESSO garage. Friday night saw a fish and chips/burger van on site. Traffic noise from the A38 is not intrusive (only the yapping dogs and thumping music were noise pollution). There isn't anything within any sort of walking distance of the site but everything you could want from beaches to towns to countryside is within reasonable driving distances. We spent 7 nights in the middle of June and did Sidmouth, Dawlish Warren, Exmouth and the Dartmoor Steam railway and river excursion. Paignton and Torquay are also within easy reach. We avoided Budleigh Salterton because it's a pebble beach and Exeter city was disappointing overall. My only complaint is about the behaviour of other Club members. There were a pair of dogs that regularly barked for long periods of time without any intervention from the owners. This included early morning and late in to the evening and for protracted periods of time. When I approached the wardens about them I was told to either find another pitch further away, not that that would have done any good, or to approach the owners myself if the dogs were causing a disturbance. I couldn't find anything on the Club website asking dog owners to be considerate and keep their dogs quiet and there was no mention of this on the information leaflet handed out on arrival. I am pretty sure if I was playing loud music in the same way I would be told to shut up or leave. Or perhaps not, as the same people got away with some thumping music until gone 1am. Perhaps it's the nature and lifestyle of some members that puts them beyond the ability to reproach them; or maybe just this particular group. I think it unacceptable that just one or two members can create so much disruption for everyone else.
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