Well set out site with one-way driving system in place. Hardstanding pitches were a good size. Some of the grass pitches not quite so spacious (bearing in mind the 3M gap which has to be maintained between your awning and next door's car etc). Also, we fell foul of the rule to roll back awning ground sheet at regular intervals. This was only our third booking as CMC members and our first on grass. I thought I'd read the instructions but confess I missed this rule. The warden politely reminded us we must allow air onto the grass beneath the awning, and we duly did. The matter for us has been rectified and it won't happen again. However, we did notice that many of the grass pitches were in a bad way with brown patches and dying grass. Both our neighbours who left before us left yellow grass. Both, I had seen, had breathable ground sheets. The rules do not mention whether ground sheets should be breathable or not and therefore, I would expect that ALL ground sheets should be rolled back to allow air to circulate. It seems to me that not many members do so! Three of the site's pitches were 'out of use' due to being covered with white sheets to allow recovery time from previous damage. Apart from that, there are no toilet/wash facilities but this is not a problem if you have them 'onboard' and the service points were immaculate. The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful; the man (whose name I did not get) went out of his way to give me information I requested. We had a very good stay and wouldn't hesitate to visit again. We cycled round Rutland Water and got absolutely delicious freshly baked bread from Kings Cliffe down the road. Stamford is also very nice.
DG60
Reviewed on 12/07/2021 21:27
