Could be so much better

The Moreton in Marsh Club site is a fairly regular short stay site for us as its only 50 miles from where we live. On this occasion the visit was to test out our new motorhome. We like the site because not only is it convenient to home but because of the easy walking access to the rather nice Cotswold town of the same name. It was interesting to see the new Pods which have been added to the site. All nicely done and not at the expense of taking away existing pitches. In money terms it must have been a serious investment. Whilst personally I have no objection to this sort of development one must question whether some of that money might have been better spent on improving this site. Quite a lot of the pitches at Moreton in Marsh are way below the standard of the best Club sites elsewhere in the network. Not only are many of the small the pitch delineation at the edges are obscured by half mud, half grass with a few stone trodden in. I fear that an extra dressing of stones, as advertised in the information hut, is not really going to address the issue. This site needs a serious redevelopment so that all pitches meet the same standard as other club sites. What also surprises me is that this very popular site does not have any services pitches. On the plus side one of the motorhome service points (why not both?) was about to be converted to an open grill which is excellent news. Other work to be completed at the same time is the resurfacing and filling in of potholes on some of the site roads.

Comment from the Club

Many thanks for your review and we really appreciate your feedback. As mentioned the site is currently undergoing a range of improvements; road repairs are being undertaken shortly and improvements to service points, a new dog wash / bike wash and chemical empty point is being installed currently. We haven’t added pitches to take away from the pitch sizes and these conform to Health and Safety regulations when pitched as per our guidelines for the site. We regularly top up chipping to maintain the quality of pitches and apologise to anyone if there have been issues with these during recent visits. For the most part, we receive warm reviews about the site, staff, and member experiences and do hope anyone booking for the coming season will fully enjoy their experience and benefit from the enhancements.

One of the key driving forces behind our Experience Freedom product and Glamping pods at Moreton-In-Marsh was to enable members’ family and friends without an outfit of their own to accompany them during their trips and holidays. The sites selected for these developments have been carefully considered with members in mind and feedback has been great, members love being able to share the enjoyment of touring with their family and friends. Of course these are also popular with those that need or would like to experience a different way of staying with us and introducing new guests to our sites.