Help shape future facilities at UK Club campsites

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:22 by Hja

 I did complete day 2 of the survey - which as has been said up thread was all about toilet blocks.

One question was to allocate about 30 different items into essential, desirable etc.  They ranged from toilets to wet suit washing & drying, to music in the loos, to separate bathrooms..

A number of different sites were highlighted with pictures and comments asked for - Black Knowl, Carnon Downs, Hillhead, Cayton Village.

Questions around would you rather have one super duper loo block or a couple of standard ones.

I managed to get some stuff in about only loo emptying being essential and preferred no facility sites.  This seemed to cause some consternation and I had a couple of responses asking for further info about this, including from the moderator/admin why did I prefer this sort of site and how could the Club "help" with this!!!

Unfortunately I then lost e mail access for two days.  I did send an e mail to the organisation giving answers to these point - dont know if it will be accepted or not.  

However the loss of internet meant I didn't see or complete day 3.

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:13 by Cornersteady

Without a picture I'm unable to comment. And of course your definition of a car park site isn't necessarily the definitive one.  

Actually I've just had a look at the photographs on its webpage and it comes no where near my idea of a car park. My local par car at the local shopping centre looks nothing like that at all. They look nothing alike to my eyes? I just don't get this car park analogy at all I'm afraid

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:22 by Hja

 I did complete day 2 of the survey - which as has been said up thread was all about toilet blocks.

One question was to allocate about 30 different items into essential, desirable etc.  They ranged from toilets to wet suit washing & drying, to music in the loos, to separate bathrooms..

A number of different sites were highlighted with pictures and comments asked for - Black Knowl, Carnon Downs, Hillhead, Cayton Village.

Questions around would you rather have one super duper loo block or a couple of standard ones.

I managed to get some stuff in about only loo emptying being essential and preferred no facility sites.  This seemed to cause some consternation and I had a couple of responses asking for further info about this, including from the moderator/admin why did I prefer this sort of site and how could the Club "help" with this!!!

Unfortunately I then lost e mail access for two days.  I did send an e mail to the organisation giving answers to these point - dont know if it will be accepted or not.  

However the loss of internet meant I didn't see or complete day 3.

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:30 by Cornersteady

Thanks for more detail on the questions.

As an aside up to this time last year I would have been intrigued at the wet suit questions but one of my daughters is now into wild swimming and is booking a four day wild swimming tour of the lake district for the summer and two dates were fully booked up, it is getting very popular. Obviously no point having these on a site if there's no where nearby to swim but still at least it was included in the survey

Posted on 18/04/2022 21:03 by Takethedogalong

Wild swimmers don’t usually use wet suits to be honest, unless for health reasons. It’s usually a swim suit, a bright coloured swim cap, and an optional pair of swim shoes to get you over the rocks/shingle😁 It’s all about the benefits of cold water, that Adrenalin rush. We still indulge, managed North Sea off Cocklawburn twice last year, 🥶and then the far warmer delights of the Gulf Stream off Cornwall.

OH has to wear something, he has a shorty wetsuit, otherwise his dicky ticker might go into shock. No drying room required though. Rinse under tap, hang up on back of MH👍😁 Hope your daughter has a good time, sounds fun. I have swum in some of Lakes in past. Nicest places are off the beaten track, but never alone.

Posted on 18/04/2022 20:03 by

We have enjoyed several  visits to Southport which is as car park as they come. We like it for its location but " if it look like a car park "

Posted on 18/04/2022 13:09 by Tinwheeler

Correct. Well spotted. I was impressed by the site and can’t imagine why we haven’t discovered it before now.