Site signage

In answer to your question.

 A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the earth. 

Did you mean spruce or is it a typo?

Personally I always check the entrances on streetview before we leave. It does not guarantee you will have no problems, but makes it less likely.

My first experience of a club site since the re brand was last weekend at the Norfolk Broads site.  I was a little puzzled, as some signs were green, some turquoise and some burgundy.  Some of the wardens were in the new colours and some in the old. However the site was immaculate and the welcome was warm and we enjoyed our stay.

If I am going somewhere new I too check the approach via street view. Sometimes there are even videos on Youtube of the site and approach, not forgetting the good old paper maps as well.  So far we have never been caught out in all our years of touring.

CI am not the only one to drive past the entrance. I have been caravanning for many years and this is the 1st time I have missed a site entrance.  A Spruce is apparently toilet block cleaning.  Malvern is a wonderful site, just the new signage that is a problem with signs not even fitting existing lists and boards.

Spruce is apparently toilet block cleaning.

Fair enough I suppose, as in "spruce up". Perhaps a term in local use.

The new CL sign is terrible, very easy to miss. The logo and writing is far too small and the whole thing is indistinct when driving and looking for it. When using a CL we use Google street view to help find it when driving but of course it will be the old sign that is seen now.

I'm not bothered.  About the re-branding as such but these signs desperately need revising.

"spruce up". Perhaps a term in local use.

Well, it is local to Scotland as well then!

The actual term is of course fairly common, although it is not something I would normally apply to a regular cleaning regime, such as in daily block cleaning.

We agree that the signage needs a look at they are almost invisible in some places.  We have recently returned from North York Moors site and due to roadworks in the area the site sign was just another white sign amongst many!  Ok roadworks are temporary but still the sign is very indistict and if it wasn't for the 'red gates' we may have missed the entrance ourselves.  In fact one poor chap did miss the sign and ended up going down to Falling Foss waterfall.  Anyone who knows the area will know how difficult that is trying to turn around a caravan in a full car park on a busy day.  Please CC try a drive yourself to a few sites, with a caravan in tow, and see for yourself!!!

Signage is one way of locating where to turn, another way is to have a good look at a map before you leave and perhaps make a bit of a sketch. The directions for NYM are adequate and if a map  was consulted, or better yet streetview, it is difficult to see how the chap you mention could mistakenly take the falling foss road, even if it was foggy. Signage is more important in areas where you have multiple camp sites, or turn offs within villages, where there are a multitude of roads. However, even in these cases you can't beat a decent map and a bit of research.

 I agree with you SteveL. We have just been to Wirral CMCS where the site is down a long lane after the static site. The new looking sign at the top of the lane is very easily spotted but then it's a new old sign, 😃. The new signs on the gate were equally no problem and the maybe the mix of sign colours around the site at least provides a talking point.