Creating a new CL

Thankyou Vicmallows and Takethedogalong.  There is a very old church in our village which we open daily so that visitors can look around and we have also set up a bookswap in there for visitors.  We have two small wildlife lakes on our plot and get a lot of wildlife visiting.  In the next village there are fishing lakes and walks and the sea is a 3 mile walk away down a bridle path.

We don't have electricity in our van and usually prefer the very basic sites because they are cheaper and usually have fewer people.

My parents have a CL and when they first opened were basic. They found they were getting very little in the way of bookings so have since installed ehu and a couple of hardstandings and are now often fully booked in high season and rarely have a week without at least one person right through the low season.

Are you anywhere near Donna Nook? One of Britain's wildlife spectaculars every Autumn, something we shall take a look at this year. Gibraltar Point is another wonderful visit as well, any time of the year!

Yes we are just under 2 miles away.

The Viewing Area (Donna Nook) -  open late October to December
The viewing area at the foot of the sand dunes reduces disturbance to the seals and ensures the safety of visitors.
Seals are large predators and are very powerful. They can move surprisingly quickly and, having teeth similar to a dog, can inflict a nasty bite – including the pups.
Mothers with pups can be very protective and big bulls can be aggressive. A mother seal may abandon her pup if it smells of humans or dogs.

The first seal pup was born on 24 October 2016, please visit the Weekly Update page for details of the numbers of seals present. 

I try to find basic Cls too.  If you are able to open during the seal season you should be busy as there are very few campsites open at that time.  I would get on and start basic and see where you go.  While you might be too local for me I would be tempted for views of deer and otter!  

NCG - go for it, I don't think you'll have much to lose by your basic start up. We seek out non EHU for the peace & quiet. Our most important criteria is location and yours sounds lovely. We happily spend two weeks without EHU. With a solar panel there is plenty of power for everything we need including charging tablets,phones & batteries. I hope we can look forward to spending two weeks with you one day 😎

NCG - If you'd like to bounce your ideas off some other established CL owners who offer 'basic' sites and operate more on a 'hobby' basis than a commercial basis I'm sure that some of the members of the CL Owners Group (250 in total) would be happy to advise.  Around 1/3 of our membership are 'hobby' owners and I can put you in touch.  Just email me your details.. tedhj@btinternet.com  

Thankyou Cholsey Grange.

Me too!