Caravan sites opening and safety measures feedback

charlie25 replied on 03/07/2020 19:12

Posted on 03/07/2020 19:12

It would be great to have feedback on the caravan sites and how the safety measures are working. We will be watching for the next two weeks to see how safe the sites are before we decide to start touring again.  Maybe a lot of people will put reviews on individual caravan sites.

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DavidKlyne replied on 22/07/2020 09:11

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:01 by

There has still of course not been a global email, so unless folk use CT or check / understand the web site, there will still be queues back to Lime Tree Avenue.☚ī¸
 

Unless individuals are being notified before arrival. Most businesses might consider doing this by text and e-mail.

 

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:11

Do the Club actually use Texts as a means of communication? Can't say I have ever had one from them.

BTW I emailed the Club two days ago about arrival times. Received and acknowledgement but still waiting for a reply to the question.

David

DSB replied on 22/07/2020 09:13

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:13

I'll let you all know how we get o  with Club sites later on in the holiday, but currently, we are on a private site.... Wells Touring Park.

They've got it all sorted here!  Pay a deposit when booking and balance before you arrive.  They send you the allocated pitch number and the code for the gate, so no booking in, as such.  Hand sanitizer at the security gate with instructions to sanitize before and after using the key pad.  Warnings to wash ha ds before and after use on the pitch EHU bollard and the water point on serviced pitches.  Hand sanitizer and social distancing measures around toilet block, grey waste  CDP, etc, with instructions to sanitize before and after use.  Toilet block very large, open plan and some sinks taken out of action making provision for social distancing.

This is a wonderful site who have done absolutely everything possible to keep visitors safe.  This is an adult only site, and everyone is being really sensible.

We will certainly be returning.

We're staying on 6 sites this summer... some private  some CAMC.  It will be interesting to see how other sites cope...

David

JVB66 replied on 22/07/2020 09:15

Posted on 22/07/2020 08:54 by SteveL

I know staff are working from home and that could certainly be a reason for the very slow response to this. However, working from home is no excuse for the very sloppy presentation. From 12:00 means just that, not go and consult other sources to see when it is OK to arrive.😀

There has still of course not been a global email, so unless folk use CT or check / understand the web site, there will still be queues back to Lime Tree Avenue.☚ī¸

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:15

As clumber park has a regular clientele for the normal 1300 arrival times, and as its seems by posts members do not"check" the clubs website (although it seems most these days book that way) as posted before thas the Temp arrival times it seems could well in the future become permanent then members will /may cotton onwink

JVB66 replied on 22/07/2020 09:18

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:11 by DavidKlyne

Do the Club actually use Texts as a means of communication? Can't say I have ever had one from them.

BTW I emailed the Club two days ago about arrival times. Received and acknowledgement but still waiting for a reply to the question.

David

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:18

You also on the acknowledgment were advised about a later than usual reply undecidedwink

SteveL replied on 22/07/2020 09:22

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:22

The daft thing is, it would have been so easy to do it well. Change the arrival times on the web site as they now seem to have done. Put a big drop down banner,  that appears as with the annoying cookies one. Simply saying, some earliest arrival times have changed please consult site pages. Follow this with a global email saying the same. It would be much better than a confusing list that isn't even that easy to find.

SteveL replied on 22/07/2020 09:28

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:15 by JVB66

As clumber park has a regular clientele for the normal 1300 arrival times, and as its seems by posts members do not"check" the clubs website (although it seems most these days book that way) as posted before thas the Temp arrival times it seems could well in the future become permanent then members will /may cotton onwink

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:28

The normal arrival time has been 12:00 since I went there with our first van in 2005. It has only just been changed to 1pm in this latest revision. The site page was only changed yesterday, prior to that it showed 12:00.

JVB66 replied on 22/07/2020 09:33

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:28 by SteveL

The normal arrival time has been 12:00 since I went there with our first van in 2005. It has only just been changed to 1pm in this latest revision. The site page was only changed yesterday, prior to that it showed 12:00.

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:33

Are you sure ? because thought i noticed it was 1300 when we did a booking for May this yearsurprised

We had tickets for the Walesby Music Festival

DSB replied on 22/07/2020 09:37

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:37

Edit: Apologies everyone.  I've written this review twice... the first time it disappeared but appears to have appeared again - Oh well, I'll leavi it as it is now rather than leaving a blank post..... 🙂

We are currently on a private site (the first of 6 sites this summer).... Wells Touring Park.

A lovely little site, who have done all possible to keep visitors safe.  Deposit paid when booking, nd balance paid before arrival.  They send you your allocated pitch number and barrier code.

When you alive there is a hand sanitizer bottle by the security gate keypad with instruction to sanitize before and after using the keypad.  You then go straight to your pitch (map supplied on line) awithout seeing anyone from the site.  Notices by EHU point and water points (on serviced pitches) asking people to wash hands.  All other (communal) taps have sanitizer dispensers and notices to use sanitizer before and after touching taps.

Toilet blocks are open, but are very spacious and have social distancing measures and hand sanitizer dispensers and instructions by the doors.  Some sinks have been taken out of use in order to maintain  distance.  CDP  Washing up sinks, Grey water waste all have sanitizer dispensers with instructions to use before and after use.

This site couldn't have done more to keep folk safe.  Everyone here appears to be sticking to the rules (adult only site).  Certainly a site that we will return to.

It will be interesting to see how the other sites we visit later (CAMC sites and the other private sites, or have booked).  I'll report in and do a 'Covid-19 Safety Measures' report after each site.

Wells Touring Park is an adult only site, but well worth a visit.  Another 5 sites to go, including two CAMC sites..

Best wishes to all.

David

JVB66 replied on 22/07/2020 09:46

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:37 by DSB

Edit: Apologies everyone.  I've written this review twice... the first time it disappeared but appears to have appeared again - Oh well, I'll leavi it as it is now rather than leaving a blank post..... 🙂

We are currently on a private site (the first of 6 sites this summer).... Wells Touring Park.

A lovely little site, who have done all possible to keep visitors safe.  Deposit paid when booking, nd balance paid before arrival.  They send you your allocated pitch number and barrier code.

When you alive there is a hand sanitizer bottle by the security gate keypad with instruction to sanitize before and after using the keypad.  You then go straight to your pitch (map supplied on line) awithout seeing anyone from the site.  Notices by EHU point and water points (on serviced pitches) asking people to wash hands.  All other (communal) taps have sanitizer dispensers and notices to use sanitizer before and after touching taps.

Toilet blocks are open, but are very spacious and have social distancing measures and hand sanitizer dispensers and instructions by the doors.  Some sinks have been taken out of use in order to maintain  distance.  CDP  Washing up sinks, Grey water waste all have sanitizer dispensers with instructions to use before and after use.

This site couldn't have done more to keep folk safe.  Everyone here appears to be sticking to the rules (adult only site).  Certainly a site that we will return to.

It will be interesting to see how the other sites we visit later (CAMC sites and the other private sites, or have booked).  I'll report in and do a 'Covid-19 Safety Measures' report after each site.

Wells Touring Park is an adult only site, but well worth a visit.  Another 5 sites to go, including two CAMC sites..

Best wishes to all.

David

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:46

It happened to me earlier ,i thought ithas disapeared then wrote another post only to find there were two ,  this site is getting so slow 

SteveL replied on 22/07/2020 09:50

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:33 by JVB66

Are you sure ? because thought i noticed it was 1300 when we did a booking for May this yearsurprised

We had tickets for the Walesby Music Festival

Posted on 22/07/2020 09:50

All I can say is the booking we made at the beginning of April for a mid September date, says arrival from 12:00. Also after seeing the queue back to Lime Tree Avenue when we passed last Thursday, out of interest I checked the time on the site page, it was still 12:00 at that time.

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