Dornafield Touring Park

Rowena replied on 01/12/2022 16:30

Posted on 01/12/2022 16:30

We’re delighted to announce the Club has purchased Dornafield Touring Park.

The site, to be called Dornafield Club Campsite is situated in a quiet valley, surrounded by beautiful countryside and perfectly placed for exploring Torquay, Totnes, Newton Abbot and Dartmoor.

On-site there are over 100 all-weather fully serviced pitches, excellent facilities and lots of entertainment for all to enjoy - including table tennis, pool, darts, two adventure playgrounds, a dog walk and an all-weather tennis court!

TimboC replied on 06/01/2023 12:21

Posted on 06/01/2023 12:05 by Cornersteady

Well there are already quite a few club sites with dead ends and have been for years, decades even, so it's not a new problem for the club at.

I can think of four sites straight away, and no such problems as you describe occur in my experience, at least when I'm there, and these are all busy sites.

On these sites the wardens always show on the site plan where problems could occur, and people are always given or offered a site plan and I've noticed if people do want a pitch in a dead end they walk from its entrance to have a look before choosing. Also when there are dead ends the roads are usually wider. And of course it appears if most caravans have movers? And if not simply unhitch and turn around by hand then hitch up again, or they have good reversing skills, but again never seen any problems, I think people are always forewarned as said to start with on these sites and use common sense.

It's not really a problem YT.

 

Posted on 06/01/2023 12:21

Totally agree. Folks will be asking for turntables next

JollyKernow replied on 06/01/2023 13:21

Posted on 06/01/2023 10:23 by young thomas

Do they have pitch allocations as mentioned above? Many AS sites and commercials do.

if they don't (and having allocated pitches would be a huge departure from the CAMC norm) how would one avoid reversing from a cul de sac if the pitch you were aiming for didn't turn out to be 'the one'?

if the site is currently laid out with dead ends then one either has to choose prior to heading to a pitch or to be resigned to the fact that there will be some possible 'manoeuvring' to cope with.

choosing a pitch whilst sat in a car cruising round the usual site ring road is one thing, trying to do it whilst checking out cul de sacs is another.

If it's pitch allocation then that will be an interesting approach for visiting members.

Posted on 06/01/2023 13:21

As others mention yt, it's not  a problem, well not in the 13 years I've been doing the job.laughing

There are also a number of our sites where for various reasons a pitch is allocated on arrival, once again, never a problem.

JK

replied on 06/01/2023 14:58

Posted on 06/01/2023 12:21 by TimboC

Totally agree. Folks will be asking for turntables next

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 06/01/2023 15:07

Posted on 06/01/2023 12:21 by TimboC

Totally agree. Folks will be asking for turntables next

Posted on 06/01/2023 15:07

+1 TC👍🏻, reversing isn’t a skill it’s a basic requirement.

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