Posted on 29/04/2022 10:12
We are currently visiting Cirencester Park site. I booked a standard pitch with awning but on arrival was shocked to find that some of the pitches would only just fit my caravan and half the car on, never mind trying to get an awning on. Why do they not sell these as no awning pitches? At all other CAMC sites we have been to these would be blue pegs. It is very deceiving to mark them as white.
Posted on 29/04/2022 15:58 by KjellNNWe have also fallen foul of the old narrow awning pitches at Cirencester, all the decent sized ones being (of course) already occupied when we arrived.
While a small campervan may be entitled to use the biggest pitch on the site, assuming they have booked an awning pitch, are wardens not expected to also manage their site to ensure that all those who have booked have a suitable pitch? Why else are we asked for outfit length on booking?
Having been directed to the narrow pitches, OH went back to ask where we were supposed to park our car. "Across the front of the van" was the answer. She pointed out that if we did that, it would block the road.
The other choice offered was to take a grass pitch. Being late spring, they were open, but the weather was not ideal for manoeuvring a twin axle on a grass pitch.
Instead, as there was plenty of room behind the van, we went well back so the van wheels were right at the edge of the gravel, leaving enough space to get the car onto the pitch in front of the van.
We had a similar experience several years back at M-in-M, arriving at a weekend and the only remaining awning pitch being a strange shape, rather muddy, and difficult to access. We decided not to put up the awning as there would have then been no space for the car.
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