Leaving because unable to book

It's really the Weston super Mud Bermuda Triangle that does it for us, you set off with high hopes and are never seen again, except in a queue on the M5...

At least the Bodmin Moor A30 bottle neck should be a thing of the past. It’ll have moved down to Carland Cross! 

For us that's £68 of fuel on top of the site costs when towing, so a lot for 3 days. Now we are retired there is no point, we might as well go for longer. When  we were working it would have needed a special reason, such as an event. As far as day trips are concerned 40 / 60 miles is fine solo. Also makes for a very relaxing break. Others may have different opinions but towing for me is a means to an end, not something I overly enjoy. So a 300 mile round trip OK for a week, but not for less. 

We might feel different if we get a MH, we will have to see.

However, all the above is just me, but there must be a reason for all the spare pitches eurotraveller mentioned. If it's not down to sufficent folk not wanting to travel  into the area for a three day holiday, why do you think it is? I seriously doubt availability will be as high Spring  Bank Holiday week, or during the summer holidays.

"why do you think it is?"

I have no idea, Steve, other than I believe this area is not "that far" for many, and neither do I have any idea if the pitch availability is out of step with club sites in, say, Wales or East Anglia, or whether commercial sites are full or have plenty of space. By tradition, this bank hol tends not to be as popular as the next. 

But as mentioned by several of the ( as noted by cc staff the West Country  "Mafia"the roads down there are clogged up when no one is there

But in other areas that seems to be not the case

Not at all, JV. Like everywhere else there are peaks at rush hour but I can assure you that getting around here is a doddle compared to your area. Don’t believe all that your mates tell you. After all, they're mostly only here at busy times.

However, people are often surprised to find this isn’t the quiet backwater they expected. 

Happy to enlighten you. 

Wales has 36 pitches for tonight, 30 of those at St Davids. East Anglia has 21, 20 at Great Yarmouth. Cornwall and Devon have 723. 

36 of those are even at Trewethett Farm.

Oh, gee, Steve! Life’s too short. 

Hey, I have over 60 pitches empty tonight! Looking at the booking history for my site, there has been a similar "trend"  for the last 12 years. My 2 neighbouring sites are similar, it's a very different story come Whitsun when we are completely full and stay that way until mid September.

JK