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CRACKING LOCATION! A MUST TRY....

WE RECENTLY STAYED AT BARONS COURT CL SITE FOR 8 DAYS IN OUR MOTORHOME, TAKING WITH US A MOTORCYCLE AND MOUNTAIN BIKES. THE NEW VERY HARD WORKING OWNERS STEPH AND NICK ARE VERY MUCH CONTINUING WITH THE CL SITE CONTINUALY IMPROVING WHAT IS ALREADY A VERY GOOD SITE. PRETTY LEVEL LUSH WELL DRAINED GRASS WITH STRAIGHT FORWARD PITCHES NUMBERED 1 TO 5 DOWN ONE SIDE. STEPH AND NICK TOUCHED ON THE FUTURE IDEA OF A COUPLE OF POSSIBLE HARD STANDINGS, WHICH WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AS THEY ARE ALL YEAR ROUND AND LESS MAINTAINENCE. WE STAYED IN PITCH 5 FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE TOILET/SHOWER BLOCK NEAREST THE HEDGE NEAR THE SIDE ROAD BUT IT WAS NEVER OBTRUSIVE WITH JUST LIGHT TRAFFIC TO THE VILLAGE. VERY GOOD SPACING BETWEEN PITCHES. OPEN VIEWS ALL ROUND BUT SHELTERED ENOUGH WITH LOW HEDGES. THE VIEW TO THE FIELD SIDE IS SUPERB WITH EARLY MORNING VISITS FROM RED KITES AND BUZZARDS, LANDING IN THE FIELD JUST METRES AWAY FROM US. HOPEFULLY THE NEWLY PLANTED TREES WILL NOT OBSCURE THIS VIEW IN YEARS TO COME. (THERE IS THE RED KITE FEEDING CENTRE 6 MILES AWAY WHICH WE COUNTED OVER 30 KITES!) THE VIEWS THE OTHER WAY INCLUDE STEPH AND NICKS SMALLHOLDING WITH A SMALL ARRAY OF CHICKENS, FOWL AND PIGMY GOATS, ALL VERY PLEASANT. THE NEWLY BUILT BESPOKE TOILET/SHOWER BLOCK IS ABSOLUTELY MINT! THE SHOWER IS LARGE AS IS THE TOILET ROOM. AS DESCRIBED THERE IS THE HOT TUB ALSO HOUSED WITHIN THE BLOCK IN A SEPARATE ROOM. NEXT TO THE BLOCK IS A FRESH WATER POINT. THERE IS ALSO AN EXTRA FRESH WATER POINT ON PITCH 4. RECYCLING AND WASTE DISPOSAL IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AWAY FROM PITCHES FOR BOTH CHEMICAL AND GREY WATER DISPOSAL. LOCAL VILLAGE OF LLANGADOG IS A SHORT STROLL AWAY VIA BOTH LANES.AMONG ITS SHOPS IT HAS A POST OFFICE, BUTCHERS,GROCERY ETC. THERE ARE THREE PUBS ACTIVE AT THE MOMENT, THE RED LION AND GOOSE AND CUCKOO ARE VERY GOOD FOOD PUBS WITH REAL ALES.THE NEWLY RE-OPENED RED LION DOES A WEEKDAY SPECIAL AT A VERY MODEST PRICE. THE CASTLE PUB ON THE CORNER IS MORE OF A DRINKING STYLE PUB. WE TRIED THEM ALL. ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS.WE PARTICULALY RATED THE RED LION. AROUND THE VILLAGE IS ALL EASILY WALKABLE BUT SOME PATHS AND WHERE THEY GO CAN BE A LITTLE VAGUE. IT IS A GOOD SURROUNDING AREA FOR WALKING AND HIKING. CYCLING TOO AS THE COUNTRY LANES ARE ALL VERY QUIET, IF A LITTLE HILLY IN PLACES! DEPENDING ON WHAT BIKE YOU HAVE. PLANNED CIRCUITS OF A FEW OR MANY MILES ARE EASY TO ACHIEVE, WITH INTERESTING SITES AND GOOD OVER VIEWS ON ROUTE. TAKING THE MOTORCYCLE TO EXPLORE THE BRECON BEACONS AND BLACK MOUNTAINS WAS EXCELLENT. THIS CL SITE IS SITUATED WELL FOR THAT. ALSO THE OTHER WAY IT IS ONLY 50 MILES OR SO TO TENBY AND A FEW MORE MILES ON TAKES YOU TO THE BREATHTAKING PEMROKESHIRE COASTLINE AND PATHS. WE FOUND MANY INTERESTING CASTLES AND MANY HISTORICAL SITES WHILST REVELLING IN THE MOUNTAINOUS VIEWS. OVERHALL THIS CL WITH ITS ENTHUSIASTIC NEW OWNERS IS ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE STAYED ON. IT IS EASILY ACCESSED FROM THE MIDLANDS ROAD NET
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