Definitely a CL worthy of several stars!
We have just returned from this CL having booked it at short notice. Initially I was concerned by the review of "Wilbur" but my concerns were unfounded. The site is easy to find and very quiet. There was a little noise from the workshops but having seen the bigger sites in the forest on our journey this was preferable to the noise we KNOW happens on them! It stopped not long after our arrival anyway (about 4pm). I think we only saw two vehicles use the drive that were not using the site so am a little unsure regarding the "heavy traffic". As with "Fred Perry's" visit there were no more than 5 units on site whilst we were there. Although not actually in the New Forest National Park it was easy to get to and the lovely coastline.....we walked the spit to Hurst Castle and followed this with a boat ride back to a well earned lunch at the Gun Inn. The facilities were cleaned throughout our stay and basic like many CL's as we have experienced, this is in no way is a criticism though. The owner was friendly and took on board my one concern regarding an issue with the shower when we stayed. My understanding is that our reviews go straight on this site without the owner having a chance to try and rectify any issues, especially if these are not brought to their attention during the visit. This leaves them open to negative reviews which may impact on their business, the worst case scenario being that owners may not continue to provide the wonderful service that most of them do. Long term this could mean less CL's. The Caravan Club would do well to change this system so that the reviews are checked before publishing and issues sorted out before they reach the public domain. After all we are all very quick to complain and not always forthcoming when praise is due.
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