Not a pleasant experience
Being new to caravanning and, having tried Club Sites (one of which was very over-crowded) we decided that CL’s might be ‘more us’ so we read the reviews of a few in/near the Brecon Beacons and decided on 9 nights at Tirmynach. Judging by the reviews, it was perfect for us: basic, great views, spacious, short walk to Hay on Wye……..Well, it was certainly all these so what’s to moan about? Basic is fine, dirty is not. Especially at £12.50/night. Dear, oh dear, that shower was dreadful. One year ago Timotheus said “The lavatory and shower were adequately clean but might not satisfy the most fastidious”. I beg to differ. OK, so I am fastidious but I have non-fastidious friends who wouldn’t put their dog in that shower. It was cleaned once in the 9 days we were there. And, when I say cleaned, the floor was half-swept – no attempt had been made to sweep behind the door – and that was it. Maybe the cleaner was concerned that the door would fall off , it was in such a bad state of repair. The clothes hooks were rusty, there were cobwebs everywhere, the floor of the shower was green with mould, and a dirty tissue lay on the step over to the cubicle all the time we were there. I was tempted to get my rubber gloves out but I didn’t have any bleach and my inoculations aren’t up to date! I did pull up some of the grass by the steps as vegetation almost barred our way to the hut in the first place. But, I didn’t have the stomach to remove the filthy doormat at the entrance. Furthermore, my husband suffers from arachnophobia so I had to do a spider check every day. On day 6 we were appalled to learn that we had to pay 50p for the ‘privilege’ of using this ‘facility’. We assumed that, since there was a lot of credit on our arrival, this was supplied by the owners. Wrong! We were just lucky that previous visitors had left the meter half full. Thank-you, whoever you were. I can only assume that you put the money in before you looked around you, and decided not to bother. On a positive, the shower curtain was clean and the loo, next door, was considerably better – the bin was emptied twice in 9 days and the lovely hand-wash & hand lotion were a nice touch, albeit incongruous. When the attempt at decorating is complete, the loo will be “adequate”. Sadly, it would only take a bit of effort for the shower to be likewise – a days D-I-Y and a daily clean. Also, there was nowhere for grey waste – hubby hurt his back lifting the container up on to the chemical waste disposal unit so, thereafter, we poured it into the hedge, against our environmental beliefs. Nor was there a dog poo bin so we used the general waste bin (bagged, of course). Such a shame, especially given that this CL is Member Owned – we assumed this would guarantee a minimum standard. This site could be so good – it really is spacious and the views are fabulous. But, we wish we’d gone to the small commercial site at the end of the lane – it has great reviews and was 50p a night cheaper, including showers!
