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Rated 2 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 3 of 5

Good for families

GREAT LOCATION FOR BRISTOL AND ITS ATTRACTIONS

We have tried for several years to book this site as a stopover on our way to/from Cornwall, but this was our first successful booking. The directions in the sites directory were excellent, and we had also watched a video on You Tube of someone's journey to the site, which was helpful. Everything was as we would expect from a Club site - warm welcome, clean facilities. The site is less than 10 minutes walk from the SS Great Britain, and about half an hour into the centre of Bristol. There is a small ferry which stops just outside the site gates for those who do not want to walk, although the last ferry into town is 6pm. We saw a show at the Hippodrome Theatre, and a taxi back to the site cost £7. The food in the pub next door was good, although not cheap. The brewery has a "loyalty" scheme which you can sign up for, and they immediately send your membership number and a voucher equivalent to £5. That, combined with the discount on all food on Wednesdays, meant that we had 2 pints and 2 meals for £21! Worth doing just for the one-off visit. We only have two comments to make: - 1) SECURITY - there are no barriers at the entrance to this site and we noticed quite a few cars driving in, around, and straight back out. This concerned us a little when leaving items such as BBQs etc outside the caravan. Also, the entrance gates were supposedly locked at 8pm, with a fob for members to get back on to the site after that time. We arrived back from the theatre just before midnight to find that the gates did not actually lock, the gate was ajar, and we did not actually need the fob to get back in. 2) Allocation of pitches. When we made our reservation we wanted an awning pitch, but none were available. We had checked availability frequently since booking with a view to changing pitch, without success. It was very frustrating therefore to find that there were only 3 or 4 awnings actually erected on these pitches. Most of the others were being used by units who didn't even have an awning. Whilst we understand the warden's explanation that people would just book what was available, I do not believe that all those awning pitches became available AFTER our original booking. We would ask members to be considerate and not just book these pitches because they are bigger. Only book if you intend to use your awning. Otherwise a comfortable stay.
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