Serviced not serviced....
We stayed here for the first time a couple of weeks ago, on one of the serviced pitches. Unfortunately we had already read reviews about dreaded pitch 71, only to find on our arrival that this was the only serviced pitch available. I wish we hadn't bothered. Probably the poorest serviced pitch we have used. You'll need at least a 15 metre water hose, and good luck with trying to get your waste to drain uphill, although i think most people on this side of the road struggled as they could be seen lifting their hoses in the morning in order to assist gravity. In addition to the uphill struggle the waste itself is on the wrong side of the van, so if you only have actual waste pipe and not coils of pipe then you'll struggle. We asked at the shop if they sold, or had any water pipe we could borrow, but were met with a rather disappointing no, maybe get some in Buxton 8 miles away. We plodded on without and made no use of the 'serviced' pitch as a result. If we come back then we'll just go on a normal pitch. To be fair they all seem a lot nicer and the ones lower down have a lot more space than the area we were on.
All that said, this is a lovely spot with loads to explore on your doorstep. There are numerous pubs and places to eat with some in walking distance, a couple more only a few minutes drive away. The site is really easy to get to although if you are coming from Leek itself, don't get excited when you see the first sign on the left as you leave the town. That's the Caravan and Camping site down the road....
Lots of friendly caravaners on site to share their knowledge of the local area and places to visit and eat, and the dog walk and other facilities are all lovely and clean.
As mentioned by others, I would want to avoid the pitches which back on to the road as this is busy and there is a lot of road noise.
Benemisarag
Reviewed on 08/06/2019 20:46
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