Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 3 of 5

Location

Rated 3 of 5

Good for families

A nice place to visit, but an unpleasant warden

Don't be put off by the approach to this site ... via a housing estate and industrial area ... because the actual setting of the site when you get to it is beautiful. A cobbled path leads up to it so take it very slowly. The wardens work exceptionally hard to keep the site beautifully maintained and cleaned to a high standard. The site is set right in the country park so beautiful walks are on the doorstep. There are a couple of local pubs which look nice but we didn't try them. As with all CC sites the pitches are well spaced out and maintained and it's lovely to see and hear the steam train go by. We visited Lyme Park while we were there (45 min drive away) and it's well worth a visit. Now for the downside.. we arrived at 7.50pm (latest arrival time 8.00pm) the lady was pleasant but clearly wanted to close for the evening and gave me the pitch barrier fob and took my money and off we went. Granted, the map indicates that they want the van in the middle, car to the left and awning to the right. But this wasn't pointed out to us so we pitched van - awning - car. The next morning a male warden passed to empty the bin and stood with his hands on his hips looking at our van and shaking his head. This prompted us to then (albeit too late) check the map to see we had pitched in the wrong order. We had pitched the way the previous CC site has asked us to pitch just 4 weeks ago in Dorset. My husband went to the site office to apologise and was told to move the awning or leave the site. The lady warden was abrupt and would not discuss. She said we were a fire hazard, despite us being on a corner pitch and 6m away from the next van. She would not discuss it at all and was rude. Such a shame as we have never in 7 years of pitching at CC sites met a rude warden yet. We feel that if they are adamant about such rules they should be stated verbally and clearly upon arrival. People should not be expected to start reading maps and rules at 7.50pm when all we wanted to do was pitch up. So, we undid all of the awning, packed away, and moved the van 2 metres and had to set up all over again. A bit much when we only stayed 3 nights. Whilst we were setting up for the second time our neighbours told us the same had happened to them the day before. Message to Burrs Country Park - please stipulate clearly when customers arrive exactly how you want them to pitch. A sentence or two which would take you one minute, rather than make people take everything down and set up again.

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