Cirencester Park Club Campsite

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Post Lockdown Visit

Cirencester Park was our first escape since December last year. It is a site we have been to before several times so we are familiar with it and its surrounds. The overriding concerns prior to going this year was the new access road. Like others I had seen videos and photos so I suppose I knew what to expect. The reality, at least with a motorhome, was pretty straightforward. On entering the road the sight lines are not particularly good but once on the road proper you have pretty good vision. We didn’t meet anyone on the way in so our arrival was easy enough. On the way out there were a couple of cars coming towards the site so I just waited for them to pass. We met one other car which kindly pulled into one of the laybys making it easy for us to pass. The arrival was well organised by site staff. We were asked for our membership card and what type of pitch we had booked and asked to enter the site and come back later to pay. Only one person in reception at a time. Once payment complete I was given the access fob and two rubber bands to the toilet block as part of the COVID restrictions. We never used the bands as we used our own facilities and I don’t do queuing for toilet blocks!! We had a serviced pitch which had a slight rearward slope which suited our motorhome so no other levelling required. Bollard included a TV connection. Quite why this was immediately above the tap I don’t know. I do wish the Club used F sockets rather than Co-Ax connectors. This site is 38 years old and perhaps would be planned differently if it was built today. No clearly defined paths to the toilet block or service points where we were so a lot of people walking between pitches. My Club WiFi subscription should have run out by now but luckily it had been extended by a couple of months for free which was nice. The site is very convenient for the town of Cirencester, particularly on foot. Two options, either walk back to the main road but much nicer to walk down past the cricket and tennis clubs and through Cirencester Park. Nearest supermarket is an excellent Waitrose about a mile from the site. Cirencester is a lovely market town with transport links. Don’t be put off by the new road.

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DavidKlyne

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Reviewed on 06/08/2020 21:09

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Nice site, park next door, good for dogs!

We enjoyed our recent stay at this site. Even with the Covid chaos it was really pleasant with plenty of green space. The proximity of the Bathurst estate is great and makes for a nice walk into the town where there are some great attractions and places to eat. Almost everyone has mentioned the access road... I have to agree that it is FAR from ideal, but you only have to run the gauntlet once on the way in and once on the way out (unless you have a motorhome!), which in itself would be easier if people didn't turn up earlier than specified....

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MattEdwards78

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Reviewed on 06/08/2020 19:22

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Good Location but access needs looking at

Finally managed to get the caravan out of storage and booked few days away in Cirencester. Loved the well maintained site and the site managers couldn't be more friendly and helpful. Toilets and showers are regulated with an armband system on a hook outside. When the hooks are full you can't enter. We thought this worked really well, except when people inevitably forgot to collect their band on the way out so it looked like there were more occupants than there actually were. As early risers we never had a problem getting a shower in the morning. The site is a great location to walk into Cirencester through the park and there are many other very attractive Cotswold villages and National Trust properties within easy reach. The only downside was the single lane access road with passing places. Although recently been worked on, it's very difficult on approach to the first bend to see if anything is coming. Some tree and bush trimming could cure that but if two outfits are entering or leaving together is doesn't take much to get a log jam. High banks and tall weeds also hinder the view ahead. However, it would not stop us visiting again.

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KJBarber

Reviewed on 06/08/2020 19:15

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Great site apart from access road

This was our fourth visit and we’ve enjoyed it every time. It was useful this time to be near the excellent dog walking field. It is a lovely quiet site despite being massive. We like the easy walk into the town. We were taken aback by the new access road to the site - lined with massive boulders - a real nightmare even for passing cyclists let alone another vehicle. The previous road was fine. I am reluctant to go again now! Such a shame. My main criterion in choosing a site is ‘how easy is the access’. Sorry but I don’t like risking my motorhome on boulders such as these! We checked another nearby site out while there and will go to the alternative next time. I see that another reviewer has said the access road apparently can’t be altered as the Club is just a tenant - but surely a tenant has some right to negotiate on access issues. Business will be lost if not.

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Jay24

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Reviewed on 05/08/2020 19:50

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The Nightmare Road to Cirencester Camp Site.

Everything about this site is lovely except the stupid design of the entrance road. The old pot holed road was much better. This road is narrow, snake like with huge boulders down the side and passing points that are in such stupid positions that by the time you see something coming towards you it is too late to get into the passing point completely unless your rig can move sideways. Whoever dreamt this up obviously has no qualifications in road planning. I except that as long as you don't meet anyone than the road is just about ok, but upon leaving last friday we met a very large caravan rig coming in. He should not have been there as entrance is after 13:00 and it was only 11:20 but he was there all the same. I had a larger camper van behind my caravan and a motor home behind him. My wife had to get out to wave the oncoming rig down to get into the passing point to the side of us (which he probably couldn't see). He couldn't quite fully get in there so we had to move very slowly passed him, I reckon there was less than 2" between the side of my caravan and the back edge of him whilst all the time keeping an eye on the stupid boulders on the side of the road. If another caravan had followed the oncoming one down then I think we would still be there now. We love Cirencester Park, have been numerous times but we won't be going again until something is done with this road. As someone else said, "It's an accident waiting to happen and it's not going to be my rig that gets damaged.

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Ecoboris

Reviewed on 03/08/2020 22:45

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ACCESS ROAD

Hi Just had a great time for the second year running in this Park. The Access road is an accident waiting to happen! I feel really sorry for the staff there as they are great and very helpfull Some idiot has placed boulders the whole length of the already very narrow road! The passing places cannot been seen until you are on them, then they are two small for an average size unit. The boulder sizes are just right to rip the side out of your £70000.00 motor home or £30000.00 caravan! The club state they cannot do anything about the situation as they are only tennent's, I would have thought the size of the club and amount of use for the road would normally have, they should have had some input into it.! If it stays as it is I feel the site will not be used as much as it should as the word gets around, you cannot afford to put your rig in jeopardy by someone who has not really thought out the road situation, there is also a bottle neck at the club entrance which could be sorted out without too much trouble I for one will not be going back to Cirencester Park till the road situation has been addressed If you use the park please be very carefull whilst on this very narrow boulder lined one way road Keith Howard

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howey123

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Reviewed on 03/08/2020 13:07

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A great site

We have just returned from a four night stay at this site, what a great site. The staff team were really friendly and helpful and are doing all they can to cope with the current covid situation and subsequent precautions. The shower and toilet blocks were cleaned frequently and the wrist band access worked really well. The site is in a great location with easy access ( a short 15 minute walk) into Cirencester through the park. The site itself is spacious with plenty of trees and hedges offering shade. The pitches are spacious and well marked. We had a very relaxing few days. Thank you Cirencester Park team. We will definitely return to this site.

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Wendy Human

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Reviewed on 22/07/2020 08:15

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Poor access road

We have stayed at Cirencester Park previously in our caravan. It is an excellent and popular site with good quality facilities and the serviced pitches are nice and spacious, and a nice stroll through the Park into lovely Cirencester. We did not find the previous access road too much of a problem despite the poor road condition, as long as you took it nice and slowly. However, the new access road would most certainly stop us from visiting again. It is far too narrow, and even the passing bays are too narrow and not long enough to accommodate our 12 metre long car/caravan outfit, and the boulders along the road edge are a real hazard. It is clear the new road has been designed and built on the cheap. The road should be wider, and the passing bays wider and longer, and instead of boulders the road should be kerbed on both sides. It will be impossible for two large outfits to pass each other. How the Local Planning Authority has approved such a poor standard access road to a large caravan park is incomprehensible. I think the Club has a problem on their hands!!! I sincerely hope the road and passing bays can be widened so the Members can visit this wonderful site without worrying about the access road.

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Robwil03

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Reviewed on 15/07/2020 11:54

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A spacious, beautifully-run, friendly site - great escape after lockdown!

Took motorhome here for 2 nights for trial run, haven’t been anywhere for months! All the Covid-19 precautions were thorough but not too bossy. Once parked up, it was all reassuringly normal... thanks for a wonderful stay, Cirencester Park! My first visit, so here are the basics: Reception staff really helpful and cheerful - choose your own pitch then go back to let them know where you are and collect fob/wristband Pitch size excellent - on grass on western side by dog field Loads of trees and hedges around, immaculate grass and roads Dog field looked great, with many ‘enthusiastic’ singing dogs - will bring my 2 next time Play field next to dog field is really wonderful - loads of interesting space for ball games, picnics etc Didn’t use shower blocks, but could see staff turning up often to keep things going - the wristband system to control numbers of people seemed a good idea You can use Cirencester Park itself 8-5, access near campsite entrance - shame there’s no gate within the site, but down to security I guess About 20 minutes to walk into town Location gets 4 not 5 only because of very slight, distant road noise (A419 to Stroud) and having no direct access to the Park Playground closed due to C19, but plenty of space and play field is open Signage useful, but restricted to essentials and not too ‘Nagy’ All in all, it was a fabulous short break, away from news and viruses! The staff are all lovely, the grounds are beautifully kept, the space is generous. Will go back. Well done Cirencester.

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Carole Noble

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Reviewed on 14/07/2020 13:33

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Due to the new access road, our favourite site is no longer available to us!

We have just returned from our favourite site, which we use up to three times a year and we have come away feeling absolutely distraught, the reason being that the new access road, the way it has been designed, leaves you fraught and concerned that you may damage your caravan arriving or departing from the site. The new access road is an absolute nightmare and a danger to caravan and motorhomes transiting it. You will see on the 'site information,' the story of what has gone on and it looks like the Club is trying to rectify the problem but until the road is made more user friendly, we have decided not to return and have cancelled our two further bookings to the site. The problem with the road is that it is now single track width, with large boulders either side, so any slight swing of the back end of the caravan and you miss them by inches. There are two (maybe three) overtaking places which are only just big enough for a single car, also there is a blind corner prior to entering the site. If you wish to design a road to deter large vehicles and caravans, this would be it! We pity the poor club members that will either come to grief from damaging their caravan or even worse, meeting another large vehicle/outfit coming the other way. The majority of the boulders are just too big to be manhandled and the resulting gridlock in both directions would make the situation newsworthy! At the moment the College is closed so the road prior to the access road to the site has no parked cars, however, departing with our caravan today, it was still tight trying to manoeuvre past the queue of cars waiting and other parked cars, as we exited. When the College opens and more people park in this area, the entry and exit to the access lane will be chaotic. The good news is that once we had arrived, the site is still fantastic. We were greatly impressed on our arrival, where five caravans were waiting to enter, the procedures the staff used was excellent. They required just our membership cards and then waived us all through and required us to return once we had pitched up, to make our payments. Their Covid safe procedures for the toilet blocks are also simple and easy to follow. We look forward to the road being improved so we can enjoy this lovely site again.

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Twoplusdog

Reviewed on 10/07/2020 17:20

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