Not your usual club site
We were due to arrive early Friday evening but due to a situation out of our control it looked as we would not arrive until at least 8pm when the office closed. We called ahead to say we were on our way and dependant on BH traffic we may be a little late. Not to worry they said we will stay open for your arrival. That was a relief!. That made us feel relaxed to start the weekend off with.We we arrived we were informed that due to the high amount of rain in May they were needing to allocate pitches as some were not suitable. It was a busy BH weekend ahead of the half term so we had the last pitch available. This happened to be on what was normally one of their seasonal pitches which is close to the railway line. The problem was that due to the level crossing, the trains sounded their horns each time they approached. Being the main Weymouth to London line this occurred between the hours of 7am and 11pm each day. This also was an issue for one of my children that due to autism they were very sensitive to loud noises.
The site in itself is beautiful, set out in little glades where vans are parked. Deer visit the site often and even during the day we stood and watched a deer looking at us as we walked our dog. The location is handy for visiting much of Dorset and with Moreton train station only a few minutes a walk away, it meant that this could be used to go to Dorchester or Weymouth quite easily if you did not want to take the car.
The wardens were very friendly and always greeted you with a smile. The site was clean and even the composting loo's were not so terrifying as i initially thought! The wrist-band entry process for toilet and showers entry worked well though some did forget to remove their wristbands from the hooks, so a call into the building to as how many were there was occasionally required.
We walked to Moreton Village one afternoon down country lanes and found a wonderful Walled Garden that was open to the public with sculptures in the grounds, lovely tea rooms, small farm yard and play area. Next to the gardens was the churchyard where TE Lawrence was buried as his home Clouds Hill is a little further on. From Moreton you can pick up the Lawrence Trail to reach Clouds Hill. To join the trail: with the church on your right and Moreton Tea Rooms on your left follow the lane onto the unmade track which leads to a footbridge over the River Frome
Overall we had a lovely weekend and we would return to Crossways but we would need to be in a location that is away from the trainline,
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