Not for us
First of all a disclaimer, we predominantly use CL sites so our idea of the perfect site may not match that of regular club site visitors.
We stayed on this site because my daughter and son in law wanted to try tent camping with our 4-year-old grandson Jack, so we needed to find a site that would take both our caravan and their tent. My daughter was not sure about camping being more of an Airbnb person so it was important that her first camping experience was a good one hence I chose a club site knowing that the facilities would be first class and as always the wardens didn't let us down. The composting toilets were a revelation and I would say to anyone that may be put off by them that they didn't smell at all and in some respects due to their design they were actually cleaner than a standard toilet bowl. The wardens were extremely helpful when we arrived as I had booked a pitch without an awning but all the pitches adjacent to the camping pitches were pitches with awnings so they allowed us to use one of these so we would be close to our daughter.
We were told when we arrived that due to the site being in a “Red Zone” we would not be able to use BBQs which I quite understand however we were a little disappointed to be told this included the Cadac type grill, I feel this was perhaps a little over zealous interpretation of Dorset councils ban on disposable BBQs and campfires.
The site is well laid out with little pockets of pitches however as others have said it suffers from the fact that on one side it is adjacent to a busy road, one side has a train line running by it, and on the third side is a working quarry.
We were pitched alongside the road which was busy from about 6.30 to 22.00. Each morning we were greeted by traffic noise the bleeping of the level crossing warning and the sound of quarry vehicles reversing.
Despite this, we had a lovely stay and our daughter is already planning their next camping trip.
As is clear from other reviews many people love this site and it is not my intention to put people off, just be careful where you choose to pitch.
RickEls
Reviewed on 04/09/2022 15:10
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