Website pictures deceptive!
We arrived to a very busy site mid week but we're met by a lovely warden who was friendly, informative and smiley! We have an 8m unit so sadly most of the pitches on the harbour side weren't big enough even if there had been plenty of pitches available. The website pictures show a non busy site and in reality, we felt quite crammed in with very little outlook as the site was full. We also felt the size of our unit probably ruined the outlook for other users. We chose non awning pitch to be on the harbour side, there are awning pitches on the harbour side however. Unlike most CAMC sites, the wardens gave us the pitch they wanted us on, not bothered as the choice could have been made for logistical reasons. There is a mix of grass and hard standing. We were put on grass which was fine, the ground was solid due to the dry weather. We felt a little claustrophobic on this site as room between pitches was probably the extreme minimum required. Also, unlike hard standing pitches where the pitch boundary is obvious, being on a grass pitch with no obvious boundary, other site clientele did walk very closely to our van. Something we are not used to. Pitch etiquette doesn't seem to exist anymore and not just on this site. I think because of its popularity and location, the club have put too many pitches on this site or am I just being cynical?? Everything else, the village, the walks, the coastal views if available, the ambience generally is good here. The wardens work hard to maintain the site. The facilities were very clean however the rubbish bins filled very quickly. We probably won't return to Garlieston due to it being to hemmed in when busy. If you're lucky to be visiting when it's not busy, this site will be heavenly.
Jack
Reviewed on 20/06/2021 16:44
