Great Yarmouth Racecourse Club Campsite

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Good for families

Great get away

Campervan Stayed for 2 nights, wardens very helpful, facilities nice & clean, stayed on pitch 58 great size plenty of room. 10 minute walk to beach, 10 minute walk to local pub, 20-30 minute walk to Yarmouth centre. Fish & chip van every Wednesday & Friday in our experience don’t bother very poor! Overall nice site even better if horse racing is on!

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Reviewed on 05/08/2021 11:11

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Always lovely and didn't disappoint 😁

Stayed lots of times and always good 😁 even got our favourite pitch lucky enough whoo hoo... met the wardens lovely pup Cooper who welcomed everyone. Booked up again next month see u soon 😁🐾🐾

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NASHGILL

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 15/07/2021 17:22

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Good for families

Nice Stay

Stayed here for a few days recently. Really big wide roads on the approach, across the horse racing track into the site. As usual the wardens were amazing - very helpful and friendly. Washrooms were immaculate during our stay and covid safe. We didn't need to queue very often to used the facilities which was lovely. Some reviewers grumble about the standard of the grass on the pitches. I can see where they are coming from - the classic perfect grass lawn is not here at Great Yarmouth. But, in defence of the CC, this site had a very sandy soil so probably not the best place in the UK to try to grow grass, especially with the camping traffic a popular site like this generates. And in all honesty the free draining soil meant we did not get stuck in the October mud and no puddles in the grass so in our opinion the mainly grassy pitches were a great compromise between practicality and aesthetics. No protection from the wind as the site is very open plan. We found the wind was blowing alot during our visit and there was no getting away from it as there are no bushes or trees to act as a wind break. This meant a few times our sleep was disrupted by wind noise and our motorhome rocking in the wind. Not a disaster but worth considering if you are visiting like us, out of season. If you want to visit Great Yarmouth is is an easy level walk or cycle to the town. We loved the "kiss me quick" atmosphere of the town. Plenty of cafes, bars and restaurants to visit AND they have Ceasars Palace (Las Vegas anyone?) plus Joyland - what more could you ask for!!!

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Motorhomer

Reviewed on 03/11/2020 19:39

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Thank you!

Wanted to sincerely thank the Wardens for making our first experience a good one. They could not have explained everything more and made everything easier if they tried and it is very much appreciated. Facilities were very clean and we were made to feel most welcome. Lovely 10 min walk to the very quiet sandy beach was just what we needed - thank you! Looking forward to revisiting again on raceday.

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SteveW1971

Reviewed on 29/10/2020 15:48

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Nice Site

Visited in September 2020. Originally booked two weeks but changed to one week when we learnt about racing day restriction movement, on this occasion it was three days in one week. Realise this wasn’t down to the Club but Racecourse. Site wardens are very friendly and helpful. After reading reviews about grass condition we wondered just what we would end up with. Have to say we found the grass a bit patchy in places but please remember this site is close to a beach so will have sand about! We found it perfectly acceptable. It must be hard maintaining grass on a busy site, but we felt the wardens did their best. Toilet and shower blocks felt very safe to use with the restricted number system in place. I feel hand sanitizer at water, waste and chemical toilet stations would be a benefit. Another good stay at Great Yarmouth.

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LynnN

Reviewed on 04/10/2020 09:51

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Well travelled

Very disappointed with the ground on this site . It is about time something was done about the grass or lack of it . We booked a grass pitch but finished with a dirty sandy pitch..I. am sure something can be done when you look at the beautifully grass racing track. This review doesn't include the wardens who were very helpful and facilities looked after very well. Also very disappointed with the club for not supplying hand sanitizer at service points. I will not be returning to this site although it is well placed but do not want to pitch on sand Come on CAMC get your act together and sort out the grass.

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welltravelled

Reviewed on 28/09/2020 19:27

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Close to the beach and the delights of Gt Yarmouth

Our first stay here or any racecourse site. Friendly warm booking in and a decent level pitch found easily even though very busy. We didn’t use the facilities through personal choice due to COVID-19 but all precautions seemed in place. We loved the walks on the beach and river but were less impressed with the town but that’s a personal opinion,

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HughR

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Reviewed on 22/09/2020 19:55

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Very helpful and friendly

I didn't comment on the families section because I was there on my own. For me the site was very good - easy to pitch and the facilities were really clean and the current Covid wristband system of up to 6 on the hooks worked well - it was never full when I went in (I stayed in early September 2020) apart from the dishwashing area (as only one sink was in use) but if you avoided the morning there was often no one about. But the showers and loos were well spaced out and there was I thought there was plenty of hand sanitiser (though if I had to be picky the one near the waste disposal was hard to operate)... The wardens were delightful, hard working and friendly and kindly lent me a water container when I realised I had forgotten mine - even going to the trouble of adding some Milton to it when they gave it to me so I could ensure it was clean. There was one night (I think Saturday) when there was some noise from I presume the greyhound track - and obviously if you were there on horse racing days it would be lively, but most of the time it was very quiet and peaceful with lovely walks for the dog down to the dunes if you wanted. It was a good base for touring around and I would definitely go again. I'd love to be there on a Race day just to see what it would be like! I wasn't fussed about the lack of grass/sandiness though I can see what others have said about the unevenness though luckily I found a pitch which I was very happy with...

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JGMP

Reviewed on 09/09/2020 21:46

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Needs updating

Having stayed at the site for the past few years I was very disappointed with the site this year, as others have said pitches are very bare hardly any grass no markings, and uneven. The site needs money spent on it. The site is located just outside the town center which us easily accessible by walking along the front a pleasant walk, or the local bus stops just outside, or the little train runs along the sea front regularly. A fish and chip van visits the site on Wednesday and Saturday. I have been to several club sites since lockdown eased, and this site didn't have the same procedures in place, the band system for toilets was ok and worked well but there was a lack of sanitizers at bins, and water points. Will probably give this site a miss for next year to hopefully improve.

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gwoakley

Reviewed on 05/09/2020 15:55

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Good for families

A good site but wheres the grass!

Stayed here for 7 nights in August. Great location and site wardens we're lovely. 10 minute walk to the dunes and beach for the dog and 30 minutes into town. There is a bus stop almost outside the site which is £2 each way. A taxi is £8 which I thought was expensive but worth it if there are 4 of you. The site had a procedure in place for Covid which only allowed 6 people in the toilet/shower block at a time. However a number of people abused this and still went in even though it was at maximum capacity. There was a distinct lack of hand gel which I would like to have seen at the water points etc... The only one I saw was just outside the men's toilets. It was race day when we were there which was good but quiet because no public were allowed. Because of Covid you had to be off site before 10am and not allowed back on until after 8:30 PM. The racing didn't start until 3pm! and finished at 7:30pm... Worth knowing if you are there on race day... We stayed on site and just chilled. The site is meant to be grass pitches but there was a distinct lack of grass! The ground was a dusty sandy mix with only about 20% grass cover.... It was also uneven and badly uneven in some places... Pick your pitch wisely... Hopefully CAMC will give it some TLC this autumn/winter. 4/5 due to location and staff

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dannytheblade

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Reviewed on 01/09/2020 13:30

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