Autumn break at popular site proves slightly disappointing
This is a site we would avoid during the main holiday season as its is obviously family orientated but we thought out of season in November would be an excellent base to visit the Torbay area. The added incentive of service pitches to take away the need to do the chores in the possibly cold & wet conditions and midweek discount ticked all the boxes. However, whilst arriving on site was pleasant enough when we looked to choose a service pitch we found that these differed greatly in size even to the point where it would prove impossible to pitch caravan, awning and place car as specified by the Club’s obligatory rules. We eventually chose pitch 7 but had to resort to moving the pitch peg to get all elements within the hedges. My OH actually paced out pitches 6 & 7 and pitch 6 was about 3 foot narrower! At least the view was worth It! Looking around the rest of the site it is pleasantly attractive with lots of bays and sections but I would imagine when busy would prove difficult to navigate and I would be concerned about children running around being at risk of cars & outfits moving around. We can’t comment on the restaurant facility as we chose not to use it. One thing that did concern us was the wardens failed to empty the recycling bins for the whole of the eight days we were there and they were overflowing to the point the lid could not be closed on the morning we left. The location of the site was good for visiting the Dartmouth & Torbay area with the ferry across to Dartmouth particularly enjoyable if a little unnerving at first. Also the Guardroom cafe on Berry Head serves lovely breakfasts until midday and allows dogs inside with doggy biscuits treats for them.
All in all a great break but the site did not quite met normal expected standards.
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