Ilminster Club Campsite

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Fantastic site

A really well maintained site with easy access and close enough to the A303 without the road noise being obtrusive, the site is in a great location to stay and move on whilst touring. Probably the best shower and toilet facilities we have used

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Reviewed on 08/09/2021 16:21

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Absolute Gem of a site

Immaculate site. Wonderful showers with no silly push button timer. The staff are absolutely amazing, nothing is to much trouble for them. Wish all sites were staffed like this. Spent four nights over the August bank holiday with them and will definitely be back.

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Reviewed on 30/08/2021 14:00

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Fabulous site, great access and the friendliness of staff

Great friendly and informative staff, nothings a problem, always willing to have a chat despite constantly maintaining the site. Excellent and spotless facilities. Everything is in top order and it is evident the staff take great pride in the site. Access - is directly off the A303 (yes do your homework - google maps etc to see your route and any access issues - we did /do always and went on a mile, down the off slip under the A303 and back to make a right turn to Giants Grave - easy/safe even with a 9m twin axle motorhome, ditto when leaving). And of course the benefit of the easy A303 access means that yes there will be road noise and as its in the countryside there will be normal countryside smells. But this closeness to the A303 makes the site an ideal stop for those travelling to Devon or Cornwall (and viz versa) as well as an ideal place to explore the Blackdown Hills (an AONB). Great walks along the quiet lanes around the site for dog walks or try Castle Neroche a short drive away for a fabulous forest walk. Some really outstanding pubs nearby - The Candlelight, the Flag & Lamb & the Eagle (masquerading as a pub but a really authentic Italian)

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Reviewed on 23/08/2021 21:41

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Great base to visit East Dorset and Devon coast.

Enjoyable stay, a small site, well maintained and extremely clean facilities. The location is fantastic to explore the South coast of East Devon and Dorset, it felt a little isolated as nothing was walkable but many places/amenities were only a short drive away. The relief wardens were pleasant and hardworking, the site is small and some of the pitches do appear to be cramped and close together, but there were one or two larger pitches if lucky. One thing I didn’t like was to reach a number of pitches caravan’s had to drive close between other pitches to get the theirs, not ideal. Perhaps the club could consider more hardstandings considering the August rain was causing havoc and small quagmires where the poor warden was constantly rerouting caravans. The site is however just off the A303, a great stop off en route further South West, BUT........the entrance lane is a sharp turn in a 50 mph zone where the other road users do not slow, it can be difficult to get in and out, use caution...... Would visit again. ....

speights75

Reviewed on 23/08/2021 12:21

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Somewhat smelly!

Limited number of hardstandings so we had to set up on slightly muddy grass. Difficult, narrow access lane straight off and onto the A303, a very busy road. Unfortunately, there was a strong farm manure smell for most of our stay. On the plus side: Staff were very pleasant and facilities were kept exceptionally clean. Only a short drive to the coast, local attractions and pubs/restaurants.

ShaunDen60

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Reviewed on 19/08/2021 12:25

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Excellent site

Arrived on a busy Friday afternoon. The site entrance is a tight turn off the busy A303 with a blind bend so be careful if you need to cross the road or leave the site. The wardens Colin and Sandra were extremely pleasant and helpful. They have had a lot of rain and the grass pitches were soft. Colin helped me by lending me some skid mats for the driving wheels of our motorhome. He also explained about the new style EHU bollards which was very helpful. Overall a good small site clean and tidy with great wardens.

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Reviewed on 14/08/2021 16:00

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Access issues and road noise

I usually put little store by reviews as they are by their very nature subjective. However more than one person recently has referred to access issues which I consider are material and should be incorporated on the website. My wife and I visited for a week in June as part of a walking/cycling holiday. We are both very experienced road cyclists and hill walkers so were very disappointed to find that it was impossible either to leave the site ( with one minor exception) on foot or by bicycle as the lanes are literally too narrow to allow even the local Tesco delivery van to pass. Consequently we had to drive off the site to do anything which then brought all the usual parking issues into play. While we were not there in the main English school holiday period the site was full and the toilet block very clean and more than adequate for the site, and we did receive polite assistance from the wardens so are very surprised to read certain other reviews. The A303 provides a lot of road noise and may affect light sleepers but as others have highlighted the site access from it is difficult both because of lack of signage and the very nature of the access itself. Although it did not affect us I would anticipate as has been suggested that a left turn travelling West would be very difficult and not without risk for larger units for which access from te East would be much simpler. The same applies in reverse in that due to the sheer and constant volume of traffic on the A303 it must be next to impossible to turn right across the road to head East as there is not enough clear visibility to allow a safe exit for eg a Volvo plus 8m caravan. I firmly believe that this factual detail as to access/egress and the need to drive off site to partake of any activity should be noted on the website and shall be copying this to the club’s admin dept

davidhewitson

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Reviewed on 13/08/2021 14:19

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Nice Journey Break

Intended to stop for 1 night enroute from Cornwall to Hertfordshire but this turned into 2 nights due to the weather. The site was very busy & we only got the 2nd night due to a late cancellation, so much relieved not to have to continued our journey in 40+mph winds. I found the site managers very friendly & efficient particularly when dealing what seemed a high number of guests with little experience of what they were doing. The notice in the gents toilet block gave a clear indication of the type of behaviour the managers were having to deal with as far as normal toilet hygene goes. Nobody is paid enough to have to clean up excrement from almost every available surface. I also witnessed large motorhomes with trailers turning up without having checked ahead that the site was suitable for such beasts. The managers did their best to accomodate all, even providing wheel mats to help motorhomes get off the wet grass, even if the drivers didn't know if they were front or rear wheel drive. Perhaps it's the fault of the club not to have anywhere on the booking form to indicate space for a trailer is required. I didn't see much of the local area but do agree that the site access is not obvious from the A303. Luckily I'd had verbal instruction from the managers. As has been mentioned in another review there were not any visible site signs on the A303 & to turn left into the lane from the A303 is very tight. My advice would be to drive past the lane if travelling from the east & then take the first exit on the dual carriageway & turn back on yourself to approach from the right (west).

DPR171

Caravanner from Hertfordshire

Reviewed on 11/08/2021 17:47

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another successful visit

Another successful visit to this small but perfect site, the wardens could not have been more friendly, polite and helpful. We look forward to visiting again soon, well done Mandy and Sue

1jackrussel

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Reviewed on 11/08/2021 16:43

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Okay as a stop over site

If you have children (including teenagers) this is NOT the site for you. Compared to our recent stay at Godrevy, this site was extremely UN-child friendly. Also, the dog area? What dog area? It was so small, put one cockapoo in there and it's full. Really. Everyone went off site to toilet their dogs. And (consequently??) dogs were barking/yapping at all hours. The facilities were clean for our first couple of days. But as soon as the site got busier, the cleanliness went down drastically. It was quite shocking. As much to do with other visitors not caring about others as extra cleaning being needed. Upon arrival we were offered a large pitch with extra green area. Yay we thought! But no. We were right on the reception. So most new arrivals with dogs thought it was okay to toilet the dogs outside the front of our awning. Also, ALL late arrivals ended up parked right outside our front window all night. We read lots of reviews about Mandy and Sue being super friendly, but that certainly wasn't the case during our stay. Perhaps it's simply children they don't like? Even if said children are mature, quiet, no trouble at all teenagers. Or perhaps they were having a stressful week? Whatever it was, we've certainly stayed at much friendlier sites in the past. It was our first visit and sadly I have to say it was also our last. If you are in the area, a wonderful place to eat is Otter Valley Kitchen Simply superb food and really friendly staff too. Cannot recommend that highly enough. The Somerset Steam Railway Excursion is a really lovely day too. We would like to revisit Somerset again. But not the Ilminster club site.

HappyKampa99999

Caravanner from Cornwall

Reviewed on 03/08/2021 16:49

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