Modbury Club Campsite

Rated 4 of 5

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Peace and quiet

Rated 2 of 5

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Rated 1 of 5

Location

Rated 2 of 5

Good for families

poor access to average site

as per many other reviews I would strongly suggest that unless you are a very confident driver and don't worry too much about your caravan then a drive from the main road to the site is a perilous journey. The lanes with passing places are regularly used by large articulated lorries. Leaving the site on a Sunday morning was very busy with many cars showing little regard to other road users. I know this is out of control of the site but be warned. Road access is poor. Site ok when you get there.

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swiftthree

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 26/08/2020 22:27

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Good for families

Site Access

Unfortunately the access to/from this site from the A38 is exceptionally stressful. I departed the site at about 10am and expected to be able to get to the A38 without too much traffic approaching from the other direction. This was not the case. The volume of traffic was extremely high. This included delivery vans, cars and then a refuse collection lorry appeared over the brow of a hill on a bend at the narrowest part of the road taking up three quarters of the width of the road. No passing places were available and due to volume of traffic reversing was not an option. The occupants of the refuse lorry remained glued to their seats. My only option was to unhitch the caravan and manually manouvre the caravan to enable the lorry to move on. Fortunately one other driver did assist but as a solo traveller this can be very challenging as the use of mirrors is impossible. There are no passing places with the exception of field entrances and entrances to other properties. None are long enough for car and caravan. For this reason alone I would not use this site again.

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Brian Bailey

Caravanner

Reviewed on 23/08/2020 17:56

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 5 of 5

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Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Great Short Stay

We've just had four nights at Modbury 16th - 20th August 2020. We did enjoy our time there and we thought the Caravan Club had been clever in using Milton wrist bands to manage people using the toilet facilities. We found the Club site to generally be clean and helpful. We only used the toilet block once in the morning and evening. We visited Bigbury on Sea and Burgh Island, Dartmouth and Totnes. Modbury is a great site to visit many locations but the final road there can be extremely narrow in places especially when towing! Looking forward to our next adventure! :)

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sungold

Caravanner

Reviewed on 23/08/2020 17:15

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Disappointing

I have just returned from my first visit to Devon. I was disappointed, although contrary to above comments, I found the access road ok. I only have a camper van and can see that larger motorhomes and caravans may have problems. The staff at the site are lovely and working under extreme pressure at the moment. I do feel that the pitches should really be allocated, as I had to drive around a very busy site to find a relevant pitch. There were far too many people on site, I was expecting fewer numbers and I thought that the band system just didn't work, as soon as the cleaning was done, the bands went missing. Also, with those numbers on the site, I feel the facilities should be cleaned more than once a day. I did note however, that some of the visitors did not seem to worry about how they left the facilities for other users, with regards to hygiene. The signage regarding queuing and how to use the facilities was not adequate, people were queuing inside the shower block which is not the way at the moment, this caused confusion inside and too many people too close together. I did not feel entirely safe from covid whilst on this site. The shower block also requires an update fairly quickly, there were toilet seat lids on only some of the toilets and the tiling and grouting all round needs either replacing or thoroughly cleaning. Yes, it is a busy site and times are very difficult, but I feel these are issues that need addressing. I am afraid it is a non return for me.

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Suedow

Campervanner

Reviewed on 19/08/2020 14:34

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Good for families

Not Again!

We, my wife and I, stayed at Modbury for 2 weeks in late July/early August. The site was very well kept and keeping in mind the Virus restrictions so were the facilities The only problems we found were the very narrow roads of that area and with a Caravan on tow by the time we got to the site my wife was a nervous wreck!! When we had to go shopping it took the best part of a day, leaving at 11am and getting back at about 2pm. We have vowed not to go to Modbury site again and in fact to stay away from Devon in future. As I said earlier the Modbury site is very good and so are the staff but the local road system stinks.

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Doc

Caravanner

Reviewed on 15/08/2020 16:37

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 2 of 5

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Rated 2 of 5

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Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Didn't work for us in these times

The ‘Modbury Information Centre’ states that “It is often said that Modbury’s greatest asset is its people”. We met a fair few of them as we towed our caravan the last few miles into the Club site. A few were not pleased to meet us and one or two invited us to return whence we came! It took an ‘uncomfortable’ 45 minutes from the A38 early on a Monday afternoon. The description of the site in the 'Why Stay Here' section of the website says it all really, though I would highlight the children's play field as a particularly good feature. If you are wondering why so many, like me, find it necessary to mention the journey in, it is because it is one of the main features of a break at the Modbury site. Unfortunately, it is one that will deter me from bothering again. We have been trying to avoid catching the Coronavirus and so checked with the site prior to departure and we were assured by the measures they described to ensure our safety. We were very quickly dismayed by the number of people who ignored the safety measures at the facilities block. We were further disappointed that the limits on occupancy were doubled half-way through our stay (3-9 August) presumably because of pressure from visitors as we were unaware of any change in ‘the science’. Even so, the new limits were frequently ignored and there were many times when we did not feel safe. When other responsible leisure organisations are limiting numbers we were surprised the Club felt it could safely operate its sites at full capacity whilst halving the facilities open for use. I have separately expressed these views to the Club. Likewise, cleanliness inevitably suffered when only half the normal number of showers, toilets, etc, were available. Let me end by saying that I intend no criticism of the Wardens who were making a splendid effort to maintain the facilities and should not be expected to police rules set for the safety of all.

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sandst

Caravanner

Reviewed on 13/08/2020 20:16

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Rated 4 of 5

Good for families

Excellent when you get there

A really lovely site but not always easy to get in and out with a large vehicle. We stayed in our motorhome - fortunately with an additional car. The country roads in the areas around the site can be a bit of a nightmare and I would recommend ignoring your satnav and approaching the site from Modbury village - it is only marginally better in terms of passing-places but it at least it is the shortest distance from the nearest A road. If you want to take a motorhome on a visit to Bigbury or Mothercombe be prepared for a lot of stopping and starting, although we did find the local car drivers very considerate on the narrow roads - that said, parking at both locations was not a problem, albeit a shortish walk from the beaches. The staff on site were very friendly and well organised to meet the challenges of COVID-19. All the facilities were immaculately clean, fully functional and not showing any sign of age despite being, apparently, "very dated" - indeed, I believe the well was fitted with a new rope and bucket only last year :-)

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Derek105

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 03/08/2020 20:51

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Good for families

Beggars Belief!

It's a pleasant well kept site but as most reviews have stated the approach road is busy and very narrow in places and meeting a large or fast moving vehicle is 'very hairy' to say the least! There is a good dog exercise field on site, where they can run free. There was adequate signage on site regarding the present Covid 19 situation, but no hand sanitiser provided by the tap. We found it unbelievable that in this time of taking extra precautions there was a constant stream of people using the showers and toilets. What is the matter with using your own facilities, thus avoiding any added personal risk? Also creating less work for the wardens.The only people on site who really needed to use them were the campers.

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Hollysmaid

Caravanner

Reviewed on 20/07/2020 20:25

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Nice site, shame about the access road

This site is very clean and well kept by the friendly staff. The big problem is the road in and out. Upon leaving we came across a large tractor pulling a large trailer being followed by numerous cars. We also had several cars behind us, complete nightmare !! Eventually the tractor managed to get far enough in to the verge to just squeeze through with our caravan brushing against the bushes. Wouldn't go again which is a shame because the site is quite well located for visiting surrounding area.

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vwgracie

Reviewed on 17/07/2020 16:56

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Spent over an hour gridlocked on the narrow lane just before the site,

Lovely site and staff, old fashioned shower block that is looking dated but adds to the charm, moved pitch due to farmer on other side of the hedge using tractor in the early hours. Biggest issue was the road just before the site, have travelled to this site before a number of times and have been lucky not to meet much coming in the other direction but this time spent over an hour stuck in a jam on this short stretch as 2 lorries had become wedged.Eventually had to back the car and caravan back down the lane with all the traffic behind having to reverse till I could get to a passing place wide enough for the very large and wide lorries coming the other way to pass and then it was very tight. Bear this in mind when going to this site,be prepared to have to reverse with your caravan !

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bulkyrockape

Campervanner

Reviewed on 05/11/2019 08:57

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