Disappointed
We had a 17 night stay in September 2015 and despite the weather which was mixed we got out to see much of what we wanted to see in the Norfolk area. So from a location point of view it was slightly above average. Our first impression of the site was one of disappointment with the layout. Unlike some site where a considerable amount of thought end effort has gone into the layout of the site and the pitches within it, the opposite was obvious on arrival. There were no hedges or visual breaks between pitches even the most expensive fully serviced pitches. It was like being in a parking bay at the supermarket. As night set in and darkness fell it really fell on this site. The lighting was inconsistent and generally very poor. I had to walk from our pitch past 5 other pitches before I got to the first site lighting that was lit. There was 1 other between those two points but despite being reported to the wardens it remained off for the duration of our stay. The facilities were clean and well heated, my only issue is that they close the male shower block at 10.30am for cleaning. Too early in my view and an constant inconvenience for our daily routine. Then we come to the "dog walk"?? This was a strip of land, with a walking area 4 ft wide and about 50ft long. It had a gate at one end and none at the other and was quite frankly inadequate. This was far and away the most disappointing 'dog walk' we have found on any CC site to date and was indicative of attitudes towards dogs on this site as we were to find out. Now unfortunately we come to the 'Wardens' and again, highly unusually for a CC site we found the majority of the wardens on this site to be unhappy in their work at best and down right rude to 'customers' at their worst. Maybe it was the end of a long we season, maybe their are issues between different wardens or maybe they have had a fe 'difficult' carvers in recent weeks. We have no way of knowing but then again, its not really our concern. We have paid a lot of money to spend our much needed holiday time on the site and the least we expect are Wardens who at least try to be helpful. Whilst its nice to go to sites as we have in the past where Wardens go above and beyond, thats not something we go expecting to be the norm. We do however expect a smile and a welcome and assistance when its called for. We do not expect short shrift when we seek their assistance and we most certainly object when they then come to our pitch to continue voicing their discord. All in all we rate this site at a 5 out of 10 which when you consider we normally give sites 8 or 9 out of 10 leaves you in no doubt what to expect if you go there..
And finally, be aware that this site is depending on wind direction, an approach or departure route for the Airport so there is considerable aircraft noise at varying times of the day and early morning.
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