Visited with my daughter and niece in my motorhome. Lovely friendly greeting from all staff and chatted to Dave the Warden as I was setting up. This lovely (flat), sheltered & pretty site to our joy had been decorated for Halloween! Dave mentioned there would be a 'walk through the graveyard*' in Halloween costumes later with a prize for the best outfit and this would be followed by some music and hot dogs and mulled wine (for a very reasonable fee of £1.50). We were delighted - but readily admit that despite the fact we had parked opposite, hadn't noticed either the graveyard or poor Eric** (who had found himself in something of a tangle in a nearby tree), until 2 hours after arrival! (Note to fellow travellers, do NOT rely on us for observational skills or emergency aid when we are erecting our awning... and yes, it took us 2 hours - oh how we laughed!!). We had mentioned to Dave that we would indeed be delighted to attend and would be dressing in our onesies - he insisted that we could just come as we were, but we planned on walking through some local woods after so wanted to be suitably dressed...
We attended the Halloween Hoola later that evening (early enough for children to enjoy the experience but dark enough to be fun) and enjoyed seeing that so many adults and children had dressed up. We of course, looked ridiculous but that was the point. After the children had their costume & dance competition, the three of us were asked if we would like to do a dance for the gathering. Well, how could we refuse! I fear that Mamma Mia will never be the same for all those who were there... and children were suitably horrified - it seems that 3 grown women in onsies dancing to Mamma Mia is a lot more horrifying than anything the horror channel can produce. However, we were rewarded with a glass of mulled wine which was super.
The staff here were just fantastic. We had a wonderful time and will be returning (if they let us!). The site is clean and tidy and really well appointed. Yes the bins are at the front, but it really isn't far to walk wherever you are on site and it is very close to the toilet block. We were allowed to stay a little later after normal checkout because it took as long to take the blasted awning down as it did to put it up! I will get better though. Probably. Was surprised that despite the windy weather, we hardly felt it on our pitch as it was so sheltered. Great all season pitches too!
*created by the staff
** tastefully done
