Rated 4 of 5

Rated 4 of 5

Peace and quiet

Rated 5 of 5

Facilities and cleanliness

Rated 5 of 5

Location

Rated 5 of 5

Good for families

Lovely site and great staff

This was my first visit to a CAMC site after returning to caravanning and the club after a 20 year gap. We arrived in a horrendous gale with lashings of rain. The site was flooded on several pitches (and the access road) but the staff seemed to be doing their level best to keep on top of the situation and over the next four days we stayed their work was noticeable. They appeared to be constantly working on the grounds. Well done to them. Maybe better site drainage required though as it limited the number of available pitches. Road noise is noticeable, it is an urban 'town' site after all, but I didn't find it obtrusive even though we were on one of the closest pitches to the main road.....until the ambulances and police went past at night with their sirens on!! (everywhere else in the country they don't use sirens at night according to my wife, an A&E ambulance medic). Although I wouldn't rate the site itself as 'good' for families, its proximity to the town and the town's family orientated facilities makes it ideal and well within walking distance. Enough to keep families of all ages happy My only real concern about the site was the openness for the public. Disconcerting when leaving your van for the day, BUT, nothing actually happened so maybe less of a real problem than a perceived one. We do not use a TV as we watch on our iPads via 4G Wi-Fi which seemed good in the area so no problems. We did not use the site Wi-Fi. I read some of the comments made previously on the remarks page about site etiquette standards being low (walking through pitches and dogs on others pitches) but I didn't find this to be the case, indeed all other members (bar one particularly grumpy chap lol) were very friendly. We had a day out in Southport, Blackpool and Liverpool and all were within easy reach. Lots to see. I was always impressed with the cleanliness and atmosphere on Caravan Club (as it was then) sites when I was a member in the 90s and I was not let down on my return. A beautiful site. Again, well done to the staff. Would I visit again? absolutely, without hesitation. One word of warning though to anyone visiting the site for the first time (and nothing to do with the club or site itself) is the Esplanade road along the sea front past Southport to access the site. Be VERY wary of the heavily undulating surface. It will easily cause your car/caravan/motorhome to bottom out if you are travelling anywhere near the legal speed limit on that stretch and could cause damage or instability problems. it only lasts for around half a mile but it is a real, unpleasant roller coaster.
Caravanner

Reviewed on

1 review

0 Helpful notes

Report this reviewer