Sutton-on-Sea Club Campsite

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Good for families

Visit on first day open after Covid restrictions lifted

Visited the site for the first time on the first day open after Covid lock-down restrictions allowed. Telephone call from site in advance to arrange time of arrival and pitch allocation very good. Good procedures on arrival and frequent disinfecting of service points also very good. Staff friendly and helpful. Good location for bike riding along the promenade by the sea to Mablethorpe and fairly quiet roads for other routes. Site next to a road which only had limited traffic so mainly quiet. Would definitely visit again.

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Reviewed on 16/08/2020 17:58

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DISAPPOINTING

This was our first trip out following lockdown and we were so looking forward to it. Unfortunately when we arrived the only fully serviced pitch available was in the middle of the surrounding pitches and it was rather like being in a goldfish bowl. When booking a fully serviced pitch and paying extra for the same you do not expect to feel as though the pitch you are on was an after thought on site - there are 4 pitches in a middle 'island' of the outer pitches and you are surrounded on all sides with very little privacy. The wardens were excellent, really pleasant and helpful and the site was meticulously cleaned again and again - they all worked really hard. The shower block had a system using wrist bands which worked very well with most of the people on site adhering to the system. However, having had this experience on site we would not return. As you can't book specific pitches we would not be prepared to book a pitch on the site and then be stuck in the middle area again which we found uncomfortable.

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JamesNewbies

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Reviewed on 15/08/2020 15:26

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Lovely Site

A really nice site with a 15-20 minute walk to Sandilands dog friendly beach and a nice Cafe/bistro on route. We stayed for 3 nights but due to lack of availability had to book 2 nights on one pitch and move to another for 1 night. As another person has commented we couldn’t really understand why we had to move as our original pitch then stayed empty. We did feel that more showers in the toilet block could have been made available (only 4 could be occupied at a Time) despite social distancing rules, as the toilet block is large and spacious but nevertheless an efficient and well organised system.

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steffy

Reviewed on 13/08/2020 15:48

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Sandilands Riviera

Fabulous site with immaculate facilities and friendly wardens. Nice new play area for the kids (but closed due to COVID). 5 mins cycle ride from fantastic sandy beach at Sandilands. Lovely clean pitches. My only complaint would be the rules regarding our child's hoverboards. They were asked to stop riding them (very politely by the warden) due to health and safety grounds, when I would argue a skateboard and scooter were just as dangerous (which are allowed)! The beauty of the club sites are the freedom children have...let's not forget that (or make it an adult only site)! We still loved it...and will be back!

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Hamster74

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Reviewed on 11/08/2020 16:56

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Disappointing Wardens

Lovely quiet site located a good 30 min walk from Sutton on sea. Lovely walks available in all directions, would particularly recommend the coastal walks available. Toilet and shower block are the nicest CAMC ones we’ve come across so far. COVID measures in place but could be better i.e. hand sanitiser at service points and own numbered wristbands for toilets to prevent cross contamination. Whilst walking towards the site exit with my dog, a male warden asked me not to exercise my dog on site, I explained I was walking him to the exit - he then continued to complain to me about dogs weeing up his posts and that he then had to clean them (at this point my dog hadn’t wee’d up any of the posts so I’m not sure why he felt it necessary to talk to me in this way)! There is no dog walk on site, so unless we have to carry our dogs off site this could difficult. Some wardens ruin CAMC sites, by get carried away with the rules - there’s so much more that could be better policed i.e. kids flying round on scooters till all hours and people allowing multiple cars on site with one fob but no, he had to moan about something so petty! Not a very pet friendly experience for us and our very elderly dog.

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Cherry

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Reviewed on 09/08/2020 20:43

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Great site, but the silly rules about leaving pitches vacant are ridiculous

We booked a serviced pitch for 4 nights, but the weather was nice so decided to stay 1 night extra. All serviced pitches were full, so we had to move, no problem, other than the pitch we left wasn't filled. The site is lovely, but the rules they have are bloody stupid. Aparently an amount of pitches have to be kept free because of covid 19. I may be dim but I don't get it. As I said the site is lovely and hopefully we will be back.

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karlburton68

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Reviewed on 07/08/2020 15:54

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Short break and flat cycling!

3 night stay was part of our first week away since Covid struck. Used our on board faculties more than usual but did use the sites too and these were very clean and the 'band' system seems to work ok. Flat grass ptich and we enjoyed watching the younger children cycling around. Location is excellent for cycling, flat up and down the sea wall. It was farther to walk to the beach than we thought - would be a long way for little ones! Not a great amount of tings to do - unless you like Skegness (and Mablethorpe is a min version) but suited us for 3 days quiet break, cycling and beach fishing. Site staff great as always and fish n chip van was a bonus.

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stecity

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Reviewed on 04/08/2020 11:34

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Slightly Overrated (In My Opinion)

Perhaps we just timed our stay wrong? Perhaps we just picked the wrong pitch? Who knows? Our first ever stay on a CAMC site (at the highly regarded Sutton-on-Sea site) was a little sour and I don’t think we will be rushing back anytime soon. Firstly, the location is great for access to Sandilands Beach. It was less than 20 minutes walk away. However, there isn’t much else to do around Sandilands, so be prepared to walk quite a while for anymore activities. The toilet and shower facilities were excellent (if you timed it right) but on most occasions I had to do a little bit of extra cleaning myself, because some campers are far too lazy and don’t leave the toilets as clean as they should. It’s unfair on the Wardens to leave the toilets in such a state, especially with all the extra Covid Secure arrangements. We didn’t really find the site peaceful at all. This was probably down to it being the school holidays though, I suppose. Oh, and having residents of Poplar Farm Campsite (behind the CAMC site) shouting and laughing into the early hours on a hot summer evening. I’m all for kids playing and enjoying themselves, but please do it around your own pitches. It’s a shame the Wardens didn’t ‘coach’ the kids playing ball games around the motorhome service point in the middle of the road, when they were so quick to tell a 4 and 5 year old girl off for riding little electric scooters in front of their own pitch next to ours. They weren’t our kids, but it seemed nonsensical when teenagers are allowed to race around the access roads on bicycles, scooters and skateboards creating more of a hazard. I’m sure this site is great for a lot of families, but it just wasn’t for us. Shame.

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TeamKosta

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Reviewed on 04/08/2020 00:56

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Great site, a good all rounder.

Visited for 11 nights recently, and could not fault it. In these very difficult times, there are social distancing schemes in place from the moment you arrive. Only 1 person is allowed in reception at any one time, with floor markings in place. Booking in is straight forward with clear information given out. As on previous visits here, the site was very clean and welcoming, even if it was pretty full most days. The shower blocks were cleaned more than usual, with a restriction on numbers entering to 4 at any time, with a wristband system in use. Despite the best efforts of all the wardens, and signage, it was clear that yet again, the site rules and very good advice, did not apply to the "few". Pitches are mostly level here, the site well laid out. It is one of our favourites, handy for seafront walks or cycle rides, with Sutton on Sea nearby. If you've not visited, you should. It suits all.

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Mallane

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Reviewed on 03/08/2020 23:10

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Good as always

Had 4 days which was great. Most shops etc were open in sutton not to many people so was easy to social distance and feel safe. The site was was prepared and with the new restrictions did not cause to much disruption to daily tasks regards shower block etc. The 4 days we had was a breath of fresh air after been stuck in for so long. so well done the club with all they have done to prepare for club members returning to days away.

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Highplains

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Reviewed on 03/08/2020 12:22

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