Firstly the town! It is run down with many empty shops. The streets are dirty and it has a depressing feel about it. The site! The facilities Block is new and kept clean. The site has a confusing layout and has far too many pitches on it. It has the feel of a camping free for all! The combination of town and site make it a place not worth returning to.

Comment from the Club:

Thank you to those members who have posted reviews of Tewkesbury. Obviously the Club is keen to understand what members think of the site following its recent redevelopment; in view of some of the comments that have arisen we thought that the following background might help.

Firstly, we managed to secure a new long lease which enabled the site work to go ahead as we were extremely keen to keep this site available for members to use. Securing the lease was a long, protracted process requiring considerable determination on the part of the Estates team. The redevelopment was only achieved following the receipt of planning consent which was subject to a number of planning conditions, several of which are visible in the design of the site. The toilet block is a typical example, which we had to raise to counter the Environment Agency’s flood risk concerns.

As part of the upgrade and to reduce the number of occasions when pitches are closed due to flooding we have created 50 new all weather pitches of which 18 are serviced. In total there are still the same number of pitches on site as previously. Three service points and a new (grill style) motorhome waste point have been built.

We realise that the landscaping/planting is not yet as it should be. Clearly we could have waited for this to become more established but with this extremely dry weather this possibly could have pushed the site opening date back considerably and so we felt it best to get the site open for member use so that it could be enjoyed this season. Completing the landscaping/planting during the hot weather would have been a waste of members’ money as it would only have to be redone so the work will be scheduled later in the year. So we apologise if it remains somewhat unsightly and hope that members will understand.