Troutbeck Head
We choose this site as wanted to extend our holiday by a few days and as we had come from Scotland but live in South Cumbria, this was an ideally located stop off, however we rarely use CC sites anymore because they are pricey compared to some private sites. 3 nights on this site was £78 so compared to the £120 paid for 7 nights in Scotland with same facilities was expensive but convenient for us. Usual spotless facilities and welcoming wardens. The lady in reception did however reel off directions around the site and layout etc without drawing breathe so I did feel a bit overwhelmed with the info and the site map needs a magnifying glass to enable reading properly. We found our way though and chose a lovely pitch with the spectacular view of Blencathra and the comings and goings of the activity centre next door. Little niggle about grass cutting - yes, it needs to be done but a whole afternoon of 1st, strimmer noise then lawn mower noise and then ride on mower noise was just a little too much for my liking. Dog walk was adequate up into forestry land but not circular so it was there and back. Any other walk from site would mean venturing onto a busy road. Fish and chip van on site Tuesdays and Fridays and we sampled them on Tuesday and they were good and well used by other visitors. A big site but airy and light with great sized pitches. Contrary to a previous review, as a dog owner myself, I am always aware of dog mess and found the site free of it and also the forestry walks which was a pleasant but welcome surprise. Keep it up dog owners so that no one can complain.
Jack
Reviewed on 09/07/2016 08:04
