Check in experience
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now thats a bit rude and unneccessary , JVB, perhaps ill have a word with Rochelle
again, re the post, read the OP, recounting good check in/service from a couple of Continental sites ive used, you know, relating my experiences.
i wasnt specifically 'playing down the uk', merely reporting that it would be 'extremely' unlikely to get the same experiences at most sites here.
can you imagine pitching up at a busy CC wothout a booking and being welcomed onto the the LNA area, offered a hookup free of charge for a couple of days and then being moved onto site as a pitch became free.....oh, and to be able to use any facilities the site had as well, also without charge?
no, it aint gonna happen, nor is anyone gping to offer me a drink while i wait for a food order, etc.
perhaps, if you want to start a thread about any exceptional service/ check-in experiences youve had in the uk, i might be able to add some of my own, but as it is, this thread wasnt about that, as you'll (probably not) realise if you bothered to read anything posted, rather than just come out all guns blazing as usual.
now, where did i see that report button......
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could be, if she's back at the helm...was certainly Rochelle for a while.....
anyway JVB will know as hes obviously had plenty of communications from that 'area'
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What a pity that yet another "here" versus "there" thread has descended into a rather childish squabble.
I'm sure it's not what the OP intended (
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the only one attemting to make something 'them and us' seems to be our old mate JVB who cant allow anyone to post something good about their experiences 'elsewhere' even in the chat section.
he, like others, had the option not to contribute to a thread he has no interest in, other than to try and escalate the thread into something it wasn't and to, effectively, stop the thread gathering any momentun.
well (again) done JVB, not doubt the CM will be in touch.
another good thread ruined
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I think the main crux of this and the post on here is that they indicate the OP (and others) are travelling to private sites where the owner is on site and has an interest in keeping his customer satisfied. They are travelling out of main season mostly where as in the UK at a C&MC site you are not talking to the owner but a poorly paid warder who may have an interest in the job but not to the same extent as an owner. At a CL or private site in the UK you may possibly get the same service as others have had abroad.
However we have had some similar experiences, at one site in the Lot we arrived at a site had a quick look round and thought it was OK but not brilliant so said we would stay a night or two to see how it went. The owner and family were having lunch but sorted us out.
Went to bar for a sundowner as one does and ordered beer etc. went to pay and the owner and was told no its OK settle up when you leave, same if you order bread. Ended up staying for a week. Several sites we have been offered a cold beer on arrival whilst sorting out the paperwork.
WE have also had chains of sites where paying on arrival was de-riguer but most its pay as yo leave.
To counter that we have also been to C&MC sites around Xmas/New Year and been offered mulled wine and a mince pie by the warders so it does happen.
We do not normally travel tot he same site many times so would not be welcomed as a regular and as we still work we cannot stay long enough to be considered a long term resident each year either.
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To be fair OP not quite. In this country it would be unwise to just turn up, usually best to ring ahead. Also almost impossible to do in the peak season.
And there is the kick, the OP is not in peak season is he? he will be back here before then as if he stays over there it is highly likely he would have to book in advance in July and August to guarantee a place.
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Different world , different planet .......🙈🙉🙊
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Just slightly off topic, but just arrived at Damage Barton(AS) to a very nice welcome from the receptionist. Very helpful explaining everything and she said we could park anyway we chose on our pitch, no regulations. Felt very welcome and relaxed.
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Does this sound anything like a UK site ......yes it does 😇
Just shows you don't have to go far to have a enjoyable stay , great post thanks enjoy the rest of your stay 👍
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OH has just reminded me of a cc site we stayed on one Easter, where we had hot cross buns for all site users given out by the wardens on the Good Friday, and a cream egg for the children on Easter Sunday,
Ps it is only a small site,still on network with toilets/showers
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..and your point is.....?
shades of 'four yorkshiremen', with apologies to M Python
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This is absolutely not the case on many sites in France! We have spent many school holidays (and I do mean July and August) without booking. As I said in my post, we started touring in Europe for just that reason. We wanted the freedom to tour, to head towards areas with the best weather, and to move on if we didn't like an area or a site.
Last year we were in our caravan from the 8th July, until the 17th August, and during that period we stayed at three different campsites, one at Canet Plage (Ma Prairie) which the C&MC offer in their Overseas Sites, one in the Ardeche, (a popular tourist area), and another alongside the Ceze (less touristy but still a beautiful area). All these sites had what we wanted - a pool a bar and a restaurant, pleasant shaded pitches, and excellent sanitary blocks. At none of these sites did we book in advance, or ring ahead. At each site there was quite a choice of available pitches and we were free to choose which pitch we wanted, and invited to say just how long we wanted to stay, and pay on leaving.
Although there are some people on here who spend equal amounts of time in Europe and in this country and understand the differences, and there are others who are unable to do so for various reasons but are happy to hear about other's experiences 'over there', I do feel there is a vocal minority on this forum who just don't want to hear others promote the possibility that things can be done differently.
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I think that most of us have been there done it, and now with advancing age and being less mobile tend to like to have some one else do the "driving over there" but posts from some about "over there"do tend to be worded in a way that tries to make out that there is never the same standards of "service" of any sort in the UK,which as some very rarely use sites in this country cannot really compare this small overcrowded island with the vast amount of space and sites (at times) available in mainland europe
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But JVB......if you have so much experience of 'over there' then you must have some happy memories. Otherwise you wouldn't have kept going there??
Why then do you automatically attack anyone who mentions a good experience outside of the CAMC? It's almost as if you had signed up to some sort of supporter's club
Rather than just attack a poster, why not answer the question raised in the op, instead of immediately going on the attack and then using your usual refrain that someone who disagrees with you has not answered your questions / accusations?
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Folks
Instead of the usual "here v there" stuff that we have seen so so many times before, and the unfortunate personal to-ing and fro-ing between members that it creates......
Why don't we interpret the OP's invitation of "Does this sound anything like a UK site?" as meaning "have any other members got some good check-in experiences to share?"
It would be such a refreshing change!
Cheers
Bugs
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Following on from Bugs' Post asking for positive booking in experiences:
I've got one: At Wild Rose Park at Appleby, It was quite a while go, when we took my mum with us for a short break. I remembered on the journey that we hadn't packed any clean bedding at all, nor a duvet for my mum, and we tried to find an open large supermarket to try and buy new things. We couldn't, so on arrival I asked the lady on reception if there was anywhere locally. She said we were too late for any supermarkets in the area - and asked what was the problem. I told her, and she went into her personal linen supply, brought us out lovely clean sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers, and a single duvet for my mum! She said - don't bother washing them when you've finished, just bring them back at the end of your stay! My mum's duvet cover had Superman on it - which my mum found very amusing!
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Our experiences on UK sites have always been.........adequate.
Apart from a very poor experience at Bladon Chains CC once, some very haughty staff at very popular sites (Rowntree Park CAMC site and Keswick C&CC site - both in years gone by) we have found our reception at both commercial and club sites to be nondescript - neither especially good or bad. They take our money and our details and that's about it.
In France, it tends to be more relaxed. We've never booked a site, arrive when you like, let us know where you are pitched (sometimes not even that) and pay us when you are ready to leave. Let us know if you'd like some fresh croissants and crusty bread in the morning.
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At some places when you arrive in reception you are invited to sit down. At other places you are expected stand at the counter. If I say which is which and where they are then one person on here will probably attack me.
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We have had some lovely welcomes going back on repeat visits to places, cups of tea, free eggs, local newspapers, van already sited for us etc.....
And the cottages we have stayed in have been superb. Welcoming tea trays in Yorkshire, Cream tea trays in Cornwall, bottles of wine, we even got to take loads of free pick your own fruit home when stopping at a lovely B&B in Herefordshire!
Havent been abroad yet with MH, but expecting things to be similar. There are lovely welcoming people out there, no matter where you choose to stay.
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we just respond to the "bait"
