Motorhomers
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Probably not I would have thought. The quickest walk down to the village and bus stop is via Yedmandale Rd which has a sign Unsuitable For Caravans as it is very narrow. The Clubs recommended approach is via Cockrah Rd which is rather longer, wider, and a far gentler slope.
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As recent converts to motorhomes there are some valid points in this discussion. We only tour Europe but have been acquiring a useful list of sites within walking distance from shops or public transport but like the OP, this knowledge had been hard to come by. Example: we are staying at our favourite site in Obernai and discovered that there is a bus stop 5 minutes away with a service into Strasbourg for 2.5 Euros - so that's where we have been today! Not always obvious information.
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Totally agree with you Tammygirl, the excitement of a new place when you don't know what is round the next corner.
This will horrify the majority but next Saturday we are going to Boston, New York and Washington DC....have we done any research. Have we heck!!
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We've been motorhoming for a good few years now and, up to now have been OK finding places to stay close enough to things we want. On longer stays we've once or twice hired a car for a week.
However we've recently bought a car with an A frame so as soon as I have a tow at fitted on the van we're sorted as far as this problem now goes 😊
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and you raise a good point Husky, is it up to an individual (like you did) to find out about if places are suitable or up to the club like the OP suggests?
Now the club does produce an access statement for each site (on the sites I've been on so I assume it's across the network) but do they then have to include information outside of the site?
And then how much? The Op asks for extra information. Isn't it impossible for the club to know the requirements of all the people wishing to stay on that site? Also even it the club gave the 'steepness' should it be a number like for cars? or words? Mildly steep? very steep?
In my view no it shouldn't ( unless there are real huge problems just outside the site) and it's up to an individual to do a bit of homework
Btw I think any such information would apply to caravaners as well as motor homers. The OP implies that those with caravans use their cars all the time - not necessarily true.
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Btw I think any such information would apply to caravaners as well as motor homers. The OP implies that those with caravans use their cars all the time - not necessarily true.
No not necessarily true but we have an option. My walking is not good on grades (hips mainly). If there were a three quarter mile hike up a 1 in 12 slope to a destination such as a park, town etc I would probably walk in the knowledge that it was downhill coming back! If it were downhill going and having then strolled a couple of miles I would have a return uphill I would take the car!
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Yes, agree with you there. The club should at least get that right and changed quickly any mistakes
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"motorhomers may need to use their own transport to visit these places".
Sorry, WTG, but I think that's akin to "may be slippery when wet". It's bloomin obvious. To what extent should the club be spoon feeding people? Don't forget that for every 'fact' supplied by the club there will be criticism and disagreement levied.
I think the club have it about right and always expect to use my own transport - why wouldn't I?
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some members (caravanners and motorhomers) dont 'always' want to use their motorised transport to get around....for whatever reasons...
in these cases, a couple of lines suggesting how easy/difficult/impossible this might be would help.
similarly, for thise that choose not to take their motorised transport off site, cycling is a popular way to fill the gap and IMHO the club 'could do' much more to point out where NCR access is, im surprised the club doesnt have a 'proper' relationship with Sustrans and the provision of local route leaflets.
a generic link to the Sustrans website isnt particularly helpful.
again, we can all do a bit of research, but managing routes via 3g on a phone when out and about is never easy.
in the above cases, im not advocating the club spoonfeed all its members, merely pick a few strands of useful member info and make these meaningful, accurate and up to date....
to me, this would be far more useful than an 'info room' full of Indian takeaway leaflets and 50p off the local zoo if you visit on a wednesday afternoon.
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We obviously have different views of spoon feeding and stating the obvious.
Club members are reasonably intelligent people who are quite capable of checking things for themselves as they are also aware that nothing written can be taken as gospel truth because things change, especially public transport arrangements.
Let's not put more work on the sites staff by having them regularly report on bus timetables etc.
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i thought members found booking a HS pitch 'confusing'
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I (perhaps wrongly) thought that if a site was described as suitable for motor homes that firstly it is talking about the site itself and secondly the site can accommodate MH easily meaning ( I have no idea but perhaps) there are wide/surfaced roads and importantly I would have thought hard standings or well drained grass pitches?
Can I ask MH people is public transport a big draw for you?
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I know you didn't say that but if you'd thought it through you would have realised the implications of supplying a lot of info.
Please don't suggest that I am misleading people when that is far from the case.
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My thought exactly, Corners. It suggests the site is suitable.
Public transport doesn't interest me in the least as we make our own arrangements and, as I said, always expect to use our own transport.
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If people can't walk 650 metres to a bus stop, or up or down a hill, why do they buy a Motorhome ?
Maybe that isn't a suitable sort of vehicle for people with limited mobility? Information leaflets won't alter that.
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I think it is suitable for those of us with limited mobility, Euro. However, the size of the MH and choosing the right areas to use it is crucial.
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Whilst out caravanning we always ask motorhomers if there's anything they require when going to the shops ( even took one guy with us to the local Chippy ). A very good friend of mine ( not short of a bob or two ) turned up on a Rally with a new Motorhome ( he'd sold his Range Rover and caravan ) saying " this is the way forward , no more towing," the next morning when going to the shops I advised him if there was anything he needed, there's a bus stop just outside the gate !! LoL.
The next Rally he turns up with a Smart Brabus on the back. Now he uses the caravan to pull the car.
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people buy motorhomes, as others do caaravans, because they want (and are able) to.
ive never nad a caravan, would never want one, it wouldn't fit with how we tour....
however, thats neither here no there.
so, what does 'suitable for MHs' actually mean...
are the pitches at such sites any different....wider, easier access, more level, more HS?....all of tnese would seem to me to of equal importance to caravanners, judging by the posters on CT.
so, i dont know what it means with regard to the physical site, all vans are of a similar width, length (withing reason) etc.....
perhaps it means the MHSP has bee redeveloped and is in a convenient place.
other then that, i cant see there is any other physical attribute to a site that would, IMHO, make it more 'suitable' for this MHer.
hence my view, as of others, is that this comment has more to do with access (to other public services) once arrived on site.
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Choosing the right size MH for your needs and circumstances is possibly THE most crucial decision to consider. It doesn't just relate to mobility, it relates to how you want to holiday, where you want to stay, places you want to visit, roads you intend to use, where you actually live! I think choosing the size and layout very important, possibly more compromises with a MH rather than a caravan. It's a larger financial commitment as well, especially if buying new, so some deep research and thought is required. For the future as well, how long might you possibly keep that MH, can you still cope if your mobility is compromised? Could you afford to change? Downsizing may be an option, but going larger may not be as easy.
So for us, no, relying on public transport is not our chosen method of touring/holidaying. We use it, very occasionally, but we dont rely upon it. Take a look at the city/town based Club Sites.......York RP, Bristol, Broadway, Moreton, Tewkesbury, Warwick, etc....rammed full because folks can walk into town from sites. Nice locations as well.
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