What do people want or expect from a CL ?
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Nobody doubts that Bunree has views.
But everything else about CMC sites applies in the CL's v CMC Sites scenario. CL's are the perfect camping places for those who enjoy their independence and the Great Outdoors.
There are obviously some who don't like that kind of lifestyle.
K
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What a shame you’re not able to use those ‘perfect camping places’, K. Are you having to settle for second best?
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Hmm, best say no more, then
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They walk amongst us Athel..........There are a few human specimens that instil a greater degree of trepidation in me than anything in the animal kingdom!
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We stay on a CS near Malton regularly and love the peace and tranquility, the relaxed atmosphere and room to spread out. It's a farm and equestrian centre and I was disgusted with a reviewer who complained about the noise of horses first thing in a morning. The couple who run the farm are the nicest people one could want to meet and go out of their way to make everyone's stay as enjoyable as possible. The reviewer hadn't complained while he was there but waited until afterwards to post a critical review which was grossly unfair and really upset the owners. Needless to say, my subsequent review let him and other readers know what I thought!
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I sometimes wonder if people read and understand the information about a site before they book it. I know sometimes the info can be wrong, (eg CL in Norfolk, "shops and pub both within 1 mile" - actually 2 miles and 6 miles respectively) but most information, I'm sure, is accurate and informative. If stopping on a farm or similar establishment surely common sense would suggest some noise and possibly some smell may be encountered.
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We too stayed on a wonderful CL,no frills new forest site.Can not understand why people go to a site in the middle of the countryside/forest,if they clearly have no interest in either.We embrace the sight of ponies,deer,birds wildlife in general.We go away to enjoy the peace that such sites offer.If I wanted views of buildings I could sit in my own garden.We were once on a camping in the forest site ( sorry they are other club ) One lady complained to the warden that they really should fence the site to stop the ponies walking through the site.She obviously doesn't realize that the new forest belongs to it Animals.I'm sure they don't really appreciate big white boxes on their grazing lands.
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From my point of view I think that it's when the description of the facilities is inaccurate that a problem arises. In which case I'm grateful for both positive and negative reviews; which allow me to decide whether or not to book a CL based on what others have experienced. I love staying on farms and have no problem with animals/smells and tractors. However, I want to know if the chickens are free roaming because we have two terriers! I also want to know if there is road noise ( I live in the suburbs so don't want to experience the same noise as at home when I'm away for a break). I want to know if the grass pitches are boggy or not so I can avoid booking during the winter (don't ever want to get stuck in the mud again waiting for the owner to return to pull us out with his tractor! We did give that place a 5 star review though!). We once drove 5 hours to a site with 2 teenagers who grudgingly agreed to come on the basis of it having a games room with pool table etc: it turned out to be a dusty old barn filled with junk and rolls of barbed wire! We all saw the funny side in the end and went fishing instead but I would have booked a different site I'd seen if id known the reality. Ultimately I just want honesty because there's nothing worse than turning up somewhere that you feel has been falsely advertised.
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You certainly could but really shouldn't have to if the descriptions are accurate...It would never have occurred to me upon booking one particular site (which advertised a shower and loo) to ring them to check whether or not the loo could be flushed without leaking all over the floor or whether the shower head had been descaled in the last decade😆. Seriously though, the vast majority of CL's we've visited have been exactly as described and there have only been a couple that we've left negative feedback for and this was always in regard to the reality not matching the description! In saying that we've also pointed out the good points too as we're aware that everyone has different ideas of what makes a great CL.
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Ornithophobia. I hate it when people say it is irrational. It's not. Birds can injure you and they can carry diseases. I just happen to like them but have complete understanding when some people don't.
Same as most phobias. I don't like the thought of caving but to some people it's nirvana.
So a full desciption of what you are likely to encounter on a CL should be included by the CL owners.
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That last sentence seems like a good idea, but I fear those very people who complain because the church has bells which ring and the fields have sheep which bleat would examine the list closely then complain if a single species turned up which wasn't mentioned in advance.
... Assuming they could identify it, of course. . thinking back to the post about honey bees ID'd as hornets...
Maybe they should just concentrate on booking package tours for city breaks, but that's nothing we can affect!
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The pigeons at Sandringham wear jackboots and march up and down our caravan's roof at the most ungodly hour; nothing about that in the advert.
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That's because it's a CC site, things like that don't happen on CLs!!
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Too true Nellie. Much more exciting. We stood outside one day chatting with friends on a Cornish CL. Heard a screech overhead, then a loud thump to caravan. Seagulls had mobbed a passing buzzard which dropped its dinner, a very dead bunny, slap on our van! It wasn’t nice.
But we coped. Don’t think CL owners include low flying rabbits in their description. Nor the pesky tree rats that ate OHs bike accessories last week!
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But they often state that there's lots of wild life about to see, they just aren't specific about varieties or whether they're alive or dead!
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Or what the blighters will eat given the chance!
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Reading the above posts it seems that Owls should not hoot/screech, Kites should not scream like a baby, dogs should be quiet, horses perhaps refrain from heavy breathing and the rabbit, when caught by a fox must not make any noise at all.
What's the matter with townies, have they not heard of the countryside?
Living in the countryside one really must expect all sorts of things that do not usually happen back home.
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We always expect to see what we call a "hoying". Some form of stock will require moving from one place to another, and it usually involves a dog, two quads and few humans flapping something and yelling "hoy, hoy" to keep things moving. It's part of the holiday seeing farming professionals at work. In our time on farm sites we have helped round up loose sheep, the odd cow or two, seen lambs and calves born, watched milking and sheep dipping, and encountered all sorts of farming machinery. Wonderful wildlife as well.
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