CL overnighter
Hi folks,
I am looking for a cl for a one night stopover on our way south from Bolton to Cornwall for our summer holidays. We are going to be heading off after work on a Friday pm and would like to get a few hours travel under our belts Friday before a long days drive on the Saturday. Any recommendations of a cl within easy access of the M6 or the northern reaches of the M5 would be much appreciated. The ones I have found up to now either have no electric, poor reviews or are quite a distance from a motorway junction.
Cheers
Andy
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why do you need an electric supply for 1 night?
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There are numerous CLs with EHU within easy reach of the M5 in the Weston-s-Mare/ Burnham/ Highbridge/ Bridgwater area around 130 miles from mid-Cornwall.
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I'd look at places in Worcestershire as suggested or Gloucestershire. If you're very late you could stay on Gloucs Services LINK you'd have to manage without EHU but they do have good shower rooms etc.
edit just spotted Droitwich Spa Marina, close to the M5, another one to consider?
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The OP wants EHU and it’s his choice. None of us know his circumstances or why he wants EHU, so why query his choice rather than helping him with his enquiry?
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Some folk really don’t like others doing their own thing TW. It’s andyrmanc’s choice to use electric. It’s the control some posters try to exert over others, that’s something I don’t miss about the C&MC & some of its membership☹️
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We keep our van in storage and our requirement would be exactly the same to get the battery charged up before getting somewhere we may need the mover.
So far as sites are concerned there are many but it will of course depend on where the OP thinks they will be after a few hours and how many sites will take them at whatever time that happens to be.
Sites we have used, for the reverse journey, are Minnows at Sampford Peverell and Hortham Farm just off the M5 at Almondsbury.
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There are many who do almost the entire journey and then park up to await the arrival time at their site
Two of my nephews travel down from Darwen, near Bolton, each year and have each successive year got that bit closer to try and avoid the chaos of a Saturday in the school holiday periods. Rather like the bird in the hand an hour on a Friday night could be worth at least two on the Saturday.
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I think you are misjudging people who may not be aware why some need EHU. It's not control more a lack of understanding. I've known posters on here who need EHU for medical purposes but you never know the OP could possibly manage without EHU and that does increase the possibilities for him and his family.
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Oh dear, it didn't even occur to me to question WHY the OP wanted EHU - he asked for advice which I gave based on that. Hope it was helpful. I have no idea why folk would question why he needed EHU for one night - why not just help if you can and stay away from the thread if you can't?
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I think it’s very likely Andyrmanc has considered the non-EHU option as he categorically states he requires EHU.
He asked about CLs with EHU near the motorways and I shared my knowledge. If my offering is too far south he will ignore it but at least I made a constructive suggestion rather than querying his requirements in a rather unfriendly manner.
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Excellent post M, sans waffle too👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻. It’s good to see some of the stalwarts of sense still post.
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Agree with Moulesy about Woodlands Farm, easy to get to from M5 Junc 6. Another option could be Pardon Hill Fm, Gotherington, nr Cheltenham, about 7 mls from the M5 Junc 9 (the Tewksbury turnoff). H/S and EHU. About 140mls from Bolton.
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Sorry I had the stupidity to suggest that for a 6-8hour stop an ehu might not actually be necessary. Fortunately the self appointed guardians of this forum soon put me right and maintained the reputation that they have earned for this site.
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I'm sure the OP will accept your apology for the 'suggestion' -
" I was going to post exactly the same what is the need for ehu?"
Me, I’m used to your need to use sarcasm.
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Andy, if none of the suggestions so far meet your needs use the map search on UKCampsite.co.uk and it will give you a wider choice by showing just about every site up and down the M6 and M5.
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simple question !!!!!!!no offence suggested or inferred !!!!
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Hope that at least one of the suggestions is to your liking.
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Ok here goes,
The point about non electric is a fair point and we have done some non EHU caravanning both CL's and rallies so we are quite comfortable with a few nights with just the battery and solar panel. If we can't sort a EHU CL then we will try for a non EHU no problem but given the choice while on our holidays then EHU all the way for us.
I think some of the suggestions are a little too far south for our Friday departure as I am all too aware of the traffic congestion on Friday evenings heading south on the M6. We once booked a CL the other side of Wolverhampton heading south and it took us over 4 hours to get there from Bolton!
I am going to give Stable Park CL a call later to check if they have availability. We are also stopping at Cadeside CAMC site for a couple of days heading south and we have a nice CL near Gloucester booked for a few days on the return journey.
Thanks for all your replies,
Andy
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Good site.
Go to 'View on map' on the CL's web page, put it on satellite and you will clearly see the new CL layout. It's the last entry after the statics/park homes and is the 4th entrance I think. The gate has a coded lock on it.
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Glad that you got sorted Andy. Hope that your trip goes well.
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