Suitable for motorhomes?
If I look to book a CL the website tells me there are 2209 to choose from. If I click on "Suitable for Motorhomes" it comes down to 2183. So what does that mean?
Do those 2183 have waste water dumping facilities - which cause such controversy on the main Club sites? Or guaranteed hard standings? Or is there some other way which makes them "suitable"?
i don't want to buy a Motorhome and find that this Club is catering for me simply in name only.
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I ignore what the Club says ET and judge for myself from:
1. Are they open all year? This could mean well drainling pitches
2. Are hard standings available?
3. Check out access using OS mapping and somethimes Google Earth.
Reviews can be a pointer as well and while I rarely review Club sites I will always review a CL from a motorhomer owners point of view.
peedee
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Could be misleading information. It might mean CL welcomes MHs, it might mean the smaller percentage have decided to protect their grass after an MH has churned up a pitch (not restricted to MHs by the way), it might mean the CL hasn’t bothered to update their information, and so on........
Never come across a CL that didn’t welcome MHs to be honest, but there are some where the ground wouldn’t suit big outfits unless they are well prepared. We tend to use older established CLs, so haven’t used a lot that provide a drive over waste water drain. But we always carry a bucket, and have a word with owners regarding disposing of grey water in hedges etc..... we use a wash up bowl for pots, so our grey water tends to be shower/hand wash water, similar to what you would recycle in a garden water butt. I wouldn’t expect a CL to provide a drive over drain, it might add to the pitch costs like other desirable rather than essential choices.
I would go with PD on this one. Every MH and it’s owners are different, it’s what you are happy with in that location that counts.
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That is one reason I like to see photos on the website entry. They’re a great help in deciding.
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Hi Eurotraveller,
Thanks for your message. There could be a few reasons why a Certificated Location may not be suitable for a motorhome. Ground conditions may be too soft and hard-standing pitches are not available, a CL entrance may be too narrow for larger vehicles or perhaps the route to and from a CL is not suitable. CL owners themselves may also feel that they are not able to sufficiently cater for motorhomes so rather than let members down, they make members aware via our website that their site is not suitable for motorhomes.
As your figures mention, there is a very small group of CL sites which fall under this category and we do look for sites which can accommodate as many of our members as possible.
Thanks
Maddie
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We, as a new CL at Elms Farm near Cheltenham welcome motorhomes although we have no hard standings. The ground if firm and level and the end site is big enough to cater for the largest motorhome. We are a working farm so there is always a tractor to pull you out in the unlikely event of getting bogged down
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or perhaps the route to and from a CL is not suitable.
By the very nature of the beast if the route to a site is suitable for a caravan it will also be so for all but the biggest M/Hs surely! There are a few that do put a stipulation on the maximum size of M/Hs and caravans allowed.
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Thats what I thought as well Nellie. 🤔
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It is a question of how remote a CL might be and with the difficulty of parking larger motorhomes, if you want to visit something in the locality you might want to take a car with you. Towing a car with a motorhome down long narrow lanes is not a good idea and one I would rather avoid. Solo it is much easier but I would still rather avoid those with poor access in the first place.
peedee
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There is a world of difference between suggesting a site is in the wrong place (a falicy in my opinion) and it being unsuitable
Having towed and had motorhomes, but never large ones, in my experience motorhomes like mine will go places many caravans cannot go. Up Pass of the Cattle and Sutton Bank to name two but many more examples are out there. If a delivery van gets there so can I.
A friend of ours who has just changed to motorhoming pulls a small car behind. When they get to roads which would not be suitable for towing they just unhitched and wife drive the car. This had allowed them to visit some of the wildest and most beautiful areas in our country and further afield. The car then allows them to explore even further.
Mostly down then to ground conditions on site as to suitability. . We also carry fresh and waste barrels too so that is no problem.
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We tend to ignore suggested limitations, such as unsuitable for MHs, if we liked the look of the site, we would phone owners and discuss. Not come across one yet that we haven’t coped with.
Small MHs can get lots of places off the beaten track. We have done Chimney Bank, the Long Mynd, middle of Dartmoor (we had to breathe in for that one!😲) There are Cornish roads we wisely keep away from, so Lerryn was a no go last year.........😂
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My elder daughter's outlaws live in Lerryn. We've never visited!!
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😲 It’s absolutely gorgeous CY, somewhere very high up on our “top places to live” list. Picture book place, tranquil but so interesting, and fabulous walks all along River Fowey. We used to canoe up river from Lostwithiel. Wouldn’t get our MH down most of lanes though, and we didn’t think we could get across narrow bridge either. Some properties do flood if tides are really high. It’s a spectator sport watching cars flood in little car park at really high tides.😀
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Peedee, I did make the exception for large M/Hs, but most are no larger than a car and caravan combination, even when they are towing a small car.
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Would I want to go to any quaint wee village where the road was impassable to the brewery lorry . . . ?
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‘Cos they do lock ins?😁 And use small delivery vans......
Once got caught up in a lock in at Admiral Benbow in Penzance, luckily cottage was a mere staggering distance away.....
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I well remember a wee heilan' barmaid going round shouting, "Will you lot get out now - I have to open this bar in 10 minutes".
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That is ridiculous. Five minutes would be more like it. Gives you a chance to visit the toilet and get another round in!
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We were on a CL last year that was on a slope, only 1 of the 5 pitches was level enough for a MH, the other 4 were ok for caravans but even then they had there back ends right down on the grass. Maybe that's why some CL's are not suitable for Mh's
The ones I personally were not keen on (when we had a MH) were the ones that had a patch of gravel H/S but you had to drive over grass to get to it, some of them quite a far distance, ok with a decent tow car and caravan but MH no thanks.
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With the right ground conditions grass is a yes, yes for me. Far better than crunchy gravel. With the forecast for the next few days I'd choose it if the option is there. If the forecast is not conducive or the ground conditions poor then stay off. Given the above I have never had any problems driving on, over or off grass. Nor have I left a pitch worse off for my stay. Just use common sense.
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Given the above I have never had any problems driving on, over or off grass. Nor have I left a pitch worse off for my stay. Just use common sense.
Neither have I but I agree that having to drive over grass to get to a H/S isn't the best. When the weather is dry not a problem but as we don't have a crystal ball when booking you don't know what the conditions are likely to be.
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