Best dog friendly sites for motorhomers please
Hello - I'm looking for recommendations please.
We started glamping in Dorset and Devon, then have been renting motorhomes the last couple of years for UK trips with our whippet, Dodger. We joined the club despite not owning our own yet.
We've so far stayed at Beaulieu, Black Rock, Abbotsbury, Cheddar, Brecon, Rookesbury Park and are planning another week this September.
Our criteria is quite specific... Somewhere that, due to motorhome, there are dog friendly pubs, restaurants and interesting places within walking distance from the site. I like an old building, garden or AONB.
We rent from LandCruise in Oving near Chichester on the south coast so the timescale of a week and the relatively slow rattling drive in a motorhome (that is not our own, therefore limited time and investment goes into silencing the crockery, cutlery, utensils, oven etc. upon taking the keys after 3pm!) mean that we're limited on distance. We're unlikely to drive any more than 3 hours in a hop - we only just made it to Cheddar before they closed for the night.
Has anyone any suggestions of their favourite sites to visit please?
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Hello SJ, only just found your post, hidden away.😁 Sorry, don’t know the South Coast area where you are well enough to give you any recommends for that area, but if it’s not too far (just over 3 hours on a good run, not too many hold ups), but you could consider Exeter area? The Club Site is on the racecourse, and is brilliant for dogs, and isn’t too badly priced compared with some Club Sites. You have easy access to Exeter city itself, up onto Dartmoor, which is fabulous, and you can easily get down towards Dawlish, Teignmouth and further South to Torbay area, so there’s a lot to see and do. Site has a bit of road noise, but the small heathland area is much quieter.
As for the rattling pots, pans and cutlery, a kitchen roll is your friend…..just put a couple of sheets between pan and lid, wrap cutlery, and sick a sheet on outside of mugs and then shove back into storage. Take out grill pan and oven shelves until you arrive, then hope the rotten roads have been re surfaced.🤣
Hope you get some other recommends from folks who know your area better than us, but Exeter is a great location, plenty to see and do, come rain or shine. I am assuming (🤞) you do use the MH for going out, otherwise you need to look up public transport. Good luck
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I’m thinking about what’s within reach. Meanwhile, love the whippet 😀
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I’ve just realised that SJ said walking distance, so Stover Club Site might be better, got Trago Mills over the road. However, it is easy to get onto Dartmoor with MH through Bovey Tracey.👍
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I was thinking of Stover non-facility site too. Trago isn’t far and it’s not much of a drive into Torbay. Beware though of the narrow lanes beyond Bovey for accessing Dartmoor - they could cause the forfeit of a rental deposit! Best of all with Stover is the adjoining country park👍
Maybe, SJ, you could consider a night a bit closer to home before moving on? That would bring more sites within reach such as Stover or Hurn Lane with its access to miles of beach for your whippet to run those future of 8 circuits🙂
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Exmoor House is good for dog owners, Dulverton is very dog friendly and there are miles of walks from the site, right up onto Exmoor itself. Exbridge Lakes is also good for walks and an excellent pub with riverside gardens just a short stroll away. Both sites are near to each other so the choice is yours, you could try them both.
PS When Steamer Quay reopens you can't beat it for nearby interest in Totnes and strolls along the Dart.
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What about coming up the east coast?
Maybe an overnight on the way up? Maybe a pub stopover free if you eat/drink there? Takethedogalong would point you in the right direction there 🤞as the name escapes me at the moment.
Great Yarmouth is great for walking to the beach, dunes and then right the way down towards the town. Good fishing museum. More to explore if you take the motorhome off site.
A CL with loads of walks from site into a small town, along the river or round the fields is Burnham Wick Farm. Fabulous wild life from your motorhome. Owls hares etc amongst the horse paddocks. Lots to explore on the peninsular too.
Kent's a possibility too. Need to give it some thought myself.
I agree on rattles suggestion, tea towels are good to wrap things like oven shelves too. Folded over the cutlery drawer before closing.....
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Racecourse sites at Warwick (Club) or Stratford on Avon (independent).
Both just about 3 hours from your base, both have easy walk to town and longer walks for dog2 -
Good call Bakers, there are lots of pubs that allow MH stopovers, but usually one or two nights. Suggest looking on Searchforsites website. Plenty to go at on there😁
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Yes, Warwick has it all, history by the bucket load, Warwick Common next to the site, the canal, St Nicholas Park by the Avon with the best view of Warwick Castle from the bridge adjoining the park.
(You'd have to take it in turns to visit the castle but it's worth it.)1 -
I'm surprised no-one has suggested Cirencester Park yet. Must be within the OP's radius. Huge enclosed dog area and lovely walk through the park, where dogs are also allowed off lead, into the town itself where there are any number of dog friendly pubs and restaurants.
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As your starting base is Chichester your radius for a 3 hour drive does limit you somewhat but you could reach Brighton which has plenty of dog walking opportunities plus it's a relatively easy walk into town.
Try looking at some CLs as well. We've stayed at some in Selsey that would be good for dogs and local pubs
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What about the Slinfold site at Horsham? Good walking along thev old railway line in both directions straight from the site, with a club in the village within easy walkng distance.
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I wonder if the OP will find this post and see the replies, as it is 26 days old. I know if I had asked for assistance and not received a reply within couple of days, never mind weeks I would think that none were forthcoming!!
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But would she know to do that, WN? It is not that obvious, especially if one is not that familiar with posting on here. Surely those at HO should let the new OP know that their posts will not appear for a while and then inform them when they are up and running.
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What about Haycraft? It is a while since I was last there but I recall lots of good walking from the site and there is a station on the Swanage steam railway nearby for trips into Swanage.
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Thanks Tinwheeler. We've now booked up Hurn Lane as I think Dodger would love to run on that massive beach!
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I'm sorry - I was total newbie with first post... Firstly, kept checking for responses only to find it wasn't yet posted, then stupidly assumed I'd be notified of responses. So gave up checking. Thanks for letting me know so I don't appear quite so rude next time I post and people respond
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We're only limited to 3 hours for first night driving - happy to move on to further afield.
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Good suggestion... Its strange, I hadn't ever thought of Horsham as I work in Coolham and take Dodger with me to the office. There's also a great non-club pub the Bat and Ball that provides camping nearby too.
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Came across a few likes from OP on latest activity so good to know all not in vain.
Don't recall whether the club site at Cheddar has been mentioned but its good dog walking from site and sited on the edge of Cheddar itself. You should be able to make it in under 3 hours. You can actually walk up and around the Gorge from the site.
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Including liking yours, WN.
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Thank you. .. I hadn't put notifications on - and still don't know how to
Cheddar is great - went there in May - very friendly club site and lots of dogfriendly places to go within walking distance
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