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warare are resonablie new to caravaning, we have been keeping local aka yorkshire and up to now have enjoyed the sites we have visited, most have been private but have a few with cc booked in futer. we both work shifts so when we have a weekend of we book
to go away, haven were doing good deals £18 a night, arrived at our pitch to find we could not put the weekend awning up due to a mud pool in front of the caravan door, could not get the caravan straite as the tilit was so bad, the eggs ran like mad in the
frying pan, the clientel left a lot to be desired fighting swearing,not frendly people at all, never again, over 5o's adult only from now on
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Oh dear, that's put the cat amongst the pigeons!
You have my sympathy; we too have had some bad experiences at private sites and now we only use the if we've been before and know they're good or if they'he been personally recommended. Hope you have better luck with future bookings - have you tried the
CC site at Hawes? Would be quite handy for you - very good, level hard standing pitches in a fabulous setting.
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I use the website below for my research before venturing forth
Provided there are a few recent reviews I have found it a reliable source
Geordie01 -Do the reviews reflect your experience?
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warare are resonablie new to caravaning, we have been keeping local aka yorkshire and up to now have enjoyed the sites we have visited, most have been private but have a few with cc booked in futer. we both work shifts so when we have a weekend of we book
to go away, haven were doing good deals £18 a night, arrived at our pitch to find we could not put the weekend awning up due to a mud pool in front of the caravan door, could not get the caravan straite as the tilit was so bad, the eggs ran like mad in the
frying pan, the clientel left a lot to be desired fighting swearing,not frendly people at all, never again, over 5o's adult only from now onWrite your comments here...That is the problem, if you lower the the price every ruff and scruff trancend to it, these people you encounterd are the sole reason I will not go near a beach site, and if the sun shines it is even worse.
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If you really want your eyes opened try the Haven site at Haggerston Castle
Ha! I take your Haggerston Castle and raise you Craig Tara! Holy moly, there were some sights there!
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There are those who walk amongst us who would wish to emulate much that happens on the commercials.
Thank goodness for the differences this touring club offers. Thank goodness for no minimum nights, not having to book specific pitches from what is left, choosing pitch on a first come basis and finally for documented wardens discretion when circumstances
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I use the website below for my research before venturing forth
Provided there are a few recent reviews I have found it a reliable source
Geordie01 -Do the reviews reflect your experience?
What I dont understand about that site is that there are great gaps in between many reports, some of more than a few years. To me that cant be reliable. Seems as though their site reports are dwindling of late.
Haven come across as a large organisation which relies on "bums on seats" rather than customer satisfaction.
Not my cup of tea.
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There are those who walk amongst us who would wish to emulate much that happens on the commercials.
Thank goodness for the differences this touring club offers. Thank goodness for no minimum nights, not having to book specific pitches from what is left, choosing pitch on a first come basis and finally for documented wardens discretion when circumstances
allow!a very big +1 to that
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I like when people are honest and straight to the point. I've never been to a Haven site but if they are as dreadful as portrayed on this thread I wont go near them.
At least with the C&CC and the CC sites you always get a decent standard of site with a reasonable standard of clientel.
C&cc sites tend tend to be more laid back and friendly whereas Cc sites are populated by a fair amount of curtain twitchers and Warden botherers.
The C&CC wardens tend to monitor their sites and quickly deal with any infringement of the rules, whereas the CC wardens have something called Warden's discretion which means that if they wish they can turn a blind eye.
I'm a member of both clubs so I can be totally impartial.
K
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The I like when people are honest and straight to the point. I've never been to a Haven site but if they are as dreadful as portrayed on this thread I wont go near them.
At least with the C&CC and the CC sites you always get a decent standard of site with a reasonable standard of clientel.
C&cc sites tend tend to be more laid back and friendly whereas Cc sites are populated by a fair amount of curtain twitchers and Warden botherers.
The C&CC wardens tend to monitor their sites and quickly deal with any infringement of the rules, whereas the CC wardens have something called Warden's discretion which means that if they wish they can turn a blind eye.
I'm a member of both clubs so I can be totally impartial.
K
A bit of an over generalisation but largely true. There are some CCwardens the equal of any C&CC sites wardens.
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We have stayed at three "commercial" sites this year. Nothing particularly wrong with any of them but in terms of general quality none of them matched the general quality of Club sites. We tend to select sites for their location so we accept the difference
but first choice would always been a Club site if its in the right area.David
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And so do at least two in Devon - Ross Park and Woodovis for starters.
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I would not class Haven sites as typical commercial operations. Barge Pole and wouldn't touch come to mind. South Meadows just south of Haggerston is a good site as is Ross Park in Devon which I think sets the standards the CC
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The important thing in my view is diversity, keep the differences and keep the choice! One way will suit some while other ways will suit, well, others!
I for one like that notion of membership and knowing that fellow members sign up to the same as I do. Those that disagree with 'our' ways can of course just put up or go elsewhere.
Surely that's right isn't it?
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I'm finding this rather strange, we have 2 threads running at the moment. One is telling us how great the Haven sites are, while this thread is doing the complete opposite. So which is it, or is it a case that at certain times of the year Haven are OK and at others (holiday periods) they are not.
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warare are resonablie new to caravaning, we have been keeping local aka yorkshire and up to now have enjoyed the sites we have visited, most have been private but have a few with cc booked in futer. we both work shifts so when we have a weekend of we book
to go away, haven were doing good deals £18 a night, arrived at our pitch to find we could not put the weekend awning up due to a mud pool in front of the caravan door, could not get the caravan straite as the tilit was so bad, the eggs ran like mad in the
frying pan, the clientel left a lot to be desired fighting swearing,not frendly people at all, never again, over 5o's adult only from now onWrite your comments here..Which haven site was it and when
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Alas my experience of a Havan site was not good.Whilst it was good for children the pitching situation for tourers was god awful.Pitches totally devoid of grass and very badly laid out.No real security and people about at all hours
.Not good.v9
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Only ever stayed on a Haven site in a static, but found some sites were better than others. Some friends stayed on one near Mablethorpe in their van a couple of years ago,during August, came home and said
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Interesting that The Old Oaks and Ross park have been mentioned. They are two of the private sites we've stayed at where we'd happily return to and which I agree have a better standard than the raditional club sites. Another is waterrow Park, also in Somerset.
On the other hand I could (but won't) give a whole list of private sites which we've been to having seen their website but which turned out to be so dire that we wouldn't consider using them again!
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The important thing in my view is diversity, keep the differences and keep the choice! One way will suit some while other ways will suit, well, others!
I for one like that notion of membership and knowing that fellow members sign up to the same as I do. Those that disagree with 'our' ways can of course just put up or go elsewhere.
Surely that's right isn't it?
spot on
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I can really recommend two private sites here in Scotland. Braemar and North Ledaig. Both are well run and in scenic locations. So not all private sites are to be avoided.
K
both of which are club AS of course, wonder if that makes a difference? just asking.
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