Hillhead or Looe CC site

stevejulie37
stevejulie37 Forum Participant Posts: 84
edited November 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

hi all

which do you prefer looking at going to one of the above sites next year we have a 10 yr old who loves riding his bike and playing football and 2 dogs who love running lol we did hillhead this yr in august and we loved it what are the facilitys like at looe
we will be spending 14 nights at one of the sites in august 

 

cheers

steve

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  • Francis
    Francis Club Member Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭
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    edited November 2016 #2

    hi 

    We are regular visitors to Hillhead and love it but summer just gone we decided to try something dofferent and went to Looe CC. The site itself is great well laid out and the swimming pool was very nice on a sunny day. We dont have the kids coming with us anymore but we did notice that the site had a decent sizes play area and a mini golf course. From a personal point of view we prefer Hillhead as there is more to do on site and in my opinion more to do in the surrounding area we felt that from Looe wr had to drive quite a bit to reach places we wanted to see although the town of Looe was lovely. Sp overall we prefer Hillhead and hope to go back there this year not sure we would return to Looe.

    Hope this helps

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited November 2016 #3

    Like Francis, having been to both I prefer Hillhead. I'm not a great fan of Looe itself and it can get very overcrowded during the summer. Maybe the reviews during the school holidays will give you a better idea? I know some people love visiting Looe but
    the actual site doesn't have quite as much to offer as Hillhead.

  • eurortraveller
    eurortraveller Club Member Posts: 6,830 ✭✭✭
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    edited November 2016 #4

     There are lovely places in Devon and Cornwall, but Brixham and Looe aren't high on the list. If location means anything then look at other caravan sites instead of either of these two. 

  • tigerfish
    tigerfish Forum Participant Posts: 1,362
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    edited November 2016 #5

    In respect of the Looe site, I recall that dependant on which pitches are available, some are quite steeply sloped and require quite a few extra blocks under the steadies, especially if your van is a long one!  The best pitches are low down at the far end
    of the site.

    TF

  • Rob2CathDavies
    Rob2CathDavies Forum Participant Posts: 145
    edited November 2016 #6

    I don't think there is anywhere to play footy at Looe, although there is an enclosed basketball court which looks good.  The dog walk is smaller than Hillhead I think.

    The site is hilly for cycling, similar to Hillhead.

  • kdee69
    kdee69 Forum Participant Posts: 226
    edited November 2016 #7

    Did both this Summer and though have teenagers, hands down preferred Hillhead. The bricks and blocks we needed for just getting any semblance of levelling was unbelievable at Looe! And...because the site was full (in fact both were when we visited) we really
    felt like we were packed in the long stretches like sardines. There were some other good pitches but they were all taken. Another bugbear was that everyone jsut walked between the pitches constantly to get to the toilet block. 

    That said, the play area and basketball court are great for kids, the crazy golf and tennis court exceptional as was the pool. 

    We had a fabulous pitch at Hillhead and we did like the quiz nights there - just our personal preference...we also thought the shop to have the most unbelievable range of "stuff" in we'd ever seen! Pool was also good at Hillhead. 

    Looe had the edge if you like to take the dog out without the car - we'd walk along the cliff top and drop down into Looe and get the bus back. Hillhead  -we went to some spectacular beaches but had to drive to them and then walk down to the beach that way.

    Great bus service for either to the towns so that's not an issue - though if you prefer to drive, good luck parking in Looe!

     

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