CL - All Alone

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  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #32

    Booked our first "new to us" cl today, hoping it will be the first of many this year.  

    Good to hear. Where are you heading, and when?

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #33

    We're now on our 1st new to us CL of the year, and all alone too......as per OP.Wink 

     

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited January 2016 #34

    Booked our first "new to us" cl today, hoping it will be the first of many this year.  

    Good to hear. Where are you heading, and when?

    Booked SkyBarn Farm,  for 5 nights in March, if you gave any tips for where to visit please let me know. 

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #35

    Booked our first "new to us" cl today, hoping it will be the first of many this year.  

    Good to hear. Where are you heading, and when?

    Booked SkyBarn Farm,  for 5 nights in March, if you gave any tips for where to visit please let me know. 

    H&T, so it was you that was on the phone to Nicola just as we were leaving.Wink It would be better if you contacted me by e-mail so I could pass
    on tips. If you wish to do that then Ro will pass on my e-mail address.Happy

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited January 2016 #36

    Many thanks,Nellie,  I will contact Rowena .Happy

  • moulesy
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    edited January 2016 #37

    Many thanks,Nellie,  I will contact Rowena .Happy

    Helen - I have Nellie's contact details, I'll send it to you in a minute, quicker than going through Ro I guess! Happy. Use left and right arrows to navigate.

    (Hope that's OK, NTH!)

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #38

    Many thanks,Nellie,  I will contact Rowena .Happy

    Helen - I have Nellie's contact details, I'll send it to you in a minute, quicker than going through Ro I guess!

    Happy. Use left and right arrows to navigate.

    (Hope that's OK, NTH!)

    Fine by me, thanks Moulesy.

  • Fisherman
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    edited January 2016 #39

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    wonder you re all alone on Cls. Just looked at next week and the Cl we were going to use has increased to £17 per night, Off our list now.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2016 #40

    You will love Skybarn, H and T, another member of the fan Club here!Happy

  • Westiegirl1
    Westiegirl1 Forum Participant Posts: 108
    edited January 2016 #41

    Just don't forget your ear plugs 

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2016 #42

    That's a touch cryptic WG. Not doubting that you have stayed at Skybarn, but didn't see a review from you, and everyone on the five pages of reviews for the CL rates it extremely highly, yes a bit of road noise mentioned, but it isn't exactly anything that
    caused any of the reviewers/visitors any problems. Certainly we have been on plenty of other sites and Cls where things have been far noisier. So in fairness to owners, I would suggest that potential visitors read the reviews and make their own minds up if
    it is likely to be a problem.Happy

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited January 2016 #43

    I didn't read any reviews that mentioned lots of road or other noise either. Not that a bit of road noise will affect us, not living as close as we do to the M40. Wink anywhere
    will probably seem quiet.Smile

  • Westiegirl1
    Westiegirl1 Forum Participant Posts: 108
    edited January 2016 #44

    We found Skybarn to be a very nice site but ( for us ) there is substantial road noise if sitting out in the awning trying to have a quiet read ( IMO ear plugs help) 

    However it is ideally situated for Lincoln . I would never dissuade anyone from going to such a nice site and location and it will be interesting to read their reports later  

    Tolerance and experience  of road noise is probably dependent  on your own residential location, i would say ours is very quiet and that maybe the reason we found it noisy

  • Metheven
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    edited January 2016 #45

    Tolerance and experience of road noise is all down to whether my hearing aid is in or not
    Happy Is this where I am advantaged, I take it out to go to sleep and all is at peace with the world
    Laughing

    Found it to be a godsend when pitched beside the Rhine between the river and a railway line.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2016 #46

    It is a very nice CL, suggestions on places to visit from us are Lincoln, of course. Area up by Cathedral and castle is nicest, lots to do and see up there, and if you are feeling energetic a walk up and down "the hill" has some nice shops. Close to CL is
    Doddington Hall and a quaint little Transport Museum. Further afield Newark is another nice town, with remains of a large castle and Georgian town centre.

    Tattershall Castle, NT, is very dog friendly, interesting, and if you climb up to the top, you can see the home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight! Worth a visit, or just park up by fence and see what takes off! We watched a Spitfire practising and
    there were a few other vintage planes zooming about! Marvellous!

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2016 #47

    Thank you ttda for the suggestions of places to visit, we are really looking forward to staying at SkyBarn cl in March. Lincoln is a city we haven't visited before, but have been doing some research on the visit Lincoln website. 

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #48

    I didn't read any reviews that mentioned lots of road or other noise either. Not that a bit of road noise will affect us, not living as close as we do to the M40. Wink anywhere
    will probably seem quiet.Smile

    As you know we were there again over the New Year and found it even less noisey than we 'd experienced on our previous visit. It depends quite a bit on the wind direction and strenght, I guess.

    H&T, did you manage to get my e-mail address from Ro or Mousely?

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2016 #49

    Yes, I did Nellie,  I will email you if that's ok, just been a bit busy today.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2016 #50

    Yes, I did Nellie,  I will email you if that's ok, just been a bit busy today.

    No problem, whenever you've time. There are a few spots that I can point out for you, including good places to park for free.

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2016 #51

    Yes, I did Nellie,  I will email you if that's ok, just been a bit busy today.

    No problem, whenever you've time. There are a few spots that I can point out for you, including good places to park for free.

    That would be great,  thanks email sent.

  • DaveandVicki
    DaveandVicki Forum Participant Posts: 192
    edited January 2016 #52

    We are on Skybarn at the moment but not alone.

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited January 2016 #53

    We are on Skybarn at the moment but not alone.

    Hope you are having a fab time, we will be there in March, looking forward to it.Smile

  • Fisherman
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    edited January 2016 #54

    We would have been on a Cl this week if the owners had answered an e mail requesting a booking.

  • DaveandVicki
    DaveandVicki Forum Participant Posts: 192
    edited January 2016 #55

    We are on Skybarn at the moment but not alone.

    Hope you are having a fab time, we will be there in March, looking forward to it.Smile

    Write your comments here...We know, it was mentioned yesterday.Laughing 

    We were hoping to come for my birthday on the 12th March but they are full.

  • Malcolm Mehta
    Malcolm Mehta Forum Participant Posts: 5,660
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    edited January 2016 #56

    We would have been on a Cl this week if the owners had answered an e mail requesting a booking.

    Write your comments here...This is where I find it beneficial to stay on club sites. There is a proper booking system which can be done online.

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2016 #57

    Are you on the CC payroll Malcolm?  You certainly do a good job promoting them!

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #58

    Some CLs have booking systems.Smile I wish others would respond to emails and calls. I'm waiting for a response this week, sometimes it takes
    ages...but we usually get things sorted in the end.

  • HelenandTrevor
    HelenandTrevor Forum Participant Posts: 3,221
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    edited January 2016 #59

    Some CL'S have online booking systems,  SkyBarn being one.

    I am awaiting a reply to an email, usually phone if no response in a few days.  Have booked a CL via email in just a few minutes once or twice.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,644 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2016 #60

    Some CL'S have online booking systems,  SkyBarn being one.

    I am awaiting a reply to an email, usually phone if no response in a few days.  Have booked a CL via email in just a few minutes once or twice.

    I do similar. If no response to am email after a couple of days I will give the site a ring. If no reponse then I'll just look for a different site, usually plenty to choose from. have just manged to book a CL for the last weekend of the Easter holiday,
    so well pleased.Happy Doubt that we'll be alone though!

  • Fisherman
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    edited January 2016 #61

    Sorry no reply, go elsewhere.Plenty of choice. We in fact went to Lady Margaret which was almost empty, - too expensive perhaps.