Old Hartley club site
We are planning a trip to the North East this year. One of the sites we are thinking of is Old Hartley. Reading some of the reviews a lot of people mention how unlevel the pitches are. We have a 6.7m motorhome and I'm a little fussy about getting level. Are the pitches really that bad? Also looking at the photos on the site page it looks very cramped. Any advice re this site appreciated.
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It's a nice site, but very quirky compared with other Club Sites. No awnings of any kind allowed. Pitches are hard standing, but you have to drive over some grass to access most. We saw some big MHs when we stayed last couple of times, they didn't seem to have any problems, and Wardens are very helpful, in this instance, could be wise to heed any advice, rather pick your own. Facilities block is small, but great showers. Location is the draw, great views, great walks, lots to see and do, and good public transport via Metro. Good for dogs, good for cycling. If you go onto Site webpage, you can look at site layout and some pictures. Hope this helps
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We were asked to look closely by motorhoming friends when we stayed there in 2014 and we thought that they were quite uneven. Many caravans had a lump of wood under their jockey wheels. Although the view out to sea is lovely it is spoiled by the 'chicken wire' fencing between the site and footpath between the site and the sea. Having been delighted to get a sea front pitch when we arrived it turned out to be a mixed blessing as all the people using the foot path peered in the van!
The pictures on the site details are a very fair reflection of how crowded it is.
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Yes it has a fair "Slope" possibly suits caravans better as far as front to back levelling is concerned. As another poster has mentioned, no awnings are allowed The site has good views and is close to the shore. Is also close to the town and the surrounding area is good for walking and cycling.
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I probably did a review for it, could have vanished into the ether though now. Privacy? three good strides in any direction will get you onto next door pitch. But for us the location, and the fact we only intended a short stay meant it was worth staying. Gets very busy at weekends, queuing to get in, and out, as gate is only one vehicle width. Some pitches are more spacious, others seem very hemmed in.
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I suppose the real problem is that the site is situated on a cliff and has quite a slope, as K points out, that makes it more difficult to have level pitches. Our only visit was with our then caravan which even on the hardstanding needed levelling. I would like to return with the motorhome. Perhaps best to time your visit at a less busy time in order to have a choice of pitches. Some pictures of the site here
David
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Certainly lovely for sea, lulled to sleep by the waves. You can sit and watch some great sea bird life all around, plus seals and if you are lucky maybe porpoises. A howling gale might prove interesting as well, if your luck is out! We liked it, quirky, different, but good location and great public transport/cycling if you choose to leave MH on site. Cheap as well, I think it is only around £3.00 on Metro into Newcastle city centre.
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We stayed on this site in May last year mid week. The site was very busy and although we arrived at just after 1200 there were two outfits In front of us. Our van is a 6.25m twin axle so not that manouverable . There are a significant number of pitches that the outfit would have fitted on fairly easily but they were all taken, mostly by motor homes. The first available pitch we tried , by driving into it nose first behind the car we could not fit on as the slope was so great that the rear of the van would have grounded before the van was on the pitch. Fortunately I was able to reverse it back off the pitch with our automatic tow vehicle, would have probably burnt the clutch out with a manual. The pitch we ended up on required the van's nose to be all of three feet of the ground on many blocks to get it level . While the views are nice we would not use the site again for the problems set out in the foregoing . While it is not policy for
wardens to reserve pitches , I have been on sites where wardens have, based on the size and weight of the van (1800kgs) , pre allocated us a suitable pitch. Old Hartley is a site where such a policy would make sense .
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We stopped there 10 yrs ago when we first got our MH and although the pitch we got was fairly flat the drive onto it over grsss was not it was quite steep and we had a hard job getting back off when it had rained.
Never went back but then again it is only 3 miles from home.
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