Queueing at Chatsworth
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Ha ha, yes
Quite how highlighting the plight of wardens being greeted by grumpy caravanners in a queue has evolved into this debate is somewhat bewildering and yet amusing at the same time.
Still, everyone knows best, let the greater good continue to challenge the rules the CC have in place.
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in answer to the 'old chestnuts' point.....
....customers might feel frustrated at not being allowed on site on arrival even though there are plenty of pitches free, and therefore are sometimes a little terse with wardens after a long drive.
some site (in the UK and abroad) arent as rigid in their arrival times and would allow arrivals to take spare pitches.
none of this has anything to do with touring being better here or there, merely that some places have more relaxed attitudes which in turn, leads to less customer frustration and (possible) aggrivation as alluded to in the OP.
IMHO, no excuse for being rude to wardens.
IMHO, no excuse for CC not to review the arrival 'rules' at certain easier access sites at less busy times....
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I agree that the Club should be more flexible on accessing sites where access is easy. However, this thread was about Chatsworth where access isn't easy as it is at the end of a narrow lane with few passing places with a narrow hump back bridge immediately before you get into the Courtyard.
We go to this site often and the wardens do a great job in getting outfits in with the minimum of delay although, I've noticed, they can be a bit "officious". They ask that the driver stays with the vehicle (assuming you're not solo) and the passenger checks in to speed the process up. They can only squeeze three outfits into the courtyard hence the queue down the lane. We always aim to get there between 1pm and 1.15pm. We have it timed to perfection in leaving home at 11.50am, to the storage yard to hook up then just two roads all the way. If there's no traffic in Chesterfield we can be there at 1pm otherwise it may be a few minutes later and yet we've never got in without having to queue. The last time we went in mid November we joined the queue at 1.10 and there were 11 units in front of us. Some of them must have been there before 1pm.
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Wish I could take my outfit to the places I like to visit, but many of the roads are only just broad enough to for a car.
How are you liking your M/H, BTW?
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The rules that are in place have evolved over decades of club site usage,are are put in by Members of the club who have volunteered to sit on the Executive Commitee to help run the club on the behalf of all members ,and the only way they will be altered is by a vote by the membership to the said commitee
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So all those with big brains and good at reading arrive at the correct time of 1pm. What is the difference between a queue before or after 1pm? A queue is still a queue. What is the best way to throughput everyone quickly to reduce the queue on a narrow road and keep grumbles to a minimum?
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I think Chatsworth is a bit of a one off. Due to the restricted access at the entrance any sort of a queue will prevent people driving out so the current system is vital. This needs to be written in capital letters in the handbook, the website and booking confirmations.
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We drove past the entrance to the Chatsworth site at 12:55 today, Tuesday Feb. 21st. Caravans and Motorhomes were queueing right out onto the road causing traffic hold ups. Not a great advert for the Caravan and Motorhome Club. Why can't members follow simple rules? The one way route just inside the entrance was blocked by queuing caravans so nobody could enter or leave. With main road traffic being affected is it time to enforce the rules and turn away members who arrive before 13:00?
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There is a very large sign which clearly states, no arrivals to pass this point before 1pm and no waiting. It just needs folk to act responsibly. The one time we were a bit early we drove past and up the road towards Bakewell, then looped back. Not difficult to do. As the point in question is over a mile from the site it would be rather time consuming to employ a warden, who would probably have to be there from 12:30.
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There is also a large, very clear sign at the exit saying "left turn only". Doesn't stop the few idiots who ignore it and hold everybody up by insisting on turning right rather than the bother of turning left and driving, what, 100 yards to the large roundabout from which they can get back in their desired direction.
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Progress will be glacial at best.
