keefysher
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- Joined
- May 4, 2007
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- W166 GLE350AMG Line 3.0 2017. BMW Z3 2.8 1998.
Well...
A week last Friday we drove down to Devon. Journey was split at Gloucester stopping overnight, leaving us 140 miles to do on Saturday morning... those 140 miles took us 6.5hrs to do.
Driving to the site we approached down the narrow lane, to be met by a variety of oncoming vehicles including but not limited to cars, buses, wagons etc.
The site- Caravan Club own site, but with some non-club guests staying there of less than desirable type. I’m not being snobby here, their children behaved despicably culminating in 3 families being physically removed from site by the Police for disruptive behaviour.
Weather was highly changeable varying from 25 C and bright sunshine, to 15 C and 60mph winds. I ended up tying the awning to the caravan chassis with spare storm straps in the end...
Driving around the area ranged from pleasant to beautiful, to grim to ****** horrific. Coming over a humpback bridge to a hairpin leading to a 1 in 5 gradient, with a 6 car convoy behind, and meeting a rough terrain 7 ton cantilever fork truck coming downhill the other way really stands out in my memory!
That’s more like it!
We were between Paignton & Stoke Gabriel, very beautiful countryside but no place for an R Class I have to say!
I’ve not yet filled up but the return journey clocked in at 286 miles, 41mph and 21.0mpg.
Needless to say l won’t be taking the caravan down to Devon in a hurry!
Ramslade per chance?
How odd there should be non members in peak holiday time as according to 'the usual suspects' on CT the CAMC sites are so popular they are fully booked by members. Or maybe the occupancy is not all its made out to be and they'll take anyone who pays. At least the miscreants were ejected.
Did you post a review on CT and fill in the questionnaire commenting on the issues?
We learned the difficulties getting into Devon & Cornwall on a school summer holiday weekend and have travelled Thursday evening, overnighting at Exeter Racecourse CAMC site before onward early Friday morning to be at the site for the allotted opening time.
Adapt, improvise, overcome