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well, personally, I picked my site weeks ago and I don't think anyone anticipated such extreme weather and muddy conditions in July....in autumal months, then yes, it goes without saying to pick sites carefully.

This is the tenuous point...it isn't really anybodys fault....it's not really the site owners fault - although I still think they have some duty and responsiblity to state fairly and honestly what the state of their ground is, so people can make an informed choice about whether to go ahead or not...and it's not the campers fault either....like I say, I chose my site weeks ago and there was no reason at all for me to be concerned that it might turn into a mud bath in July !

We were away last weekend, and were unlucky with the first pitch we had - it wasn't bad when we set up, but then the rain started again, and on Sunday morning we ended up with a lake in our tent - dried out, and then the rain started again and the lake reappeared.    
People next to us left so we moved pitches - no problems.   We stayed dry,despite the fact that we did have rain.     We have no ground sheet, so we do notice the differences in the grass.   
We did warn a couple of other people not to choose that pitch.

I have had a site owner phone me and cancel my booking because to the state of the ground.

Romany...

I wouldn't have minded, but the site we were on was NOT a riverside site !....yet, you would never have thought it to look at the state of it !  Also, unless we book early we find we can't get a pitch where we want when we want.  We have another week at the end of August when we want to go camping and I am having difficulty now finding anywhere that's not fully booked.  We like ' select ' sites, no games rooms or club houses etc in nice surroundings..often David Bellamy awarded sites...and these get booked quickly, so really you have to make the decision to book them well in advance and that's not really down to camping experience.  I've been camping for some years and find that if you want a decent campsite with clean loos and such like, you have to plan ahead. 

Quote: Originally posted by genie04 on 30/7/2007

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Romany...

I wouldn't have minded, but the site we were on was NOT a riverside site !....yet, you would never have thought it to look at the state of it !  Also, unless we book early we find we can't get a pitch where we want when we want.  We have another week at the end of August when we want to go camping and I am having difficulty now finding anywhere that's not fully booked.  We like ' select ' sites, no games rooms or club houses etc in nice surroundings..often David Bellamy awarded sites...and these get booked quickly, so really you have to make the decision to book them well in advance and that's not really down to camping experience.  I've been camping for some years and find that if you want a decent campsite with clean loos and such like, you have to plan ahead. 

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Must admit now kids don't come much preffer Cs or CL sites, booking goes against my idea of camping ie get in car and go

Hi romany...I like the idea of get up and go too ( although mines got up and on it's way out ! )...but with kids and dogs, it's not that easy, for me...I have to have a pretty clear plan of where we are going and what to expect when we get there.....if it were just the two of us then, no, I this wouldn't be such an issue...indeed, we plan to tour round the whole UK coast in  VW camper when we retire ! ( can't wait ! )... and we'll just take what we find.

Rex, that's just it....sites are few and far between at this time of year...hencewhy I need to book in advance.... threat of mud or not !...still checking out all the campsites on here for any slight chance of late Aug availability....e-mailed a few but no luck so far....so not holding out much hope.

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I have just returned from 4 nights at Fforest Fields and was very impressed how they managed the site in this terrible weather.Large areas were roped off that were either too wet or were resting.Planks of wood were placed to walk on to help stop area becoming a mud bath too.

I was very carefull picking my pitch,I chose an area that had not been used recently and was not far to walk to the facilities without turning grass intp mud.Also i parked mt car on the edge of the grass and never moved it until i came home.

Camping in these conditions is possible,a lot depends on us but also a lot is down to the site owners,i just wish other owners were as carefull and proud as they are at Fforest Fields !

Quote: Originally posted by jimmac41 on 30/7/2007

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