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Hi all,

went to bala lake last month, planning on going to home farm  - angelsey next month.

when booking these campsites i had to do about 4 weeks in advance, and have been disappointed twice when we were planning to go about a week before - but couldnt because sites were fully booked.

some of the comments on here seem to be about shall i go away this weekend or not.

how do you know you have availability at a camp site or is it potluck or find out when you get there. 

i would love to know, as when we started getting the camping gear together, the idea was  - if we wanted to get away for the weekend, with no planning we could just pack the car up and go ! 

Hi,

It's a difficult one isn't it.  We booked to go away in August to a campsite we love the look of and we phoned in March,  we was told EVERY weekend till September was fully booked, I was gobsmacked.  I put the phone down but then I had a brain wave and booked for a mid week instead.

I have booked 3 trips now for July and August and I now feel if it's a campsite I really want then I will book in advance or if not I will try my luck and book a day or so before.

Hi

Not all campsites take bookings. Some it is first come first served.

It is pretty much pot luck if you up and go but it is not a problem as we have found that if a site is full they will point you in the direction of another site so we've never had a problem. If there is a site that you particularly like then book ahead.

If you are planning any trips during school holidays book ahead, also bank holidays are best to book ahead for too.

we always book the big holiday during the summer as i am a teacher and i need a guranteed holiday during this time. We book most of our weekends too because i know that although i would be happy to drive around looking for alternative sites and exploring the area, it would my OH's worst nightmare!!!  

even with weekends though, we will only book perhaps a couple of days before. sometimes it means we can't get in where we want but i just keep trying until i find somewhere - any site is better than staying at home!      I have booked a site for next weekend this morning and that is about as organised as i get!

Quote: Originally posted by halsteadl on 21/6/2008

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we are trying to get a campsite with a pool for 3 nights in august - eventually i have got a space at #35 per night - which i think is extortionate - but everywhere else is already full or wont take less than 7 nights. previous years we would phone up & book - i think next year i will have to plan my dates in january!!

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