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Hi, very new to camping with my 2 children and 3 dogs. We have been just once in the torrential rain a week ago and loved it despite being very muddy and on a fairly unfriendly dog site!

We are thinking of going to the River dart Country park next year in the summer and meeting up with a friend so we want pitches next to each other near the dog walking area and with EHU close by. The site looks great but I've read it gets very busy and booked up in the summer months.

So how far in advance can you book? I mean what is the done thing when booking a pitch? Can you request what and where you want with some sites?

Are there other sites with such great play equipment for the kids? The ages of the accompanying children will be 11,10 and 3

Same as suns said, it depends on the site, the all singing all dancing site that are popular get booked up months in advance at holidays and bank holidays, many people choose the sites that have things for kids

We go to sites that are little known and have minimum facilities, outside the usual holiday periods and weekends we sometimes book the day before, if you need something quick it may be better to compromise and let your children make their own entertainment, cheap badminton set, swingball, football etc (but not round other peoples tents), it's amazing how kids will enjoy simple games, sadly too many have lost the knack to be inventive and explorative

Maybe a farm site where they can observe the animals?