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Quote: Originally posted by frankie9 on 24/8/2012

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I tend not to leave negative reviews on the grounds that I know I'm in a minority here on the sort of camping I enjoy.
If I arrive at a site and can't see the countryside for caravans, huge tents with miles of windbreaker nylon and stripy gazebos all accessed by tarmac paths then I'm going to dislike it because it's just not my kind of thing and I'm not the best judge of whether it's 'good' or not.
There's also that old quote, "If you can't say something nice............."

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I disagree, I to have a list of things I look for in a site, like many others I would imagine.
You should just leave your honest review detailing what you like and don't like and those who read your review will determine if any of the negatives would bother them.

It can be a bit like trip advisor reviews " I didn't like the wallpaper in the lounge".." the barman drew me a dirty look".." the bathroom door creaked".." full of foreigners" when they are in Spain..
Usaully ended by " I won't be back"??????

I personally read a review in full rather then just looking at it getting say 2 stars out of 5..



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It is a wise man who has something to say.
It is a fool who has to say something.

Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 24/8/2012

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do you think we could have a thread running on here titled Noisy campsite ... whenever any of us have visited a site to be rowdy / noisy and the wardens not dealing with it - then we put it on here so others can avoid it too?

and perhaps a similar thread called quiet sites - a list of sites with good warden noise control and a quiet camping experience?

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but what happens if the noisy site is a one off thing?

We visited a site and there was a family from hell. drunk and fighting etc etc. Owners did all the could including calling the police. Police refused to let them be kicked off site as not one of them would've been under the limit to drive legally. They were however escorted off site the following morning ( probably still over the limit)

So should I name this site as noisy site? Nope  it was for one night. it didn't ruin our holiday but I dare say the people in the tent next to the trouble makers had their holiday ruined. They had to sit in their car for appox an hour for safety while the other people fought. If these people had come and reported what had happened to them, then I dare say everyone would be ooo name and shame etc etc I wont be visiting that site.

Quote: Originally posted by dbice on 24/8/2012 at upapalmtree - can you let me know which site that happened at - so i can put it on my avoid list please!

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