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Subject Topic: Family celebration in Dorset Post Reply Post New Topic
20/8/2008 at 8:54pm
 Location: Wirral
 Outfit: Swift Freestyle 520 on seasonal pitch
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OH and I retire next July. Kids (grown up) have come up with the idea of a big family camp-out somewhere in Dorset to celebrate. That's us 2 with a TT; daughter + husband in a 4 man tent + car; son and partner in a 2 man tent (no car); and other son + partner in a 2 man (no car.)
We don't do club-house type of sites.
Any suggestions for nice civilised sites that will accept a group like us? And how best to organise the pitches, given that we don't want to pay for non-existent cars?
Oh, it will be the first week of the school holidays next July - we are both teachers.
Ta
Alan


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20/8/2008 at 10:07pm
 Location: East Sussex
 Outfit: None Entered
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There was a big family group camping in one of the paddocks when we went camping at Sea Barn Farm last month, they looked like they were having a nice time. I'm a teacher too and I camped for first 2 weeks and had nice weather. Sea Barn doesn't have a clubhouse but nice facilities, a brand new shower block that opened when we were there. Sea Barn overlooks Chesil Beach, some pitches have lovely views. Terrific sunsets, the site was quite quiet, we had a problem with some noisy students for a couple ofs night, but otherwise it was peaceful. Don't bother with the bar at West Fleet, the neighbouring site, the local pubs are much nicer.



20/8/2008 at 10:53pm
 Location: Gloucestershire
 Outfit: Outwell Sun Valley & Vango Icarus
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Wood Farm at Charmouth. Or Seadown at Charmouth - direct access to Charmouth beach.  Ring them and state your pitching requirments. It doesn't just have to be in Dorset, Oakdown Park in East Devon (Charmouth/Lyme Regis are on the West Dorset/East Devon coast) is spotless.  The Masons Arms in Branscombe (East Devon) has lovely food.  The whole area is lovely and unappreciated!

 



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20/8/2008 at 10:55pm
 Location: plymouth
 Outfit: fiat trigano tribute 665
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Have a look at haddons farm at 3 legged cross wimborne. A small site with a camping field that will let you all pitch together and is very reasonably priced .There is no club/shop but there are shops and pubs within about 500 yards.

                                                       doug



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21/8/2008 at 12:27am
 Location: Humberstone Leicester.
 Outfit: Sunncamp Pavillion XL
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I can recommend South Lychett Manor, Lytchett Minster, about 5 miles from Poole.

Quite a large site with good sized pitches, good facilities and no club house. Good reviews in the revue section on here.

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21/8/2008 at 4:37pm
 Location: Wirral
 Outfit: Swift Freestyle 520 on seasonal pitch
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Superb, everyone. I will consult with the boss.
Keep 'em coming.
Alan


21/8/2008 at 4:47pm
 Location: Deepest Darkest Dorset
 Outfit: Fleetwood Heritage 640ES
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Any grandkids in your group? If not, how about Binghams Farm (now called Binghams Grange) adults only site near Bridport. Great reviews on UKCS but I haven't stayed there myslef - for 2 reasons, I have kids and I live less than a mile away! 


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