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26/8/2008 at 11:41am
 Location: cumbria
 Outfit: vango diablo 900
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does anyone know of any sheltered well drained sites (that take large tents) around ilfracombe, mortahoe, barnstable area??? we've just come back from woolacombe bay which is so exposed and had no drainage whatsoever, tents just get wrecked!! we visited a few others but they were water logged too!! we'd love to go back to that area but need a decent site. any suggestions please???????

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26/8/2008 at 11:55am
 Location: North Devon
 Outfit: Microfast MI-7 Coleman Cedar Creek
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However well drained and "decent" a site usually is, I doubt you'd find anywhere (anywhere in the country that is, not just Devon!) that isn't soggy at the moment...

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Suzy.
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26/8/2008 at 3:54pm
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Swift Azzurra 5 birth
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Watermouth Cove, North Devon http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=2721

 

this site has been posted in the thread sites accepting  large tents!

 



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Roll on summer :-)


26/8/2008 at 7:50pm
 Location: west mids
 Outfit:  Avondale Dart 510
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all the sites round morthoe are exposed .I belive Hidden Valley is well protected but have not stayed there,also try stowford farm (i think) never stayed there either.

North devon is a lovly area and well worth the 2nd chance and pray for the weather!!



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26/8/2008 at 10:50pm
 Location: Crewe
 Outfit: Tent
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New site, Lee Meadows farm, just outside Woolacombe, huge site and ok the entrance to site was waterlogged but rest of site was fantastically drained. Hedges also offer shelter.


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27/8/2008 at 6:27am
 Location: STAFFORD
 Outfit: sold outfits since being widowed.
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mill park near Ilfracombe is sheltered, lovely site too.


27/8/2008 at 7:59am
 Location: The Love Shack
 Outfit:  BearLake 6 and a hot water bottle.
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What about here.

Stowford Farm Meadows

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Sue & Phil
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28/8/2008 at 10:23am
 Location: Galleywood Essex
 Outfit: Ford Kuga & Coachman Amara Goodwood
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The Burrows at Ruda Croyde Bay is SUPERB however it too gets waterlogged badly unless you know what pitches to go for PLUS with a tent you would need to tuck yourself behind the sand dunes for a bit of protection.


29/8/2008 at 8:59pm
 Location: Brum Brum
 Outfit: Avondale 480 frontera 2.2 DTI
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hi north morte farm is not bad as it ison  a bit of a slope been there 3 times last time was a couple of weeks ago in a folding caravan & it poured down most of the time but the land was not sodden & i managed to pull the caravan off the grass without wheel spinning  even though it rained whilst we packed away & the views are wonderfull as well as the toilet block


02/9/2008 at 4:49pm
 Location: Midlands
 Outfit: Pennine Pullman
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We went to Warcombe farm near Mortehoe a couple of years ago. Nice site with very good sized pitches & the most fantastic toilet block. Can't really remember the situation re drainage, but the site isn't particularly exposed I don't think.


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02/9/2008 at 6:50pm
 Location: Devon
 Outfit: Swift Azzurra 5 birth
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channel veiw in a lovely site, lynton/lynmouth area, also Steart Farm,( not sure if i have spelt it correctly,)   at  Buck's mills Bideford area is nice. Someone mentioned Ruda , i don't like it here, its very exspensive and  over rated, a small place considering what they say there offering, swimming  pool is small and you have to pay to use it.

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Roll on summer :-)


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02/9/2008 at 7:42pm
 Location: Buckinghamshire
 Outfit: VW Campers and Tents
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Hi, sunvalleysue, if you are posting details of a site, please ensure you link to their UKCampsite.co.uk listing, not direct to their website, to enable reviews etc to be read

Cheers
Ian

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02/9/2008 at 7:43pm
 Location: None Entered
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We have stayed at Stowford Farm Meadows and it has about 5 or 6 fields. I know that the field furthest away from the reception is quite exposed to the wind but the other fields seemed to be a lot more sheltered. This site can be expensive in high season but has good offers on at other times.

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