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06/6/2009 at 8:28pm
Location: Swadlincote Derbyshire Outfit: Outwell Montana 6 & Vango Tamor 500
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When we went to Barmouth last year we stayed at Hendre Mynach. Beautiful site and the location was excellent, right on the beach. We visited shell island for the day. Like others have said it's difficult to describe without sounding like Hyacinth Bouquet/Bucket! It is HUGE and there seems to be a free and easy attitude to where you park your tent so long as it's not within 20 metres of the next unless of course you're part of a gang in which case that's fine. There is a main toilet block area with additional single portaloos dotted around the site, the sort workmen have planted on the side of the M1 and possibly equally as appealing! I think the fact that parties are permitted to crowd together could be the site's undoing as pack mentality could tend to increase bad behaviour although we never saw any. There is a HUGE sign as you enter whereby it states they have a zero tolerance to noise but whether this is adherred to is questionable. There's no EHU and as far as pitching is concerned, anything goes, or so it seems. We even saw a group of tents huddled around one of those 6m x 3m white party gazebos they have in Argos. If that came heading towards your tent in the dead of night that may be exactly how you'd end up too...DEAD! The location is very open to the elements and I wouldn't fancy my chances even WITH delta pegs in our Monty 6 as I commented on one night at Hendre Mynach when the gales were raging (in August!) and our tent was being buffeting quite severely even though we were in a sheltered spot. On a more positive note, Shell island is cheap but I think at around £20 per night for us in August without EHU didn't strike me as "worth it." However, the location is a child's dream for the ultimate beach camping holiday. Crabbing, fishing, bird spotting and generally messing around on/in the water. The ultimate in freedom and if that's your "bag" then it's perfect for you, but if like me, Hyacinth Bucket, I'd rather not thanks all the same. Fab for a day but wouldn't want to spend any length of time there. Sorry!
------------- If you have a problem stressing you, sort it. If you can't, there's no point worrying about it coz it won't make a blind bit of difference!!!! Jules
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