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Mr Fran has just added a couple more suggestions to addto your bursting ideas book.

A cubicle with a bath, as it's much easier for those with small kids and for soaking away the aches after an over-strenuous walk; and an adults only field or area.

There's a pub site  at Ford in Sussex that has a "quiet field" - no children, groups or EHU - and it's blissful.

What do we really want?

lets start with the basics,

Pricing per pitch per night whether its 3 people or 5 people and whether with or without dogs/children.

Level pitches and well defined pitch areas, good drainage, EHU and toilets/water and stunning countryside.

A seperate parking area for cars vans etc so our view isnt spoilt by looking at a ford mondeo estate over the way, yes allow cars etc to park near pitches but for loading and unloading only.

Any lighting is going to detract from the wonderfull night sky (light pollution) so please look into floor level red lights (ask any amature astronomer) if you must have them.

We have a 9 year old and nature provides his playground so dont worry about it too soon, kids always find a way to play.

I hate the "must depart pitch by 11am" rule, I have a site near me and the pleasure in taking your time to decamp rather than the panic of got to get off before 11 made it so much more an enjoyable experience.

Everything else will take care of itself, people will either like it or not. (their funny like that) one persons heaven is anothers hell etc....

but the basics of level site,Price, drainage and ehu availability is what we all look at 1st.

Phil

separate disabled toilet. My mum comes camping with us and can't manage ordinary toilets from her wheelchair. It's not fair when she has to wait an hour for the family bathroom to empty before she can use the toilet.

When we stayed at flamingo land they had a block of kennels. You could hire one for the week and it made a great difference. It meant if we wanted to go swimming for an hour or go offsite somewhere that dogs weren't allowed we had somewhere safe to leave them. We did have to produce their vaccination certificates and had to keep the kennel clean ourselves but it was a big difference to our holiday

Having noticed how many of the things people want are contradictory, I'm beginning to think good location, level pitches and good showers etc are the only things there's agreement on!

Phil wants pricing per pitch, as someone who never camps with more than 1 other person, I resent paying the same as a family of 5.

I also don't like sites where you can't park your car by your tent. The car can become a useful windbreak if the weather gets up, we often leave stuff in there to save cluttering up the tent and it's often handy to be be able to pop the dogs in there, eg to dry off or when you're pitching/packing up in the rain.

Just goes to show you can't please all of the people all of the time.