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Don't forget to leave a review of the campsites you have visited this year or last!
01/9/2015 at 1:51pm
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In my experience, screaming kids are less of a problem than noisy adults. We don't have children, but we've not felt the need to seek out adult-only sites.
Generally, the kids on sites we've been to have been well-behaved and go to bed relatively early, leaving an hour or so's adult time. Our biggest issues have been groups of teenagers leaving facilities in a state, urinating in the open and playing loud music, plus groups of self-important adults pitched a few feet away (on a busy site) and talking utter drivel all evening :-(.
For me, key things to look for would be banning of music, quiet time after 11pm, sufficient space between pitches, clean facilities. Read the reviews (on this site, Cool Camping, Tripadvisor etc.) to check all rules are enforced. Be wary of sites that take the laid back, 'we don't like to have too many rules' approach. That can result in a free-for-all where anything goes.
I've only been to small sites (non-C&CC and less than about 50 pitches) so can't comment on more commercial places. I'd be up for using larger sites out of season, but would steer clear over the school holidays.
My biggest tip would be to try and get as much information about the site prior to booking or turning up. Unfortunately, many campsites seem to have terrible websites and you are left reading between the lines, looking at reviews and user photos. Several times, I've had to scout round the internet to find out what the arrival/departure times are, whether a firepit will have a grill for cooking on it, whether you can buy logs there, what type of facilities there are. I went to one site the other month that was meant to have drop loos, showers in horseboxes, sinks to find out that there was 1 portaloo, 1 makeshift shower and an outside tap. I didn't mind hugely (at least not until the teenagers decked the loo), but it would be good if sites could be more upfront and honest as to the extent of facilities.
Anyway, that said, there are loads of great sites out there. You won't know what you like though until you've visited a few. I think you hone your requirements over time, realising what you need and what is less important.
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2019 trips booked so far:
Easter - Red Shoot, New Forest
May - Secret Campsite, Sussex
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