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27/8/2020 at 10:07am
Location: Staithes
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Just a thought.
All these campsites must have reasonable access else they would be out of business.
They must also be supplied with things like gas, shop supplies.
Sure it will be ok
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27/8/2020 at 10:20am
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Likewise birdman101, I always check local road access on Google streetview/earth.
I tow a decent sized caravan, which means complete outfit doesn't fit into most passing places anyway even it they do exist, and I'm usually without passengers and have no reversing camera on caravan, so any reversing has to be done blind/with mirrors and without assistance, therefore I'll avoid as much as possible access that is likely to require me to reverse any distance. I've encountered far too many people coming the other way who's driving skills are so woefully inadequate they simply cannot reverse a solo car and the expectation is always that I reverse my car-caravan outfit!
Beyond any access notes provided by the campsite, I've not found a better method of evaluating access to a site. Any sites beyond a mile down a single track road and I dismiss them and look for somewhere else, it's a gamble that I don't meet anyone coming other way on that mile of single track road, but Google streetview/earth and where the road goes to/comes from gives some idea of chances. So far, it's a method that has worked OK.
Devon, with it's very high hedge on top of embankment lanes has to be one of the most challenging drives, as you rarely get to see in advance what is coming other way, and you really cannot edge off the tarmac to squeeze past!
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27/8/2020 at 10:40am
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As well as Google earth, the Bing maps website has an 'aerial view' option which is worth a look. I usually use those if I'm heading off anywhere I haven't been before. Once, it saved me heading for a campsite that turned out to be uncomfortably close to what looked like an industrial estate.
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27/8/2020 at 12:41pm
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Checking the reviews on here might tell you if the access is more difficult, another good reason to do reviews yourself so that others can benefit from your knowledge.
And of course always check if the site you are looking at does list as suitable for caravans. One site we know well doesn't take them, not because there's no room, but the access through their farmyard has a bend in it.
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27/8/2020 at 1:33pm
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The South Hams area of Devon has some very difficult roads if you venture south of the A38 dual carriageway..
If you want an alternative area there are sites with easy access down the western side of Dartmoor - Okehampton, Lydford, Tavistock, Plymouth - and buses available from sites up and down that route for motorhomers without other transport.
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27/8/2020 at 5:07pm
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River Dart Country Park near Ashburton, but Devon is a challenge to most holiday makers wether towing, motor home or Skoda Citigo........It all adds to the fun. 😀👍
Meeting holidayers in the lanes does need patience for us living here. 🤣🤣😂
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we live in s rural area and are used to fairly narrow lanes, but appreciate that Devon’s stone banks are to be respected!
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