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11/12/2024 at 6:11pm
Location: London
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Very much a personal view, suiting my needs at the time, not necessarily a recommendation to others, as I'm sure many would hate them for various reasons.
First site was in my beloved Lake District for a regular holiday of walking and relaxing with minimal need to use the car, in fact it didn't move for 2 weeks! Despite knowing the area well enough from countless previous visits, I'd never pitched my van at this site before, but will certainly return. CAMC Borrowdale at the foot of Derwent Water. No facilities other than service points (self contained units only allowed on site), most pitches under trees, no shops or other amenities near by, pretty much need to go into Keswick, about 5-6 miles away for EVERYTHING, but blissfully quiet, and direct pedestrian access to Derwent Water and numerous footpaths, AND cheap pitch fees! Fell in love with it, I'll be going back.
Second site was an odd one for me, firstly because I was looking for a base to set out to visit a number of people I knew scattered around 3 Counties of the West Country, rather than for the appeal of the location and it's immediate environs itself. I'd been invited to pitch my van on a friends farm field near Honiton, but it turned out to be far too waterlogged, so I had to find a hardstanding formal campsite at short notice. I chose CAMC Cadeside near Taunton. Hand was rather forced, as few campsites still open in November, and I wanted one that was not too deep into 'country lane' territory, hoping to keep my journey from and return to London as quick and straightforward as possible. Literally 5 minutes off the M5, it was easy to get to, and gave me good major road routes to all the people I wanted to visit. Typical high standard CAMC site in itself, again a site without toilet or shower though, but that's never a concern to me. Not the most desirable location as little of interest in immediate area, but a great site for my needs, and most other people who use it as a one or two night stop off on a longer journey. I wouldn't chose it as a destination, but would certainly keep it in mind and return to use it as a base or journey break, VERY convenient location for those purposes. It also had a decent sized Lidl right opposite the entrance, so great for essentials shopping.
So I feel I've discovered two sites of worth this year.
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11/12/2024 at 10:27pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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The OP asked which was your best new site this year. We stayed at 5 new sites, none of them are better than our all time favourites, and we are unlikely to use them again.
However, best of all was that one of our favourites reopened as a Campingcar Park, Mery sur Seine, we were overjoyed!
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12/12/2024 at 11:03pm
Location: Liverpool
Outfit: Swift Challenger 560
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We went to a number of sites we have not visited before but I think our favourite was Eye Kettleby Lakes. It was a lovely site, there were loads of places nearby to visit and as we had never been to that part of the country before, it was all new to us. The site is in Melton Mowbray so my husbands favourite bit was the pork pie shop in the town!
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