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Subject Topic: Watermouth Cove will not accept xxl tent Post Reply Post New Topic
03/7/2006 at 8:12pm
 Location: Dorset
 Outfit: royal monty 12
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Called Watermouth Cove site today to see if they had availability for next week but they will not accept our tent. Its a royal montpellier 12. There pitch size is only 7.5 by 4.5 according to the owner.   Its listed on the thread 'campsites that accepts large tents' and the reviews have said the pitch sizes are large.  The owner said we could have 2 pitches if there was availability but I would have to call tomorrow as his staff had gone home, but then it gets rather costly.  It looks like we have a problem tent, maybe not such a good buy after all if we are going to have a problem finding a campsite.  This will be the second time camping (if we can find a campsite), but the kids loved it so we are keen to go again.



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03/7/2006 at 8:20pm
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: Sunncamp Festiva and Sunncamp sport
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You'll probably have more luck with farm campsites. These tend to have large fields with no marked pitches.

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03/7/2006 at 9:08pm
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Try Mill park or stowerford meadows in that area HERE & HERE


03/7/2006 at 9:53pm
 Location: Dorset
 Outfit: royal monty 12
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Thanks a lot for the reply, will be looking at those sites.  It gets rather time consuming trying to search for a nice camp site - especially when they won't take your tent.  I have read previous reviews that people should pay for 2 pitches and be charged double.  I just think they should have pitches varying in size and then pay accordingly. To have to pay for 2 pitches and the children/extra people as well seems a bit excessive. 



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04/7/2006 at 9:19am
 Location: bristol
 Outfit: vw 1989 t3 & tunnel awning
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Never come across pitches that small before.  Think maybe they are out to make loads a money.  Probably most family sized tents would be wider than 4.5 once the guys are out. Hmmm.


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04/7/2006 at 9:30am
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Vermont L Nebraska XL and Montana 4 6
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The 4.5metre sounds very small.  That would rule out quite a few not so large tents as well.  Especially if you are going to put your car on the same pitch.  You have to consider that guy ropes take up at least an extra metre.

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04/7/2006 at 9:47am
 Location: Ramsgate
 Outfit: Gelert Quebec 8 + 4
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When we made a booking for a site in yorkshire we were questioned about size of tent.They said tyey would not accept Diablos and the like the ones with central living areas and 2 or 3 pods from the centre,sounds like they trying to cram as many campers in as pos.But the other week we stayed at a site in the Peaks on a farm,they said pitch were you like,did not matter how big your tent was and there were some pretty large tents,real beauties


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