What a crap site

[Steve L]

I've just come back from a bank holiday nightmare at a farm camp site. This one is just a few yards from the Tywyn turn off the Machynlleth to Dolgellau (A487)in north wales.

The site was at the very bottom of a steep sided valley, with about 200 yards of flat ground, so you got about 3 hours of sun per day max.

The worst thing was the facilities. A none decorated breeze block toilet hut ( could't call it a block I've got a bigger garden shed!!)Just 2 loos & 1 shower each for around 4/500 campers. I'd never que'd at 6-30am before to use the loo!

5 household dustbins for rubbish! and two water taps for 40 caravans in our field. There was no shop at all. You had a 10 mile drive to get any supplies.

Then it rained!!

The whole site turned into a bog. We had litterally inches of water in the awnings. The ground was so soft you dare not park the car off the gravelled areas. Some of the vans would only of been accessable using wellies. You could see rut's 4/5 inches deep from vans that pulled off.

Should of known when I got there, the cheecky farmer over charged me by a quid because I'd not booked the week.

If ever they want to make a new "carry on camping" then they have the perfect ready made site and even the farmer can be thrown into the star role.

What I'd love to know is how on earth did he get his license to operate. He is listed in the camping and caravan club big sites book, and also has a web site.

Mind you, the picture of Tallylyn lake that is said to be only a mile from the sight was taken with rose tinted glasses and a 5000 time magnification lense on the camera from a helicopter.

Definately not a site to see let alone stay on.

 

[rayc]

Steve, see the responses in the general section. Ray

 

[tonyd1]

Hi Steve,

What's its proper title mate, I might email the Mayor of New Orleans and ask him if we can link it up to his disaster fund appeal. Sounds like it needs help. But can't understand why there were so many others on the site.

Regards Tony.

 

[Donnalesley]

Just goes to show that we are all very different - I stayed on this site over the bank holiday weekend and was quite happy with it.

The views of Cader Idris towering 3000ft above you are quite impressive and I found the stream running a few feet behind the van very relaxing

I can sympathise with your comments about the lack of drainage, I guess you were somewhere near the toilet/shower block, I did notice that some of the pitches down there were a bit wet.

So I guess that the truth about this site is that not everyone will enjoy it - but it will suit some people in the same way that the larger commercial sites will suit others.

 

[Ray_5078866]

You are just lucky you didn't see the one down the road. We booked, arrived, and left!

 

[Steve L]

Just goes to show that we are all very different - I stayed on this site over the bank holiday weekend and was quite happy with it.

The views of Cader Idris towering 3000ft above you are quite impressive and I found the stream running a few feet behind the van very relaxing

I can sympathise with your comments about the lack of drainage, I guess you were somewhere near the toilet/shower block, I did notice that some of the pitches down there were a bit wet.

So I guess that the truth about this site is that not everyone will enjoy it - but it will suit some people in the same way that the larger commercial sites will suit others.

A bit wet? thats an understatement. I have stayed in the Tywyn area for over ten years and this site was "the worst" ever. Used to stay at Pall Mall just out of Tywyn had to feed electric cables across the drive to get power and the toilets there were in the 50's era, but there was enough of them. I realise Gwynedd is under developed and that appeals to us as we don't like a disco site either, but there are basic minimum levels and this one is wide of the mark.