Thursday 4th September – Monday 8th September 2008
One thing I forgot to mention is that there is a new bypass to the west of Barnstaple which helps speed up anyone travelling to North West Devon.
Hillside farm is unsurprisingly on the side of a hill but this didn’t really help the surface water drain from the pitching area. There are two hardstandings with a third nearer to the owners’ home. Visitors in the field helped to conserve the grass surface by parking cars on a hard area. There are good views from the pitching area.
I hear from CL owners that many bookings have cancelled because of the bad summers that we’ve had in recent years and I wonder how much the whole tourist industry is suffering. Perhaps we have to accept the situation and adapt our sites both large and small to cater for all weather conditions. Local authorities could help with funding as tourism means income and work for local industry. Anyway that’s enough of that; I’ll get back to reality.
There are all shops and supermarkets in Tiverton but there isn’t a bus service for visitors that need one. The local area has many interesting visitor attractions with National Trust properties and the Grand Western Canal to name but a few.
Analogue TV signal good.
Digital signal available. [If you don’t pitch behind a tree]
£8.00 per night
One thing I forgot to mention is that there is a new bypass to the west of Barnstaple which helps speed up anyone travelling to North West Devon.
Hillside farm is unsurprisingly on the side of a hill but this didn’t really help the surface water drain from the pitching area. There are two hardstandings with a third nearer to the owners’ home. Visitors in the field helped to conserve the grass surface by parking cars on a hard area. There are good views from the pitching area.
I hear from CL owners that many bookings have cancelled because of the bad summers that we’ve had in recent years and I wonder how much the whole tourist industry is suffering. Perhaps we have to accept the situation and adapt our sites both large and small to cater for all weather conditions. Local authorities could help with funding as tourism means income and work for local industry. Anyway that’s enough of that; I’ll get back to reality.
There are all shops and supermarkets in Tiverton but there isn’t a bus service for visitors that need one. The local area has many interesting visitor attractions with National Trust properties and the Grand Western Canal to name but a few.
Analogue TV signal good.
Digital signal available. [If you don’t pitch behind a tree]
£8.00 per night
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