Sunday 28th September – Thursday 2nd October 2008
I used the directions given in the members’ handbook to approach this site but this meant that I had to use a roundabout route from junction 4A off the M3. I later discovered that any route from this junction is caravan friendly. This site is a gem. It is in a large lawned area with a few trees scattered around the pitching area. Each pitch is on a hardstanding and the owners ask you to leave your car in the car park which all helps maintain the quality of the grass. Entry to the property is through a security gate so it is important that the owners are aware of your arrival. After that you are provided with a control to operate the gate. The electric hook ups are meter operated by £1 coins which didn’t last long if you use your electric heating which was necessary in the late evenings at this time of the year. There is a free shower and toilet block. Unfortunately I had to use a pitch under a tree which was irritating as the first rain for weeks dripped all night onto the caravan roof.
I tried hard to find things to do in Fleet without travelling too far. I like canals so spent a few hours walking the Basingstoke Canal from the Visitor Centre at Mytchett. Another day I explored the shops in the town centre which are all placed down one street with a fairly modern indoor shopping centre. According to the internet Fleet is a young town built after the London to Southampton railway was constructed. However it has expanding rapidly with the construction of new housing and is now probably a satellite town for London.
I didn’t find a useable bus service near the site however all facilities including supermarkets are available in and around the town centre.
Analogue TV signal good
No Digital signal available
£10.00 per night. [I used £8 on electricity in four nights]
I used the directions given in the members’ handbook to approach this site but this meant that I had to use a roundabout route from junction 4A off the M3. I later discovered that any route from this junction is caravan friendly. This site is a gem. It is in a large lawned area with a few trees scattered around the pitching area. Each pitch is on a hardstanding and the owners ask you to leave your car in the car park which all helps maintain the quality of the grass. Entry to the property is through a security gate so it is important that the owners are aware of your arrival. After that you are provided with a control to operate the gate. The electric hook ups are meter operated by £1 coins which didn’t last long if you use your electric heating which was necessary in the late evenings at this time of the year. There is a free shower and toilet block. Unfortunately I had to use a pitch under a tree which was irritating as the first rain for weeks dripped all night onto the caravan roof.
I tried hard to find things to do in Fleet without travelling too far. I like canals so spent a few hours walking the Basingstoke Canal from the Visitor Centre at Mytchett. Another day I explored the shops in the town centre which are all placed down one street with a fairly modern indoor shopping centre. According to the internet Fleet is a young town built after the London to Southampton railway was constructed. However it has expanding rapidly with the construction of new housing and is now probably a satellite town for London.
I didn’t find a useable bus service near the site however all facilities including supermarkets are available in and around the town centre.
Analogue TV signal good
No Digital signal available
£10.00 per night. [I used £8 on electricity in four nights]
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