Friday 17th July – Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Friday 17th July 2009 was the wettest a windiest day that I had ever towed in. The rain was continual and all roads had deep surface water with many flooded areas. However, after taking it steady, I managed to tow the 76 miles in just over 2 hours. I’d been to this site a few years earlier, and I don’t think much had change. From the entrance it slopes down to the cliffs and all pitches have good sea views. Some are not suitable for awnings, so you need to indicate your preference when booking. Many of the pitches slope although the club has terraced some to reduce this, the warden will always advise on pitch allocation.
The approach routes in the handbook and on the website are not accurate as the A186 has by-passed Shiremoor, but most visitors had managed to work it all out.
Out and about offers many things to do and public transport passes the entrance although the nearest bus stop is a short walk along the road to the right. From Whitley Bay you can catch the metro into Newcastle however the buses travel there and can be quicker in most cases. My daughter’s family, who had arrived, enjoyed their stay but thought that four nights were not long enough to enjoy all the local attractions. A pub at the entrance serves hand pulled beers and offers meals. Fish and Chips and more pubs are at nearby Seaton Sluice. I am reliably informed that the leisure centre in Whitley Bay has a good pool.
Analogue TV signal good
Digital signal available
£12.35 per night [1 adult]
Friday 17th July 2009 was the wettest a windiest day that I had ever towed in. The rain was continual and all roads had deep surface water with many flooded areas. However, after taking it steady, I managed to tow the 76 miles in just over 2 hours. I’d been to this site a few years earlier, and I don’t think much had change. From the entrance it slopes down to the cliffs and all pitches have good sea views. Some are not suitable for awnings, so you need to indicate your preference when booking. Many of the pitches slope although the club has terraced some to reduce this, the warden will always advise on pitch allocation.
The approach routes in the handbook and on the website are not accurate as the A186 has by-passed Shiremoor, but most visitors had managed to work it all out.
Out and about offers many things to do and public transport passes the entrance although the nearest bus stop is a short walk along the road to the right. From Whitley Bay you can catch the metro into Newcastle however the buses travel there and can be quicker in most cases. My daughter’s family, who had arrived, enjoyed their stay but thought that four nights were not long enough to enjoy all the local attractions. A pub at the entrance serves hand pulled beers and offers meals. Fish and Chips and more pubs are at nearby Seaton Sluice. I am reliably informed that the leisure centre in Whitley Bay has a good pool.
Analogue TV signal good
Digital signal available
£12.35 per night [1 adult]
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