A French style Aire in Suffolk (1 Viewer)

[VXman]

Stopped at Butley Village Hall for a couple of nights. Basically a village hall carpark with EHU, water, waste, recycling, kids playground, picnic tables.

Locals park here too, chat and take dogs for a walk.

You can park on the hardstanding in front of the hall or on the grass at the side and back.

£10 for the night or £15 with EHU. You can use the water/waste for £5 donation box. A little expensive compared to European Aires but a good find for the UK.

A local even uses the EHU for his electric van.I hooper he pays!


Very nice, chilled, park where you like location. Very quiet with a pub around the corner. Good access to Sutton Hoo, Aldeburgh, Thorpe Less, Orford Ness etc etc.

 

[iandsm]

Just a little further up the road is the Church where you can stay in the car park £8 but no EHU although there is water chemical disposal its very quiet next to the church which is interesting and the graveyard residents are quiet too.

 

[meanders]

Ran a rally at Butley village hall ten or more years ago. Very helpful lady. However the Butley Oyster pub was shut, and without a car, taking the motorhome out is difficult as East Suffolk Council are so anti motorhome, parking anywhere can be a nightmare.

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[MisterB]

A local even uses the EHU for his electric van.I hope he pays! ....

And therin lies a problem....... If the setup is just for motorhomes and campers then they are abusing the process and potentially drawing a large amount of electricity very cheaply ..... Of course if anyone is allowed to park up and access electricity, water and emptying then the issue shifts to being one of anyone WILL park up and open up the villages hospitality to further abuse! Some people may even forego the 'donation' ....

I hope that it continues to function as the community intend it to !

 

[cyberyacht]

Did a night there last year after visiting Minsmere. Nice spot. An N&B came in while I was there as it provided sufficient access for him to dump his black tank. Website with link for booking IIRC.

 

[VXman]

Yes, you can book on website. The donation box is for people who just use the water/waste but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some confusion sometimes, or even abuse as stays do not seem to be monitored.

As for the electric van driver I believe the 'management' are aware he does this but I do wonder how they monitor his usage/charge him. I could have easily used EHU even though I didn't pay.

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[Manic]

It makes me wonder why more village don’t do this, quite often you pass them and car parks are empty.

 

[Lenny HB]

Nice to here some councils are making the effort, if the servicing is free it you pay to stop I'm happy with that.

 

[Gaston aires]

A local even uses the EHU for his electric van.I hope he pays! ....

And therin lies a problem....... If the setup is just for motorhomes and campers then they are abusing the process and potentially drawing a large amount of electricity very cheaply ..... Of course if anyone is allowed to park up and access electricity, water and emptying then the issue shifts to being one of anyone WILL park up and open up the villages hospitality to further abuse! Some people may even forego the 'donation' ....

I hope that it continues to function as the community intend it to !

So Leccy at £5 pn equals £35 per week. Cheap living and it will soon get abused and scrapped.
Butley does rallies already.
Phil

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[mitzimad]

Ran a rally at Butley village hall ten or more years ago. Very helpful lady. However the Butley Oyster pub was shut, and without a car, taking the motorhome out is difficult as East Suffolk Council are so anti motorhome, parking anywhere can be a nightmare.

I is it really that long ago???

 

[meanders]

I is it really that long ago???

Just checked. 2012 into 2013 I believe. Frightening!

 

[scotjimland]

£10 for the night or £15 with EHU. You can use the water/waste for £5 donation box. A little expensive compared to European Aires

We live just a few miles from the 'aire' so never used it.. cycled past it many times..

however, re aire prices..

Just spent there weeks in France using aires, average price was €14 - €15 with a 6amp EHU .. these were mainly Camping-car park aires which are excellent.. no over-crowding, good spacing and you can check in advance how many free spaces are available on the day .. so we recon good value for money ..

other examples..
Honfleur aire is now €14 and lucky if you can find an EHU point.
The new aire in Calais is €12 to park, water is €2 .. no EHU

yes there are free aires and cheaper ones but you generally pay extra for water.. the days of cheap or free aires in France are slowly but surely ending .

In the UK CLs with EHU are also getting more expensive.. £15 upwards .. some as expensive a big sites... long gone are the fiver a night or less CLs

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[cyberyacht]

Most new CLs with CAMC seem to be around £25 and £15 for non EHU ones. £10 differential for leccy is a bit steep.

 

[denisejoe]

Still £4 a day at Canterbury p&r