robinmclaren
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- Feb 23, 2009
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why not a camp site
as i seem to have a very mixed response to this i will explain why do we enjoy our car park , after upgrading to a large motorhome with towcar last year from a toyota hiace our usual campsite could not accept us anymore so we booked 2 weeks at another site within walking distance of our favourite beach, on arival we found the site like a mudbath and declined the offer of being towed up the campsite with a tractor , stuck for a site we went to ayr holiday park for a few nights in st ives which is a fantasic site with superb views and toilet block better than any i have seen and i have seen a few in 20 years of camping , but not a cheap site , we had a night on the road by st michaels mount , what a view to wake up to ( not sure if this one is legal but over 15 motorhomes there when we stopped ) we tried booking a site but all full as peak season with only the odd night here and there , we then found our car park which is owed by a motorhome owner and vantasic views even if weather not so good , 20 ft walk onto the beach for children as soon as sun out and enough local facilaties to make it very pleasant , local people in the village we spoke to all very pleased to have us there with no adverse comments and stunned by the motorhome running all its equiptment with no electricity , the campsite owner in my first story ( yes i have the name of it ) lives about 5 miles from car park but i will not name it as she may have been having a off day , out of respect for local buisness should have paid for a ticket on her car as it is a pay and display that relies on income to survive
we encountered bad motorhome owners last summer who emptied their waste water on the car park , ran a generator for power which does annoy local people when it is silent ( did cause complaints to the landowner )and left lots of rubbish on the floor behind them ( maybe the council bins 10 ft from them was to far away , these people will destroy nice spots and do not deserve to stay anywhere, we have invested a lot of money in large solar panels , decent batteries , amperor unit for tv, and a small inverter just for my better halfs hairdryer and straightners , works great is silent and respects the enviroment we all love to enjoy
why should we not have the fredom to enjoy the views and locations we want and not be forced into a field
ps . we pay lots of tax and vat and could winge all day about how me loose income to other people but that is life live with it , if you are good and people like your buisness you will get repeat and new trade always
,quote=robinmclaren;134471]there we were last week in cornwall at one of our favourite spots 20 foot from the beach with views straight on to it 10pm all silent except the noise of the sea , yes it was on a private car park with parking ticket paid for and owner accepts motorhomes stay overnight so perfectly legal .
a car pulls up next to us with very loud music and obviously trying to make a pain of themselves , after 10 minutes i went out to see what the problem was as my son was asleep , i met a very rude lady who started asking why i was staying there and telling me she was going to inform the council and police about motorhomes staying illegally in a car park , after calming her down it turns out she runs a campsite and is struggling for buisness and is miffed that motorhomes enjoy the fredom to pick their own views and do not have to be restricted to using only sites miles from anywhere that were mostly waterlogged last year , she also whined that motorhomes only wanted to pull up for 1 night stays to get water and electric and then go, hopefully i have cleared a few of her questions for her but do not think i would want to stay on her site.[/quote]
as i seem to have a very mixed response to this i will explain why do we enjoy our car park , after upgrading to a large motorhome with towcar last year from a toyota hiace our usual campsite could not accept us anymore so we booked 2 weeks at another site within walking distance of our favourite beach, on arival we found the site like a mudbath and declined the offer of being towed up the campsite with a tractor , stuck for a site we went to ayr holiday park for a few nights in st ives which is a fantasic site with superb views and toilet block better than any i have seen and i have seen a few in 20 years of camping , but not a cheap site , we had a night on the road by st michaels mount , what a view to wake up to ( not sure if this one is legal but over 15 motorhomes there when we stopped ) we tried booking a site but all full as peak season with only the odd night here and there , we then found our car park which is owed by a motorhome owner and vantasic views even if weather not so good , 20 ft walk onto the beach for children as soon as sun out and enough local facilaties to make it very pleasant , local people in the village we spoke to all very pleased to have us there with no adverse comments and stunned by the motorhome running all its equiptment with no electricity , the campsite owner in my first story ( yes i have the name of it ) lives about 5 miles from car park but i will not name it as she may have been having a off day , out of respect for local buisness should have paid for a ticket on her car as it is a pay and display that relies on income to survive
we encountered bad motorhome owners last summer who emptied their waste water on the car park , ran a generator for power which does annoy local people when it is silent ( did cause complaints to the landowner )and left lots of rubbish on the floor behind them ( maybe the council bins 10 ft from them was to far away , these people will destroy nice spots and do not deserve to stay anywhere, we have invested a lot of money in large solar panels , decent batteries , amperor unit for tv, and a small inverter just for my better halfs hairdryer and straightners , works great is silent and respects the enviroment we all love to enjoy
why should we not have the fredom to enjoy the views and locations we want and not be forced into a field
ps . we pay lots of tax and vat and could winge all day about how me loose income to other people but that is life live with it , if you are good and people like your buisness you will get repeat and new trade always
,quote=robinmclaren;134471]there we were last week in cornwall at one of our favourite spots 20 foot from the beach with views straight on to it 10pm all silent except the noise of the sea , yes it was on a private car park with parking ticket paid for and owner accepts motorhomes stay overnight so perfectly legal .
a car pulls up next to us with very loud music and obviously trying to make a pain of themselves , after 10 minutes i went out to see what the problem was as my son was asleep , i met a very rude lady who started asking why i was staying there and telling me she was going to inform the council and police about motorhomes staying illegally in a car park , after calming her down it turns out she runs a campsite and is struggling for buisness and is miffed that motorhomes enjoy the fredom to pick their own views and do not have to be restricted to using only sites miles from anywhere that were mostly waterlogged last year , she also whined that motorhomes only wanted to pull up for 1 night stays to get water and electric and then go, hopefully i have cleared a few of her questions for her but do not think i would want to stay on her site.[/quote]