Culture shock... (1 Viewer)

[Geejay]

Came back from Spain last w/e after enjoying 3 months in rural, laid-back, friendly, quiet sites. Fetched up at a Caravan Club site in the south Lakes on our way back home. The dour warden recited the campsite rules like a pre-recorded message - "if you drive in pitch with the peg on your nearside, or reverse in with peg on your offside (or was it vice versa?) and no, you can't park lengthways" and of course there's no restaurant or decent shop and don't be silly we won't be sitting here till 11pm waiting for the odd arrival.

 

[jockaneezer]

Back to reality

 

[magicsurfbus]

"Ve haf vays of making you enjoy ze camping experience."

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[jumartoo]

When we go to the UK, after getting used to the amount of traffic, the thing we find most daunting is shopping in a supermarket. It's like a competition to get round the aisles .

 

[Geejay]

When we go to the UK, after getting used to the amount of traffic, the thing we find most daunting is shopping in a supermarket. It's like a competition to get round the aisles .

We usually go to the big Consum in Totana when we're passing of a morning and you'd think the 3 minute warning had been sounded - nearly empty. Big Carrefours are often quite busy, but they have a sensible queuing system, unlike UK.

I think we have a lot to learn from our neighbours.

 

[Tootles]

Fetched up at a Caravan Club site in the south Lakes on our way back home.

Kendal? If so, I fully agree.

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[Lot lover]

But why were you shocked by the absence of culture.?

 

[Khizzie]

We usually go to the big Consum in Totana when we're passing of a morning and you'd think the 3 minute warning had been sounded - nearly empty. Big Carrefours are often quite busy, but they have a sensible queuing system, unlike UK.

I think we have a lot to learn from our neighbours.

Really ??

 

[Khizzie]

Came back from Spain last w/e after enjoying 3 months in rural, laid-back, friendly, quiet sites. Fetched up at a Caravan Club site in the south Lakes on our way back home. The dour warden recited the campsite rules like a pre-recorded message - "if you drive in pitch with the peg on your nearside, or reverse in with peg on your offside (or was it vice versa?) and no, you can't park lengthways" and of course there's no restaurant or decent shop and don't be silly we won't be sitting here till 11pm waiting for the odd arrival.

Didn't know that caravan club sites had to have shops etc nearby . Thought that was the idea of camping.to get away from all that. .hey what do I know only been camping for 45 years .,tent , caravan and now motorhome.

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[Gorse Hill]

Kendal? If so, I fully agree.

Come on toots, low park wood is like your local pub
Nice site thou

 

[Tootles]

Come on toots, low park wood is like your local pub
Nice site thou

The new wardens have an 'attitude' mate. One I thought was no long gone and defunct.

 

[Tootles]

The new wardens have an 'attitude' mate. One I thought was no long gone and defunct.

We arrived at about 12.20, and went to book in. "What are you doing here at this time"? I'm a bit bemused. "You cant arrive here until 13.00" I check my paperwork. It says arrival from 12.00. I show this to the man. "Where have YOU got THAT from"? I explain I copied it from my booking application. "No you havent. The arrival times have changed, and you know it........Anyway, you can just sit there until 13.00" Can I fill the water tank up then? You know, while we wait? "No you cant. You haven't paid"!
So we wandered onto the site, chose a spot, and then went back to the truck. 13.00 arrived. We went to book in. I ask for plot 7. "It might be already occupied"! I explained that we had walked over, and as we were the first to book in..............."You have no RIGHT to just wander around........"
I complained to head office when we got home. Didnt even get a reply, so Kendal is off our go to list now.

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[Khizzie]

We arrived at about 12.20, and went to book in. "What are you doing here at this time"? I'm a bit bemused. "You cant arrive here until 13.00" I check my paperwork. It says arrival from 12.00. I show this to the man. "Where have YOU got THAT from"? I explain I copied it from my booking application. "No you havent. The arrival times have changed, and you know it........Anyway, you can just sit there until 13.00" Can I fill the water tank up then? You know, while we wait? "No you cant. You haven't paid"!
So we wandered onto the site, chose a spot, and then went back to the truck. 13.00 arrived. We went to book in. I ask for plot 7. "It might be already occupied"! I explained that we had walked over, and as we were the first to book in..............."You have no RIGHT to just wander around........"
I complained to head office when we got home. Didnt even get a reply, so Kendal is off our go to list now.

He must have transferred from beadnell Bay as that's what I was met with two years ago. The head warden apologised for him saying he had had a bad day . I too wrote to head office complaining about his attitude .however that's the only time I have had to about any of the hardworking wardens .

 

[Lenny HB]

We arrived at about 12.20, and went to book in. "What are you doing here at this time"? I'm a bit bemused. "You cant arrive here until 13.00" I check my paperwork. It says arrival from 12.00. I show this to the man. "Where have YOU got THAT from"? I explain I copied it from my booking application. "No you havent. The arrival times have changed, and you know it........Anyway, you can just sit there until 13.00" Can I fill the water tank up then? You know, while we wait? "No you cant. You haven't paid"!
So we wandered onto the site, chose a spot, and then went back to the truck. 13.00 arrived. We went to book in. I ask for plot 7. "It might be already occupied"! I explained that we had walked over, and as we were the first to book in..............."You have no RIGHT to just wander around........"
I complained to head office when we got home. Didnt even get a reply, so Kendal is off our go to list now.

That is why we are no longer members, give us a nice Aire any day.
Makes us feel smug living on the south coast 20 miles from a channel port we just head south most times we get in the van.

 

[Geejay]

I suppose there's good and bad wardens, but one thing we noticed in the sites we visited is that they are either "owner occupied" and/or they employ local people, thus giving locals employment. Same with the on-site bar/restaurant/shop - it all brings in money to the local economy.

One of the great delights is trotting over to reception to get freshly baked bread which several sites manage to do.

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[JJ]

hey what do I know only been camping for 45 years .,tent , caravan and now motorhome.

Motorhoming ain't "camping" in my book.

Only "45 years"?

Beginner...

JJ

 

[JJ]

Which comes first...

Grumpy, unhelpful, rude wardens...

or grumpy, uncooperative, rude "campers".

I wonder how many nice, kind people who take a job as wardens of a campsite, turn into bitter, twisted and sad people when over exposed to ackward campsite customers?

JJ

 

[bigtree]

We usually go to the big Consum in Totana when we're passing of a morning and you'd think the 3 minute warning had been sounded - nearly empty. Big Carrefours are often quite busy, but they have a sensible queuing system, unlike UK.

I think we have a lot to learn from our neighbours.

Couldn't find a large supermarket when we were at Totana and don't get me started about the neighbours.

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[Dave K]

We arrived at about 12.20, and went to book in. "What are you doing here at this time"? I'm a bit bemused. "You cant arrive here until 13.00" I check my paperwork. It says arrival from 12.00. I show this to the man. "Where have YOU got THAT from"? I explain I copied it from my booking application. "No you havent. The arrival times have changed, and you know it........Anyway, you can just sit there until 13.00" Can I fill the water tank up then? You know, while we wait? "No you cant. You haven't paid"!
So we wandered onto the site, chose a spot, and then went back to the truck. 13.00 arrived. We went to book in. I ask for plot 7. "It might be already occupied"! I explained that we had walked over, and as we were the first to book in..............."You have no RIGHT to just wander around........"
I complained to head office when we got home. Didnt even get a reply, so Kendal is off our go to list now.

That's a shame, it was a lovely site, we often stopped off in there on the way to and fro Scotland as it was just off the main drag.

 

[bigtree]

Came back from Spain last w/e after enjoying 3 months in rural, laid-back, friendly, quiet sites. Fetched up at a Caravan Club site in the south Lakes on our way back home. The dour warden recited the campsite rules like a pre-recorded message - "if you drive in pitch with the peg on your nearside, or reverse in with peg on your offside (or was it vice versa?) and no, you can't park lengthways" and of course there's no restaurant or decent shop and don't be silly we won't be sitting here till 11pm waiting for the odd arrival.

We used to always stop at Ashes lane C&CC (Kendal) site on our way home but by the time we set up and the next day get packed up,we decided it was best just to drive for another couple of hours home.The price and some of the feral kids running riot around the site had absolutely nothing to do with it.

 

[Dave K]

He must have transferred from beadnell Bay as that's what I was met with two years ago. The head warden apologised for him saying he had had a bad day . I too wrote to head office complaining about his attitude .however that's the only time I have had to about any of the hardworking wardens .

We use the CC and have only come across one awkward set of wardens and that was in Scotland, otherwise I've no complaints at all, they seem to get very bad press for some reason, particularly on here.

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[Khizzie]

Motorhoming ain't "camping" in my book.

Only "45 years"?

Beginner...

JJ

haha. whatever you say @JJ

 

[Kool Kroozer]

Yep Tootles have experienced similar in our earlier days in the MH, have turned the van round an gone somewhere else, its one of the main reasons we wild - freedom and away from other peoles crap.. I just cannot be doing with it, I dont know why some campsite wardens are so up their own asses with rules an regulations, feel like offering them a joint an say "Chill out a little"

 

[Tootles]

they seem to get very bad press for some reason, particularly on here.

And so where else would you discuss such matters? I have seen just as many, if not more, recommendations to great sites with helpful wardens.

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[Tootles]

I wonder how many nice, kind people who take a job as wardens of a campsite, turn into bitter, twisted and sad people when over exposed to ackward campsite customers?

I think the keywords there are 'nice', 'kind', and 'customers'. Civility costs nowt, on either side, but membership of the CC does. And if being a warden makes you sad and bad, go work elsewhere and feel glad.

 

[Dave K]

And so where else would you discuss such matters? I have seen just as many, if not more, recommendations to great sites with helpful wardens.

Fair point, there just seems a lot of negativity towards the CC, but as you say I'm sure there are also recommendations

 

[Tootles]

Fair point, there just seems a lot of negativity towards the CC, but as you say I'm sure there are also recommendations

And as a many year member, I would be the first to applaud 99% of them, but just as 500 rogue football supporters can taint a crowd of 50,000, then one finger up the bum warden can do the same for CC sites.

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