Exeter Racecourse, CAMC site - Not what we expected

[MerlinUK]

We decided to pop into Exeter Racecouse, a Caravan and Motorhome Club site on-route to Hele Valley holiday park in Ilfracombe, North Devon. Antonia thought it would be a good place to stop on-route to shorten the driving times and to visit Exeter Cathedral at the same time. Unfortunately, the entrance to the car park in Exeter that Antonia had chosen for us to park the motorhome was too narrow and we could not find an easy way to get to the cathedral so we spent 2 days at the Racecourse doing...... Not a lot.

You can see a video of the last mile to the site and the site itself here:

 

[Jim]

What were you expecting?

 

[Two on Tour]

We would have used the Matford Park & Ride just off junction 31 of the M5 to get into Exeter.
A little bit of background work of where you are visiting always helps.

 

[chaser]

Couldn't you have got a taxi?

 

[Holly's mum]

What was the problem with the actual CAMC site? Your complaint seems to be more about not being able to park in Exeter.

Or is this just click bait to get people to watch your video on YouTube?

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[PebblesJnr]

It is exactly what I would expect to find on a site located on a racecourse.

 

[Janine]

It's a bit of a strange site in the middle of nowhere but there are some lovely walks.

There was a carpark which had moho spaces but last time I went, they had been removed.

I was advised to park on TK Maxx and walk in.

 

[AndyPK]

I’ve always found the sinks too low on racecourse sites (Market Rasen especially!!) - I guess it’s because the jockeys are generally short-ar$Ed too……

 

[Kups]

Click bait to earn them money, not acceptable on this forum.
Delete it Jim

 

[James-Alex]

Click bait to earn them money, not acceptable on this forum.
Delete it Jim

Doubt it with the followers on channel lacking. But defo seeking followers

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[pampam]

I thought it was a good informative video,and he was right it looked like a good transit site if you are on your way somewhere else (i like cheltenham racecourse site myself and always overnighted there )
cheers pampam

 

[Podney]

“Time to move on”. I couldn’t have put it better myself.

 

[WoldsSunlight]

If they thought the carpark in Exeter was narrow, then they're in for a shock when they travel further into Devon and/or Cornwall... completely self indulgent and totally uninformative video.

 

[AlunandFelicie]

Re Hele Valley have you been before we were there a couple of months ago

 

[dash300]

If they thought the carpark in Exeter was narrow, then they're in for a shock when they travel further into Devon and/or Cornwall... completely self indulgent and totally uninformative video.

Did they really think they were going to be able to waltz into a UK Cathedral City in a Motorhome and just park up! P&R is your friend.
Exeter parking for cars isn't that bad if you know where to go but Motorhomes no chance. A modicum of research might have worked for them.

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[MerlinUK]

What was the problem with the actual CAMC site? Your complaint seems to be more about not being able to park in Exeter.

Or is this just click bait to get people to watch your video on YouTube?

It was just out honest opinion of the site. As we said, it is OK as a stop off point but not a site to visit for what's at the site. We just want people to realise what they are booking. As for click bait, are you being serious?

 

[MerlinUK]

Click bait to earn them money, not acceptable on this forum.
Delete it Jim

Click bait? We have a small channel and we enjoy sharing our journeys. If you understood Youtube you would soon realise we do not earn any money from it or are ever likely to. Maybe Jim should delete some of your "unfriendly" messages!

 

[MerlinUK]

Doubt it with the followers on channel lacking. But defo seeking followersView attachment 650453

There is no point in sharing our Journeys if no one watches them. So, yes, we would love some more followers and we have to make the videos attractive enough to make them watchable. We learnt so much watching others on Youtube we thought we would like to do the same.

 

[MerlinUK]

I thought it was a good informative video,and he was right it looked like a good transit site if you are on your way somewhere else (i like cheltenham racecourse site myself and always overnighted there )
cheers pampam

Thank you.

 

[MerlinUK]

Re Hele Valley have you been before we were there a couple of months ago

It was our first time at Hele Valley. We enjoyed it there. We made a video of there too. if you are interested. We would like to get feedback re. our videos to see if they are useful to others.

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[David and Sally]

Buses run from the site into Exeter.

 

[MerlinUK]

Did they really think they were going to be able to waltz into a UK Cathedral City in a Motorhome and just park up! P&R is your friend.
Exeter parking for cars isn't that bad if you know where to go but Motorhomes no chance. A modicum of research might have worked for them.

My wife did look up the parking before hand but then when she looked it up on the day we were going to head there she saw some pictures of the entrance that worried her. I would have given it a go but it is not worth arguing with the wife

 

[MerlinUK]

Buses run from the site into Exeter.

We did look into taking a us but they were very infrequent and I tend to get motion sick on busses

 

[David and Sally]

We did look into taking a us but they were very infrequent and I tend to get motion sick on busses

About every hour. 1/2 hr journey. We have done it.

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[MerlinUK]

It is exactly what I would expect to find on a site located on a racecourse.

It was our first time on a race course. We had no idea what to expect. I wish I'd seen a video review before we booked it. That said the site is OK as a stopover but there is not a lot to do or see there.

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[David and Sally]

. That said the site is OK as a stopover but there is not a lot to do or see there.

Correction, there is nothing to do or see.

 

[chaser]

It was our first time on a race course. We had no idea what to expect. I wish I'd seen a video review before we booked it. That said the site is OK as a stopover but there is not a lot to do or see there.

What do you expect to see on a site? There is not a lot of sites in the middle of towns and what was wrong with my suggestion of a taxi seems a sensible solution, that's what we do anyway.

 

[AndyPK]

Try Warwick Racecourse C&MC site - ten minutes walk into town; short walk to the Grand Union canal; acres of space for dogs; Sainsbury’s alongside the course…….and so-on!

(and sinks the ‘right’ height! )

 

[MerlinUK]

What do you expect to see on a site? There is not a lot of sites in the middle of towns and what was wrong with my suggestion of a taxi seems a sensible solution, that's what we do anyway.

I'm embarrassed to say I get motion sick as a passenger. If I know well in advance I can take medication to prevent it but it all becomes a bit of a faff.

 

[Speve]

Did they really think they were going to be able to waltz into a UK Cathedral City in a Motorhome and just park up! P&R is your friend.
Exeter parking for cars isn't that bad if you know where to go but Motorhomes no chance. A modicum of research might have worked for them.

Very easy to criticise when you know the place I thought the original post very informative? Folk should be a lititle more thoughtfull before posting they are only trying to be helpful they must feel really pissed off with some of the replies on this thread?

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