In the past I have placed a good deal of faith in magazine reviews (NOT Practical Motorhome who give favourable reviews to all of their advertisers) of camp sites. Especially the MMM reviews that give the appearance of having been submitted by members of the public.
Well now I'm not so sure. I cut out and kept a review of a site in the Dordogne a few months ago that sounded lovely, right up our street. On the river (correct), close to town centre (reasonably correct). However, everything else was pretty much shoe repairers. Free WiFi. Broken. Lovely restaurant. Closed. Takeaway pizza. Non. Nice bar. Closed. Irish pub in the town. Wrong. It's an expensive restaurant with an Irish name. Owners speak English. One does, the other has no words at all. And it's not that the review was done in high season, as it specifically says that the reviewer stayed in September.
Anyway, all I can say is be prepared for things to change significantly in a year. Don't build your hopes up for a real pint of Guinness like I did!
Well now I'm not so sure. I cut out and kept a review of a site in the Dordogne a few months ago that sounded lovely, right up our street. On the river (correct), close to town centre (reasonably correct). However, everything else was pretty much shoe repairers. Free WiFi. Broken. Lovely restaurant. Closed. Takeaway pizza. Non. Nice bar. Closed. Irish pub in the town. Wrong. It's an expensive restaurant with an Irish name. Owners speak English. One does, the other has no words at all. And it's not that the review was done in high season, as it specifically says that the reviewer stayed in September.
Anyway, all I can say is be prepared for things to change significantly in a year. Don't build your hopes up for a real pint of Guinness like I did!