Woodland or Riverside?
Maybe both.Woodland or Riverside?
Sorry, just noticed why you queried - I headed the post for woodland sites then asked about Riverside sites. I've been thinking about both so any suggestions for both/either would be great. Apologies and thanks.Woodland or Riverside?
I was being mischievous
Thanks ArunAlec - happy for a bit of mischief!
Don’t forget you can edit the title as well as content
Thanks Hawthorn37 - sounds ideal, I'll take a look as it's not that far from me for a couple of nights break.
Thanks for the reminder chockswahayDon’t forget you can edit the title as well as content
Had a look. This is a bit much though and inflexible.
Following covid there’s been pressure on campsite pitches with many sites selling out months ahead. As the country is / has returned to normal, and fewer campervan/ motorhomes are used for holidays, some sites will find it more difficult to get away with high prices. That said, I can understand site owners wanting to maximise their bookings and regain what they lost during covid. I see that CAMC, after introducing a deposit system, has reduced the amount, and CCC are discounting certain pitches and sites. Give it another year and we should be back to normal, and prices stabilise.
At least C&MC allow you to cancel a few days in advance. and the CCC only take a 50% deposit, which, I belive is transferable.
www.forestryengland.uk
Crikey, how times have changed! I remember camping there on a school trip about 60 years ago when the only choice was ex army tent or ex army tent!This site in the Forest of Dean was really nice - surrounded by forest (a herd of deer seem to regularly use part of the campsite too) and you can also walk down to the river and along to Symonds Yat. Lots of other walks too and this might meet both your river and woodland criteria
Forestry England Camping at the Forest of Dean
Switch off, relax, get back to basics and nature with a unique camping experience in the Forest of Dean. Gather your friends and family, snuggle up in your sleeping bag and take in the beautiful night sky at Bracelands campsite. With pitches for tents, caravans and motorhomes, this is the...
As I understand, CAMC changed their cancellation policy at the start of 2023, and now lose your deposit if you cancel in less than 3 weeks before your first night. The deposit is 10% or £20 as a minimum. It used to be 3 days but they found an increasingly high cancellation rate as people made last minute changes, or booking multiple sites then cancelling some. The rate was around 40% of bookings.
I have had great experiences with CCC changing my booking as I arrive. They have always reduced the cost if any offspring chooses not to come or if we leave early due to horrendous weather. Saying that we also had a good result from Savernake -Forestry? when my daughter and her girlfriend booked 2 nights in a tent, but persuaded me to join them so we could all stay in the van and she didn't have to pay any additional sum! The sun shone for long enough for us to find many ancient oaks
We stayed there for our first weekend away in the Cali last month. Really nice and clean facilities and Dulverton was lovely - good pub on the corner and the Thai restaurant in town does takeaway too which was pretty good.
The Thai restaurant is one of the best we’ve been to.
Thanks pchmlk - it's now on my list.
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