A very pleasant drive soon found us pulling in to Canada Fields Caravan Park. Upon entry we parked on the entry road and then I went to the ‘reception hut’ which proudly displayed a sign saying ‘open’, but alas there was no-one around! Instructions on the board outside advised calling a telephone number if this situation happened, I did and kept getting cut off – mobile reception? So we duly headed down to the campsite itself in hope of finding pitch #7 which had been allocated to us when I used the automated online booking system 😉
Well that wasn’t going to happen, the site was pretty much full apart from two pitches. A ‘seasonal’ camper came to advise us to take one of the pitches, as the other had been reserved? Neither were relating to pitch #7. The pitch we had to take was rather a dump in fairness. Barbed wire and wood logs were the order of the day at the rear. The awning side was a mess and very undulated. In front of us was a pond decorated with weeds, along with some freshly turned soil. Maybe some work ongoing, but this felt a bit ‘rough around the edges’ if you know what I mean.
We settled into the evening along with the many other campers there. With there being mostly seasonal pitches along the top row there were many acquaintances being met along with BBQ’s and general good holiday times. We originally though that most of the campsite was seasonal but Sunday brought a different light to the game, and a lot of ‘vans departed the site.
We walked around the site on Sunday, very pleasant it was despite our initial negative impression. The toilet block seems very modern, although the lighting is very dim and only one toilet in the gents seems a little short, considering the site can site around 20 pitches along with the fishermen! CDP and grey water are well catered for, most pitches have a fresh water tap, so no complaints there. EHU is 16A so again full marks.
- Date: 23rd April 2016
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #12
- GPS: 54.358529, -1.500638
- A1(S) > A6055 > Leases Rd > A684 > Doly Ln > B6271