Forget Me Not was completely off my radar due to well documented reviews of the site stating that it wasn’t a very good site to say the least. Following a chance review of the site recently I discovered that the site had been taken over with new owners/management. And lo and behold the site was now getting rave reviews. Time for a visit me thinks!
We arrived Saturday afternoon and pulled into reception. All was looking very new: reception building, club house, barrier gates – all new installations, very nice. We spoke to a lady on reception, who again was new! We were then taken to our pitch and left to it. The site has a new dedicated touring section, although this wasn’t open yet, so we were placed on one of the ‘seasonal’ pitches in ‘The Willows’. All the pitches are of a good size with hardstanding, arranged in a wavy circle for each section, so there are no lines of straight vans, very nice. The pitches are fully serviced, so out came the Truma mains pipe and waste pipe, the Aquaroll and Wastemaster retired to the car for the weekend, well they deserve a rest! A little bit of levelling required, but we were soon set-up and ready for the weekend. Weather was pleasant, so we went for a walk around the site before tea. All the roads are new tarmac, very well laid out with each section on a one-way system. Toilet block looked new yet again, very good standard. The touring section doesn’t allow children presently, but with us being in the seasonal section, there were kids a plenty. We haven’t been on a large site for a very long time now, we soon agreed that they aren’t for us, we both prefer a farm any day! Don’t get me wrong, the site is superb, but just too busy for our liking. We noted a superb kids playground being built behind the club house, for families with the young ones, this site is going to be ideal.
Sunday morning, glorious weather. We had breakfast, following which I began the task of washing the ‘van roof! Ladders out, brush and towels at the ready, time to fill the bowl with water. With us on mains water hookup, I decided to deploy the shower in order to fill the bowl, as there weren’t any water standpipes that I could see in the near vicinity. So time to get the blanking plug out, now this has always been a challenge, this thing is a tough remove. So I began the finger nipping pull and wiggle, with little joy. So a bit of a tease with a screwdriver and – snap, the plastic lugs broke! So with a little help from a pair of pliers I managed to get the plug out and the shower installed, washing the roof began. Not in bad condition to be honest, I soon had it sparkling again, ready for the rest of the year. Now, I just need to order a new blanking plug!
As is the case on Sundays, the site soon quietened down, the gentle hum of children faded into blissful peace and quiet, superb, the sun continued to shine as well. Sunday came and went as we settled in for the evening. Monday morning, still in fine weather we began to pack up and head off home. A very pleasant weekend at a very pleasant site.
- Date: 21st May 2016
- Nights: 2
- Pitch #: 44
- GPS: 55.245484, -1.801520
- A697 > West Road