Castleton, Derbyshire, England
Unpowered grass site
Liked Location, near to good hiking and biking trails. Nice big field, good for pitching tents etc.
Disliked Noise from other campers, lots of groups ignore the 10pm curfew for silence. This is probably because everyone knows it's not enforced. Would make a difference if the campsite owner did a walk around at 11pm. There were groups playing music and shouting at 2:30am last night despite others telling them to shut-up. Also, wish the gate at the main road was set back a bit because it's not safe to stop car on the road to open it. Same when leaving and closing it.
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Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Rail camping pod
Liked Loved the old cargo wagon (train carriage) converted into a cabin. We slept nicely as storm Ciara passed through during the night. It was quite cosy with the wood burning stove inside. I like the fact it's a real farm, with real smells and noises!
The owners are really friendly.
Sign-posts to the campsite are clear and in the right place, which isn't something you often get. Whoever paints the letters on their wooden signs is really good.
Disliked Only mention these as observations, I'm not necessarily saying I disliked anything:
Bunk bed needs a ladder to get up/down
Door needs better method of holding shut (rope and metal hoops don't quite work)
Electric socket would be useful to charge phone etc (I'm aware there's a socket in the kitchen area).
I'm not sure if I parked in the right area (next to toilet block) but I didn't realise there was a drainage outlet on the wall of the large shed (cattle ?) and it made the ground a bit muddy. I wasn't too bothered as I'm aware this is a working farm, but some people might not like stepping in that.
Last thing to mention, about 5 minutes after I came back from the toilet with my kids, a car sped past very quickly, presumably going to the owner's house. Maybe something is needed to slow traffic down.
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