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Stayed at Stubcroft Farm over the B/H weekend. Expensive at £42 per night!
Nice campsite but only 6 showers and not the best i have seen. A few eco friendly toilets (you c**p in a hole) Ok until you disturb the water :shock:
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What was the £42 getting you? A delivered breakfast? Use of the owner's Wife/daughter/sisters :wink:

Seriously, I'm not sure how a site can justify a price like that no matter what the season is. Was it for 8 people, a dog, awning, electric?

As long as you enjoyed I suppose that is all that matters
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I find a lot of these Eco sites cost a fair bit of money, cheaper to go to a site with swimming pool, club house ect.
I don't get that myself? I still go to the Eco ones, but only for one night
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'Eco' ?

Clearly it's not short for economical :lol: .. so what ?
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Means you get to sh!t on some straw and dodge cowpats :lol:
Actually some of them are nice, pricing is stupid though
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Heh heh, I think my preferred 'eco' site is a tap in a field costing no more than £5 a night. I never pre-book if I go touring and keep an eye out for farmers signs put out in the holiday season, can often be much nicer and cheaper than commercial sites.
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I know what you mean, one of the nicest stops we've had as a family was when we were trying to find a 'wild' spot and was drawing blanks everywhere. Ended up on some narrow single track dead end road that ended with a farm (this was in wales somewhere) Had a hand written sign on a fence saying camping. Fiver for the night, the farmers two kids came out, the daughter took my girl off out on a pony and his son took mine out for a race around on a tractor! Amazing seeing two ten year old controlling some agricultural machinery :lol:
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Yes you are all correct - it was pricey. It was booked by friends of ours. I certainly would not of paid that much. :oops:
No Louey, I did not include a bunk up with the farmers wife/daughter. Sadly
The toilets reminded me of my Reading/ Castle Donington days.
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nobbyfox wrote: The toilets reminded me of my Reading/ Castle Donington days.

I remember doing a Diesel/veg oil conversion course at a place near Milton Keynes. They had eco everything, solar heating, solar power, compost toilets where the flush was a bucket of sawdust. I think the concept is amazing but some of the stuff is not my cup of tea.

They even weaved their own yoghurt :wink:

Get yourself booked to join a club camp/meet if you haven't already too :ok
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I think sometimes people take the eco thing too far. How can you 'flush' with sawdust. :shock:
We/I would like to attend a club meet. Defo Busfest!!
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nobbyfox wrote:How can you 'flush' with sawdust. :shock:
The toilet didn't use water, you blocked up the toilet after six months and let the cr@p breakdown for six months before shovelling out from an access hatch. The place had a second toilet next to the first - though only one could be used at any time, so your best buddy wouldn't be sitting next to you reading a camper mag whilst you do the same :lol:

nobbyfox wrote:We/I would like to attend a club meet. Defo Busfest!!

If you don't have plans for Whitsun Bank Holiday then I can recommend the Cornish Bashtie :ok
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Oh I bet it smelt divine :shock:

I love Cornwall.........and pasties, so yes its on the list. Thanks
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Bashtie details here its in 12 days time 8)

As for the smell? :cheese
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Thanks Louey for the info...unfortunately we are all off to Eurodisney that week.
Shame as it might be the last one :cry:
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nobbyfox wrote:Thanks Louey for the info...unfortunately we are all off to Eurodisney that week.
Shame as it might be the last one :cry:

Are you taking the van? When we went there, we were able to use the carpark along with approx 100 other motorhomes and only paid for one day/nights parking and we stopped for 2/3 nights. There were free showers too.
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