we visit one of the worst reviewed campsites
today we're on our way to one of the worst reviewed Campsite in the UK good morning hello everyone welcome back to the channel we're stuck in traffic yeah it's bank holiday weekend Easter weekend um the weather can't make it's mind up one minute it's raining next minute sunny look at it now it's sunny but I'll tell you what we just come through one hell of a rain shower yeah and um round down way it's starting to flood again so yeah um so we were sick of like parking on grass or um having the only walks around us being muddy ones so we put on a campsite um it was the only one we could get on and now we have a feeling we know why it was last minute to be fair we don't really Check reviews but I don't know why we did I did but the reviews on the site I checked on this place we're going to we're not going to tell you where it is yet no um the reviews I checked were mixed um there was some good some bad so we decided um we just because it was the only one we could find and we thought the area around it seemed good plenty to do around it anyway so if thought we go for it but Lee decided to do a bit of Googling yesterday on it didn't you yeah um and the reviews I'd say 90% ain't positive yeah so um we have decided to give it a go anyway difficult to get a sight this this late in the day we'll go and experience it and we'll kind of yeah if it lives up to it we'll tell you and if it's better than the reviews we'll tell you we just want to find out for ourselves first of give the place a chance first and then and then see definely um just to be fair and then we'll we'll let you know the water tables were that high the rain from yesterday seems to have uh flooded a few areas out doesn't it seem to have got through that traffic at Lee's on a mission now you ready just seeing all the floods look you ready yeah I'm ready let's do it let's go Apparently, there's a really narrow road leading up to this campsite um uh so we're not looking forward to that if anything's coming anywhere but this looks narrow enough to me [Music] Now we're on the very skinny Road apparently this is a really good a really good um holiday part there but I don't know if they do touring or not um they probably do but this is the narrow road so when you see where we're going I think it's straight around and it's up there jeez how can you be straight around haha so this is the narrow road oh my God watch the van and everything now it's all the trees as well isn't it it's not just the um keep your eyes on that side I am darling there's one there it's going to hit you a little bit but it's only a little twig this road here where you come to this campsite is scratching the hell out of our van is it love yeah so we'll have to check that out when we get parked up yeah maybe I'm too precious over the van but we got some scratches there right you could hear it squealing as it was going along the van right we're just trying to find out where we're going so reception it's probably where that they've just got out by look of it and uh been in the reception so if we just wait till they move okay then you can probably get in there so if you haven't guessed where we are already after that narrow road there um we are at Hurston caravan and camping site in Swanage apparently there's lots do around here um around the local area um so we have heard bad reviews about the place after we'd already booked it um but we'll just work out um what we think about it as we go through and we'll show you so was that a good experience in the reception so far the actual staff are really really nice so they've directed us to the pitch there's water on the pitch and everything like that so that's all fine there's a food bar that does breakfast until a certain time and then an evening snack till a certain time certain time right near the um the pitch uh plus there's a shop and in the shop they sell discounted tickets and they got the time timetables for the steam train down to the castle so that's something that we want to do isn't it yeah yeah very good experience so we're going to make our way down now see if we get pitched up what pitch number are we 26 oh let's go and have a look for it then no 29 oh yeah that would have been fun we would have definitely had someone on our pitch if we have had gone 26 yeah this looks more like um one of the Europe count sites isn't it yeah we all the um we have quite a lot of the pine trees are usually higher oh so got few got a few trees on this bit okay so I think this they could do with cutting these really couldn't there with some of the vans that got coming down here just go really slow and if one does touch them it's not going to damage it then is it that's right I think you're just clear if I'm honest yeah right okay so we are are we on sea view cuz sea view is down that way if you go in sea view no spearpoint is that way we're on green these ones here so okay we're down here and then we're on 20 that's 37 that's 36 yeah so we're along here somewhere 29 just got to watch them rocks that side yeah yeah your alright just them rocks there yeah loads of room loads of room that side yeah you're good doesn't look too bad that'll do for us so there's plenty of see you got nice views over there yeah I won't fancy that number 10 pitch over there so it's a bit narrow but everything else looks all right really it's pretty cool right we are all set up now which is great and actually it's actually not bad but the anxiety of getting onto this pitch or onto this um campsite um anyway I've checked the van and with the ceramic coating and everything like that it is protecting it cuz it does protect it slightly so however um the odd little scratch we did have rubs out so it's ideal really so the van is still looking good so Lee's just out there answering some comments and doing some Social Media stuff yeah so why not I'm sitting here enjoying my view um I'm just helping a few people out on social media with comments of problems because everyone's taking their motorhome out of storage stuff like that so you know the little problems start to show up leaks or solar problems or whatever but yeah we just been checking our solar actually and um I believe we got 100 amp uh 100 watt solar panel uh I thought it was about 150 but I think it's 100 watt and we're getting 0.4 amps and I've just converted that into Watts so that's around about 48 watts coming in for 100 watt solar in this weather it ain't bad it's not the most efficient that's out there but it ain't bad um hence why I might look at an upgrade at some point but yeah it's all good and so what does that mean on here then so does that mean that if I put it on if you go Power Power and then you'll see in the center what does it say it's got a bit of a glare on it still yeah 0.4 um so at the moment it's charging oh you've got sun on the Leisure and plugging on the vehicle yeah I didn't know it could do both like that yeah the smart charge will fluctuate between the two just to make sure I suppose the lowest one in power the ehu is going to feed that one first and then the solar's just topping up the other one um because we are plugged in on ehu so um yeah ain't too bad and I just wanted to say I have had a few comments from the previous vog regarding our Breakdown Cover um thank you very much for being concerned and I have double checked it so what people were concerned about was that the vehicle weight maximum vehicle weight for AA and Breakdown Cover European Breakdown Cover is 3.5 tons however um I have checked it and with flex Plus account on Nationwide it is motor homes only it says 7.5 and 8 m long so as long as you're within them Dimensions um and it says motor homes only they do do Caravans as well on that policy um and uh the vehicle maximum weight not motor homes is uh 3.5 tons so I think that's where that's coming from unless I mean I have been told when I rang up that I'm on a premium policy with flex plus Nationwide so whether it's because of that I don't know um whether there's a confusion um how it's written but I'm definitely covered so thank you very much for uh being concerned and I did double check it just to make sure before we go away again so I appreciate that all right since it's a lovely evening we're just going to chill out out with tonight we are going to chill out we've been for a little walk around don't we yeah we will take you around with us before we leave and show you the facilities and everything it's not too bad I think this bit we on they open that up in on the season so I don't think it's open Out of Season no no but this is really nice got good views um I say we'll take you around um before we leave to show you uh we're going to chill out and tomorrow we're hoping to go and find the steam train and take us to the castle um so which will take us to the castle and it looks dry never trust the weather man though or woman but it looks dry so or the apps never Minds never trust the apps but it looks dry so yeah so it looks like it's going to be a good one tomorrow so we will get out and take you with us on our trip on the train into towards the castle morning good morning on this lovely Easter weekend we just had some lovely bacon sandwiches and Lee's gone to do the washing up but can you see what the problem is here for some reason my brain said the tomato sauce was washing up liquid and it ain't so I'll put that away and he has washing up Liquid out he hasn't even got a hangover so it's not that no what am I like well it's a squeezy bottle I'll let you have that one yeah so after that episode with the uh tomato sauce or ketchup Heinz tomato ketchup and uh they mix up with the red sauce It's expensive sauce as well wasted and when I realized it was green bottle fairy liquid it's not even the red bottle one it got mixed up with anyway we are going to head up yeah towards the reception mhm and we're going to see what time the steam train comes yeah um the Sun comes out and guess what I get out when the sun comes out walking boots I finally decided to get my walking boots out it doesn't look right now cuz the sun's out but there is um apparently really muddy path yeah the start of the field looks muddy anyway on the way to the steam train station yeah which is just over there so you hear them go past actually all the time whistling away yeah I'm sick of slipping over in my trainers so I'm taking them with me cuz we're going up to the castle anyway so just heading off up this way towards the uh reception looks like they're doing breakfast this morning in the uh Food Van which is pretty cool they got family shower rooms and toilets are like cubicles um on one side and they've got um a washing up area just there so all them doors are separate cubicles of a big shower in and toilet in and these like like a load of seasonals around here I think this is the area now that if you come to um out of season that you would be um parking on around this area but not here cuz this is the seasonal pictures you've got some Statics down here as well not sure if they are ented out or if they actually belong to people lovely view there of them Hills that's really nice looks like we might be able to park on here as well stay on these ones and this is the uh reception area and we've got um a bar next to it which we have not been in yet we're going to try and get in there tonight shop just here it sells everything you need went in yesterday it's very good I've also got this huge laundry room which I think is perfect for the size of the campsite toilets and showers up near the reception actually I think they've got about three sets of toilets and showers which is really good um but I'll just show you inside the ladies now [Music] the thing is with this site I'm a little bit nervous to um film it too much cuz they have had so many bad reviews um I have a feeling that um they might wonder why I've got a camera out and think it's a negative reason although you know so far the staff have been great yeah um and yeah we find it all right okay the pitch is are a bit tired in some places but um yeah I've seen a lot worse to be fair it is so far what all I've thought is a lot of money we've paid and it's not up to that level however all campsites are going up and we are on a fully service pitch yeah yeah fully service yeah greatway it's got a bar entertainment and all that so it's Easter weekend yeah so I think nowadays you just got to expect that kind of price and they do fit in that price bracket with the amenities and Facilities so yeah you know anyway where do you know where you're going no or you just sort of walking she just said come down here or up a hill or something yeah this is up a hill isn't it do you think it was up there up the hill and round or was across there but did she say you don't have to go on the field so we walk on the road should we I think that's it there is it not there's like um a hut or station looking thing there a Horse barn oh is it a Horse [Laughter] barn yeah that looks like a station doesn't it? can you cut that bit out so I don't sound so stupid that looks like a station well it looked like a station roof station for horses yeah so this is the way when we leave this is the way I will be coming cuz it seems a bit yes it's narrow but it's a lot better than the other way which had low branches and stuff like that this is not a public right of way land beyond this point is managed by swanage railway company yeah so where are we going into the Corfe Castle this is different isn't it yeah oh there's fishes in there so you got the old uh train carriages around here you ready for this steam train yeah never been on Steam Train like I say As there is only one track you've got to make sure you get on the right um the right way Swanage is that way and the castle is that way think it'll stop for your love 3 4 0 2 8 this is class come on then quick then need to get in quick we are off to the castle you're ok going backwards aren't you yeah they come the ticket guy come around you going backwards. I don’t mind.
It's only 10 minutes isn’t it. Look at all the steam coming out of it look brilliant So you come buy your ticket it's beforehand like shop which didn't have any um and we just spoke to the ticket Guard and we bought tickets while we're here and it cost us 35 £34 return £34 return it cost us but they're really friendly and helpful and tell you where to go and visit and explore don't they they do yeah so it's good expensive but good It's under that seat there. It's not it's over there. anyway where are we Corfe castle Yeah so uh what just happened to us yeah we had this noise and it was just sort of going really loud going loud everyone's looking at us and someone's is that someone's phone and I'm thinking is it a way of the train letting you know that it's them stopping or something it kept going on and on I'm going it's under your chair and everyone's looking at us it was someone's phone and it was that call that it does so that you it prompt you to call them and so you call them and you say hi found you lost phone so someone's in Swanage and they're coming back to here to pick up there we've handed it in Yeah so they've um they basically in Swanage and then they she asked me to hand it in the ticket office so she's coming back to uh collect that collect so just on the off chance if your name is Julia and you came to collect a phone from Corfe Castle it was us that handed it in so I'm glad you got it back we're getting it back anyway yeah she would have done by time this comes on that's a nice Church apparently the guards said some nice tea rooms and like pubs and things here you can if you want to just explore corfe I don't know where the castle actually is it's sitting at the top there just above them roofs does that mean we have to go up a hill yeah going up a hill again it's National Trust I think he said that so it's going to cost us some money so I don't know if yeah I don't know if i fancy actually going in it do you cuz they have just paid £35 for the steam train yeah look nice little shops the box of delights that one is this is a church you got too close to the crow to the crow or something yeah this is nice isn't it I think they've got like a service thing on though ah Lee was just looking at the flag of St Edward the four crowns represent the four years of this boy king of all England nice Church with it being Easter they've got like services and going on so we're not going to go inside that one this time are we no not this time not this time I'll tell you what for our last trip in the UK before going to Europe it's lovely weather it's lovely and in preparation it's a pretty little place isn't it as well a picture of the corfe Castle I think it's Corfe Castle no E Corfe is it yeah all right that's good it so where where basically where are away we got a British Legion oh maybe we should go in there it says where we are um we're here yeah we're here cuz that's the church we just come out of the church yeah all right so yeah British legion's up that way yeah fancy drink in there yeah can do got a few pubs here so you got the Gray Arms over there which says Simply Delicious Food on it the ground in and then you've got Banks Arms there that's very nice might pop in there later what I like about this place is all the stone that they seem to keep the theme throughout yeah it makes it look really really nice I think pretty palm tree well it's like we're in Europe already Sunshine the palm trees Corfe Castle British Legion that's what that is the Corfe castle main entrance up there that's a British Legion it's bright out here coming out there isn't it it's right in there isn’t it cheap pints yeah yeah it's quite nice actually so now we're going to go and see if we can get as close as we can this castle that's the best view we can get you from here here in the model Village area now it's quite nice doesn't it yeah it's got cafe here as well but it's going to see what it costs yeah but you can't he won't take any money off you don't have to pay him no we got a hand either coming to the uh model Village and Gardens and that's a site map 17th century knight there wow weren't they small the People coats of armor Shields of the constables of Corfe Castle wow there's fossils and things in there as well yeah Eddie Holland the creator of Corfe Castle model Village wow and Jack Phillips the model Village Builder nice and he used to get around on that no wonder it's a small village we've got like Loads of little archways and things to go through where's Lee going like he was going to sneak off we'll find out where he's gone oh look hello do you remember Tom Thumb huh do you remember Tom Thumb yeah oh look at little stream going through so this is actually a model Village of the area we've just shown you look at that it is quite cool is it yeah hang on what's going on here my first got here in 1643 when we laid Siege to the castle for 6 weeks three years ago that was it don't seem three years does it no and if it weren't for that colonel Pitman that lady Banks I'm sure would be still holding possession of the castle this uh storming the castle boss uh I think it'll be quite easy uh why is that it's already flat isn't it I see what you mean already had a good demolishing that made a good job too so there something the conversation between each other yeah Hult strangers oh hello easy get out of here do you know what happens if you don't um you're not careful they come out and they put you in them visitors use the stocks and Pillory entirely at their own risk children must be supervised all Time so this is how the castle used to be that's how it is now and this is how it used to be great idea though to build a model oh there's someone in there right next to it yeah and they've even got all these little people look all the little people just on the bridge near little stream coming down there's a church we looked at earlier as well so you got big giraff game over here you got Hopscotch do you remember that go on then give it a go what is that how you play it no hold that you had to roll a stone as well remember do you remember went to all right go for it Do you not remember that no no I do remember hopScotch it's more a girls thing though isn't it is this how the uh The Villages lived in the day his name's Owlan why am I like stepping really quietly so that Disturbed the fairies so that was £4.50 to get in yeah 4.50 yeah that was all right it was worth a look round yeah it's it's one of them things that you know is not going to be too good but it was okay yeah and she was okay for us filming so that was good there is your entrance to Corfe Castle which I keep calling coffee you do yeah look at that wall over that side there just slipping down slipping down the hill so this is the old moat they've even got a walk down there as well look at that for an entrance see if we come around here we can get a better yes you can see the castle through the doors through there looks like you can walk around as well so I reckon you get a really good view of the castle from up there wouldn’t you You would do so we're getting on diesel it's going to take us one way turn us around and take us the other but we need to tell the guard where we're getting off cuz it's a request station only well it's the next day um we are back in the motorhome and just been down to swanage today and it's Easter so happy Easter everyone and we've been uh we've broken a bit and had some chocolate yeah we've been a bit naughty actually I've had some Mini Eggs and stuff so that's quite nice but um yeah so we went actually into swanage and done the walk there that was quite nice um we're going to do swanage and film that another time there's a lot more to swanage than we thought but it was quite lovely nice little beach hasn't it there yes lovely Beach nice sand it's was really really nice there so we've had a really nice time here and Jody's just about to cook us up some dinner yeah they're putting these Frozen uh jacket potatoes in the microwave but we found this microwave especially with these potatoes cuz it doesn't turn we have to keep turning the potatoes ni yeah it takes ages as we don't find it as as good as the turntable ones we get the idea cuz when you're travel in the turntable ones come loose Etc but think yeah they just don't seem to to cook as well or we're using it wrong but I think it's just the way it is but we just make do with it cus it does help it does help and we still use it as a bread bin when we're not cooking in it so the campsite itself what did you think about the campsite well it just needs a bit of a makeover really from honest um it's a bit rundown and tired in places it's a really good location and we've enjoyed being here and comfortable here um yeah you know would I come back again maybe if there was nowhere else I want to visit swanage I wouldn't have a problem of coming back here but yeah it wouldn't be my first choice yeah I mean so for all the negative reviews that can put a bit of fear into anyone going onto any site um it's not the best site I've ever stayed on far from it however it's not the worst site I've ever stayed on either so the toilets can be a little bit run down or some of them over this end but um yeah it ain't too bad but the location is really good so if you want you're self-sufficient though you are right yeah if you self-sufficient and you're using your own um toilet shower and stuff like that then this is um no problems at all the staff have all been friendly to us you know they've not um there's not any negativity towards the staff um if you were staying here for a long period of time and you wanted to use the entertainment bar Etc um it's not massive for the amount of people that's on here um it's not really our thing neither it could do the bar could do have a bit of an uplift as well yeah me I mean it seems nice enough as they do the Bingo entertainment like anywhere else you know it's there there if there is a few of you and you enjoy each other's company it's it's not a problem no no that's right but the whole place just needs a bit of a makeover bit of an uplift um and that's that's the main thing really it needs a bit of an uplift um and that may happen but they may be planning that I don't know um but like this but we one now is called spear Point that's right it Spar point I think so yeah and it's I think this bit is only open in uh the season times but this campsite is open for 365 days so I think when some people have been on before they've not been on this bit they've been on the the bit at the top where there's a lot of seasonals um and I think that's where some of the uh negative reviews might have come from but they are offering you to stay here all year round so yeah you know and it's very hard to keep a campsite up uh in looking good over winter periods anyway you know there's no flowers and the grass gets boggy and wet and stuff like that for the price it is quite pricey um but I think with it being like I might have already said on this vog it been fully serviced pitch you've got facilities you've got the burger Bar up there you've got enough to do what other campsites have that do charge that amount so I can see why the it's and and the location I can see why it's pricey um and some people have had a problem with that before because it's a little bit run down but you know yeah you know yeah okay well we're uh off to Europe next so that's going to be the next one um we're excited to get going now hopefully we'll catch some sun um on the way but you might burn your hands if you do that well maybe maybe also um on the 8th of April I believe it is it's our year anniversary of the channel from when we first uploaded our first ever video was a year ago on the 8th of April so wow that's just seems to have flown by um but thank you to everyone that has been supporting the Channel all the way through some right from the beginning and anyone that's new to the channel it's uh really appreciated from us yeah definitely and just wanted to add on our review that we did on Sunday which was the all powers Power Station um we did have a giveaway uh and at the end we just put it in the comments we forgot to say um that it this will be that'll be this Sunday that we we stop taking comments and entes for the draw yeah uh and we will be drawing the winner on the 11th on our Vlog so if you're interested and you have entered uh if you haven't seen the video go look at the one we did on Sunday and have a look see if you're interested in winning uh a power station and a solar panel yeah um and then that'll be drawn on Thursday the 11th on our Vlog yeah so until the next one bye see you [Music]
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