Unless you're deaf.

Actually we have just been to the Cathedral which it turns out is worth a visit. The Castle is closed but there is quite a bit of street life, cafes and such, in Durham centre. So all is not lost ....

Don’t take my musings too seriously Roger. Just my view and I know the site gets many 5 star reviews. But it is a stopover site. Major exodus in the morning and a long queue of WWBs at 12.00 every day.

We’ve just had a week at West Runton C&CC, funnily enough the C&MC Incleborough Fields is literally next door. You can see them through the hedge. So we can report on both because we had a nosy.
West Runton has both toilet blocks open, cleaning 4 times a day. I used our own loo and the camping shower in the awning but Neil used the showers in the block. Spotlessly clean, normally empty. Only point of contention was a sign saying “maximum 15 people in the block”. Not sure how that would be policed and how can you tell how many are in until YOU go in, do you then count feet in cubicles under the door?
Incleborough Fields looked equally spotless but had the wristbands in the bucket of Milton outside each block, thereby limiting numbers.
All touch points on the site were regularly disinfected and all seemed very safe.
Slightly off topic, this part of Norfolk is to my mind under rated. The beaches are beautiful, lots of wide sand and there are so many footpaths. We walked everyday 6 or 7 miles, somewhere different every day. The car never moved after we arrived until we left.

Anyone going Norfolk way I can thoroughly recommend East Ruston Vicarage Gardens it is one of the best I have ever seen but get there early as there’s so much to see we only had around 4 hrs so felt we had to rush. There is also a cafe there.

Tredegar House Country Park C&MC Newport

5 Minutes from the M4 with a very friendly reception and plenty of vacant pitches. Pick which one you like. Don't mind which way round you pitch as long as its to the peg. Roger must have visited.

Spotless loo block using three in at a time with three rubber bands kept in a bowl of water/disinfectant, take one out and hang it on the hook when you go in, very effective.

Bit of noise from the M4 and road along the side but the rest of the site backs onto Tredegar House Park with its lakes and parkland. Lovely Azaleas and Rhododendrons in flower.

Newport has its transporter bridge but to be honest little else. Cardiff is some 15 minutes drive with everything you could wish for in a small Capital city. The National Museum of Wales has the most important collections of french impressionists in the UK and is well worth a visit. All collected by two sisters named Davies. LinkYou also have Cardiff Bay and Barrage, the Vale of Glamorgan, Brecon Beacons and much more on your doorstep.

Bridlington CMC site visited for 7 nights 4th May onwards, booked in still in your car card payment only. Toilet blocks open but showers closed but were due to open although limited Wardens rather large and quite brusque. Our friend and his wife were Wardens up to this year but have gone to relief wardens for sites with only 2 Wardens. Mainly due to the aggresive behaviour from some visitors, they were at Blackshaw Moor last year. Which makes you wonder if larger wardens are being put in charge of sites that may have had problems last year. Site is very spacious with a very good dog walk. Sewerby Hall and Gardens are just a 5 mins drive with North beach just a further 10mins away. All serviced pitches were taken most nights but other pitches probably around 75%.
A very pleasant site but on no account should you let your dog off the leash when the wardens are about we let Rosie off just a iin front of our awning to have a biscuit but were told off by a vigilant warden!

Hunters Lodge, Starcross, Near Exeter, Devon

An adults only site some 15 minutes drive from the A38/M5. The site is situated in a valley about 15 minutes walk from the centre of Starcross on the River Exe. A very friendly welcome from the owner and large hardstanding pitches comprising Paviours, Shingle and Grass. The grounds were immaculate. Only half a dozen units on site but with a regular turnover at a time when the C&CC at Slapton was heaving.

Only one shower and a couple of loos per sex but spotlessly clean. £1 / 7 minutes.

The site has two excellent pubs 15 minutes walk away at Cockwood Harbour, the ferry to Exmouth, train station and a decent Spar can be found in Starcross. The Exe Estuary Trail passes through Starcross or take the ferry and start in Exemouth and walk/cycle back. Dawlish and the "Devon Riviera" are on your doorstep.

Given the limited ablutions, I wouldn't recommend in high season as there are large camping fields.

C

Just had a week at Greenway Touring and Glamping park Craven Arms Shropshire.
Lovely site, showers and loos available but not all open due to cleaning regime, those that are open are cleaned up to three times a day and one clean includes misting for covid elimination. Friendly owners, very helpful. Not full but reasonably busy. A choice of hard standing (some fully serviced) or grass pitches on a gently sloping site. We had no worries over covid precautions, felt almost normal, happily go again.
Jef