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I know Dawn has already put on a report about this site, but this is our view of it (umm, perhaps I should say I'm speaking for Martin E too, since he's waiting for me to do it!!).

This site is around 9 miles west of Hereford, very easy to get to and with fabulous views of the Welsh Black Mountains. The site itself is immaculately kept and very well run, all the wardens being friendly and helpful. One thing I should mention is that the only mobile phone networks which work on the site and for several miles surrounding it are Vodafone and Orange - no others work at all!! Shocked

As I'm on T-Mobile, I had a week without my phone - a somewhat disconcerting experience as my phone and I are emotionally attached Laughing

There is a large field for dog walks, and numerous 'doggie buckets' spaced at regular intervals all around the park. The site is extremely dog friendly - a fantastic dog bath is provided, with shower attachment and a better hairdryer than there was in the ladies showers!!! Shocked

The 'human' toilet/shower block is immaculate, cleaned and checked several times a day. The toilet block is quite a trek from the camping field though, they could really do with another block at that end. The dishwashing and laundry facilities are excellent too. There is a large fridge and freezer available for campers' use in the dishwashing room. A large well equipped disabled/mother & baby room is provided. The site is big on recycling, with bins provided for bottles, cans, plastics and papers.

There is a farm shop on site, selling local meat, eggs and dairy products, some drink and chocolates, etc. Really nice goodies, but quite expensive. There is also a bar and restaurant - we tried to book for Sunday lunch, only to be told that it was shut for a private function!! (sod's law Rolling Eyes

) And it is also shut on Mon/Tues, if I remember rightly.

The site itself is largely given over to statics, mostly privately owned but a few for holiday hire. They are all extremely well maintained, really nice looking actually. You can walk round them quite freely.

The touring area is divided into three - the largest area containing about 25 hardstanding pitches, all a good size, with grassy areas and some shrubs between the pitches, which are fully serviced. There is a smaller area just behind with about 7 or 8 pitches. A short walk away is a grassed enclosure for tents or caravans, with hook ups.

The leisure facilities on the site are amazing - a large 9 hole pitch and putt (Steve, Martin and occasionally Ian used it every day), a smaller putting green, tennis and badminton courts, table tennis, petanque. It's all free to use, equipment can be hired from reception if you haven't got your own. The River Dore runs all through the site, which you can fish in with a licence. However, the fish are small brown trout which have to be put back, so whether it's worth it depends on personal choice I suppose. There is a large well equipped children's play area, and a football field.

The site is full of wildlife - we saw nuthatches, tree creepers, song thrushes, woodpeckers, numerous tits and finches, and buzzards. There were lots of really pretty damsel flies and dragon flies too. Oh, and lots of bats in the evenings (shut up Martin!!)

Would we go back? YES, it's lovely! Very Happy

We had an absolutely wonderful week, the weather was brilliant, hot (well, actually bloody hot!!!) virtually every day (sorry Dawn Laughing

). Martin, Mandy and Ian were fabulous company and helped to make it one of our best ever holidays. And meeting Steve and Carole was a bonus, they really are a lovely couple.

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More pics..................

The bridge shown was my favourite spot - at least until Martin kept coming along and jumping up and down on the bridge to make it sway!! Evil or Very Mad

First of all I'm pleased you enjoyed your stay in Gods country Sooze, see what I meant about the sun, He certainly looks after the righteous in His land Very Happy

Secondly, don't give the Welsh all the hills, some of the Black Mountains are in Herefordshire Wink

All up around there, Michaelchurch Escley, Longtown, Craswall etc. were part of our patch on the Ambulance Service. If people made a 999 call they would expect to wait 30 minutes for an ambulance but never moaned. Those in Hereford moaned if you wren't on scene within two minutes Rolling Eyes

The Black Mountains stretch a good way, down to Abergavenny.
Thirdly the railway sign is wrong, could you please write to them and correct it Laughing

A part of the line was left intact until around 1964 for the ammo dump at Ewyas Harold. In the hillside there are tunnels where it was stored. The local SAS use this area now as a training ground, you might have seen some old airliners through the trees which they practice storming. I know the line was still active after that date because we use to take wagons of ammo to be stored there when I was a Fireman on the railway at Hereford.
Just to rub it in the sun is still shining Sooze, another lovely day for us angelic Herefordians Very Happy

Where did you do your shopping, theres a Tesco and Asda on the Peterchurch side of Hereford.

Great post Sue - it looks beautiful! Glad u had good weather it always helps

Nice review of the site Sue and thanks for the photo of the sign. I take it the last photo is of the shower - do you step over the 'wall' to get in?

I've just re-read your review and seen that it is a dog bath! Laughing

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Martin wrote

I take it the last photo is of the shower - do you step over the 'wall' to get in?

That's right Martin - it's easier if you have four legs, a tail and a furry coat though, hehehe................OK, so I forgot to put on the caption stating that it was the dog shower!! Rolling Eyes

Thanks Gail - we certainly did enjoy it.

LB - I stand corrected re the Black Mountains, I didn't know that parts were in Herefordshire, I was merely repeating what someone on the campsite told me (shows you should never believe what people tell you Laughing

).

It sounds great Sue ,what were the prices for pitches like?
Glad to hear that you emotionally attached to your phone and not physically when on vibrate Shocked

I am interested in how you fish in the River Dore with a licence and not a rod and are the doggie buckets for storing the dogs? Confused

Seriously it sounds and looks super and glad you had a good time at least you were towing a legal weight van unlike some,or were you? Rolling Eyes

Plotter wrote

at least you were towing a legal weight van unlike some,or were you? Rolling Eyes

Face?

Bovvered?

Laughing

I doubt she was actually. Her hairdryer probably takes her over the limit! Wink

Wow

! looks fabulous, do you have a contact link, thinking of going next weekend if we can get in, I want to go to Oak church Garden centre.

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Plotter, pitch price for this time of year was £17 p.n. for 2 adults on a full service pitch, plus £2 p.n. for an awning.

Diane, link is www.bestparks.co.uk/PostonMillTouring.htm

You'll love it at Oakchurch Garden Centre and Farm Shop, we went there on Thursday, it's brilliant! Very big, wonderful food, lovely garden centre, lots of gifts and goodies, coffee shop. Take lots of money, you'll need it, you could spend a fortune in there Shocked

soozeeg wrote

Plotter, pitch price for this time of year was £17 p.n. for 2 adults on a full service pitch, plus £2 p.n. for an awning.

Diane, link is www.bestparks.co.uk/PostonMillTouring.htm

You'll love it at Oakchurch Garden Centre and Farm Shop, we went there on Thursday, it's brilliant! Very big, wonderful food, lovely garden centre, lots of gifts and goodies, coffee shop. Take lots of money, you'll need it, you could spend a fortune in there Shocked

I love it there, we always go up before crimbo and buy loads of thier food stuffs, very yummy! Also love to go strawberry pickin about this time of year and thiers are exra sweet, in autumn we alway go about september for the apples. Found Oakchurch about 10 years ago and been trying to keep it a secret! lol

Sooze if it was strawberries you were after you should have gone to http://www.courtfarmleisure.co.uk/
We went last weekend and they were lovely, didn't even have to bend over to pick them, they are grown on trestles at waste height. Later in the season you have to stoop though. I pigged out on strawberries when picking them and didn't fancy any when we got home Confused

Cherries should be ready soon, something else I pig out on when picking.
The farm is in a lovely quiet setting away from the main road and if the weather is nice it's a joy to be picking. There are lots of other fruits or vegetables you can pick or buy ready picked depending on the time of year. Missus has to go when the raspberries are ready.
I prefer Tillington because it's not on a main road hence it's quieter so more chance of getting nice fruit.

With a report as good as that....you now know why I said you would do it better than I could.

I would agree with all of what you said about Poston it was excellent and the company wasn't bad either Twisted Evil

Twas such a relaxing week did you say it was hot and dry...shhhh don't tell Dawn. Thanks Steve and Sue for the good company and laughs lol, and for Steve (Parksy) & Carol for taking time out of there holiday to come over and visit us as Poston time flew past as did the hole of the week.

Martin_E wrote

time flew past as did the hole of the week.

OMG!!

So there WAS an orgy!! Laughing

Legsmaniac wrote

Martin_E wrote

time flew past as did the hole of the week.

OMG!!

So there WAS an orgy!! Laughing

OK so I can't spell Laughing

should have been whole lol Embarassed

Martin_E wrote

Legsmaniac wrote

Martin_E wrote

time flew past as did the hole of the week.

OMG!!

So there WAS an orgy!! Laughing

OK so I can't spell Laughing

should have been whole lol Embarassed

Now Martin you know you are a excellent speller. OMG Rolling Eyes

So you was right Gary Wink

will say no more Laughing

Perhaps he meant the "hole of the week" as the best shot at pitch n put Shocked

.....then again ........ Think

Or "Hole" in one Wink

....... it makes the mind boggle what they meant and what they got up to ... Embarassed

An excellent report Sue, much better than mine Smile

I agree with everything you said about the site and we would definitely go back again RAIN Rolling Eyes

or SHINE

We had a meal in the bar on the Friday night before we came home and it was very nice in there too, the food was good and the people who owned it were very friendly.

Smile

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Thanks Dawn Very Happy

Lord Braykewynde wrote

because we use to take wagons of ammo to be stored there when I was a Fireman on the railway at Hereford.

Fireman & Ambulance-man, have you thought of a career in the Police ? Laughing

rubix wrote

Lord Braykewynde wrote

because we use to take wagons of ammo to be stored there when I was a Fireman on the railway at Hereford.

Fireman & Ambulance-man, have you thought of a career in the Police ? Laughing

Ummmm, a loco fireman Rubix Laughing

Showing my age now a bit Confused