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At the last show, we looked at the Britstop book and also the, I think, motorhome pub parking? (forgot the real name).
Why are both "members only" clubs? Thats tosh. If they admit they are just selling a book which you can use for years it'd be better. It isn't a club really and I'd have thought all of the places would welcome you anyway.
I say that as we tried 2 pubs listed in one of the books, and just asked and told yeah - so beers all round.
The pubs are listed freely in other places on the web.
So just a book really where you are charged an annual subscription.
So what are you saying ??
That the people who compile the "books", keep them updated throughout the year and then reprint the updated book each year, should give them away for nothing?
Hell no.
But sell it as a book! Stick it on Amazon and let us buy it in kindle format or electronic format.
Just at the show it was sold as a "club" and you "need to be a member to stay" which is not true. Its a a book you need to buy every year if you want up to date information - simple as.
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The odds:
You pay 10 and get the book.........or pay 10, join the club AND get the book and a sticker to put on your windscreen to say you are a member. No differant to the French Passion and the Italian equivalent.
I know this has been said before but I am shaking my head in disbelief so I will say it again.
In all similar schemes (Brit Stops, France Passion, Fattore Amico etc) someone has gone to the trouble of recruiting all the various locations and setting it up then keeping the lists up to date. They have also helped to reassure nervous potential hosts by setting it up as a 'members only' scheme.
We drive around in vehicles costing tens of thousands of pounds yet still there are people who appear to object to paying the small amount to join these schemes which potentially give hundreds of nights of free, safe stopovers each year. I call it amazing value for money. And I will always buy something if I stop overnight at a farm shop, vineyard or craft centre, it helps the world go round.
and you "need to be a member to stay" which is not true.
No - not true everywhere
If a host chooses not to stick to the scheme there is little or nothing the organiser can really do about it, but by restricting circulation to a "hard copy" book they can attempt to restrict knowledge of where the hosts are located.
Maybe "club" is the wrong term to use to describe the scheme, but it's no worse than calling MotorhomeFacts a Club - it isn't is it? It's a business that charges an annual subscription for certain rights of access to a forum and some databases.
True enough, I just want it called a book - same as "All the Aires" and Bordatlas (which I do actually buy, well did/have), I now buy (yes buy!) the campingcar info offline database.
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This is a very nice country pub just a small distance from the M1.
We arrived just after midday and had a very friendly greeting and were asked were we parked up comfortably. We were offered the grassed area but as it was raining quite hard elected to park in the far corner of the large gravelled carpark.
We had a lunchtime drink and a snack. Mine being an enormous two-handed burger, OH's a hot tuna and cheese bagette. Both were very tasty and filling.
In the evening we also decided to treat ourselves to a blowout dinner and had to admit defeat by a truly brilliant meal. For the two of us the cost was 44 including starter, drinks and carafe of wine and coffee.
The staff are very friendly and welcoming even to the point of the assistant manager insisting on giving us his personal mobile number in case we had any problems overnight.
The pub and carpark are spacious, busy but not bustling. We were kept amused on a rainy afternoon watching the wildlife on the grassy area beyond the carpark.
Well recommended, we will definitely be coming back here.
We arrived around 8pm and parked up on the gravel carpark behind the pub. It wouldn't be suitable for larger motorhomes.
We had reserved a table but this wasn't necessary: there were only two other couples having a meal.
It was a grey, damp evening and lovely to see a coal fire burning in the grate. I enjoyed my home cooked ham, 2 free range eggs and chips (7.95) and OH had liver and bacon with plenty of veg. (6.95) Huge portions - in fact the ham, taken away in a doggy bag, made great sandwiches for lunch the next day.
There were bins outside for household rubbish but no other facilitis, which was fine and what we'd expected. There's a beer garden outside
All in all, a clean, appetising welcoming establishment. I'm sure we will return.
As we wanted to visit Duxford Air Museum we chose this Brit Stop as the nearest.
Although we phoned 4 times between 10.00 and 11.25 we got no answer even though the phone was plainly ringing.
On arrival the front door was closed and locked and seemed not in use. I found an entrance at the rear and knocked several times on the door. Although I could plainly hear someone inside and the bar lights were on no one answered to my knock. rather surprising as fresh fish was being delivered when we first arrived.
We gave up on this venue and decided we would return to our previous night's Brit Stop after we had left Duxford (027).
We were given the same very friendly welcome there. The assistant manager who had welcomed us on the previous night, even as he was off-duty, made a point of coming over to welcome us back.
So 028 is now off our list of possible overnights until we hear that things have changed.
It looks like everyone is "stopping" in the Midlands!
We went to 049 p81 and got a very good reception. It was the day after their jazz festival and the smallish carpark felt quite tight (our van is 6m A class). After a car & trailer left, we were able to turn round and fit tidily into a corner near a wall with hedges and bird-feeders.
The landlord (David) was friendly and the beer was good. He owns an otterhound if anyone likes "rare breeds".
We also visited 103 (corrected from 104!) and got another warm welcome from Craig. He has a large car-park but fussy folk might need levelling blocks. Food and drink were good.
Both of these sites are in lovely little villages, well worth a stroll. They were both pleased with the scheme.
Called the estate office earlier in the week as we would be arriving later in the evening and wondered about access after shop hours. The chap in the office took the trouble to find out for us and returned the call the next day to reassure us that there would be no problem and we would be very welcome.
Pitched up in the corner (as OP) and woke early on Saturday morning in the middle of a car boot sale! Had to get dressed quickly in case anyone knocked on the door wondering what we had for sale!
Its a pity we missed the farmers market on the first Sunday of the month but the farm shop was definitely worth a visit and the range of organic and local produce was impressive ........ freshly baked bread with some lovely welsh cheese and chilli jam for lunch.
Very busy A road but quiet enough in the night. We would definitely go again.
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