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Hi,

We would appreciate any help on this, it may be that our ideas are too good to be true, but its worth a shot....

We want to go away for bank hol at end of may (so very time limited), we have a 4man dome tent for the two of us and we picture the ideal as the following:

been able to take the dog, to a quiet site, where we can camp by the waters edge (lake rever pond not bothered, so long as nobody would frown at the dog having a dip!), pitches right on the waterside would be ideal, ideally without having to keep the dog on a lead 24/7 shes no bother at all and never uses a lead, it wouldn't be fair to keep her teathered or on a lease all the time. We would also like to have the use of clean showers and w/c and preferably be able to park next to the tent and have a BBQ by out tent, not in a seperate BBQ area.

finally- we are based in n.lincs, so quite central, anywhere in lakes, yorkshire, midlands or north wales would be fine, anywhere up to 2or 3 hours in the car.

So what do you know of? obviously it would be daft to ask for all the above- otherwise everybody would camp there!! but main priority is the dog and the bbq, with good walking and water nearby

many thanks for any upcoming help

regards

joe

many thanks for the welcome

i hope somebody can, i'm ready for a very relaxing weekend with the dog! lots of walking, bbqs and the odd cheeky beer!!!

Hi we went to Brompton on Swale. Not totally quiet ie a lot of people and tents quite close together but there are a couple of lovely walks into Richmond (which we didn't do cos lo too young and didn't take buggy!).Most of the tents around us had dogs and were no bother at all, rarely heard them. We were right on the riverside which the dogs and children played in. If you sat outside your tent you were literally a few metres and could see the river from the tent. Beautiful. There's lots to do in the area just short drives away. We went May day weekend and it was fairly full but again fairly quiet. They like people to be quietening down around 11pm but most people were anyway. Your car is parked next to your tent and you're also allowed to bbq by your tent too.

It's not the quietest place but it's not terribly noisy either. Good luck xxx

many thanks to you both

linnij, i have been there before as a kid, around 7/8 years ago with my parents and the caravan, great site for the family, and yes neice walks etc, infact it was ideal, we loved it and richmond is a lovely place, however it is a tad too large for what im looking for, i have seriously considered it due to the lovely river running by and the fact you can catch trout and bbq it!!! proper camping, thanks anyway! this is certainly the site i will use later in the year when we go with our neices aged 5 and 9

tentcity, brilliant work! i've booked holme valley, i rang and explained what i was after, she said they have a small clearing on the river bank reserved for quiet couples only and only for up to a max of 5 tents, we've got in there!!! fantastic and £9.50 a night too for the tent, the car, two adults and a dog on bank holiday! super! I will be leaving a review when we get back. many thanks

I know you have missed the bank holiday weekend, but the site you have described is also our ideal site and we have been lucky enough to find it in North Wales.  We have a caravan so are unable to camp right next to the river, but with a tent you can pitch right on the waters edge.  Dogs are allowed in the river and the owners are quite relaxed about the leads rule.  Most people with well behaved dogs have them off leads around their pitch, although they do ask for them to be on leads when in the flower meadows.  You are allowed to Barbi as long as it is lifted off the ground and you can also park next to your tent. 

I have never added a link before so in case it doesn't work the site is listed on UK Campsites as Llechrwd Farm Camping.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=6284