Independent Site Reviews:
11 Coastal sites
Full information and more photographs about this month's parks can be found in the August 2006 issue of Practical Motorhome. For back issues telephone 08456 777812.

Old Brick Kilns Touring Park Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Woodovis Park Plymouth Hoe, Devon
Tyddyn Du Tourist Park Conwy Castle, N Wales
Glan-y-Mor Leisure Park Cardigan Bay Dolphins, Wales
Castlerigg Hall Caravan Park Historic Whitehaven, Cumbria
Lomond Woods Holiday Park The Clyde Coast, Scotland
North Ledaig Caravan Club Site Oban Bay, Scottish Highlands
Witches Craig Caravan Park St Andrews, Stirling, Scotland
Ord House Country Park Berwick Ramparts, Northumberland
The Garden Caravan Site Hunstanton Sunsets, Norfolk
Lytton Lawn Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Old Brick Kilns Touring Park
Website: www.old-brick-kilns.co.uk

The North Norfolk coast is very popular with motorcaravanners, partly for its scenic villages, graced by pretty Georgian buildings. This site certainly manages to capture some of that historic air.
Old Brick Kilns takes its name from the brick drying shed that was converted to form the reception and a good-sized restaurant where the chef makes use of locally produced ingredients. A shop next to the reception area stocks most items a motorcaravanner is likely to need on a day-to-day basis. Towards the centre of the park is a pretty fishing pond, spanned by a rustic bridge.
One unusual quirk of Old Brick Kilns is that there is also a Caravan Club CL (Certificated Location) in a secluded corner of the site. Care needs to be taken when turning into this site, since the 800m access lane is rather narrow, and despite the inclusion of several passing places two outfits will have problems passing each other. However, the owners have alleviated this problem with the introduction of a 'tidal flow' system: all outgoing outfits must be clear of the park by midday, and incoming guests are asked not to arrive until after 1pm.
 • 44 miles to Great Yarmouth beach: two piers and a long, wide, soft-sand beach judged to be the third best beach in Britain for sandcastle building.

Full information and more photographs about this park can be found in the magazine
FULL CONTACT DETAILS, PITCH CHARGES, GUEST RESTRICTIONS, PITCHES, TOILET/SHOWERS, OTHER FACILITIES, ON-SITE LEISURE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND SECURITY.