Cardiff Sofia Gardens

[Deleted member 21686]

I've visited the campsite for many many years and it as always been reasonably priced.
It was £14 for many years and a year ago I visited it was £17, then 2 months ago it had gone up to £19.50.
I rang on Friday to see if they had room and the staff answered plenty of room, I said thats unusual she replied there's been a change of management and the price has gone up to £25 a night and we only have a few vans in. There's probably room for 50 units.
This campsite is in the heart of the City of Cardiff in a large park and you have hell of a job to get in and I just rang on the off chance.
The campsite is council owned and remains so but I believe they leased out the business.

I decided not to book on principle and went wilding in Crickhowell and with the £50 I saved had the most amazing meal in the Bear pub sitting by a log fire.
Also think of the money I saved because my wife could not go shopping in Cardiff.

A good weekend I think.

The car park in Crichowell is great for wilding and is right in the town but was not noisy.

 

[donkey too]

Good for you. Glad you had a good meal and it looks like a lot of others are doing the same. I think the next move of the council will be to ban motor homes overnighting in places like riverside etc., in Cardiff. :mad2:

 

[Bigpeetee]

Used the Sofia Gdns site last yr as my wife attended a conference there.

It was very busy and both of us don't like busy camps but it was convenient.

For what they offer the £17 was expensive, but £25 is ridiculous!!

Not for us.

 

[Deleted member 21686]

Good for you. Glad you had a good meal and it looks like a lot of others are doing the same. I think the next move of the council will be to ban motor homes overnighting in places like riverside etc., in Cardiff. :mad2:

I did not know you could wild in Riverside.

Do you know which part?

 

[donkey too]

Been 18 months since I was last in Cardif but I always stopped at Riverside. Always parked under the trees as it is less noticabl;e but never got bothered at all, get there after 6 and leave sometime before 9ish . It isn't like the old dayss though when riverside was the red light area. LOL.

 

[Deleted member 21686]

Been 18 months since I was last in Cardif but I always stopped at Riverside. Always parked under the trees as it is less noticabl;e but never got bothered at all, get there after 6 and leave sometime before 9ish . It isn't like the old dayss though when riverside was the red light area. LOL.

What a shame I was hoping the missus would earn a few pounds while we stay there.

I could always change the bulb to red in the outside light. LOL.

 

[donkey too]

It was no good there anyway mate. My 'er in door went out one night and came back with £30-30p. I said to her "Bloody hell woman who gave you 30p?" She said. "All of them". :lol-049:

 

[Deleted member 21686]

It was no good there anyway mate. My 'er in door went out one night and came back with £30-30p. I said to her "Bloody hell woman who gave you 30p?" She said. "All of them". :lol-049:

Better than nothing donkey.

You could say "it kept her on the streets" LOL