Having just posted a critical report on the Lighning Ridge Hotel/Motel C.P. I thought that, in the interests of even handedness I should post this. We stayed at the above for six days two weeks ago. It is a council owned park with husband and wife caretakers. There are only 20 powered sites down by the Lachlan River. Amenities are old but very well looked after. Oodles of hot water in the showers.
$18.00 a night and if you stay for two nights the third one is free! No charge for the washing machines and dryers. On top all that we got a gift of scented soap in a paper bag. I hope that all Nomads passing through Canowindra will be able to give them some support.
[ for those of you like me, who pronounced the name as it is spelt, I was told by the locals to pronounce it Canowndra, the I is silent}
Magnarc said
11:06 AM Jul 2, 2011
PS. I forgot to say that Canowindra is 33 klms north of Cowra on the Orange road.
spice said
01:02 PM Jul 2, 2011
The same council also has caravan parks in Molong and Cudal at the same rates. Their web site is www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au Rod
dazren said
09:28 PM Jul 2, 2011
I hope BIG4 keep an eye on this forum.
That is the type of park we like, and the price we like to pay, drop their prices a little to travellers that don't want, and don't use all their fancy additions, and they may get a lot more of the Nomad clients
Cruising Granny said
10:59 PM Jul 2, 2011
I agree about the fees vs volume. We all know it costs to run these places, but if the turn-over and occupancy rates could be kept higher longer, the returns would manifest themselves. No one wants to spend $40 per night for a power point and use of amenities. Going to the tropics in the wet season is a wonderful, exciting and sometimes frightening experience. If you have aircon to help cope with the humidity, it's a wonderful time sitting under the awning watching the storms. The massive volume of water which falls from the sky in a very short time is amazing. I mention this because it's the cheapest time to go north. The weather forecast gives ample warning of cyclones and monsoonal activity, which would give campers enough time to head inland, or prepared to be stranded for a couple of weeks while the water subsides. But it is an interesting experience. The other option is to avoid these pricey places like the Big 4's and find cheaper, well-presented council or smaller private parks which can be just as nice for less $. It's a matter of doing your homework and picking your destinations.
sandsmere said
08:29 AM Jul 3, 2011
Yeah ,
The Cabonne Council is really going after the Grey Nomad market . Makes a welcome change from a lot of anti-nomad councils around Australia .
glassies said
02:19 PM Jul 3, 2011
oh my hubbby went to primary school there worked there his father had a property there the late john dyble ,hubby graeme says go to the pub and mention his name and youll get kicked out (ahhahaahahahah) no but truly he did live there his dad had a farm at murga so the family grew up in canowindra until they sold up and moved to the central coast where his dad started cuba pools ,sadly he lost his dad to cancer before i met him, but he was a wonderful man almost what you could call a horse whisperer and also trained sheep dogs ,australian champions , i have two of his silver trays with the emblems on them and engraving with his name on them ,i cherish them when graeme and i got married i used the large one to carry around our wedding cakes slices .
Hi All,
Having just posted a critical report on the Lighning Ridge Hotel/Motel C.P. I thought that, in the interests of even handedness I should post this. We stayed at the above for six days two weeks ago. It is a council owned park with husband and wife caretakers. There are only 20 powered sites down by the Lachlan River. Amenities are old but very well looked after. Oodles of hot water in the showers.
$18.00 a night and if you stay for two nights the third one is free! No charge for the washing machines and dryers. On top all that we got a gift of scented soap in a paper bag. I hope that all Nomads passing through Canowindra will be able to give them some support.
[ for those of you like me, who pronounced the name as it is spelt, I was told by the locals to pronounce it Canowndra, the I is silent}
I hope BIG4 keep an eye on this forum.
That is the type of park we like, and the price we like to pay, drop their prices a little to travellers that don't want, and don't use all their fancy additions, and they may get a lot more of the Nomad clients
We all know it costs to run these places, but if the turn-over and occupancy rates could be kept higher longer, the returns would manifest themselves.
No one wants to spend $40 per night for a power point and use of amenities.
Going to the tropics in the wet season is a wonderful, exciting and sometimes frightening experience. If you have aircon to help cope with the humidity, it's a wonderful time sitting under the awning watching the storms.
The massive volume of water which falls from the sky in a very short time is amazing.
I mention this because it's the cheapest time to go north. The weather forecast gives ample warning of cyclones and monsoonal activity, which would give campers enough time to head inland, or prepared to be stranded for a couple of weeks while the water subsides. But it is an interesting experience.
The other option is to avoid these pricey places like the Big 4's and find cheaper, well-presented council or smaller private parks which can be just as nice for less $. It's a matter of doing your homework and picking your destinations.
Yeah ,
The Cabonne Council is really going after the Grey Nomad market . Makes a welcome change from a lot of anti-nomad councils around Australia .
go to the pub and mention his name and youll get kicked out (ahhahaahahahah) no but truly he did live there his dad
had a farm at murga so the family grew up in canowindra until they sold up and moved to the central coast where his dad
started cuba pools ,sadly he lost his dad to cancer before i met him, but he was a wonderful man almost what you could
call a horse whisperer and also trained sheep dogs ,australian champions , i have two of his silver trays with the emblems on them
and engraving with his name on them ,i cherish them when graeme and i got married i used the large one to carry around our wedding
cakes slices .
How about putting a report into Badgers Australian Caravan Park Reports
Those who submit reports are given membership which allows them to download the database to use when off line.
-- Edited by PeterD on Wednesday 6th of July 2011 12:28:06 AM