I went a few years ago and really enjoyed it ! Massive field , maybe 100 vans but lots of room so had a very chilled out weekend , nattering with a few people - a good experience Move on to last year and i had that weekend free so headed down there , be rude not to really , it`s only 45 minutes down the road . What a disappointment Same massive field but rammed , maybe 600 or 700 vans mostly T4/5 and nearly all in groups with their own area specially cordoned off .... I stayed an hour and left for my favourite little pub site 15 minutes away - turned out nice again
I’d thought about it before but always bit busy. If I was down that way reckon I would go. (If not sold out!)
Which is a perfectly good reason not to even try - it`ll be rammed . There are better places within a few miles but if anyone gets the urge to rub shoulders with those wacky VW nuts feel free - call me Mr anti social but it`s not my thing - been there done that I think it was the second year JK ran the open day that i went and enjoyed myself - 20 quid to camp , all for charity Is the weekend still a fund raiser or are they milking the cash cow ??
Even if the camping is sold out it can be worth it for picking up deals on customer returns. I once got a cover half price at the JK Open Day because somebody had returned it as unsuitable rather than anything being wrong with it. Still using that cover.