BRANCH
BROOK CAMPGROUND, 435 Watertown Road,
Thomaston, Connecticut 06787 |
After
paying $40 a night to camp here, the two RV Gypsies hooked up and read the campground
rules. There's a lot of negative rules and EXTRA
COSTS. But it was a decent campground. Besides, there are not a lot of campgrounds in the area.
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CHECK
OUT THESE EXTRA COSTS & RULES
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BRANCH BROOK CAMPGROUND |
Price
of site is for 1 family. $5.00 EXTRA per night for adults, $2.00
EXTRA for children. "What constitutes a family?" Maybe they mean
just a husband and wife - no kids ????
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No
Electric Grills or Electric Heaters. $2.50 EXTRA PER DAY to use your
AIR CONDITIONING.
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VISITORS:
There was a $2 charge per adult and $1 charge per child for
daily visits. Overnight costs were $5 per adult and $3 per child.
This pertains to seasonal children and grandchildren. (The two RV Gypsies came
here to visit relatives and wanted them to come to the campground just
to see their RV, not to stay a long time; just to see what their RV looks
like - so they were NOT happy with this cost, although it is understandable if outsiders come and use the pool) The pool was never open when the two RV Gypsies were here.
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Washing
vehicles WAS NOT permitted, which is standard at most campgrounds.
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NO solid rugs outside that do not let the grass come through (an understandable rule). The site of the two RV Gypsies had
mostly dirt which made it hard to keep the inside of the RV clean. If the two RV Gypsies were to eat at the outside
picnic table, their feet would be in dirt. Luckily, the two RV Gypsies seldom eat outside in the campground.
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The two RV Gypsies
got a metered site in order to have 50 amp and full-hook-ups, which means they paid more money for using electricity. The 30 amp sites are not metered, but they pay a certain amount per day if they use air conditioners.
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NO clotheslines, No outside refrigerators. No Loud Radio's
(no objection on these rules).
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Lots
of other rules about children, fireplaces, pets, outside lights, conserving
electricity, and more. Some good, some not so great. This was the most rules and EXTRA CHARGES the two RV Gypsies have experienced so far in a campground.
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Many sites did NOT have cable TV and
do not get TV reception then. (The two RV Gypsies did not know this in advance and that their our situation in 2008). In 2014, the two RV Gypsies paid the extra money for the cable TV box, and lots of TV stations came in well. However, it was a box that had to be hooked up to the TV, which is a bit of work. Most campgrounds just have cable that plugs into a box outside and is real fast and easy to do. |
In 2014, the campground had Wi-Fi that had a code. It worked very fast most of the time. |
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