Riddings Wood Holiday Park

Views. Close to canal walks. Helpful staff

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We went to this site despite some of the reviews. The staff were friendly and helpful. We liked the size of pitches. The layout of the site. The situation, in easy walking distance to the pub and takeaways albeit takeaways deliver to the site. We liked the fact that the site is set in between a line of trees and makes it very pretty, very quiet and with a lot of wildlife. The situation of the facilities are good and are set in a central position. The security of the site is good having electronic security gates. If you have kids there is what looks like a great play area and a large field at the bottom of the site. The serviced pitches which are level, a good size and well maintained. The 16amp electricity which was included in the price throughout our stay. And finally the competitive price although this is tempered by the things we didn’t like.

We disliked the non-serviced pitches that we were pitched on, albeit they have 16amp electric. The pitches are very worn and the significant slope, which goes in several directions, makes it very difficult to level up (we were in a small motorhome). Although described as hard standing they were quite muddy and not very well defined (unlike the PitchUp site photo which was taken some time ago). We could see that work had been carried out to the serviced pitches and these were of a good standard, level and well maintained (we would choose these next time). Now the toilets and showers have received much discussion by reviewers. In terms of size, layout, range of facilities and location, these are generally good and we have been to music festivals and they don’t stoop to those levels. However for a campsite for families the level of maintenance and cleanliness is poor. In the mens’ there was a shower not working and had clearly not been working for a while. The floor, that has been mentioned in previous reviews, was of a temporary nature and had been laid over the original floor but doesn’t go right to the edges. It was level though. The toilets are not clean and have clearly not been cleaned regularly and properly for a while, however they were usable. The showers were well used and again have not been properly cleaned for a while, again these were still usable. However we could see why this would put people off and be a major point of discussion. It is a shame as this site has so much potential and although it would take a bit of investment of both money and time, all the issues are fixable and recoverable. We have stayed on similar sites where they have resolved these types of issues and challenges. Whilst we may stay here again, we couldn’t recommend it to friends without outlining the issues.

Very peaceful and quiet would go again

A bit tight getting to site but went the wrong way read route properly 😲

Pitches were flat and spacious . The one we stayed at was level but some further down were quite slanted so definitely needed levelling blocks. showers and toilets were clean and warm .

The washing machine worked but the dryer door had broken and there was no sign on it warning about it so we were left with wet washing

The hot tub & the lodge itself were great. Clean & very warm despite the cold weather. We were only there for 1 night but will definitely go back!

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Good pitch. Was close to a pub.

Charge extra for electric if you go over a certain amount which makes you very wary to use it.

Everything

The rain lol

Really friendly staff, beautiful surroundings and very easy check in service. The site is close to local attractions and there is a nice local pub about half a mile away. The pitch itself was large and very easy to set up.

The toilets and shower area smelt and wasn’t cleaned enough.

Location very peaceful

Non

The pitch size

The toilet block