Riddings Wood Holiday Park

Liked Peaceful location

Disliked Misleading campsite information

AA rated 4 star!!!!!
Stated Wi fi available. None.
One toilet block to serve whole site. On our visit probably excess of 20 or so tents with multiple occupancy PLUS caravans and motor homes etc, in school holidays, so plenty of visitors on site. As they say on the traffic reports, Queuing likely.
Main grey waste disposal out of action, note said dispose of your waste in hedge row.
Toilets in disgusting state in morning( not the owners fault)
Doors and privacy screens insecure and hanging off
Accessibility toilet external door lock broken and sign said do not use the lock for risk of being locked in.
Most of the available picnic benches were in need of urgent repair.

Pitch fee of £32 per night for this "4 star site" is a RIP OFF

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Liked Nothing, maybe the toilets and showers were decent.

Disliked Everything the tent pitches are small, on a slope and no privacy at all. All the camper vans forming a circle around the tents and constantly viewing your tent from all directions. Not nice!
Pitch sizes are so small you're basically pitching on eachother tent and it's all on a hill so even worse when sleeping or chilling in the tent!

If you have a tent this is definitely not the place to go camping. Avoid!

A constant smell of sewage gave me headaches, went camping for a bit of fresh air and to enjoy the weather. But nope, all you smell is sewage.

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Liked Lovely campsite. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The toilets and shower block was always kept clean and tidy.

Disliked Only slight problem we had was our pitch was on a slope which made staying put in our beds a little tricky!

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We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back in the future.

Liked The site is in a lovely setting . The showers are very goid

Disliked We were using a tent and our allocated pitch was very slightly sloped. This made it difficult as my balance isn’t good.

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We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back soon.

Sorry the pitch affected your balance if you do book again please call us in advance of your stay and we will try to place you on a flatter pitch.

Liked Spacious campsite. Great play area. Great location. It felt very secure and was really clean. The pot washing area was a good size too with plenty of hot water. We would definitely return in the future.

Disliked The pitches are too close together and it felt crowded and overlooked as they’re so close. Another toilet/shower block would be beneficial as there is only one block right near the entrance. No wifi available.

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Liked Lovely clean site, has a nice play area that the kids seemed to all love. Nice woods alongside to walk the dog. Clean toilets with warm showers. Ice creams at reception to buy was a nice treat. Friendly guy on arrival joked about and engaged with people on site alot.

Disliked A bit of confusion on arrival with pitch size etc and saying no gazebo booked but sorted for us and we had a lovely pitch (maybe some teething issues with pitch up?)
In time a second toilet block, or even changing the middle cabin/waste unit to the main toilet blocks would be good 👍

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We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us.

The confusion on check in was my end that was having the teething problems.

We hope to welcome you back in the future.

Liked We had a pitch on the bottom field right near the park. This was perfect for the kids and got lots of children playing games and having fun. Toilets/showers are clean and well kept. Friendly helpful staff. Ice creams and few drinks in the office.

Disliked Long walk up hill to the toilet from the bottom field which is where the kids park is
Pot washing is also near the toilet so you get your steps in! It’s a mix of disliked first thing in the morning or middle of the night but no issue in the day!

Shame somebody wasn’t picking their dog poo up in the bottom field!!

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Liked Good levels of security with CCTV across the site, fences around the majority of the site, but there was a gap in the fencing in the bottom of the tent (non electric pitches) and electronic barriers in and out.
The shop sells reasonably priced ice creams, fire lighters and logs etc but nothing camping related (pegs, ropes etc).
The new and only toilet block, located next to the site office, is of good size; with 4 cubicles, and 4 showers plus 3 sinks inside and 3 big sinks outside for pot washing. The site is clearly marked with a 5MPH, 1 way system and there is ample parking for visitors too. There is a children’s park with barking chippings and ample grass space around it.

Disliked The toilet blocks appear to get cleaned once a day, as both I and my partner experienced no toilet roll or no soap in the toilets. Yet when they had been cleaned, they were immaculate inside. In the gents there was a massive puddle in the entrance, which I squeegeed in to the shower drain, but had been well trampled in before I went to use the toilet.
Whilst there are two areas which have a total of 7 big industrial bins, there was litter across the site that wasn’t collected over a 3 day period (ice cream wrappers, empty cans, crisp packets). Even though the warden does walk the site with his dog, it was a shame that this wasn’t ever picked up. Our pitch also had rubbish left on it from the previous guests, but given the 30min change over window I suppose the wardens might not be able to check all vacated pitches, and this is more lack of respect of those leaving. The pitches, except for handstanding are on quite a slope, so be prepared to adjust your usual sleeping configuration. The park has quite a lot of graffiti and damage, that if repaired would improve the safety of children using it.
There was also a “rubbish pile” that has a large burnt tree and then a pile of broken bricks, and broken pottery. This was approximately 60m away from the children’s park and wasn’t fenced off; it had some ticker tape on 3 sides but this didn’t prevent access and could have caused an injury should children inadvertently access it.

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us we welcome all feedback.

The toilet blocks are cleaned once daily but in peak times they are cleaned more often, they are checked frequently through the day and toilet roll is replenished they are also cleaned on checks if needed. The gents will form a puddle at the door when it rains if the door is not closed we do monitor and mop away through the day. The warden does litter pick twice a week during the quieter times on site he walks the dog in his time off. We ask that all children are supervised by an adult whilst on site

Sorry that your stay was not what you expected and that you wont be returning.

Liked all facilities spotless clean

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Liked Friendly staff, reception and barrier, easy to find. Good bathroom and shower facilities and little park for the kids.

Disliked As a family site could get a little noisy but did settle down at night. A little walk to the toilet and shower block from the lower camping field but nothing major.

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