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We stumbled across this site when looking for a last minute getaway during half term and what a treat it was.
We arrived and got booked in by a very pleasant lady who gave us all the required information and gave us a map and directions to our assigned pitch. There are pitching guidelines given to you as to how you should pitch, so rather than reverse the tourer in, we unhitched and pushed it in so we could make sure the positioning was more precise than my hit and miss reverse skills. The pitch was level and we didn't have to make any adjustments across the caravan.
The site seemed busy with lots of new arrivals, but all the guests I spoke to were friendly. It appeared that all the families were pitched together, with couples without children being pitched a little further away.
The restaurant and bar served a good selection of food and drinks which allowed us all to find something to eat, albeit the pints of Staropramen were £5.80 and to feed a family of 6 with a drink each was roughly £90, it felt a little pricey, but not uncommon for a venue like this. The food was however, tasty, served quick and filling.
The placement of the facilities seemed suitable so that none of the pitches were too far from a water point or the shower/toilet facilities. There was a washing up station and disabled/baby change facilities close to the water point we used which were tidy (and warm) as they appeared to be inside a glamping-type pod.
There were two parks, one for younger children and another for older children, a swimming pool which was warm and a good size. The pool was quiet when we visited, but we were midweek after the English half term had finished, so we got lucky! Additionally, there was a gym and onsite activities like archery, slime making, mini golf etc, though we didn't partake in these this time.
There is a showbar with daily entertainment, kids disco, kids bingo and adult bingo with live acts. This was all very good, and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening here, the live singer was superb!
An onsite shop, again, pricey, but it contained all the essentials, some camping gear, and fresh local meats which were extremely tasty! Some of the thickest bacon I've ever seen was more like gammon!
The shower block was clean, warm and the showers themselves had a temperature control and no push buttons, you could turn it on and have a really good soak. There were plenty of hooks to hang up your clothes and a bench too.
There was free wifi on the site, which was adequate, my son managed to play Roblox for a while in the evening, the speeds did vary a bit. The mobile signal, however, on Vodafone and O2 networks was great most of the time.
For the cost of the pitch, and the available entertainment, this was a very enjoyable trip. We did try to extend our stay, but they were fully booked for the weekend ahead, so were unable too, but we look forward to returning again.
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