Orchard View Caravan and Camping Park

Positiv Clean facilities, large pitches but not what we originally booked. Owner James was very friendly but unfortunately I felt our arrival was a little of an inconvenience for Alex. We arrived early on Sunday afternoon and waited approx 10-15 mins for someone to attend to check us in and after ringing the bell twice, I was greeted by Alex who was friendly enough but seemed in a rush to get back to whatever she was doing before I disturbed her... she quickly showed me around all the facilities...whilst my husband was still waiting in our motorhome to get through the barrier... she then buzzed him through and pointed us to our pitch which was just opposite the reception block, away from all the other caravans and tents and was a mix of hardstanding and grass ( i had booked electric grass pitch) and went on her way without giving us the access codes for the barrier ( I got them from another customer)

Also whilst the advert states they accept motorhomes, we felt they were more equipped for caravans who have separate waste tanks as there was no drive over drainage for emptying our grey water but the elsan disposal was one the better that I have used... and as such we had to drive to our next site with a tank full of grey waste..We were the only motorhome on site...

The dog walking field was good and despite the traffic noise it was a peaceful site...

Maybe I had higher expectations for the site due to the reviews but feel this site was just not for us.

Negativ The location of the site meant that you required a vehicle as nothing is close by or within walking distance. Whilst not the sites fault, the roads leading to the site are the worst roads we have ever driven on ( and we are from Scotland where potholes are a normal occurrence on any journey) they were full of cracks, dips, bumps, uneven surfaces that it is beyond me how anyone could drive along them without damage to their vehicle. The national speed limit on the roads in question is 60mph but we could not ho any faster than 30mph max unless we wanted to cause serious damage to our motorhome.

The pitch we were allocated was not the pitch we booked ( electric grass pitch) and was away from all other people so didn't even get the chance to socialise/mingle with others, it was also very close to the road which although not very busy was noisy at times due to vehicles flying past....

The clubhouse/bar and food van mentioned in the advert is only open at weekends... think that needs to be made clearer in the description

The water pressure from the filling tap by reception was very poor and took around 20 mins to fill our water tank from empty and we were blocking other residents from getting past. Thankfully they were understanding.

The bins were also overflowing and appears they may not have enough bins for the amount of people staying there.

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Positiv This was my second time at orchard view, Really enjoyed my stay with the kids, lovely peaceful site and the owner James is very welcoming, We will definitely be back again at some point.

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Positiv There was nothing that stood out as everything was as we wanted.

Negativ Wifi wasn't the best but we were not bothered at all.

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Positiv Quiet and peaceful camping spot

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Hi!
Many thanks for your lovely review.

We hope you will stay again!

James and Alex

Positiv Very friendly husband wife owners. Nice dog walking area. Very clean toilets showers.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Hi Nigel,

Many thanks for your lovely review.
Look forward to seeing you soon!

James and Alex

Positiv Super welcoming and accommodating, James went out of his way to ensure our comfort. Really clean, great facilities

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Hi Steph,

Thanks for the great review, it really helps!

So glad you enjoyed it! See you in September, when it should be abit cooler!

James and Alex

Positiv Fantastic as ever great friendly people on site special James who runs orchard caravan peaceful and quiet. We stayed few times would definitely be back my two kids love it and dog.

Negativ Play area could do with an update apart from that great sites. WiFi was poor but we wasn’t bothered

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Hi Joshua,

Thanks for the lovely review, look forward to seeing you again soon!
And i've got my eye open for a caravn for you :)

James and Alex

Positiv The friendly welcome, the food and bar. Showers and toilets were lovely and clean.

Negativ It was a bit of a trek to get water.

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Positiv Excelent place for family with kids. Everyrhing was perfect.

Negativ We stay too short.

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Positiv Great as always, this is our second visit. Thanks to James aswell we always manage to leave something behind phone charger and my handbag and he keeps its safe till we re collect. We will be booking again

Negativ Nothing

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