Dowlais Farm Holidays

Positiv Self check in was great.
Laid back, unfussy site.
Quiet location.
Plenty of hot water in the rustic showers.
Compost toilets. Despite initial uncertainty were effective.
Location - proximity to M5 yet tucked away.
Coast path was a 10 min walk.
Lovely orchard

Negativ Could do with a clean up.
Rustic is no excuse for grubby. (Showers, wash up area)
No hot water in toilet hand wash area is inexcusable.

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Positiv Excellent location, large pitches, good eco facilities.

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Positiv So peaceful and calm. Simple with everything you need. Just lovely.

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Positiv Fabulous site. Peaceful, easy to find, close to everything we needed. Spacious pitches and very friendly staff.

Negativ Nothing i can think of.

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Positiv Easily accessible hot water and showers.
Free firewood (very small selection)
Clean.
Bins and recycling
Toilets lovely, clean, close to all tents
Contactable on phone
Close to shops and pub
Pretty site
Pre determined sites for campers
Lovely big space (plot 3) for our family.

Negativ Very quiet. Our two young boys are well behaved but love being loud and I felt bad on other campers.
Small with little privacy.
Next to a busy road, under aeroplane route
Some thistles under foot, have to keep shoes on all the time.
1000 flies immediately in the tent, tempted maybe by the apples fallen from the trees.

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Positiv Really small, lovely and relaxed, quiet campsite. They seem to have thought of all the little details, particularly with regard to eco-friendliness.

Negativ Nothing, we loved everything about it.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Always so lovely to hear that our campers enjoy their stay here in the orchard.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we look forward to welcoming you back again :)

Positiv Mitten in der Natur, einfach herrlich.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Vielen Dank fuer Euren Kommentar. Es freut mich sehr, das es Euch bei uns gefallen hat.

Positiv The space was so lovely, small site bit lots of space and privacy for everyone.. name on gate and pitch at entrance so really easy to land and get set up.. compost toilets were perfect :) showers sinks etc.. sleeping under the apple trees was a delight..

Lovely walk close by dorm by the sea path and close to clevedon marine pool which is just gorgeous..

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for taking the time to leave this great review of our orchard, we never get tired of receiving these. We really hope you are able to come again!

Positiv Lovely, quiet away from it all stay in a Somerset orchard. Small, but friendly site. Composting toilets are unique but not a problem. good showers.

Negativ Nothing

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, our unique toilets are in keeping with the ethos of the greener camping club and we are pleased that you found them to be acceptable:) We look forward to welcoming you back to the orchard.

Positiv Peace and quiet, orchard setting, easy hookup, good access to coastal path.

Negativ £12 COMPULSORY green club membership.
No waste water disposal for either casette or grey water. Only Composting toilets for campers when normal WC toilets were available elsewhere on site.

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Vom Platzbetreiber: Thank you for your review we are glad that you appreciated the peace and quiet of the orchard.

We do have grey water waste but not black and this is explained to anyone that asks. The reason for this is that our site is on a cesspit rather than the mains and chemicals in black waste will destroy the cultures of the cesspit which is not an option.

Our camping license is through the Greener Camping Club and therefore the £12 membership is compulsory and gives access to around 150 sites throughout England and Wales. We really can't do anything about this and always hope that people coming to our site will visit other eco friendly sites using their membership.

The compost toilets are in keeping with the ethos of the Greener Camping Club, I feel that you weren't aware of what we are about, funnily enough we get so many compliments about our compost toilets from campers who are on board with Eco Camping.

The other toilets are on a different part of the site, not accessible to campers and actually belong to a different business.

Your poor review feels a little unfair as you did know the costs upfront and could of chosen a different site if you weren't happy to pay them.

We will continue to pride ourselves on our popular, cosy (but spacious pitches) eco campsite and wish you all the best