Old Barn Touring Park

Liked: The location, the nature and the peace and quiet. The laundry was good also.

Disliked: Shower facilities need refresh.

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Liked: The size of the pitch, ample room for our tent and awning. Length of the shower once 20p inserted was brilliant. Cleanliness of toilet blocks was great too.

Disliked: Toilets running out of loo roll (female). Not able to wash hands properly as tap needed a hand on it to use. Soap dispensers not very good.

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Liked: Spacious size pitch and reception staff helpful.

Disliked: Toilet block looks derelict and unloved , weeds , loose steps and large flakes of blue paint by entrance to gents , seems floor and wall tiles in the block have been over painted at some time ! , we opted not to use the facilities, looked dirty! All very disappointing. Needs some serious TLC ! The areas around the dustbin were dirty with some old looking rat poison stations, we did see one large rodent by the dustbins !!.

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From the manager: We are so sorry that you felt this way and wish that you had come to speak to us. When we took over the site 5 years ago the toilet block was very dated and in need of a lot of work. Our intention was to completely overall it but then the pandemic coming meant that we couldn't open and we had to use the funds we had for that to keep afloat. It meant that we couldn't implement all of the changes we wanted to make and so we made cosmetic upgrades. Over the past 5 years we have continued to make changes to the facilities, we lowered the ceilings to make it warmer, changed the lighting to make it easier to see in there, put in new hand dryers, hair dryers and shaving points. Yes we painted the tiles on the walls and floors and for some reason the paint in the men's toilet has reacted (if you had looked in the ladies you would have seen that it hasn't in there even though it is the same paint) and while we are aware that it doesn't look great I can't close down the men's facilities for 3 days to paint the floor, it has to wait until we are closed as does much of the repair work and upgrades. We do have bait boxes around the bin areas to try to deter vermin, as should all campsites It is inevitable that where there are humans and rubbish there will be vermin and we are trying hard to keep them away but unfortunately bait boxes are not pretty. When you say that area around the dustbins is dirty I don't really know what you mean, there are some leaves from the bushes around them, the bins get emptied once or twice a day and if any rubbish is outside of the bins it gets picked up. Again perhaps if you had come to speak to me you could have explained what you mean and I could have dealt with it at the time.

Liked: Good old school clean facilities, site set out in hedge screened blocks, pitches fairly level, all grass with EHU, close to big shops and coast, Got a kids play area, a public bridleway run along side off into the hill behind

Disliked: Only gripe, hedges were getting over grown especially around the bins and taps

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. The hedges had gotten a bit wild over the last few weeks (all that lovely sunshine) We will be tackling them as soon as all the birds have finished nesting in the next couple of weeks. We look forward to seeing you again.

Liked: Everything on site. Was all clean and tidy

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From the manager: Thank you so much, we are so glad that you had a lovely time and we look forward to seeing you again!

Liked: Friendly staff. Close to nearby beach and shops. Site level and plenty of room/ space to pitch the motor home on. Water station nearby and rubbish bins.

Disliked: Having to queue for a shower as only 2 on the campsite for the women's block. Plenty of sinks and toilets though. Area could do with a refurbishment as very tired looking. Pitches not clearly marked out and not much signage around the site. Price booked and paid for prior to staying was then advertised at a cheaper rate to stay on the website, whilst I was staying there which was a little disappointing!!

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Liked: Clean, plenty of space and close to everything.

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Liked: Nice private pitches, beautiful well-looked after site, good location, very friendly site owner

Disliked: Charge for the shower, not always easy to find a 20p!

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Liked: Good cosey campsite. There are good strong shower. Need to pay 20p for shower but lasted good 5mins! Constantly cleaner is there for cleaning shower and toilet.

Disliked: The pit for camping was a bit small for us (6people and two dogs) and quite close to neighbours. Luckily the pit opposite of us was free so children were able to play football there.

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Liked: Old Barn is exactly the type of site that we look for. It isn't an all singing and dancing site, however it is a calm and relaxing site that provides a great touring experience. Pitches are pretty level and a great size. The staff/owners we met were friendly and approachable. The site is tidy and looked after and recycling ethos is a real bonus. The toilet/shower block is old but does the job and the showers were always hot. A bonus for me was getting to watch the small planes fly over from the nearby Sandown Airport. There are also lovely walks from the rear of the site into open fields and woodland. Dog friendly too. Morrison's, Aldi, KFC and a good pub all in walking distance. There are also a number of local takeaways that will deliver to the site.

Disliked: No dislikes at all.

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