North Down Orchard

Liked Lovely setting and location, very quiet & peaceful. Bell tent was very spacious and saved having to bring and put up a tent. Good composting toilets, well stocked with toilet roll and sawdust.

Disliked We arrived 2&1/2 hours after check-in time and the bell tent had not been cleaned. The website states, all bell tents come with outdoor table & chairs, there wasn't any.

There was no cider bar & street food as advertised. We did not have any means for dinner on arrival day, as we were expecting the street food vendors.

No firepit and logs (that had been paid for in advance) allowed due to the heatwave and risk to field (which I do understand).

The main reason I chose this campsite was because of everything that should have been available and is advertised on the website. Due to a wedding on site, advertised extras were removed without any communication to those that had booked a stay (we were not the only disappointed guests).

Showers not cleaned in the 3 nights we were there. I cleaned it myself before a shower in the end.

Shared kitchen area dirty and not cleaned.

Really disappointed

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Liked Lovely quiet site based in the country side and through a cider farm orchard. Close to many attractions and beaches. The rustic feel to the site adds to the atmosphere.
We were anxious about the use of compostable toilets but they weren’t too unpleasant and kept relatively clean. Unfortunately some of the saw dust does make it into the showers making it seem unclean.

Disliked On arrival we were unable to contact anyone regarding where to pitch the tent. One number went to voicemail and the other was an ex employee.
The site was lovely and quiet until the final night when a large group arrived with screaming children. I don’t mind playing but this was chase games until late and from 6:30am. One of the dogs also let itself into our tent.
This unfortunately wasn’t addressed at the time as the owner had gone on his own holiday and no alternate numbers were left for us to contact.
Throughout the region there are multiple signs regarding no fires or bbqs. On the final night many people appeared to ignore these signs and multiple tents had fires on the extremely dry grass. There was no one around to notify of this either. I would a dive someone does occasional checks on the camping feilds in the evenings whilst the fire ban is in place.

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Liked Bell tent and beds provided. Phone chargers in tent. Hot showers (solar powered). Compost toilets (clean). Kitchen area...with microwave, toaster, hot plate, fridge freezer....tables and chairs, all under a cover. Live band on Friday nights and on site cheap bar and food van. Saturday games. Friendly dogs for petting. No worries 10 out of 10 site with friendly owner...exceptional.

Disliked Nothing.

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Liked Brilliant, friendly and peaceful
Campsite with a great cider barn…totally reccomend this site!

Disliked N/A

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Liked This campsite is in a great location easy to get to numerous places, including beaches.
It has wonderful views and is in an idyllic setting. The camping field is very spacious and you can set up where you like and have plenty of room
Excellent facilities, exactly what you would expect from an eco friendly site. Compost toilets,showers and a couple of sinks for washing/cleaning you teeth. It also has the
added benefits of being able to use the outdoor kitchen area, which has fridge, freezer, microwave, toaster, electric hotplate and sink/ draining board and bbq.
Another added benefit is the cider barn bar open on Friday and Saturday evenings, with live music Fridays. Food is served by various vendors on Friday and Saturdays too. Basement 17 tacos were there when we stayed and the food looked very good and had a queue for most of the evening, which is a good sign and a must to try next time.
We had a wonderful stay during the very hot week in May, so it was great to have the showers. We never had to queue for them.
We will definitely be returning.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Such a beautiful place run by lovely people!

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Liked The camp kitchen was an added bonus, as I was able to heat up my leftover takeaway pizza for breakfast 😋

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Liked Friendly welcome from David, owner and the tent was just as pictures showed. Spacious and comfy. Access to a little outdoor kitchen with hob/fridge/microwave which was really useful. Compost toilets were fine, clean. It was very quiet when we stayed so no issues with hot water shortages. Lovely rural setting.

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Liked Large uncrowded field. Quiet and dark. The field kitchen was an unexpected bonus.

Disliked Nothing.

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Liked The field is spacious, and has the option for social activities if here on the right days. The facilities were really clean, and having access to a kitchen with fridge, kettle and hobs were appreciated. The option to rent a fire pit is also a bonus.

Disliked We heard good things about the events and were looking forward to it but missed out on it because of a wedding. It would have been nice to know in advance if the events are not running for such reasons.

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