Halland, East Sussex, England
Yurt
Liked Very comfy beds, idyllic location with own private woodland section for kiddies to build dens, fire inside was lovely to heat us up for the evenings. We had deer visit us, quite literally right outside the yurt, in the mornings which was lovely. Gas stove was ideal for cooking and lots of cutlery, plates etc provided. Enough wood provided for the fire pit outside and the fire in the yurt. Henry welcomed us and was very friendly and accommodating. Compost toilet was comfortable enough and the shower was lovely and hot.
Disliked We would love it as more of a romantic, couple getaway...for our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 young children), it was very tight space, not really able to move, and had to move the gas stove outside just to lay the other bed down. This meant it was tricky to open our suitcases for clothes etc and there wasn't much other storage space, so it was overly cosy for us. The mini golf we couldn't get to, because there was another Emily in the bell tents and the golf is situated in the centre of them, there were no other entertainment options on whilst we were visiting and fhe coconut shy/nerf base was very rustic/disheveled, so the entertainment part we didn't think was quite as advertised, but having a bit of woodland, free roam for walks, and a starlit sky was enough for us to be happy with during our stay. The other group there were also very loud gone past 11pm, without anyone on site to be able to ask them to reduce noise levels, so maybe a consideration when booking in families with younger children.
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Reading, Berkshire, England
2 bedroom safari tent
Liked The biggest park was being able to use the parks, woodland walks etc after closing hours; the children loved it! The deer come right up to the fence just by the tent so that was lovely too, with the little bit of woodland just out the front, it really felt like we were eating dinner in nature. The staff were amazing, so welcoming, happy to see us, very helpful, so a big thank you to the whole team there! The animals looked well looked after too, which I think is important. As for the tent itself, the beds were very comfy, plenty of storage space, the fire/stove made a big difference to the temperature in the evening which was helpful, and the showers were nice and hot! We liked having everything lit by candlelight in the evening too.
Disliked We didn't realise how 'off grid' it would be in terms of electricity! There's not a single plug socket anywhere near the tents, and as we were meeting with other friends during the day, we needed our phone battery to communicate, so this was rather tricky. This also meant no hair dryers etc for those looking for tidy wear during the day. Just one plug run up to the tents would have been extremely helpful for emergencies. We luckily brought along our gas stove, which really helped with cooking dinner, as the fire/stove inside does take a while to heat the kettle etc when you'd like a morning coffee. The "fridge" is hot water bottles with ice inside, but these didn't make too much difference, so we couldn't get milk or butter for cooking with or making teas, so I would suggest they provide some uht/long lasting milk pods/cartons, would just make that little bit of difference.
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