Bolam Lake Camping Paddock

Liked: Site is lovely. Just a grass field, but facilities are excellent and the nature nearby is great. Even the toilets are clean. Hosts are lovely people, they offer lots of help and guidance.

Disliked: I was hoping for a quiet, relaxing stay with my wife and 3 year old. It was advertised as a quiet, no party site with quiet hours. It might have been, before the large group of teens (I guess some of them must have been over 18) arrived and decided to have loud, base heavy music until late, then even after we got them to turn it off, the loud and drunken behavior went on until early hours. Their fire was on until late, they were disruptive for everyone around them and they didn't care who was annoyed. Having experienced similar problems in the past at other sites we picked an off-grid site with no bar and quiet hours. I suppose this type of thing is just a staple for campsites these days. Some may be able to put up with it. It will be fine if you stay up past midnight anyway or are a heavy sleeper. I feel bad to leave a negative review, because it's not the hosts' fault, but had I read a review like this before booking I may have chosen a different site.

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Liked: Very warm welcome from the friendly hosts who were on hand to assist throughout our stay. Large pitches on a very quiet site situated right next to Bolam lake.

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Liked: We absolutely loved this spot. The site was perfect for us and had all the amenities we needed- toilets were spotlessly clean. It had a real family friendly vibe, our kids loved playing out with the others! It was a real treat to sit with a fire pit and watch the horses and in the morning they were right up at our pitch and let us stroke them. The proximity to the lake was a real winner for us - the walk round was idyllic and the little cafe did great coffee and cake. The real highlight for us were the owners, David and Jill. They were so welcoming and friendly, nothing was too much - even getting us out of our pitch with their tractor (the camping highlight for our kids!).

Disliked: Nothing!

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Liked: Quiet of nature. Close to Bolam lake for lovely walks. Horses in the field. David and Jill. Walk to local church. Children free to play that shattered the peace but I was expecting that!

Disliked: The price - expensive for what is on offer. Getting stuck and having to be towed out by a tractor.

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Liked: Truly a lovely experience, Jill and David both welcomed us to the site, the site itself is spotless very very well looked after and also the onsite porta loos. Plenty of space and plenty of spots to choose from. It was the Wife’s and mother in law first time camping and they loved it.

Disliked: N/A

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From the manager: Thanks so much for sharing your feedback and it was great to meet you all. We are so pleased that your first camping experience together has been a positive experience and we hope that you enjoy many more camping trips in the future. We hope that you visit again soon - you enjoyed great weather with you too!

Liked: The site is well kept and the facilities were clean. The owners Jill and David were very helpful and we’d definitely go back.

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your feedback and it was great to meet you. You are both very resilient campers as the weather was not so good on the evening that you stayed with us. We hope that you stay with us again and fingers crossed for better weather next time :) Thanks so much and hope to see you soon.

Liked: Stayed here before as per usual the hospitality off dave and his wife second to none. Clean tidy can not fault this place or the owners

Disliked: Nothing

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your feedback and for staying with us again. It was our first weekend of the 2024 season and it proved to be a weekend of glorious Spring weather and heavy rain. Our lovely campers as always made the best of the weekend and we hope that you visit us again soon - better weather next time:)

Liked: Lovely campsite, owners were lovely and kind, help use out when the weather was not the best as it rained for most of the stay, great place to unwind.

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your feedback and we are pleased that you managed to unwind even if the weather during the Easter weekend was not so kind to our lovely campers. We hope that you visit again so that you can relax and enjoy the peace and lovely countryside - let's hope we have better camping weather very soon. Our very best wishes.

Liked: Everything..... Dave and Gill are the best hosts u could ask for..... nothing was too much trouble. From the cleanest porta loos to helping anybody with whatever they needed. Cannot recommend Bolam Lake with David and Gill enough👍👍

Disliked: Absolutely nothing....well maybe the cold nights but Dave sorted us with enough fire wood for the night👍.

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From the manager: Thanks so much for your kind comments and we really appreciate your feedback. You really are a resilient bunch of campers who made the most of very 'mixed' weather during the Easter weekend. We hope to see you all again very soon and hopefully better weather next time !

Liked: Quiet location, good communication ,friendly and helpful owner. We stayed 1 night for a peaceful park up between long travels. Didn’t use the facilities, which are basic but appeared well kept. Owner helped push my van out in the morning when it got a little stuck! Lovely walks nearby.

Disliked: Not a dislike but my van was too heavy for the ground at this time of year. I Would stay again in dryer months and save ruining the ground.

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From the manager: Thanks so much for sharing your feedback and it was great to meet you. Sorry that the weather was not so kind but safe travels and we hope that you visit again in the future. Thank you and best wishes.