Gill Head Farm

Liked Setting, plunge pool, facilities, welcome

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Liked The site was spacious so we didn’t feel at all overcrowded and there was plenty of room to park as well. The views are lovely. The common room was a brilliant space to hang out in wet weather, and was well equipped with a kettle, microwave, fridge and freezer, as well as spaces to cook with our stove. There were plenty of fire pits available too. The toilet and shower facilities were good - showers were hot and powerful and I didn’t have to queue at all. Overall we had a great stay and I think it was good value for what’s provided.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Great site, excellent value. Loved the communal room, a real bonus, especially on a wet weekend. The facilities were well thought out and always clean. The fields were not overcrowded and had great views (we were on the non-riverside area; the riverside pitches are gorgeous but quite far from the facilities). Felt quiet and remote, despite being just a few minutes off the A66. Nice playground for kids too. Wifi in the communal area, but poor signal on site (to be expected given location).

Disliked Showers were the ones where you have to re-press the button every so often, which is fine generally, but these went off every 10 seconds so needed re-pushing very often.
Some people might not like the signs around the place reminding people to clean up after themselves but it's only common courtesy and the place was always neat and clean.

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Liked Always the best stay here, friendly and accommodating owners.
The best views of the northern fells ever and always super clean.
The pizza man who turned up was amazing, decent 12” pizzas too for the price.

Disliked All was good

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Liked We had a fantastic time at Gill Head campsite for our little one’s very first camping trip ( 2 years old). The site itself was spotless and really well looked after, which made everything feel welcoming and comfortable. The views from the campsite are stunning, and the facilities were excellent — everything we needed was close by and easy to use. It felt like a really family-friendly place, and we couldn’t have chosen a better spot for a first camping experience in 8 years. We’ll definitely be coming back! FYI - we had very good phone signal despite some reviews saying signal is bad. We were on the far side of the campsite overlooking the sheep field.

Disliked N/a

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Liked Loved it as second year we’ve been so friendly the kipper cabin brilliant nice relaxing place to stay and will be booking again for next year 😁

Disliked There nothing to dislike everything was spot on

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Liked It was clean and very family friendly.

Disliked The microwave was broken when we arrived, so we had to venture out for food. Then there was a power cut for the majority of the day, then later that evening when we queued for a pizza on the site we were told they had sold out as a group of DOEs who were staying for 1 night had bought them all.

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From the manager: Hi,

Thank you for staying with us recently.

To answer your points individually, the microwave was replaced with a working machine within 20 minutes of its breakage being reported to Reception, and 2 brand new microwaves were installed within 12 hours. The power disruption started at 1pm and finished at 3pm as advertised on our social media and at Reception. The pizza guy, who is entirely independent of our site, clearly requests pre-order with contact details displayed around the site in order to avoid disappointment , and clearly states on his advert "limited drop-ins available". The DOE students are pre-booked visitors like yourself and were not treated preferentially. We are sorry you were unlucky with the pizza-guy.

I hope we will see you again sometime,
Thanks
Gill Head Team

Liked Lovely, well run site

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Liked Not much not like tbh

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Liked Picturesque spacious site, suits families young and old and the great added extra of he communal room which is fantastic for playing games in or storing ice packs, use of fridge, microwaves or charging devices for free. Some places charge for that.

Disliked We stayed in a pod and it was quite warm. We have stayed in many pods but these ones only have a tiny window for fresh air. Only a tiny dislike really and can't be avoided. Zero network coverage and WiFi only in communal room.

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