Liked Site was lovely, quiet, peaceful (maybe expect for the 6am peacock) but was great to have them roaming around during the day! The swimming lake was an absolute bonus for my partner and son, when the rain came (which it did) this was the perfect place to spend the day, the boats/canoes etc are an added bonus!

Disliked No hot water anywhere for washing up which isn’t great for me especially when camping, having to boil water with a small gas kettle multiple times was annoying and I don’t recall seeing that online. The toilets being outdoor with no real privacy or being clean also only having 2 actual hot showers also very rustic was a major no for me, I saw online that it had toilet/shower blocks but I wasn’t expecting it to be as rustic/outdoors as they were. I think pictures online would help rather than just a description.

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From the manager: We're so glad you liked our site and your family enjoyed swimming and boating with the canoes & kayaks. We do have hot water at a couple of washing up stations but you're quite right that this isn't the case throughout. Creating hot water that is not strictly necessary (ie unlike showers of which there are 11) is a tremendous challenge across a 20 acre site without mains power (except in a few key locations like the barn and the cafe etc) so campers do very often have to go back to basics & produce their own the old fashioned way with a kettle! This is as we like to say a return to real camping - here's the relevant info from our website: "Return to Real Camping We want to offer our guests a really sustainable holiday. A return to real camping means the lowest possible impact on the land and environment - our tipi poles don’t even break the surface of the earth. Your footprint while here could only be bettered by a survival expert. You don't have to fly! a major bonus, and we source all our wood, fish and canvas locally and work with local people wherever possible. We have flushing lavatories (one with limited wheelchair access) and hot showers situated at either end of the site, with an additional showers-only block more centrally located near reception. Our mains water comes from standpipes for your cooking and washing up which you will need to heat up back at your tipi - our basins are plumbed for cold water and are intended for handwashing, brushing your teeth etc rather than washing your dishes." We have both composting and flushing loos as we know composters are not for everyone. We're sorry it was all a bit too rustic but thank you very much for taking the time to send us your review and private feedback. We're working on more showers coming soon!

Liked Brilliant site, lovely and clean, nice to have individual toilet/shower cubicles for more privacy! Loved having a pool onsite too. Nice walk to the beach, think we made it in 15 minutes cutting through public footpaths through the fields. All in all we had a wonderful stay.

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