Brightlingsea Touring Park

Liked Nothing because we couldn't stay

Disliked Couldn't make it due to family bereavement. Tried to contact owner day before to cancel. She said id had to contact putch up. Because I didnt have an account through pitch up i couldn't cancel it. I was fine about losing deposit but to lose the whole amount was a little unfair. This site would have been handy for us when visiting family in Brightlingsea but in future we will go elsewhere

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Liked Position

Disliked Everything else. Way too expensive. No grey water disposal point

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Liked As ever the location was lovely and the town itself has lots going on and plenty of places to eat and drink. We even timed it right as the fair was in town.
Arrived and realised on a pitch not suitable for our awning , the site staff couldn't have been better at addressing our issues and getting us swapped on to a suitable one. Really grateful for them.

Disliked The showers are woeful they were last time too either freezing or boiling no in between and occasionally no water pressure but they were clean so didn't ruin our enjoyment.

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Liked Location

Disliked Showers are useless. Just a dribble of cold water on both days of our visit, s as me in both male and female showers.

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Liked The pitches are half gravel half grass so that the cars and caravans stand on gravel and do not damage the grass.

Disliked - The pitches are not separated by hedges and the caravans and camper-cars stand very close together.
- There is absolutely no space for children to play.
- The worst however are the dirty toilets and showers. Some toilets were closed “out of order”, one of 4 wash basins was out of order, the second hat only very hot water, too hot to wash hands, in the third the cold water ran continuously and in the fourth the water had very low pressure.
Trying to take a shower: In the first cabin I got only cold water with very low pressure. In the second the same, but after waiting some minutes with running water it became warm for half a minute and then cold again and with very low pressure. No place to put your shower gel. When I had waited so long for warm water I noticed that the drain was blocked and my feet were standing in water.
I think that the showers and toilets are an offense to the guests paying 50 pounds per night. The value for money ist really bad here. I booked the most expensive camping site and got the worst.

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Liked Had a great weekend in Brightlingsea, which is very charming. We camped old-school style at this campsite, parked car on the gravel next to the adjoining grass part. Staff were friendly, helped us work out our spot as we did not receive an email notification.

Disliked Being put in pitch 44, sleeping in a tent right opposite the toilet and facilities block. We could hear people walk past on the gravel all night long, the sound of the door code being entered and subsequent door slam. Relentless. There was also a lot of light pollution from said block, spoiling the evening ambience somewhat.

This was our first time camping on a touring pitch, really wanted to spend a weekend in Brighlingsea and there was availability at shorter notice. Had we been put in a pitch further along, this would have been better for us staying in an actual tent. Someone arriving in a camper van might love this spot!

Having said all of this, we made the best of our mini weekend.

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Liked Good sized hard standing pitches with a grass area beside it .All pitches have their own water tap.The site is well placed for access to the town and seafront.Nice quiet site at nighttime will definitely visit again

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Liked Location and views of the lake

Disliked Toilet block becoming dated and rough paint coming off the walls due to damp, disabled toilets hand rails covered in rust.
Considering the prices have jumped significantly from last year nothing has been updated in a few years
No interaction with the site management to pass on this information.

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Liked Good sized pitch, nice having gravel and grass so no matter whether it’s caravan, motor home or tent it works well . Toilet facilities good - read a lot of reviews before going saying they needed updating but saw no evidence they did - they were always clean, shower was hot and having the use of a washing machine and dryer was a really nice option. Didn’t use the WiFi because I have my own dongle so can’t comment on the quality of that , all I will say is phone signal is very good so using a hotspot would be ok. Good location , can literally pitch up and leave the car there . Recommend the crabbing , the shop keeper in the premier has everything you need and will help you out with the cheapest bait . It’s not difficult and good fun. Foot ferry to West Mersea is nice for a literal trip and not expensive . Great site in a lovely place and we will visit again

Disliked Wind - (not the fault of the site of course 😂)

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Liked This is a beautiful place to stay in a fantastic little village it has great vibes and great pubs and walks it’s my second time with my camper van xxx

Disliked Ok as I have mentioned I love this place but come on please it’s not the cheapest place to stay can you please sort out the toilets 🥵 to make a point the scolding hot water that comes from the taps and the continual hot and cold showers 🚿 the toilets them self are relatively clean and modern but please please please I think you could sort this out,,,,, talking to other ladies there we all felt the Sam xxxxx

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