9.2

Overall rating based on 137 reviews

 

92% would recommend this site to a friend.

91% would stay here again.

  86% described as Peaceful ?

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All round lovely laid back campsite. …05/28/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomBenjamin H.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric grass touring pitch
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  • Liked: 

    All round lovely laid back campsite. Large pitches in lovely areas. Owners are also lovely people who are happy to help with anything.

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Hi Ben

Thank you so much for your review, we do appreciate them and enjoy reading them too.

Really pleased you enjoyed your stay.

Carl,Steph Graham & Elaine

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Perfect for a chilled get away05/28/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomNatalie P.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch (six person)
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    What a beautiful and peaceful site. No overcrowding (even on bank holiday) and clean, well stocked facilities. The fishing pond was the icing on the cake. The owners are cheerful and helpful and always on hand. We will definitely be returning.

    Disliked: 

    Don’t miss the turning…. It’s behind the petrol station but not signposted.

From the manager...

Hi Natalie

Thank you so much for your review, we do appreciate clients taking the time out to write them.
We look forward to seeing you again.

We do have signage but unfortunately they are very near the campsite as we can only place them on land that belongs to us.

Carl, Steph Graham & Elaine

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Greeted by the owner who was …05/28/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)
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  • Liked: 

    Greeted by the owner who was friendly and showed the amenities on site. Pitch was a good size and there is a local garage for bits and pieces.

    Disliked: 

    Road slightly noisy but that’s due to the wind direction and how quiet the pitch field was.

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Hi

Thank you very much for your review, we really do appreciate the feedback.

We look forward to seeing you again

Steph, Carl, Elaine & Graham

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Good site with clean facilities and level pitches05/27/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomDeborah c.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric grass touring pitch
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  • Liked: 

    Lovely clean site. Ample pitches. Liked how the pitches were cut out of wild meadow field. Toilets were clean. Owners were friendly and helpful. Nice little fishing lake. Thank you, will be back.

    Disliked: 

    Main road was a little noisy but got used to it.

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Hi Deborah

Thank you so much for your review.
We do appreciate you taking the time out to write it as it gives future guests an insight to what to expect.
Look forward to seeing you again

Carl, Steph, Graham and Elaine

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Sorry but wouldn't stay at this site again.05/27/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomKevin J.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Non-electric grass tent pitch (two person)
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  • Liked: 

    The owner was friendly, level pitch, clean toilets and showers with hot water, well stocked garage shop next door

    Disliked: 

    The owner was friendly although he never gave me or my mate who also booked a pitch our change even if it was only 75p and 50p, the site gets a lot of road noise late into the night which was a bit annoying when your tired and trying to sleep, we didn't get a choice of pitches either so we could choose where we wanted to be, we were just shown to an area cut amongst the long grass, we had a pitch right next to us with two indian families with young children who were noisy played indian music for hours which was driving us nuts,so to drown out the din we put on our own, one of their children screamed his lungs out all night long into the early hours, my friend packed up and left a day early as he'd had a gut full of them, sorry to say we wouldn't stay at this site again as we went to get away from all noise and worries after my recent bad diagnosis, unfortunately only to leave more tired then when we arrived.

From the manager...

Hi Kevin
Thank you very much for taking the time out to write an informative review. We pride ourselves on our toilet/showers as we realise this is an important factor for our guests.
It was a very busy and we apologise about forgetting to give you your change. We understand these are very difficult times and what a financial loss this amount can be. If you can let us have your bank details we will gladly transfer you the £0.75 and £0.50.
In response to the Indian families next to you, Carl does say if you have a problem with anything including noisy campers please give him a call or knock on our door, that is why we are on duty 24/7. And if we do not know about the problem we cannot resolve it

Carl, Steph, Elaine & Graham

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Would highly recommend to anyone who wants clean. Friendly and peace05/20/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomMichelle Q.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Ramblers' Retreat camping pod
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  • Liked: 

    A warm friendly welcome
    Immaculate showers and toilets
    Truly dog friendly
    Everyone on site friendly and helpful
    Guaranteed to go back for longer
    10/10 for the owners

    Disliked: 

    Coming home

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Hi Michelle

Thank you for your review, we are so glad you enjoyed our small pod, Ramblers Retreat.

See you again soon

Carl,Steph, Elaine & Graham

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Good comunication rang me to inform …05/09/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric grass touring pitch
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    Good comunication rang me to inform me as to the state of pitch re bad weather alert

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Hi

Thank you for your review.

I think we have all suffered with this bad weather and we have to make decisions as to whether we advise people to arrive in such bad conditions. On the other hand we do not want to disappoint people and cancel their holidays, so we try and communicate with them so they can make their own decision.

Hopefully the sun will shine soon and we will see you again

Carl,Steph, Graham & Elaine

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Excellent staff04/28/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAngela T.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Ramblers' Retreat camping pod
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  • Liked: 

    Friendly relaxed calm site

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Hi Angela.

Thank you so much for your review, we do appreciate that people take the time out to write them.

We are pleased you enjoyed your stay in our little pod, Ramblers Retreat.

We look forward to seeing you again

Carl, Steph, Graham & Elaine

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Everything spot on, thankyou very much04/26/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomJake S.Mobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Electric grass touring pitch
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    We stayed over the Easter weekend, after silly amounts of rain and a waterlogged site the owners were incredibly accommodating helping us have the best time possible while we stayed, facilities were spot on, the field was lovely and fishing lake was a bonus. We visited the usual cheddar gorge, durdle door etc and the site was central to everything we wanted to do, and following the owners recommendation for all you can eat breakfast under 5 minutes away we were very chuffed both mornings, will 100% be coming back when we are next down south👌🏼

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Hi Jake

Thank you so much for your informative and complimentary review, we really do appreciate it as it gives future campers an insight into what to expect.
We have had a great response to our exclusive offer at our local The Crown Inn for an "all you can eat breakfast" and we know from experience how good it is.
We look forward to seeing you again

Carl, Steph, Graham & Elaine

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Unsure about this place, really not what I was expecting!04/22/2024

Reviewer's country: United KingdomAnonymousMobile phone iconConfirmed

  • Ramblers' Retreat camping pod
  • Recommend to friends   Visit again
  • Liked: 

    * The camping pod is lovely, with nice little homely touches. There's a double sofa-bed (although not the most comfortable) and a much-welcomed TV and heater. For warmer weather, there's also a decking area with chairs and table. The camping pod was clean and welcoming.
    * The on-site toilets/shower are really clean and the showers are individual cubicles.
    * It's very close to Shaftesbury, which is a nice little place. Close to a nice park and skate park too. I'd recommend the nearby Tank Museum and Haynes Motor Museum for day-trips. Not much within walking distance though, a car is needed.

    Disliked: 

    * I wouldn't say this site was particularly picturesque. It is literally behind a petrol station and the first thing you see is a huge row of wheelie bins - not the best first impression. There is also a mechanics/MOT garage and a caravan sales company, all looks a bit tatty.
    * There are lots of signs warning against fly-tipping and an instruction to phone the owner on arrival. I phoned and was greeted by 'Oh you're here already?' and then I was told to wait 5 minutes! The strange welcome continued as I was then told his wife usually dealt with camping pod check-ins rather than him. Although, it was the first weekend of the season and was very quiet due to wet weather-related cancellations.
    * The fishing lake (in all the pictures) is nowhere to be seen! Don't expect it to be near the camping pod, it is two fields away! It would be nice for the accommodation to be overlooking the lake.
    * It is on a busy main road so lots of traffic noise.
    * What was once the reception appears to be now boarded up and used for storage.
    * The camping pod is in the corner of a field, dominated by 6/7 semi-permanent caravans/trailers where construction/road workers appeared to be living. There is also a man living on the site in a winnebago. It does look/feel more like a trailer park. Although they were all friendly enough, it was rather off-putting as a lone female.
    * Would not recommend for families for the above reason and as there are limited facilities.
    * The camping pod is small - there is little room for anything else once the sofa bed has been pulled out.
    * The camping pod is advertised as 'with parking space' but that was not true, we were told NOT to park next to the camping pod as it was too muddy. Unfortunately the nearest parking spot was in the car park along the path and round the corner, not the most convenient way to unload/store items when travelling as a single mum with a young child!
    * There are not enough plug sockets, bearing in mind the lights/TV/heater need to be plugged in. You have to rotate electrical items - and don't forget to pack your own kettle.
    * The toilets/showers are not close! We had to walk past one closed and locked toilet block to get to the toilet block that was open. Although very nice, there are only a handful of toilets and a couple of showers, so there's probably quite a wait when busy.

From the manager...

Good morning anonymous,
WOW, that is the longest review we have ever had but thank you for taking the time out to write it as it must have taken up a lot of your time. So I will try and make my response brief.
I agree with you but due to the bad weather our campsite is not as picturesque as we would like it to be at the moment.
Firstly can I mention, it is stated on the website that when booking Ramblers Retreat " You have to Bring all camping equipment minus the tent", so sorry, we do not supply a kettle. We actually closed the campsite for the time you were here hence it was so quiet, due to the bad weather conditions but honoured your booking for the pod as not to disappoint and I believe you were told, after complaining, you could park next to the pod at your own risk of getting stuck in the wet ground.
Oh and NOT one of our seasonal pitches, consisting of motorhomes and caravans belong to construction/road workers
Unfortunately due to having a 30 acre site we cannot place everyone round the lake!, as much as we would like to.
Yes, we are on a main road and the entrance is to the side of an Esso garage and may I add, with a very convenient licensed Londis Supermarket, but once you get through the main gates you have 30 acres to enjoy.
The Winnebago you mentioned is parked there due to its size, we endeavour to cater for all sizes of units on our site.
Unfortunately the much needed wheelie bins have to be put somewhere!!
I could comment more but unfortunately have run out of time!
You really should have come to us with any concerns you may have had while you were here and we would have endeavoured to resolve them.

Carl, Steph, Graham & Elaine

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