Dare Valley Country Park

Wonderful clean toilets and friendly staff. Perfect place to stop, lots of walks around and a cafe on site.

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We loved everything here. Could not find any fault or anything to dislike about Dare Valley Country Park's facilities, and we loved it so much that we extended three or four times.

ACCESS ON ARRIVAL

Perhaps access could be slightly easier, i.e. for those who don't know it or the area, make the main entrances easier to spot in the rain, wind, and darkness. Clearer sign to say that we're in the right place would help, then maybe an electronic keypad instead of the 'bike lock style' lock for those who don't have the manual dexterity to turn the numbers in the dark and cold.

If I had been alone. I would never have believed that was the site entrance as it looked more residential and I wouldn't have dared enter. :) I'd probably still be hunting for it now!

But once inside, it's a delight so you just need to do your research first.

GREETING AND SERVICE

Staff; impeccable, second to none, and special thanks to the wonderful Valda who is super helpful and knows everything you could want to find out. Valda was just one of those people you instantly love; she enjoys her job, goes out of her way to help and wants to make you feel good about being there.

AMENITIES

Again, second to none. We have not yet found a touring site that meets our needs as much as Dare Valley managed to. Yes, perhaps we would have liked our own water hookup but it was local so we just bought a hose extension and that was sorted. But other than that, what doesn't this site offer?

We had a hardstanding with grass pitch for our Rollerteam Autoroller 746 and were able to put up a large awning with a windbreak to exercise our Persian cats in. We were hooked up to power.

The amenities block is beautiful! You would never get a better shower and wash than here. Lovely clean floors and cubicles, nice warm room with a hygienic floor surface, several shower cubicles, many toilets (spotless), huge shower cubicle space with big solid doors to keep the heat in, and the showers were perfect.

The showers are nice and hot and the lights and water do not act on a timer unlike at some other places, so you do not get thrust into the dark every so often or find the water cut off before you washed off the soap! It was also easy to keep my clothes dry by hanging my clothes at the end of the enclosure.

Fantastic for me as I had hair extensions was the hotel-style hairdryer that was fabulous, very efficient and lovely to use. Did a better job than my home dryer.

This small touch--and the fact the wash block is nice and warm--makes you feel the site is really trying to look after you rather than worrying about getting you back out of the shower block as soon as possible! Here, you can pamper your hair or fae a little because it's very comfortable and clean. I'd liken the shower and toilet block to those at a high-end gym.

The amenities building also offers a washing-up area, washer and dryer and Elsan point. I may have missed some things off the list as I was working all the time in my van but what I saw was wonderful.

Best park we visited so far!

Oh, and it was really quiet and peaceful too.

Well done to all the staff at Dare Valley Country Park.

Didn't dislike anything.

Clean, well maintained and set in lovely area, we had a lovely time and will definately go back there soon.
Pitches were perfect mix hardstanding and grass, and overall it was well looked after.

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Loved our time at Dare valley country park. We only stayed overnight, but we really enjoyed it. Didn’t get to take full advantage of all facilities as our van was playing up and had to have recovery to sort it out for us. My extended family visit quite regularly, we intend to hopefully visit again soon. Loved the coffee shop/restaurant very nice building and lovely food. Toilet & shower facilities were very clean and modern. Looking forward to our next visit.

Nothing.

Very helpful staff when booking in and the staff in the cafe were also excellent, made the stay very pleasent

The strees are a bit narrow for a large motor home getting up to the park but once in then the park opens up lovely

What a lovely place, clean and well looked after shower facilities spotlessly clean ideal for walkers cycling fabulous play areas for the kids and a bike track, have a fantastic few days deffently visit this site again.

No WiFi

Lovely well kept site with immaculate toilet/shower facilities.

Access through the housing estate prior to reaching the park could be difficult if you have a caravan or are towing something behind your motorhome, especially at school time (there is a school very close to the entrance).

*This is not a criticism of the site in any way as there are signs clearly stating do not wash your dog in the showers - however, during our stay someone was seen ignorantly disregarding this and taking their dog in to do precisely that*

Well kept site with walks, cycling and horse riding on your doorstep. The wc facilities are the best I’ve see. They look very new. Nice surroundings and good value.

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Very nice site, we found it to be nice and quiet by night, toilets/showers, very clean and in very nice condition, also nice and warm as it was quite nippy outside,
very nice cafe 100yrs, had a lovely meal, hot chocolate, teas and coffees all very nice, lovely walks up round the lakes, nice cycle tracks, all in all a very nice stay,
and will be booking again next your, 10/10

recycling was 1 bin for everything,
could have had 1 general, 1 tins, 1 glass
couldnt find reception office
just a man with a little 4x4 travelling around the park to ask for help,
cant think of anything else,
as i said, lovely site, had a very nice stay, and will book again, 10/10

What I liked was this was a very clean, tidy and efficient campsite surrounded by beautiful hills/scenery. The shower/toilet block was immaculate and kept clean which I always think is a sign of a well run site.
It was spacious and so much to do whether it be walking or cycling. We went out for the day to the Four Falls Waterfalls area where there are several walks and the climbs down to the falls and getting back up was quite challenging albeit worth every amount of effort.
Wales always impresses me with the hills and mountains and go to the right spot and it will take your breath away.
Thanks for having me!!

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