Riddings Wood Holiday Park

the local pub

very poorly maintained site apart from the length of grass which was fine, visited this site before lock down and it was excellent now it is so run down we won't be visiting again plus its not even cheap, we had people walking through our pitch constantly from the bottom camp site there needs to be a fence in place to stop, this even cars drove up between pitches, there was litter everywhere loud music from the bottom pitches even saw a bloke using the bushes as a toilet !! , the toilet block is in a terrible state there where lots of dogs running around of lead so at to watch where you stepped, they do give you a list of do's and dont's put these are not checked, i cant blame the owners for everything but they need to get it sorted asap because this could be an amazing site with better management in place

Nothing!!

Campsite was a bit of a pain to get to, we had to drive through housing estates that were a bit narrow for a car and 8foot wide caravan. But, we have been down worse roads!

On arrival the site looked a decent size with a bit of a view over the hills. It is on a slope but there are a few bricks if you need them to level your van. We actually asked to move to a slightly more level pitch and staff were happy for us to do that.
The main reason I give this one star and will not be returning is how dirty the site is. The showers were disgusting (pictures available). They are not cleaned or checked regularly. And you have to pay £1 to use them. I’m not against paying, but surely that would mean that was more of an incentive for staff to check and clean them more often. The flooring in the toilets was rotten under the Lino and felt soft and uneven to walk across. Like it was going to fall through.
We wanted to take our 17 month old son to the play area as you do but it was covered with litter - plastic bottles, crisp packets etc and even a pillow! So unfortunately he missed out on that.
To top it off when we emptied our grey waste water, some one had clearly emptied their toilet waste at the same point and left excrement and toilet paper around the drain.
We couldn’t leave the site quick enough as it ruined what was an amazing week till then.

Midweek tranquility
Good facilities

Sloping pitch
Dog Poo scattered Everywhere
Music blasting from numerous tents until late
The high charge for our dogs which were kept in our pitch tied up
The fact everyone else’s dogs were running around unleashed and kept harassing our dogs

Easy access to facilites, very flat large pitches. There on a Monday so was very quiet and lots of wild life from the surrounding woods!

Nearby pubs both shut on a monday so had to travel further afield for food.

Loved the site x Beautifully kept, clean, lovely helpful reception x

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The campsite was beautiful with fantastic facilities.

Other campers letting dogs loose on site and fouling everywhere and litter being left. No fault of the sites however it did impact our stay. Tent pitches are not level. We was sliding down the beds in the tent.

The site was well maintained, kids loved the play park.

Showers were either scalding hot or freezing cold so not be try good with little ones.

Plenty of space

Distance to toilet / shower block ( half of which were out of order ). Noise throughout night due to local clock tower chimes hourly snd half hourly, flight path from airport and local train line. Non electric pitches on slope.

The pitch size was good. Staff were friendly. Ladies toilets and showers were clean. Park was good for the kids. The availability of cold drinks and ice creams. Which helps when it’s a hot weekend.

Overflowing rubbish in the bins. The mens toilets and showers weren’t the best. Unsure where to do washing up as it wasn’t in the information sheet. The park was also a bit dirty. Some people had left rubbish lying around.

Lovely kept site and good size pitches. Good shower and toilet block

General waste area was overflowing with rubbish and grey water waste was blocked and overflowing. At least 2 toilets were out of order in both men's and ladies. Just needed a bit of tlc to make it brilliant. We will still definitely be back.