Widemouth Bay Caravan Park

Entertainment swimming pool

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Views

Swimming pool was cold and changing facilities were ridiculous this was my first camping experience and was dreadful !,clubhouse was nice although not enough seating for everyone very grotty shower block !,,views was nice but that was about it I'm sad to say

The children's shows and entertainment.
The facilities were cleaned often.
The views were amazing!
The food from the venue in Chefy's corner wasn't cheap but it was nice.

The shop closes at 7 pm

The view was nice and the clubhouse looked good although we didn't see the entertainment.

The pool was not big enough for the amount of people so we had to wait for an hour to get in! When in, there was green mold growing on the tiles and there are no showers in that building so we had to walk to the only shower block where one time there was no power. The shower block and toilets were grotty, the net curtains were dirty ... not pleasant!

Place is super

Rain and rain :)

The View.

This was our first family excursion camping.Looking at the site website, this looked a great starting place.
However,we arrived and found our friends,only to find our 'Premium'electric hook up was on a quite severe slope.We pitched up non the less and settled in.The weather broke early doors the next day,and the site quickly turned into a quagmire.There is no drainage anywhere!!we watched as several people who also recently arrived, pack up and go,that is if they could get out of the boggy ground.Having a tractor on permanent standby says it all.One really unlucky group had the misfortune of having a river of rain water build up on the roadside,then cascade down the hill straight through their tent.I know you cant do anything about the rain, but no drains??really?
We sent the kids into the pool to at least have some fun, but your only allowed 45 minutes in the pool before you get booted out!our friends kids had to pop back as they forgot their goggles, when they returned ,they were not allowed back in,so our children couldn't play together!!
There are 2 toilet blocks on site, but beware!!one shuts down at 5pm,so there was only 1 open for the whole camp throughout the evening.By the morning,they were blocked ,filthy and stinking.
after my son fell over in the mud we had to use the washing machines.between us and our friends, it cost us £36 for 3 loads of washing!
The clubhouse looks very tired,something out of the 80's springs to mind.Prices are quite pricey,nearly £9 for ham, eggs and chips......
The entertainment was dire to say the least,the entertainers just seem to shout unintelligible nonsense constantly,Bingo was a shambles,couldn't hear the numbers,my pregnant wife got spoken to dreadfully by a staff member when i had inadvertently split my kids bingo tickets into 2 blocks of 3 tickets,apparently this is a serious offence in the world of bingo!! Our friends did win a £36 voucher to spend in the "Gift Shop",only to return with a handful of awful cuddly toys and plastic figurines,as that was all you could get.
On the third night, the heavens opened again,and we all had enough and began to pack,As our friends started to lift their ground sheets,there was a horrible stench from the sludge underneath,similar to silage/sewerage!!It really did just cap off the whole experience.We ended up leaving a day early in the end.
I generally hate to complain about anything really,but having worked on a Pontins holiday camp for 5 years, i kind of know what to expect on a holiday like this.The facilities were woefully inadequate for the size of the site,the lack of any kind of basic drainage/soakaways was just unbelievable!even just along the roadsides/pathways to move the rain AROUND the pitches,instead of through it!
i didn't see a single level pitch on the whole site,which isn't mentioned in the info.The whole experience for kids needs to be looked at.We stayed in a caravan at our local John Fowler camp for a weekend, and the staff were brilliant!watchful and mindful, but not strict and overbearing as they were here.The Lifeguard here,had a face like a slapped backside most of the time,and seemed to just be looking for an excuse to ruin some child's day.
Our friends are seasoned campers,and they said it was the worst camping experience they had ever had,they just hoped it hadn't put us off going with them again ,at a different camp.
Sorry if this sounds like whingefest,but we scrimped and saved for this holiday,but this campsite was just a dreadful experience,one which we wont be back to repeat again.

Facilities good, friendly staff,

Unlevel pitches

Not much

On arrival I went to check in and were told very abruptly to go back in 2 hours at check in time even though I'd received an email prior to arrival saying it were OK to arrive early! Dirty toilets and showers, lack of drainage caused my awning to have an inch of water at one end and the ground surrounding totally water logged and a mud bath. Tents at tourers mixed together also making it noisy at times!

The facilties were excellent, clubhouse etc , shower blocks were well maintained and pitches had plenty of room with parking space provided

Booking in was a bit long winded and pitch was on a slight slope

Friendly staff, well maintained, excellent views beautiful location.

Confusion over pitches on arrival we had to spend 30 minutes driving around the site to compare different pitches offered which after a 5 1/2 drive to get there was the last thing i needed.