The Beeches

Me gustó: Stayed here with my wife and her sister, nice little site, a bit awkward to find, as you turn from the A17 on to the B6043 it's the first right (apx 70 mts) from A17, turn right again and the entrance is just past the last house on the left. The site is nicely laid out with what appeared to be several long term/season pitch caravans that I assume get mainly weekend use.

As we stayed mid week there were no families but the general layout looks very family orientated (adventure playground a dozen or so different size bikes for maybe 3 to 14 yrs old ), the facilities were clean with plenty of hot water, but a little basic, and the location is good for visiting surrounding towns/villages etc.

Although you can here the traffic on the A17 the night time level drops considerably and didn't cause anyone a problem sleeping etc., The people who were on site were all friendly and helpful.

No me gustó: Could do with a mirror at the wash basins for having a shave.

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Del administrador: Roger, thank you for taking the time to post a review. We have been refurbishing the mirrors so they will be going back up very soon and are on our list of jobs to do.
We are definitely tucked away and we have upgraded signage to assist campers to find us and we have more signs to go up soon.
Yes we do have seasonal campers who spend weekends and holidays with us but we do welcome touring caravans too. We are predominantly a family orientated site but yes we like to be ‘rustic’ in our description of the site. We are always helpful when we can be, as this is our primary objective amongst many others. We hope to welcome you back to The Beeches in the near future.

Me gustó: Great site, big pitch, good clean toilets and showers, washing up area, lovely park for the kids, locked in so feel secure, lovely wardens who put on bouncy castles for the kids and free hot dogs and burgers, had an absolutely fantastic weekend and will be making this our go to site for camping

No me gustó: Nothing

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Del administrador: Stacey, thank you for taking the time to post a review.
We do pride ourselves on being a welcoming campsite and hearing children play safely outdoors is something we welcome and encourage. However, on the weekend you visited we had the site Fun Day which your children and I’m sure you enjoyed and is organised annually.
We would love to have you return to us again and thanks again for taking the time to post this.

Me gustó: Park was good for the kids

No me gustó: Unfortunately the site was poorly sign posted took ages too find. Upon arrival was very underwhelmed, the site looks like it needs a good clean lots of abandoned looking caravans that were filthy. shower block very basic, issues with toilets flushing when we was there and No mirror in bathroom. The road noise….HORRENDOUS , we was right next to it and first night never slept, quick visit to boots for earplugs otherwise we would have come home, our pitch was very uneven with big holes in it. Cafe never opened once whilst we was there in fact that looked abandoned too. left a day early and unfortunately would not be back.

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Del administrador: Hi Lisa, thank you for your review, and sorry to hear that you would not visit again.
I spoke to you the day you left and apart from the lack of a mirror in the shower blocks and road noise, you didn’t mention anything else. You were offered an alternative pitch further away from the road, which you declined. One of your children was ill, you told me, hence you leaving a day early. I also explained that we had mirrors to go back into the shower block and why they had been temporarily removed, due to repainting the inside.
The cafe that is also in the hamlet of Byards Leap, has absolutely nothing to do with the campsite and are unable to comment on why it was closed.
The ‘abandoned caravans’ you spoke of are owned and used by seasonal campers and we have asked that they be cleaned.
We are classed as a basic/budget site on PitchUp, and our prices reflect that.
With regards to the road noise which, we can do nothing about, we feel that it is our campers responsibility to look on the map to see where we are located. Had you done that you would have seen that our site runs parallel to the A17!

Me gustó: Very friendly welcome, nice man. The price of the stay was good. Although the toilet block was small it was clean. One shower and two toilets for the site. Nice play area if you had young kids.

No me gustó: Might as well have been on the hard shoulder of the A17, there is road noise but this is another level. I knew it was near so did buy ear plugs but the constant drum, it never subsided. Lorry after lorry. Toilets blocked and lacking toilet paper at times and taps not all working. The first pitch we tried the electric did not work.

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Del administrador: Russ, thank you for your review. I’ll address your points one at a time.
Firstly, there is no hard shoulder of the A17 near us. Doing your homework before you arrive is advised as we cannot possibly reduce the road noise but if you had pitched further away from the road it might have helped? We are the closest ones to the road and it does not bother us at all. I suppose it depends on what you’re used to? We cannot guarantee absolute silence however.
Children have been playing in the toilets as they have been unsupervised which has led to toilets blocking up and been stuffed with toilet roll. The tap situation has been rectified and as for the electric not working, it does but it depends on what is being plugged in to it and if it safe to be used on a campsite. This was the problem we had at first. We only have a certain amount of power coming on site and having multiple appliances on at once certainly doesn’t help. We have to remind campers that they will not be able to plug as they do within the home. However, we managed to rectify your power demand.
We actually have 2 toilets and a shower in each side which you overlooked. This is ample and is regularly checked, cleaned and kept fit for purpose.

Me gustó: Cool quiet little campsite. Clean, tidy and comes at a good price. Owners/ staff friendly. Good toilet and shower facilities.

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Del administrador: Hi Scott, many thanks for your review, it is appreciated enormously. We look forward to your next visit to our site. Thank you.

Me gustó: Exactly what it says it is, fab little camp site clean and tidy toilets and shower. Great little park and bikes for the kids to play on. Welcoming and friendly.

No me gustó: Nothing to dislike about the camp site people have complained about the road noise it's to be expected your near the a17 it didn't bother us

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Del administrador: Thank you very much for your kind words, we do appreciate the time you’ve taken to leave a review. We are very pleased to hear you like our small campsite, we all work hard to make your stay with us the best it can be and look forward to welcoming you back.

Me gustó: The site was clean and tidy. The play area was fantastic along with bikes and other bits available to use. The owner was very helpful and helped when our electric cable wasn't working.

We only stayed one night as we wanted to test a new tent, and this is very local for us, but if it wasn't so local would definitely stop again.

No me gustó: The main road is noticeable, but if you like to sleep with white noise you won't be bothered by it

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Del administrador: Michael, thank you for your review. It was an absolute pleasure having you stay with us and we are so glad you chose us. We hope to see you again soon.

Me gustó: Lovely and flat. Excellent facilities and nice hot showers. Play area for the children. Coded entry so felt nice and secure. Just of a main road so road noise was expected. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend!

No me gustó: Nothing!

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Del administrador: Fiona, thank you for your review of The Beeches. We pride ourselves in having a nice play area for the children as having something to occupy their learning minds is paramount and hence why we do not have public Wi-Fi onsite. Hearing children laughing is very pleasing for us. You are absolutely right about the road noise, if we could change it we would but it is something we have to live with unfortunately. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back to The Beeches in the future.

Me gustó: Fantastic site, gated so give more sense of security, really friendly owners, good location so a 10min drive you are in the nearest town with Aldi, Tesco etc.
Brilliant set up with playground and bikes for the kids.
Nice clean wash block (makes a change to some sites)

We are definitely going to book again for next year.

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Del administrador: Adam, many thanks for taking the time to post a review. We appreciate the feedback. We do take pride in our site and having this we can improve where we can and we would love to have you back with us next year. Thanks again!

Me gustó: The play park was amazing for the kids.
Definitely value for money as well.
The warden was helpful.

No me gustó: There are three toilets and only two showers on the site.
Hot water was hit and miss and the toilet blocks weren't cleaned often.
It is immediately next to a very busy A road.

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Del administrador: Anonymous, thank you for taking the time to post this review.
Yes, we have spent a lot of time working on the play park and this is constantly being upgraded. We do like to be competitive in our pricing too. As a team we all aim to be helpful as we are first and foremost campers too.
There are actually 4 toilets on site, 2 in each and there is a shower on each side which you is free to use during your stay. The water is heated up on demand and we have also upgraded the external boiler to the sink but if there is a demand for water all at once, it can take a little time. Our toilet block is cleaned and inspected twice a day depending on the numbers on site. We cannot be responsible for those who do not clean up after themselves in the toilets as we do not unfortunately offer a maid service as this would cost more.
As for the A17, there is not much we can do about the road noise as it runs parallel to the site and is a regular feedback point. If we could change it, we would. We do not hide this fact as it a recurring one.