This "dog friendly" campsite did not allow dogs into any of it's buildings. So we were unable to partake in any family activities, from shopping, to eating out, or enjoying activities, without one of us sitting-out to take care of our border collie. If you advertise yourself as a 'dog friendly' location, then you should be able to take your furry family members into the pub with you?!
Shower block was a long way from the tent area, positioned amongst the static caravans (who have their own bathrooms already). Made for a long walk to the loo and for showers, for everyone in the tent fields who actually needed to use them.
The showers in the shower block were cold 4 times out of 5 that me and my family used them. Both the ladies and gents. The only time they were warm was first thing in the morning at around 6am, all other visits at times through the day were cold, or luke warm if you had a lucky 30 second boost.
The loos weren't particularly clean, with discarded loo roll and 'toilet mess' every time we visited. We saw the cleaners working hard, but perhaps they need to visit on a more frequent basis to keep up throughout the day?
The gents were supplied with hand gel, in place of hand soap. Which made for a sticky and smelly hand wash experience.
The grass areas were quickly waterlogged with periods of heavy rain. The pathways into the tent area transitioned from tarmac to gravel, and were covered with large puddles making them impassable at points where the track went between gates.
We had some foul-mouthed and noisy neighbours, which is not the fault of the campsite, but did marr the experiece somewhat for our young children.
The site literature lists an 'adventure park' or something similar (I forget the specific wording). This turned out to be a pretty small childrens play area opposite the shop. Not quite the extravagent "Face your fears" experience that was described in the welcome pack.
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