Brightlingsea Touring Park

Mi è piaciuto Location

Non mi è piaciuto Showers are useless. Just a dribble of cold water on both days of our visit, s as me in both male and female showers.

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Mi è piaciuto The pitches are half gravel half grass so that the cars and caravans stand on gravel and do not damage the grass.

Non mi è piaciuto - The pitches are not separated by hedges and the caravans and camper-cars stand very close together.
- There is absolutely no space for children to play.
- The worst however are the dirty toilets and showers. Some toilets were closed “out of order”, one of 4 wash basins was out of order, the second hat only very hot water, too hot to wash hands, in the third the cold water ran continuously and in the fourth the water had very low pressure.
Trying to take a shower: In the first cabin I got only cold water with very low pressure. In the second the same, but after waiting some minutes with running water it became warm for half a minute and then cold again and with very low pressure. No place to put your shower gel. When I had waited so long for warm water I noticed that the drain was blocked and my feet were standing in water.
I think that the showers and toilets are an offense to the guests paying 50 pounds per night. The value for money ist really bad here. I booked the most expensive camping site and got the worst.

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Mi è piaciuto Had a great weekend in Brightlingsea, which is very charming. We camped old-school style at this campsite, parked car on the gravel next to the adjoining grass part. Staff were friendly, helped us work out our spot as we did not receive an email notification.

Non mi è piaciuto Being put in pitch 44, sleeping in a tent right opposite the toilet and facilities block. We could hear people walk past on the gravel all night long, the sound of the door code being entered and subsequent door slam. Relentless. There was also a lot of light pollution from said block, spoiling the evening ambience somewhat.

This was our first time camping on a touring pitch, really wanted to spend a weekend in Brighlingsea and there was availability at shorter notice. Had we been put in a pitch further along, this would have been better for us staying in an actual tent. Someone arriving in a camper van might love this spot!

Having said all of this, we made the best of our mini weekend.

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Mi è piaciuto Location and views of the lake

Non mi è piaciuto Toilet block becoming dated and rough paint coming off the walls due to damp, disabled toilets hand rails covered in rust.
Considering the prices have jumped significantly from last year nothing has been updated in a few years
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Mi è piaciuto Good sized pitch, nice having gravel and grass so no matter whether it’s caravan, motor home or tent it works well . Toilet facilities good - read a lot of reviews before going saying they needed updating but saw no evidence they did - they were always clean, shower was hot and having the use of a washing machine and dryer was a really nice option. Didn’t use the WiFi because I have my own dongle so can’t comment on the quality of that , all I will say is phone signal is very good so using a hotspot would be ok. Good location , can literally pitch up and leave the car there . Recommend the crabbing , the shop keeper in the premier has everything you need and will help you out with the cheapest bait . It’s not difficult and good fun. Foot ferry to West Mersea is nice for a literal trip and not expensive . Great site in a lovely place and we will visit again

Non mi è piaciuto Wind - (not the fault of the site of course 😂)

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Mi è piaciuto This is a great site, always clean and tidy and functions well. Great communication from the staff. As usual the other guests were also great to get along with. The electric and water at every pitch is also very agreeable. The Mughal Express (take away) was really good if you don’t fancy cooking.

Non mi è piaciuto The hot water was a little temperamental in the showers and the local noise (not on site) was more that I have known before. No criticism of the site itself of course.

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Mi è piaciuto Great spot

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Mi è piaciuto The layout of pitches and the view

Non mi è piaciuto We have travelled extensively throughout Europe and found this site to be the second most expensive.. the facilities are far below the standard of sites half the price

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Mi è piaciuto Location is great for visiting Brightlingsea

Non mi è piaciuto Toilet and showers are dated and the showers in particular were grimy and mouldy.
The water is the toilets and washing up area was scolding hot so you had to wash your hands in cold water.
The price was very high - £54 a night - the most I’ve ever paid on a site and the cost really was not worth it. I’ve stayed on many campsites and feel quite ripped off to be honest.
Poor lighting at night.

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Mi è piaciuto View.location.tranquil

Non mi è piaciuto Lighting poor

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