My son and I usually do tent camping. It was great to stay half price for 2 nights and having the benefits of heating and charging points (USB and plugs). It seems the power is not strong enough to use heating and plugs at the same time but the pod is very warm anyway as it is wood and heats up fast. Mattresses very comfortable and covered in plastic so easy to disinfect between stays. Pillows and duvet provided just bring linen. I brought my little stove so I haven't used the on site food and facilities. On the checkout day we used the pool, shower there are only 5 and in the communal area and must be in/out quickly between slots. You have half an hour in the water in total. Water is warm but my son was still cold. No-one else was cold, adults must be in the water with children under 12 and there's a children's one next to each other.
Back at the pods people must be more considered when parking as not allowed to park on grass or roads, luckily being April there wasn't many caravans so a few of us parked out of the parking area, very uncomfortable. The showers are very warm/hot although there's no heating there. Hairdryers are provided but I had mine and used it in the pod instead. There are not many toilets but again as the site wasn't at full capacity it was good. At the back of the block there's a professional kitchen sink for 2 families with separate hot and cold water and space to put bucket on. I was worried about washing up according to previous reviews and I see how people could have missed it as there's no sign and right at the back.
Also there's a very spacious and well equipped accessible toilet with a long strong ramp to the block. I wish they would have put some steps too to make it quicker for people in need of saving time.
There's flood lights on the path from the pods to the block overnight so a torch is not essential. Pod has 2 windows and can be opened. Also curtains which helps.
My son loved the bunk bed too. The 2 shelves cabinet was helpful to store food but the "draw" was used to store a brush and pan... Pretty disgusting and I left them outside over our stay. A broom is also provided.
I arrived after 5pm and reception was shut and nobody answered my email the previous days enquiring about checking in. I called during the day several times but no answer and redirected to the central services. Useless.
Finally I entered twice in the restaurant before skipping the long queue and asking what to do. They had the envelope with information and keys there.
You do not need to join the bar queue, no worries.
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