Sunflower Park

Likte Beautiful area.
Very friendly owners.
Kids loved feeding and petting the animals.

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Likte Having just returned home from our 5th stay at Sunflower Park, I need to express how much my family love this place!
Never have I been to a site so child friendly and safe, its wonderful to watch my children run free and embrace farm life without an ounce of technology in site. Josie, Ian and the team are super friendly and approachable and present all day, everyday working hard on the site. Special thankyou to Alicia who let my son help her with tending to the animal everyday and never got tired of answering his 500 question about every animal on site !
Cafe served delicious food at reasonable prices. Play park has recently been upgraded and kept the children entertained for hours. Fishing lake was a big hit with the teenage boys who enjoyed spending there days finishing. Overall we absolutely love this place and booked our next trip before we left. Thanks for a great trip Sunflower Park and we will see you next summer!

Likte ikke GOING HOME!!

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Fra bestyreren: Very kind. Thankyou. Glad you had such a nice stay.
See you next year. Merry xmas

Likte This site is amazing, lovely chilled friendly atmosphere, staff on hand when needed and nothing is any trouble for them despite them all being busy attending to the animals.

The animals where great to watch all with their own personalities kept us entertained all week. The play park is great for the kids, great priced shop on site too.

The toilets and showers were clean to the standard you expect on a campsite.

Would definitely recommend this site and we will definitely be returning.

Likte ikke The wasp issue could do with addressing obvious a couple of nests nearby. However we never got stung, they were just really annoying and couldn't really enjoy a quite cuppa outside without been bothered.

The fact there's no "quite time" one family were being really loud until 2am. Other sites we've stayed on have "quite time" from 11pm as not everyone wants to be kept awake all night.

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Fra bestyreren: Hi. Thank you for your kind words. After speaking to a lot of our friends who live in the local area the wasp issue is all over unfortunately not just here but we know what you mean as they as doing our heads in aswell. We do have a quiet time of 10pm it is marked on a sign on the outside of the decking area as you enter in the bar / shop area. If you had called us we would have come and dealt the the noise so apologies 🌻

Likte Fishing was great, our friends kids loved it, also feeding animals, love being able to have campfires

Likte ikke Very sandy pitches, wasps around in there 100's, rude notices put up about children being dirty (but due to sand this cant be helped) and must wash them in dog cleaning area before going in shower, toilets and showers wasn't clean, rotting vegetable smell from pig areas, animals now put in ball game area so no place for kids to play football, pitches uneven, obscene sticker in toilet that children use

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Fra bestyreren: Sorry you feel like this

The wasps we have no control about. They are an issue everywhere. Not just here..
Children being children get dirty when playing . The notices refer to the extremes of this where some children are held to foot in filth, due to doing things they shouldnt be.
They then go in the wetrooms. Trash them and leave it an obsolete mess for others to find.
Thst isn't on.
Facilities are regularly cleaned but can't be constantly cleaned.
Since the notices we have not have any occurrences so they obviously work or we have respectful families here this week.
Pigs make smells. Veg in heat smells. We are a working farm rescue.
We have taken on emus and the safest place is thre ball play area however there is plenty of space plus the dog run when not in use.
The obscene sticker has been created by someone defacing a friendly sticker. That's obviously our fault hey.
Sticker is now removed.
Someone else thst are faceless and unable yo talk to us

Likte Staff very friendly and helpful site clean and welcoming we will be returning.

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Fra bestyreren: Thankyou very much.
Very kind. Fair n honest.
Makes a nice change

Likte Everything especially the pond for fishing with the kids

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Fra bestyreren: Thankyou

Likte We had a great time here. We really loved the animals on site and it was generally clean and tidy.
It was also good how there was a 30x30 metre enclosure purely for letting dogs loose to explore and run free.
Facilities were very good. They were all easy to use and well labelled. Very self explanatory.
As for some bad reviews we saw, they were all due to other residents causing a mess. Facilities were cleaned regularly.
It was nice seeing the wild geese roam through every now and then, so it’s essential to keep dogs on leads.
The park owners were very friendly and easy to talk to. Any minor issues could be discussed easily and were solved quickly.
We didn’t use the Wi-Fi as we were here to enjoy the scenery and animals.
Overall a great place to stay. We will be coming back here some time.

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Fra bestyreren: Thankyou very much. Very kind

Likte The rescue animals! The lovely forest and pitches under the trees. Very friendly site. Very surprised by Gizmo coming to me for scritches!

Likte ikke We pitched slightly too close to the piggy...got a few wafts of piggy smells 🤣
There isn't any free WiFi, but that wasn't something we needed. Too much else to entertain us.
Also the visiting pizza guy wasn't at all friendly, but that's not the owner's attitude at all, they were lovely. Maybe give the pizza man a pint or something....

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Fra bestyreren: Lol.....
Thankyou.
Luigi is a passionate Italian, who cooks great pizzas.
I will feed this back to him lol.
God help this week's customers lol

Likte *Secure dog exercising field (also great for playing in as it’s the only grass field)
*Freezer for refreshing ice blocks
*The pigs look happy at least
*Live music Friday and Monday
*Pizza van on site Saturday
*The owners are friendly and happy to chat (almost didn’t leave this review because of this)
*Hire of fire pits and fuel

Likte ikke Don’t be fooled by their cute name and promise of ‘rescuing’ animals. This campsite can dress itself up with colourful bunting and sunflower pictures all it wants, but that doesn’t mask the truth: it is filthy, mistreating the animals in it’s care and doesn’t follow hygiene or safety procedures a campsite should adhere too.

I’ll start with the most concerning aspect of this park- the animals they so say rescue. There are row and rows of chickens contained in tiny cages barely big enough to flap its wings in. A rabbit hutch contained a duck and 2 chickens and that could barely stand up. Not a free range chicken in sight, only crammed in caged animals. The majority of the geese who are free range have angel wing disease from being fed a diet of bread (we watched staff members feed them this), and the goat and cow are penned in a woodland swamp of their own filthy with no room to run and no grass to graze. These animals are not properly cared for.

Next onto the facilities. For our 3 nights stay, these were filthy and cleaned once on the Sunday with a quick blast of a jet wash. No evidence of disinfecting or scrubbing or a regular cleaning chart. They are disgustingly filthy and mouldy even after their ‘clean’. The dirt isn’t just surface dirt from the sandy/ dusty site, it’s years worth of inadequate cleaning built up. Make sure you take your own loo roll and hand soap as it’s likely it’s run out and your own hand towel as there’s no way of drying your hands in there. Remember to allow extra time for a shower as if someone else is using the 2nd shower at the same time, yours will reduce to a dribble. Also take a towel to lay on the floor so you don’t come out dirtier than when you went in.

Now onto the playground. Are your children up to date on their tetanus jabs and do you know where the local hospital is? You’re going to need it if you let your kids play on this playground of rusted metal and nettles.

Finally the ‘field’, if you can call it that. We love wild camping. All we ask for is a green field and clean bathroom facilities. This park failed on both counts. If this field was once grass, it hasn’t been maintained. It is mainly sand and dried, dusty mud. If you are lucky to be one of the first on the field, you might bag a flat pitch, otherwise you’re on a steep hill.

Perhaps a labour of love once upon a time by the looks of the hand painted pictures on the buildings (which have now faded and peeled), the love and willingness to labour for this site is long gone - it is run down, unloved and dirty. This park has so much potential if it was properly cared for. Even down to the ‘not to be sold separately’ packs of ice creams in the shop.

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Fra bestyreren: Right, OK, so how do we answer this personal insult and utter character assassination, it isn't a review
Written with an evil undertone that causes concern given that the author thought twice about submitting it, as we were so nice. My arse
So nice you gave us 1/10 for customer service, especially given the fact that none of what you mention now. Was not spoken directly to us during those 'nice chats'.
You scored us 1/10 for accommodation yet you brought your own.
The chicken runs are regulated for 15-16 large birds.
We have purchased larger runs. And still we only hold 6 birds in each one. One has 8 in but two are dwarf breeds
The two chickens and duck in the 'tiny run' are within a rehab program after illness or injury and their placement is deliberate to restrict movement.
Why don't our birds free roam?
We have over 50 cockerels. These would fight to the death with each other. Some would be nasty to visitors and kids. Also it's the time of year that fox cubs are learning to fend n hunt.
If free roaming our poultry would be slaughtered.
Highland cattles natural habitat is woodland.
Her lack of grass is also substituted with daily hay and green veg.
Wd have 3 out of 22 geese with angel wing
Your understanding of Maths and percentages is dkmewhat out.
Angel wing is not caused by feeding bread.
Experts can't nail down the true cause. UT it incurs very soon after hatching, so hardly diet based. Plus the 'majority of 19 don't have.
We are linked into numerous producers and charities that ensure fresh fruit, veg and salad produce are used and not wasted. Due to this all our animals have a very healthy and varied diet. Both for their physical well being and mental stimulation/enrichment.
It is a blatant lie that the wet rooms were only washed on the Sunday.
Every day we do numerous spot checks n cleans, as well as a power wash daily.
We provide loads of toilet roll for unsupervised kids to rip it all up and chuck in the corner, as evidenced in one of your photos
Hand drying. We provided towels for campers to use go wipe absorbs, including, instead of toilet paper. Plus it is not hygienic for multi use
We then provided paper hand towels and children filled toilets with them and blocked them.
Electric driers were ripped off the walls.
People are asked to clean behind them. We also provide squeegies for this purpose . So we are totally at fault and fallen out love of the place because others can't show us the respect we show them. You're an idiot..
The play area. We are a small holding. There will be nettles. Your photos again evidence young plant, because last week they were strimmed. Like they were yesterday. We have a program such is the magnitude of our work load. We plan so we don't miss.
Right you found a screw stinking out of a post. You kindly took a photo. Which shows its very shiny and the post had a fresh splintered out piece of timber. This clearly. Is fresh and .must of occurred since our last documented safety check.
Conscientious people. On finding such a risk to children would of reported to staff or ourselves. Nasty. Irresponsible cretins would take a photo, not say anything and use maliciously in an assassination of a review. You arsehole!.
The field clear was once grass, and again after covid.
This year has been phenomenally hot n dry leading to very poor grass growth. Added to this the Irresponsible digging allowed by parents or unseen due to lack of supervision. Added to this the inability to reverse caravan, being totally reliant on motor mover, along with all pitches being in constant use culminates in bold, uneven areas.
We have a program of regressing planned for the autumn, when the site is less busy.
Steep slopes. There are non in lincolnshire let alone on Sunflower Park. The vast majority of pitches ( more than 3) are flat.
The biggest insult of the lot is that this place is unloved.
Everyone who works, many of whom do so for free absolutely work their arses off.
Our days are 16 hours long 7days a week, every day of the year.. yes we even open on Xmas day!
Constantly we are upgrading and improving the site after all animal needs.
Every penny earned at Sunflower Park stays in Sunflower park. We have no wages and invested redundancies and pensions.
All to bring hope and life to hundreds of Animals. We give plenty of free holidays to families suffering with cancer and mental health.
Children can do placements and DoE hours here.
Those customers we charge or sell stuff to is fine at very very competitive prices. This is in order to provide wellbeing breaks to all despite their budgets.
Why do we do all this in the way we do is because we are nice folk trying to do right for animals and people in need. Just to be demolished emotionally and professionally by Ill informed or ignorant tossers like you.
We could have explained all this to you, jf you were decent enough folk to come and talk to us.
Oh and multi pack ice creams. We are a not for profit set up. Raising money for animals in need. It is not against the law to sell these. They are manufacturers instructions in order to fully achieve huge profits and pay share holders huge dividends. Grow up.
We thank you for causing us so much distress and hurt over the last few days along with questioning our desire to continue, just to be abused by dickheads like you.
Have a long and sad life, whilst we try to bring happiness and good memories to others, four legged or two.
If you don't mind we will stick with the support we get from DEFRA, RSPCA, Environment Health, Food Hygiene and Trading Standards over the claptrap and filth you are vomiting.

Likte The park was well set out in a beautiful location ,the owners were friendly and welcoming , All the animals are well looked after and it's Amazing that they've been given the chance of a good home by these wonderful people, The owners and staff work so hard to make the experience as good as possible but most importantly put the animals welfare above all else ,we as a family loved the experience and would definitely be returning

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Fra bestyreren: Very kind thankyou.
Fab photos 🌻