Beanhill Farm

Peace and quiet

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The size of the site, not too big and in a peaceful location

the fact you have to pay for shower tokens!! Not allowed to use wood unless it's bought on site.. motor cross event closs by woke us up in the morning and disturbed the peaceful location.

space
lakes
walks
clean facilities

unisex loos
too few facilities for no. of people

How quite it was, loved the walk by the lakes.

Nothing it was all amazing

Size of electirc hook up pitch
Well maintained site with short grass
Facilities kept very clean
Woodland and lake on site both beautiful and great for dog walking/ picnics
Owners were away but the lady checking us in was very friendly as was sox
Picnic benches and fire pit rental make this a supreme experience

The naughty owls who like to have very loud conversations between 1 am and 5am .... only kidding loved the owls worth losing a little sleep to be so involved in nature.
Not a dislike but if there was say a farm breakfast pack on sale that would be awesome

Very friendly and helpful owners.
Size of pitches.
Cleanliness of the toilets and showers.
Excellent signage regarding the Coronavirus precautions.

Not really a dislike, more an observation!
There are only 2 toilets which is rather too few for the size of campsite.

Plenty of space

Impossible to find an area to pitch which wasn't sloping.

Unaccompanied children playing football extremely close by our tents and cars most of the time we were there . Would opt for a campsite with a separate playing area next time.

Isolated location, fairly quiet, nearby amenities

Not enough toilets

The layout of the campsite is good, with amenities only a short walk away. Supermarkets and take away's only a short drive away. Well sited to explore the forest of Dean.

We did not like the showers so much. The cubicles were big enough, but with the shower head fixed on the ceiling, all of the floor gets wet, so there is nowhere dry to get dressed. Being a unisex shower block I didn't want to emerge in a partially clothed state. Also the light tended to time out before I was finished.
We stayed for 4 nights, and on the 3rd day we wanted a nice relaxing day at the camp site, watching movies in our van and cooking. This was fine until the woman on the ride on grass mower appeared to cut the already very short grass. She was driving right up to our van and making a lot of noise, which we thought was a bit inconsiderate. This went on for a good 45 mins. I had a bit of a walk about afterwards and couldn't find any grass clippings. There is a big sign by the washing up sinks stating "Respect other peoples privacy".
There were no menus from local pubs or takeaways available.
Due to Covid they had disabled the hair dryer in the shower block, which did not affect us as we had our own to run off our elec hook up, but I did see a couple of women camping in tents with no apparent way of drying wet hair.

I enjoyed my stay at the site, very clean, laid back and pleasant. It also provided me with some lovely wild mushrooms for my breakfast! Would definitely stay again.

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