The Dorset Hideaway

Gostou How quiet and private each pitch was

Não gostou We didn’t need but there wasn’t many showers/toilets

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Gostou Clean ,nice level pitches friendly staff lovely setting

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Gostou Really spacious pitch, excellent clean facilities, peaceful site, great location for exploring Dorset coast, great for families

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Gostou A great camping spot for hook up or off grid stays. Individually marked pitches with water points near by. A large lake to fish in. A bar on site in a barn open some weekends, a pizza guy and the local butcher visit also.
Clean toilets and showers
Deindustrialisation helpful site owners.

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Gostou I liked that we felt secure as you needed a Gate code to access the site and they had security in the evening. The facilities were clean and tidy and easily accessible. The site itself was in a great location to have as a base for us to explore the surrounding areas. There was an enclosed area for dogs to run around and plenty of doggy poo bins around. It's peaceful, lots of families about. Fresh water and power supply near the pitch was also very good.

Não gostou There were giant cracks everywhere on the site so the dogs kept on stepping in the holes that were big enough for their whole leg to fit in, we had to make sure no one sat near the cracks as your camping chair would topple over and you had to be careful not to step in a hole and hurt yourself when it got darker out.
The shower cut out after 4 seconds so you had to keep your hand on the button and wash one handed.

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Do gestor: Hi there

Many thanks for your review. We try our best being a small family-run site.

Regarding the cracks, this is not a site-specific nor pitch-specific problem; it's simply the fact that we have not had any real rain since February (5 months ago), therefore making the ground crack. To fix this problem without rain is simply not feasible.

I can confirm the showers are set to run at the highest time possible for the system, which is between 12-15 seconds.

Many thanks
TDH

Gostou Lovely and clean facilities
Pitch a good size
Peaceful and nice quiet

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Do gestor: Hi there

Many thanks for your kind review, it really helps our family business, we are glad you enjoyed your stay:)

Many thanks
TDH

Gostou Fishing lakes
The fact that it really is hidden away in beautiful countryside.
Showers, toilets and washing up areas very clean.

Não gostou Distance of toilet bock to campsite. They need an additional toilet block in the tent pitching area. Could be compostable loos if it’s tricky to get plumbing to that area.
The games room did not have any light switch, so unable to play the games once it gets dark.
Would be great if there was a little shop selling essentials.

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Do gestor: Hi there

Many thanks for your review.

With it being between a 30-90 second walk depending on where you're pitched to the toilets, being a small family-run site, adding another shower block is not feasible, on top of the two we already have. We pride ourselves on having modern and clean shower blocks and would not wish to add a compost loo block.

Regarding the games barn, we have plenty of lights in there that you can clearly see displayed hanging from the roof. In the summer months, when the nights are long, we do not switch them on, as it often gives kids a reason to stay out later, making noise to disturb other guests staying near this area. As the nights get shorter, we turn them on.

Many thanks
TDH

Gostou Clean facilities es, family shower room, plenty if space to pitch a tent

Não gostou I think a little more children's area/activity would be nice, playground, etc.
Only two toilets for so many people

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Do gestor: Hi There

Many thanks for your honest review. We agree, we used to have more games for the children, but the more stuff we provided, the more it seemed either to disappear or get damaged. Regarding the two shower blocks, we have between 8-9 toilets/showers per sex and have never had an issue with queues.

Many thanks
TDH

Gostou Immaculate facilities

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Gostou The facilities were great. Really clean and accessible. The location was also lovely with easy access to Charmouth and Lyme Regis.

Não gostou The communication with the staff wasn’t good. We tried to call the number provided several times and never got through. We left a voicemail asking to be called back which didn’t happen either. The spa also has outdated prices on the website.

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Do gestor: Hi There

Many thanks for your review, with the site being fully booked this last week it can make answering phone calls a bit difficult as within the hours of 1 pm-4 pm on friday we had over 200 phone calls, let alone all the ones outside of this time, I did call back all that left voicemails but I remeber a couple going to straigh to voicemail so may have been an issue with your signal. I did also mention this to everyone at check-in in so unsure where the confusion is.

Regarding SPA pricing, I have just double-checked and everything is up to date, so if you could get in touch to say what exactly appears to be outdated, that would be useful.

Many thanks
TDH