The location was incredible. The stream through the site was perfect, and children from all over the camp site played for hours. It was safe and clean.
The cave bar was a great addition, and food was available

The facilities were very basic. The allies toilets were being repaired and whilst alternatives were given. These were also in high demand.
Female shower had no door but a see through curtain.
Washing area had no bin and one sink for a busy campsite.
Bins area was some bags which were overflowing.

Liked the setting with the trees and river

Not sure if there is a financial reason but everything seemed a little uncared for and in need of some money, the ladies facilities in particular were shocking, one working shower with a see through cheap shower curtain, we were offered the use of the shower in the holiday flat but this was nothing but a cold trickle, staff were not on hand to deal with any issues, the electric hook up were extension leads which seemed to go in every which way, including under the water, and across roadways, the campsite appeared over sold and although we booked in advance, we didn't have a pitch allocated to us and the only place available was amongst brambles and nettles. There is a no loud music notice around the site, we had to put up with an evening of ridiculous loud music, which could be clearly heard across the campsite, once I managed to contact a member of staff by telephone, they did wander across and ask for it to be turned down, but it was turned back up within 5 mins and was never challenged again, although they would have heard it ! They was a lot of rubbish piled up and broken items just stored around the site, as I previously said it all just seemed a little uncared for, shame really I was looking forward to spending my birthday here, this is a wedding venue, I definitely would not like my wedding here !

We have an 11 and 2 year old and there were things to do with both of them.

Our older child was always busy and our youngest enjoyed the cars and bikes available all the time.

The campsite wasn’t too big but big enough to run around and the other campers were really nice.

I didn’t dislike anything really.

There was work being done while we were there which is good, this campsite has the potential to be really good and hopefully once the works are done on the facilities then it will be fantastic.

Site is idyllic, lovely stream running through which the kids loved playing in with zip wire and rope swing across. Lots of other play equipment for kids to enjoy as well.
Fire pits to hire made for cosy evenings and toasted marshmallows.

Not enough facilities for the size of the site, only 2 toilets and 1 shower in females. When I did brave the shower it was freezing cold.
No marked pitches so felt a bit haphazard with tents squeezed close together.
Rubbish piled up in corner, no obvious recycling even though it was stated that there was some. Either bigger/more bins or more frequent collection needed.

River on site

There is not always warm water, there are no trash bins on site, the tents pitch are uneven, the grass is not cut, the toilets are bloked

The stream was loads of fun

Where to start? Form
No hot water to broken playground equipment, to trip hazards to dead rats…
The owner has completely checked out and literally doesn’t care what you do. The tents are crammed in so a huge fire risk. The ehu is insane- just wires everywhere. The toilet block is more of a stable with not enough facilities for people staying. And nothing is clean. It’s such a shame as it’s a beautiful setting but it needs some money spent on it. There isn’t any proper bins so there’s just piles of rat infested rubbish in one corner. The kids play are is all broken and dangerous. The toilets and shower are not fit for purpose. It’s also not the cheapest so god knows what’s happening to the money they make.

The setting is lovely with the river running through the site. We were there at a bank holiday so the cave bar was open with a small takeaway menu. Plenty of local attractions to visit if needed. Able to have a firepit at night... one of our camping favourites. We didn't have kids with us this time but the ones on site were loving the rope swing and zip line. Nice little park and loads of toys and bikes for the younger ones to play on.
Staff we spoke to (especially chicken ball lady haha) were lovely and friendly

Nowhere near enough toilets and showers for the site. Need a massive overhaul.
No hot water in the washing up area.
Cave bar was lovely but not manned so could be 10 or 15 mins before anyone came

The river is amazing for the kids to play in. It felt a safe site - little to no traffic moving around it, and it’s small so you could always keep eyes on them. There were lots of rope swings, zip wires etc to keep them busy too. The children had a brilliant weekend.
The bar looked great although we didn’t personally use it.

I’ve never stayed at such a basic site before, and especially not one charging the same as some of the brilliantly maintained and updated beach side sites we’ve stayed at. We stayed August bank holiday weekend, and it was busy. The pitching is haphazard - we pitched as advised by the owner, in a group, but although we’d booked EHU, we weren’t next to a post and had to trail wires across the site. On our second day another group arrived and pitched their gazebo within a metre of the bedroom of our tent and then 6 adults sat under it chatting loudly and playing loud music (and one was swearing a lot), which was an issue when we wanted to put our kids to bed. They did move it the next day but it really spoiled our second evening.
The facilities were verging on bizarre. One shower for all of the women on a packed site, and it didn’t have a door - just a curtain, with a light above it, rendering it see through, and a mirror on the wall reflecting it back the whole building. There was a whole load of builders’ equipment shoved in the end of the cabin. The shower went hot and cold and lost pressure if others used the sinks or flushed a loo. We didn’t even attempt to shower the kids in the 3 nights as it would have been impossible. The toilet cubicles are tiny, as are the sinks, so you couldn’t have washed your face easily on an evening, even if you’d wanted to.
There was only one washing up sink, with no bin for scraps of food stuck on plates etc, and fairly filthy, with questionable electrics. We washed up at the tent after boiling the kettle, in the end.
There are no proper bins. We were told the skips were full and to put bin bags in the one tonne bags but these were full very quickly and by the time we left there were just piles and piles of rubbish bags. The children found a dead rat on the site and this was of no huge surprise. I looked for a member of staff to tell for 30 minutes, but couldn’t ever find one.
All replies to reviews last year said that facilities were being updated over the winter but this has clearly not happened. It’s in desperate need of a proper toilet and shower and utilities block.
If this was a £20 a night site, you could possibly understand it, but we paid virtually the same for a gorgeous beach side site with amazing facilities this summer. A shame, as the setting really is idyllic - it just needs a bit of money investing in it.

We have just arrived back from. 3 night stay (should have been 4 but we swerved the first night due to concerns of high winds).

We have 2 children aged 11 and 8 and they absolutely loved our whole stay. The stream is like a magnet for children and organic play and it was wonderful to watch them wading in and out, using the rope swing and zip line across the river and generally just being children!

We had a non electric pitch and we were able to pick a pitch in front of the stream which was ideal for us. Firepits are allowed and you are provided with a reflective board to avoid burning the grass.

The site itself was lively over the bank holiday weekend with children playing late into the night. We didn't mind this at all but I considered that couples without children may not find it quite so appealing.

Overall it's a treasure of a campsite and our children didn't want to leave today.

It's worth noting that some of the pitches are located across the stream and to access these by car you must drive across the stream. No problem for most but my insignia estate is low and didn't make the crossing, grounding on the bank before we entered the stream. We could've taken our things across the footbridge in a trailer but this seemed an extra hassle so we pitched elsewhere.

Not so much a dislike as it didn't bother us a great deal but the toilets, whilst clean, we're quite cramped with just 2 working cubicles in the ladies and one shower which was opened to the toilet block with just a shower curtain for privacy.

It appears that some renovation work was being completed on the womens toilet block and possibly a new shower being built. They did also open up the guesthouse which has a small shower room and guests were able to use this. I took my daughter up here to shower as it allowed more space for me to assist her in drying/changing afterwards. Given the space available in the ladies toilets, this would have been difficult.

Despite the above. The pros outweighed this to be honest and it wouldn't deter us from returning.

The stream and trees make for a pretty backdrop. The kids had a lovely time on rope swings, stepping stones and trying to catch fish in the stream.

Unfortunately this campsite doesn’t live up to expectations, whilst there are lovely features, don’t believe all the pictures, there is rubbish, debris and building materials laying everywhere, it’s very uneven and the hessian path is split and broken in places making it easy to trip on, especially in the dark. It is also very close to the busy motorway and there is an airport with planes coming over very low at regular intervals. We were hoping for a rural, quiet, relaxing camping break - as described. When we arrived it was relatively quiet - however, it still look over half an hour to find somewhere decent to pitch. The electric wires are on huge extensions leads and draped all across the grass in every direction, there was even hook up wires under the bridge through the stream - and you just have to find an empty plug. By the Saturday the campsite had been over filled, people were trying to pitch on grass verges and having to use trees etc for guy ropes as there was no space to pin them. Children were running wild and tripping over guy ropes and screaming in the Tipi that has been put in the middle of the site. The 10pm quiet curfew was ignored, there was a strong smell of weed, there were teenagers flying around the site on electric scooters, loud music, and shouting. The toilet and shower facilities are nowhere near up to scratch for the price we paid - almost £200 for 4 nights as a family of 6. When we arrived there was 1 toilet for women and a set of toilets the other side of camp - within a day these had been destroyed, flooded a section of the site and put out of order. When the toilet block finally opened and then there was 1 working shower and 2 toilets for at least 25 women and girls - these definitely weren’t cleaned daily (for the amount of people they probably should have been cleaned 3/4 times a day) The men’s toilets were also dirty, urine on the floor, toilet seats were broken. Lots of the toys and cars etc left out for the kids were broken, missing wheels etc, just not safe to play with, We looked but couldn’t find the games room as advertised, the cave bar was open but we went in 3 times and there was no staff and lights switched off. Because the campsite was so full we were advised to leave the car the other side of camp - however there wasn’t enough parking spaces for the amount of tents, some had been covered in wet sandy dirt by kids and alarms kept going off causing more disruption. The washing up area had no hot water - and was one sink for the whole site, there was also no waste disposal area there, so everything was being taken over and slung in a massive pile by the entrance. Overall - this campsite has so much potential, but the facilities need serious attention, tents need to be less crammed in and more care needs to be taken to maintain it.