Liked Small, quiet site, nice toilets and other facilities, apple tree to sit under, nice walk to the sea and town.

Disliked There were a few mosquitoes around and we got bitten a few times. I called when we arrived, as instructed, but didn’t get a call back. It took us a while to find the pitch signs in the grass.

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From the manager: Hi Jane Thank you for your review we are really happy to hear that you had a pleasant stay. We don't require a phone call when campers arrive as the arrivals board has the pitch information you need (we do adopt a generally hands off approach to campers with the exception of the twice daily toilet cleaning) We are however on call should you require anything so not quite sure what happened there, apologies for that! We will look into the visibility of the pitch signs to see if there is anything that we can do to improve this. Mosquitoes are the pits aren't they, we recommend citronella camping candles to try to keep them at bay, due to the nature of our orchard we can be prone to insects. We would love to welcome you back in the future.

Liked We loved borrowing the bikes. So handy for making the trip to the loos when you’re camped at the opposite end. We liked the freezer. The relaxed feel. The flat ground and short grass. The fire pits. The space. The toys. The free pitch and put. The ping pong. The tennis area. The clean and tidy loos. The walk to the pub. The pub. The walks around the hills.

Disliked There was a bit a traffic noise but only a problem if that kind of thing bothers you. It was a bit untidy looking in places.

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Liked It was quiet and dark even though it wasn’t far away from a main road. Vegetarian cafe on site with WiFi and very nice cakes. Washing up area with hot water. Quantity of wood given for the fire. Friendly welcome. Nice pub in walking distance (14 mins). River looked nice for a swim. Geese flying over first thing in the morning and last thing at night. We visited The Time Machine which is small but worthwhile if you are a Dr Who, Red Dwarf or Star Wars fan.

Disliked The camping signs were a little hard to spot. Not clear where to park your car or where to drive for unloading the tent. No one there when we arrived, we eventually found some instructions behind an unmarked door next to the shower. WiFi to the tent is mentioned online and there was a signal but the password was not advertised. Not clear where it is possible to swim in the river, lots of signs saying no swimming. We eventually found a good spot 9 minutes walk away, not far from the reservoir. Not clear when we booked the firewood if a fire pit would be supplied or not. Found out that you can bring your own as long as it’s raised off the ground or there is a patch in the middle of the field that you can use for a fire on the ground. The path along the river to The Fox Inn was a bit overgrown but probably passable with trousers.

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Liked Although it was a sunny weekend in August and the tap room was heaving, there were only 2 tents in the river camping field and 2 tents by the showers. There are lots of compost toilets dotted around so we had our own private toilet. The compost toilets weren’t smelly. My children enjoyed swimming and paddling in the river. There were canoes there that the staff said campers do borrow sometimes. Most people were camping in the Apple orchard, but there was still plenty of space left. No one was camping in the damson orchard. Ps, although the tap room was heaving, there were tables left and plenty of people serving at the bar. There was live music both nights. Stunning views from the river camping field. We had a choice of pizzas or burgers the first night and both were excellent. There were waffles both nights. It was pizzas, brisket or nachos the second night. Hot showers for free.

Disliked No O2 phone signal, but there was unsecured Wi-Fi at the tap room. Wasps! I think we must have pitched up near a wasps nest and they were obsessed with the tent!

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Liked Outdoor games, indoor games, hammocks, swings, lighting, communal fire pits, pool, sun deck, paddling pool, water slide, bar, drinks were a reasonable price, cocktails, wood burner, decor, microwave, freezer, toaster, washing up facilities, apple tree shower, compost toilets, views, walks, pubs, farm dog, chickens, dogs are allowed off leads, friendly staff, very nice food, managed to find somewhere reasonably flat to pitch tent, good view of Milky Way at night, there was plenty of space between pitches, grass a reasonable length and only muddy in one patch, good free Wi-Fi.

Disliked Not well signposted, not clear where to go when you get there, very expensive per night, fire pit is very expensive, the charge for the hot tub is not mentioned on the website and is very expensive, ordered food at 5:45 but couldn’t eat until 7:45, pool was a bit cool.

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