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This site is one of my favourites in the country, I have been coming to Skipsea sands for 40 years and it never disappoints, its even better now its owned by Park Resorts, the pitches are well laid out, the shower/toilet blocks are immaculate, the dog walk is nice and kept clean, the club house has 3 bars and great for kids and adults alike, the staff are friendly, ten pin bowling, amusements, and Bridlinton a short drive away, I cant think of any bad points about this place, its heaven, will be coming back for many a year still (I hope)
Stayed here for two nights on the first decent weekend of this year, very large pitch separated by shrubs/trees so you do not feel hemmed in, good facilities including swimming pool, sauna and steam room, which we made full use of, two facilities blocks in the touring area, the block I used was clean and had three of everything, showers/toilets/urinals/sinks, never busy although the site was only 50% full. Great entertainment in the showbar (Elton John and Kiki Dee no less)and a couple of smaller bars used by adults but not exclusive, a very well maintained site, we enjoyed it that much we have tried to book for 2 different weekends in the future and both are fully booked.
We are new to camping and visited Skipsea Sands for 4 nights after Easter. We chose the site because our party had 3 children between the ages of 5 and 9 so we wanted something on site for them to do. An added bonus was that you could pay using Tesco clubcard vouchers which made it very cheap.
I was dreading it somewhat before we went after reading some very bad reviews on various websites. All in all, the site was better than I expected and my 6 year old boy loved it.
Good points
On site entertainment for children. My son and husband used the pool twice. It was heated and looked reasonably clean, but I thought the changing rooms needed more thorough cleaning.
10 pin bowling was charged extra, and although the equipment was faulty at times, it passed an hour in the evenings. The children enjoyed the arcade games and there was other entertainment that we didn't do.
Toilet / shower / pot wash block was central in the touring field and not too far away.
Kids playground next to touring field which was great
Our pitch had had some new turf laid and was well drained.
Bad points
Ladies showers did not drain properly, so you had to be careful not to cause a flood in the washroom !
Wash facilities in general are old and need updating. Not the cleanest I've seen but also not the worst. Staff do seem to check them regularly which helps.
Overall, it was a budget break and the standard of the facilities were adequate. Unlikely to return but would not rule it out completely.
Stayed at this site about 5 years ago and it was very nice then, so did not hesitate to book again during half term week. Oh dear what a disappointment. I hate giving bad reviews this is my second attempt, after calming down some what. So here is the good and bad.
The touring pitch was just a muddy bog, yes I know we had a lot of rain, but on booking we were not informed that the pitches were so bad. Other sites would have closed due to health and safety.
We asked for hard standing/ awning pitch and were told none were available, the pitch we were given we were unable to gain access to due to the state of the ground. Phoned reception and was allocated another pitch that we just managed to park on, did not even attempt to put our awning up. Several hard standing pitches were empty.
Staff very nice, towing vans off pitches with tractor.
3 toilet/showers in ladies, all very muddy with unusable mop to clean, so did not use.
Swimming pool freezing due to broken heating system, same in bar/eating area and entertainment venue. We sat with our coats on. Staff again very nice.
Shop almost empty, or closed, I was told it was end of season. But it was half term and very busy.
Play area was well equipped though muddy, the ducks loved it.
We had a major problem with some idiots from off site using the touring site as a racing track late at night, security staff was very nice, but this could have been prevented had the security barriers been in operation.
I complained at reception again staff very nice, they took my details as the manager was unavailable, and said they would contact me at home. Several other people were also complaining from touring and static site.
Good points. Skipsea is a lovely area, 20 mins walk to beach access due to coastal erosion.
Handy for Bridlington and Hornsea a visit to the Floral Hall for home cooked food and the best scones ever tasted.
Final comment. Despite several phone calls management have not been available to speak with me and have not returned my calls, very disappointing. Will not return again.
The camping / Touring site is situated about 10 minutes walk away from the main complex in a pretty part of the park, right next to the duck pond.
We arrived after quite a few weeks of heavy rain and many of the pitches were waterlogged and muddy. However we had a quick look around and found a pitch near the duck pond that was dry and reception were more than accommodating.
The pitches themselves are very flat and all have EHU and water. Prices are reasonable to expensive (we camped on Thursday 19th July for just £11 inclusive of all passes etc and this went up to £39 on the Friday due to school holidays).
The site has hard and soft standing and two sets of shower blocks (one concrete built and one portaloo type). The latter portaloo seemed more modern although a little smaller than the concrete block. Showever were cleaned regularly and were always hot.
Pot washing is only available at the concrete shower blocks which can result in quite a walk, which we found a minor annoyance.
The site has a mixed bag of tourers, caravans and tents and we for instance was camped between a tent and multiple caravans. The pitchs themselves though are very private with plants and hedging separating each plot.
Skipsea sands is a small site in relation to the might of many Haven sites and this is a good and bad thing. The entertainment team do their best to provide some fun in the evening although many of this is geared towards young children.
The pool, sauna and steam rooms were all a nice touch and included in the price and there's a family entertainment room alongside an adults only bar should you feel the need to have some quiet time.
The local shop is, as is always on these types of venues, expensive, but well stocked.
Skipsea Sands also has ten pin bowling (although pricey) and a sports hall (this was shut when we went). Nice touches like the table tennis being free however gave us a warm feeling.
There is no direct beach access to Skipsea Sands due to cliff corrosion so bare that in mind if visiting. Although the beaches at Bridlington are not that far away by car.
The campsite itself can become quite noisy at times but this seemed to die down as the night went on.
All in all its a nice site to visit although probably better of peak holiday times due to the price.
We arrived here after slight trepidation (local flooding) on saturday 10th July to find that the grass pitches were of reasonable condition despite the horrendous summer we were having.
Pitches are large with plenty space for the kids to roam about and near enough to the toilet block without having to hold it in (haha) and close to the park to keep an eye on the wee ones whilst playing. Plenty of wildlife with ducks etc roaming about and even coming into your tent to hunt for bread.
Toilet blocks were mostly clean and tidy. Any mess coming from inconsiderate campers/caravannners and not from the diligent cleaning of the Skipsea Staff!
On site the club is very welcoming and kids entertainment is fab, food is as you would expect - you get what you pay for and nowhere did it state that it was a 5* restauraunt! Filling and hearty and reasonable is what we would call it.
Staff all seemed to be very welcoming.
We had one issue with the pool. At 9. 45 on a Monday morning you would expect to see bins emptied, a clean floor and a clean pool/locker area. However, it would seem that the Leisure Manager was away on a course and that the staff seemed to relish in this, expecting to sit at the desk, not do very much and 'pose. ' We did, however make a complaint and when the young boy in charge seemed happier looking over my partners head rather than looking him in the eye, we took it further. Got to speak to a sales manager and fair to say he was horrified at what we seen in the pool (esp after park resorts being on Undercover Boss ch4). He bent over backwards to apologise and all credit to him. Our complaints were taken seriously and were acted upon. This is the only complaint that we had.
We had a few numpties on site on the saturday but glad to say they parted company early sunday morning. What site doesn't get their fair share of eejits?
Skipsea is a quaint little town and the costal erosion is quite a scary but interesting sight to behold. Loads to do in Brid (Jeromes and The Forum for hearty food), and further up in Filey and Scarb. The beaches are some of the best you'll see in the country.
Facilities were very good, contrary to other reports.
Our site was on grass with electric, as requested, and was a good size. Well maintained.
The shower and toilet facilities were very good.
Clean and well maintained, again contrary to other reports. There was a mop supplied in the room to mop up after you, not unless you feel it is below you to leave a place how you would expect to find it.
Only point I would make, is the waste bin areas needed to be increased
Visited this campsite on the 7/05/2012 for 5 days price was very reasonable, one of the reasons why we went. Got there and the place was pretty empty got a nice pitch hard standing super pitch near duck pond and near toilets (73).
Ladies toilets were clean partner says mens weren't that great and even though weather wasn't great still enjoying it until Thursday when we got a several campers (if you can call them that) and it all went down hill from there the 'campers' were in and out in their transit vans, and 3 and 4 cars/vans to one pitch.
Then at 3, 30 Saturday morning fire broke out in the toilets opposite so was awake till five that morning and had to leave that day.
We have just returned from our inaugral holiday using our trailer tent. We decided on this site after all of the ones we picked in the Lake District (not too far from us) were fully booked for Easter (and we were booking in November). This was cheap - £120 for 8 days and easy for us to get to being at the other end of the M62.
We booked a hard standing after reading some reviews, and this is one of the sites which allows trailer tents on hard standing. I assumed it would be gravel but it was a concrete standing which gave us a couple of issues with pitching but we were ok - if I was going back I wouldn't bother with the hardstanding - the electric pitches all looked in pretty good shape.
The pitches are large - 10x10 metres which was great. We were there a week before Easter, which was our school holidays but not all schools were off. Up until good Friday it was pretty quiet - about 1/3rd of the touring pitches being used. I only ever met 1 person using the bathroom at the same time! It was pretty much full over the Easter weekend, although the facilities never seemed to get overstretched - the main issue was the water became a lot cooler - when it was quiet the water was very hot (too hot for the childrent o shower). There are 2 toilet blocks on the touring field - each with 3 ladies and 3 gents showers, and I think 5 toilets in the ladies. There were sinks inside for dishwashing and laudry. Both blockes were very clean and regularly checked.
Next to the touing fild is a large activity playground, with apparatus and also sufficient space ( and goals) to play football. There is a second, smaller but well maintained playground further along the site.
The site has a pool, which again never got busy while we were there. The lockers were a joke - £1 non-refundable fee! As a result no-one locked them - we just left our clothes in them and didn't take any valuables to the pool. The pool itslef had a large retangular area varying from 1 meter to 1. 5 meter and a shallower section with a mushroom shower on the side. There were at least 2 life guards on (3 when it was busier) who kept reasonable order.
Within the pool complex is the bar and resaurant (no comments as didn't use) and a 4 lanes 10 pins bowling which we used on a wet afternoon - £10 for an hour. There is also a small arcade. The children's club also met in the bar area and seemed well organised.
The shop on site was fairly well stocked and not unreasonable in price - there is little other option locally but we took most of what we needed and topped up in Morrisons on a trip to York. There is a Co-op and a Tesco in hornsea 15 mins away.
There is also an arcade and a soft play area on the site. Again we didn't use but it looked ok - £2. 50 per child from ages 3 up.
There was a narrow strip of beach about 10-15 mins walk from the site, down some steel steps. This was fine for a bit of paddling and sandcastles. The closer beach access is closed as the cliffs are corroding, and after one very storm night the bit we had used collapsed and was just mud. I don't know how long this will take to recover. You also need to watch the tide carefully, as it would be easy to get cut off as the tide comes over the steps to and from the beach. Hornsea has a nicer beach, which was very sheltered due to the wooden struts down the lenght (not sure what they are called). Parking was also very reasonable - I think about £2. 5 for the day.
We didn't do much else in the immediate vicinity - its is pretty quiet. We did go to The Deep aquarium in Hull for the day, which was good. We booked on mobiles the night before which saved a big queue on the day, and took a picnic which you can eat inside, which saved the pennies. We also went to York for the day, mainly to escape the wind!. We would have done more but the weather was reasonable and the children happy to play on site/beach or be in the pool.
The site overall is very clean. It is mainly static caravans. We did have some very noisy neighbours on good friday, and no sign of a warden, but that was the only night. On the stomry night I think the warden did a patrol. We would probably go back, asit is a good site for children, and has a relaxed feel despite being large.
We were in our van, a 6-berth twin axle Bailey so its quite long.
No problem finding site, no problem finding pitch but the pitch was probably the furthest pitch from the facilities that it could be. It had been very wet and the drainage from this pitch was very poor. Wherever we tried to put the porch awning there was water, although it was a hard standing pitch. There were several empty double hard standing pitches all weekend. Infact many of the empty grass pitches had better drainage than our hardstanding one.
The mens toilets were disgusting:
Toilet 1: Someone had been sick all over it
Toilet : Someone had emptied their bowels over and around it.
Toilet 3: Dirty with no toilet paper.
Shower floor was filthy.
On one occasion I went to the toilet, and the light timer timed out leaving everyone in total darkness.
The club was ok for the kids, although lacking I'm many things on food and beer menu due to being end of season, but the food was decent and reasonably priced.
Swimming pool was freezing. I would not go here again
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
Beach On Site 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Coastside Pitches 
Public Transport 
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This site is one of my favourites in the country, I have been coming to Skipsea sands for 40 years and it never disappoints, its even better now its owned by Park Resorts, the pitches are well laid out, the shower/toilet blocks are immaculate, the dog walk is nice and kept clean, the club house has 3 bars and great for kids and adults alike, the staff are friendly, ten pin bowling, amusements, and Bridlinton a short drive away, I cant think of any bad points about this place, its heaven, will be coming back for many a year still (I hope) 
