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We booked into this site for one night only, thankfully. We received a huge discount and I was glad I had not paid full price for the pitch. The pitches are all hardstandings, but they are packed in like sardines. My husband is a HGV driver and only managed to get us on the pitch because the people across were out. The toilets however were clean and warm. The children's playground was fine, but getting to it, you had to pass lots of paying gaming machines. It is not a site I would recommend, nor will we be returning.
We arrived having booked a level hardstanding pitch(which is important as we have a wheelchair dependant daughter),the touring warden done her best but was in a losing battle as all the pitches are about as level as a driveway ramp,we agreed on the best pitch available and soon began setting up.To say the pitches are small is an understatement. Everything entertainment wise is accessed through the arcade and half the time is out of order.The facilities for the disabled where a joke,the disabled bathroom wasn't big enough to swing a cat in and was usually dirty,the showers for us had not stool or hook on door to hang your clothes on so you clean clothes and shoes ended up soaked.I know it was the last week of the season,but a lock on the door and hook for clothes wouldn't break the bank,the ceiling and walls in the toilet block were full of mould and smelt very bad. Staff were as helpful as they could,a lot of them where embarrassed at the state of facilities themselves.Unless there was a major overhaul of the touring facilities and pitches we will probably never go back.
Like all other reviews, don't expect a lot of space when you pitch up, all hardstanding which is a bonus, but if you bring an awning your car will need to go elsewhere. Park very tidy & nice,showers were decent & clean, although some only worked for 30 seconds :-(
Fully serviced pitches are closer together than normal pitches & all under the trees which were howling in the night, very windy.
Dog walk round the lake enjoyable, about an hour stroll, pool, jacuzzi, sauna all operational which was good. Vever went to the showbar for beer as I am tourer and fill my fridge in the supermarket at half the price. Asked to stay late & fee was £8.00, but to stay an extra night was only £7.00, so I paid the seven & left in the evening. Will go again, only an hour from Liverpool and kids enjoyed it. 3 night weekend for £47.00, bargain.
We booked Marton Mere for 5 nights costing £130. Upon arrival staff were helpful. We drove around the pitches for a good 5 mins to find a decent pitch (level and large enough for caravan + awning)this was a struggle! In the end the levelest grass/hardstanding we could find had a large crack and was broken into 2 levels so we had to park the van with care as the drop was quite significant.
Our van,car,awning took up all the room so when you exited the awning you literally walked into the car next door - pitches are packed together like sardines therefore there's no privacy neither is there room for kids to play - would've hated to stay here if it was fully booked!
The site is the usual Haven site. Upon finding the kids play area we discovered it was hemmed in by payable amusement rides but the only way you could get in was walking through them - the pool has a banding rota system so you have to wait a while to enter but there is a splash zone outdoors should it be warm enough!
Toilet blocks were close but weren't very clean. We heard many guests complaining about these. Bins overflowing, hair, tissues and dirty nappies slung on floor - guess the cleaner can only do so much with these sort of clients! The block near to us had an awful smell coming from the drains and the toilet & shower areas were dirty, but the main funworks area was cleaned regularly and the bar area appears remodernised.
We ended up only staying 2 nights as we were disappointed with many things. The Customer Care Manager didn't even argue with us & transferred us to another Haven site immediately. She said it had been years since the touring site was updated so I guess this says it all really.
Only stayed for one night so can't really comment on everything as we didn't use the facilities etc but the staff who greeted us were nice and pleasant.
They informed us of everything we needed to know, gave us a welcome pack and told us to choose any pitch that was free. The pitches themselves were extremely tight, had we put our awning up (on the small piece of grass provided) you could have hopped along everyones roofs, right to the end of the row - basically it looked like one large car park of caravans and cars. The turnings at the end of each row, towards the mere itself were really tight, so pick your spot carefully. The standard pitches were really central to the facilities compared to other Haven sites we've visited.
With this being a Saturday night the clubhouse entertainment and music went on until the early hours, again this didn't bother us too much but could do with some.
Great walk around Marton Mere for the dog. If you follow the paths up to the gold club and across onto the main road where you'll find Stanley Park.
Close to the centre of Blackpool without you realising, Tesco Extra is about 1/2 mile away and we found areally nice chinese takeway called Sweet & Sour just left at KFC, McDonalds etc.
Would we visit again. No not really, Haven isn't for us - too chavi as some say. You can find nicer places for cheaper than £55 a night!
Pitches small and not very level if using an awning.
You felt dirtier coming out the showers that what you did before you went into them. A neighbouring caravaner said 'I am only here because it cheap.' The kid couldn't even use the play park without going passed a couple of hundred flashing machines all shouting out for someone to put money in them.
In general Haven have a lot to learn, and should pump some of there huge profits into the touring side of things and concentrate on providing clean facilities, both in the complex and at the touring site
I'm amazed at all the negative reviews for this park, we have just returned after spending a whole week there and loved it. The staff are extremely friendly and cant do enough for you. The shower blocks were heated, clean and the water was hot. There's toilet roll in all of the cubicles and free plug points for your hair dryer/straighteners etc. The clubhouse has entertainment on every night and the kids love it - yes it is expensive as they want every flashing pom-pom or glow-stick that they see, but that's kids for you! We drank larger or cider and it's only £9.50 for a 4 pint pitcher, which is much cheaper than our local village pub.
The park backs onto a beautiful lake which is a wildlife reserve and has 'hides' scattered about, so that you can sit and watch the abundance of birds that live there, we strolled around the lake and it took us about 1.5 hours, its really vast and very beautiful.
The other great thing is that the bus service stops at the park, so getting around Blackpool and seeing the sites is really easy, great if you don't have a car or don't want to haul the campervan into town every day.
The only negative that I can agree with, is that the pitches are very small and you don't get much outside area to yourselves - if you do put an awning up, then its likely to back straight onto the next camper!
We opt to stay at this site because it was near Blackpool even though the pitch was probably the most expensive that we've ever paid about 45 pounds a night. We stayed only for three nights and on the first day we arrived, the reception was quite poor. We were just told by the security at the gate to turn into the road and follow the road to the touring field and a lady will meet us by the toilet. We waited for 10 minutes and she didn't turn up and we found out later it was the next toilet further down the road near the touring field. When we found her, she just gave us some informations and our funpass and told us to go and find our own premier pitch. We were lucky we found a pitch big enough for our motorhome but we didn't anticipate we will have loud music as we were very near the entertainment club area.
The toilet was quite a walk away from the premier pitch and most of the time it was steamed up as there is no ventilation in there. We did visit Blackpool on a Hop on and Off Bus that come every half an hour. We told the bus driver we just want to go to Blackpool and do not want to do the tour so he just charged us the local rate which was quite a saving.
Man's toilets had no hot water and the lights didn't work.
You cannot use the pool when you want to - they have a band system and even when you do get in the 'swimming' pool you can't swim just basically stand and move about a couple of feet around.
Caravans packed in like sardines.
Upon checking in you are told to go and get your pitch first and then check in. Some people taking the premier pitches when they hadn't paid for them and leaving only electric pitches for those that had. Now that ones a bit difficult to say you didn't know because it is clearly signposted where the premier pitches are!
Be Warned! If you have a caravan bigger than 20' you will struggle to get it on the pitch. On their web site when booking asks for the size of the van and if you click bigger than 21' you need to ring, this means nothing you still get a 20' pitch!
The shower blocks where nice and warm, but you need to get in first as the two blocks near the touring field one was nearly always locked. The wardens did there best to maintain them.
The shop on site is very good and the prices are great. The staff do the best under the working conditions they are in always trying to help.
We last visited this site in October last year and my reviews were mixed. It looks like they have listened to us as a lot of improvements have been made to the touring areas.
The premier pitches have all been improved to provide a gravel area at the side of the concrete pitch for awnings, this was great because you can use this to park your car if you do not put an awning up so it made the area look much bigger and neater and safer for children on bikes. The electric pitches have all had the trees cut down so it looked open but in the summer months it will be great for getting the sun!
We used the clubhouse both nights and we couldn't believe how busy it was considering it is the start of the season. You have to get in for 7ish or you have no chance of a seat. They do the usual party dances which my girls love then the entertainment came on at 9.15, both nights were brilliant, we had a great time and the acts were top class. The site was quiet at night considering it was full. The pool was very warm and clean our kids loved it. This is still one of the best Haven sites out there and lets hope they don't get rid of the touring pitches as the rumours state that's what is happening?
The staff were friendly and the new wardens were great, much more approachable than the last ones. I would recommend this site to anyone looking for a good pool and club, its not the place to go for a quiet weekend as its very busy but great for the kids.
Just returned from weekend at this site we booked it for the illuminations so we paid peak prices, it was £52 for 2 nights which is more than we usually pay, however, it is classed as peak season for this site. We have been to this site several times and have always enjoyed it, it is one of Havens better sited for tourers, however, we were disappointed with the premier pitches, most of them were out of action due to no electricity so the decent pitches that were left had been reserved by other people by putting their bikes on the best pitches for their friends to arrive! This sort of behaviour is unfair and the site should allocate pitches to avoid selfish behaviour! The normal pitches looked bigger and some of them had been re concreted and were a lot dryer, our pitch was so muddy and nearly sank into the ground, they need to make the pitches wider and more hardstanding, we paid for a premier pitch and felt we should have gone on a normal pitch. The site is looking tired however it is the end of the season. On the plus points the clubhouse at night is really good for young kids and the pool is a decent size, the bars and restaurants are nice. The outdoor play area had a broken foot bridge and was dangerous, it had been cordoned off by tape and the kids didn't even notice it they were just playing on it as normal, this should be fixed urgently to avoid a nasty accident! We have stayed on lots of Haven sites and this is one of our favourite sites for tourers, but they do need to invest in more money for the pitches, its one of my gripes with this company, they treat us tourers as second class citizens and put signs everywhere asking you to trade in your tourer for a static! Who wants to go to the same place every weekend and pay thousands of pounds a year for the site fees??
This site is lovely - we had a fantastic 3nights here. When first arriving the security guards never told us where to go they were to busy on the phone and spent the whole 4 days on the phone so anyone could come in or out (not very good). We pitched up the tourer (and because it was 3pm we chose our own pitch next to the shower blocks and glad we did - it quickly became very busy and nearly all the pitches where occupied) reception staff are pleasant. The complex was everything you'd expect from a haven site - funstars - entertainment - expensive beer -and always SELL SELL SELL.
But if you don't want Rory and Bradley merchandise pushed at you every opportunity then don't come.
The entertainment was mainly the funstars doing shows which the kids love.
The showers were very clean and the water lovely and hot - A1.
The pitches are ok all on hard standing (a little close to next door) but you are close to the complex only a 5mins walk. The onsite shop seemed empty but then again it was the end of September and nearly the end of the season so they can be forgiven.
We are defo coming back next year its a great base for blackpool and seeing all the attractions - excellent holiday.
We stayed for three nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. The site is well maintained and the staff are very friendly and helpful. For an extra £8 we were allowed to remain on the pitch for the whole of the last day and use all the facilities. The shop was well stocked, the pool was clean and they have swimming lessons for the kids for £5 per hour session. We didn’t use the shower / toilet blocks so can’t speak for them. It was nice being able to see the Mere and Blackpool Tower from the site, even if Blackpool isn’t really your thing. The standard pitches are quite close together but are further away from the club and so are quieter in the evening so don’t dismiss them outright. The childrens’ shows are very professional, but they relentlessly try and flog you DVD’s so beware. At one point they called all the children to the front to ‘win a prize’. All the kids were then told to get a pound from their parents to buy a raffle ticket and sent back to their seats. A bit naughty really.
A huge Tesco is very close so don’t panic if you’ve forgotten anything.
Other minor gripes were:
Bins were overflowing on our last day;
Not enough lockers in swimming pool and some with broken locks;
Most facilities only accessible by running the gauntlet of the amusement arcade;
In the outdoor play area, an electricity cable came out of the ground, ran exposed across a footpath and back into the ground- a blatant trip hazard and quite a bizarre sight;
The Ranger Centre was disappointing.
However we look forward to going back, especially as there are some great deals if you book online.
Having visited several Haven sites in both their Statics and my own tourer, I have to say that this was by far the best of the bunch.
I personally don't like the town of Blackpool itself, so I was less than excited to be pleasing the familly with a 3 night stay there. In very short order I was forced to eat my words at what I found to be a top class site for tourers.
The site was immaculately clean throughout, with none of the tattiness and tiredness you often find at Haven sites. Mature tree growth and hedges all around the touring area helped to remove that feeling of camping in a caravan lot you often get, and the fauna atracted plenty of curious wildlife to the delight of the children. Waking up and stepping into the awning to find a pair of hungry Mallard ducks outside pestering for breakfast titbits was lovely!
One small criticism: on arrival at the main gate, the security guy just told us to go find a spare pitch and then book in. We did just that, and when my wife returned from reception, I discovered that we had innadvertently pitched on a Premier pitch having only paid for a standard electric pitch. This could have been a problem as I had already set up the van and was half way through erecting the awning - I wasnt in the mood to be told to take it all down and move on! Luckily for us - no-one seemed to notice, or if they did they left us be so we enjoyed a view of the Mere and the Premier facilities at no extra charge. Be warned though - its an easy mistake to make and not a very good way of organising things.
I would recommend payng for the premier pitch though as the proximity to the Mere is well worth the extra.
Some of the pitches are on quite a lateral gradient so choose with care or you may have trouble levelling the van and getting the awning up properly. The hardstanding is very narrow requiring precise reversing, (or a bit of man-handling).
Toilet and shower blocks were acceptable rather than spectacular, but they do have an annoying habit of closing them for cleaning at about 9am! A familly shower room including a bath is also available for a £10 key deposit.
The staff on site were unfailingly pleasant and helpful, and entertainment facilities were first class. The kids dicso wasnt too loud for the little ones, (as I've found before on other Haven sites), but they do tend to use the opportunity to promote goods you can buy, (and be pestered for), from the kids souvenir shop.
The highlight though has to be the Aqua bar and swimming pool. The pool was gorgeously warm and pleasant with spotless changing facilities. I've found other Haven sites have the temperature too low in the pool and it has spoiled swimming expeditions, but the Marton Mere one was a joy. There is a sauna and hot tub in the pool area which are also free, and a nice shallow pool for the tiddlers
The Aqua bar sells decent quality food at fair prices in a lovely, spacious and comfortable room,(though as in all Haven sites the beer is a little pricey!). Plenty of big widescreen TV's abound which is handy if there's a big football game on!
The outside terrace was a great place to site and watch the kids play on the trampolines, bouncy castle and playground, safe in the knowledge that the only escape route was past us again! Tis kids area was the cleanest and neatest I have ever come across and I had no worries letting them run free. All facilities apart from the miniature golf were free, although there was a token machine in place which looekd as though you had to pay. I'm not 100% sure if we weren't freeloading again but we didnt pay, (perhaps they charge later in the season?)
As for visiting Blackpool - you either love it or hate it! The site have a recommended taxi company who charge a standard £9 one way into town if plastic hats, cheeky postcards and drunken hen and stag parties are your thing. Not for me. But on a 3 night stop, there is little reason to stray from a very well appointed and beautifully maintained site.
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No Tents 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics 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 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No 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 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
Tennis On Site 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
We booked into this site for one night only, thankfully. We received a huge discount and I was glad I had not paid full price for the pitch. The pitches are all hardstandings, but they are packed in like sardines. My husband is a HGV driver and only managed to get us on the pitch because the people across were out. 
