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First time at this park and will go again. BUT! there are a few problems with this being a council run site. I believe in value for money and and I agree you get it here.
Lets start with the positives.
Grounds are fantastic and well kept. You can walk to the town where there is a fab butchers, a large Co-op shop, Museum, swimming pool and train. There is plenty to do regardless of the weather. The camp site grounds were clean and litter free. Great place to take dogs and they also have provided enclosed areas for your dog to run wild. The river is very close too and dogs can gain access to nice shallow water. The river is a safe distance away so don't worry about young children getting too close.
The walled garden is a great play area for rounders and family games and there are so many places for the kids to play including the large house where there is a games room with activities should they need time inside when the weather is not so good.
Pitches are varied in size some rather small where there is hook-ups. The better area is without hook-ups at the front of the house and in the walled garden part of the house. Pitches are flat and pegs go in easy which is amazing considering there are so many trees. Well shielded from the wind and rain at the hook-up section but is it is shaded form the sun quite a bit.
Plenty of drinking water ontap and water is always close to where you are.
The warden was really nice and helpful.
The locals are really nice and friendly.
A family site for all ages of children. Busy during the weekend but was not during the easter holidays
Good large washing area for plates with plenty of hot water, they are round the back of the toilet blocks.
This site allows you stay longer on your leaving day if there is no other booking for your pitch. You can stay till 4pm
OK, so now the 'Not so good.'
No space to put your car if you have a family sized tent. Its quite a squeeze in some pitches and just not possible in others.
They charge for your dog to stay too ! ( this I have no idea why)
2 sets of travellers were staying at this camp site. The local residents ( static caravan owners) said this is quite normal and the only way they get them off site last year was to shut down the toilet blocks and the laundry room to make them leave. One set of travellers at the exit were very noisy and the police came one night as the noise was ongoing till 2 am. The other travellers were very pleasant.
The house has quite clean toilets and showers and a laundry room. I tried to get washing done for 4 days but could not due to the travellers working in shifts to get all their washing done. I got up at 6am one day to get a washing machine but could not get the items dried before I went home 3 days later. Shame there was only 2 tumble dryers. Washing machines are cheap at £1 per wash.
The 2 Toilet blocks are old and although the toilets themselves are cleaned daily the floors remained littered with toilet roll throughout the week. Friday was the main clean for the blocks but showers were not cleaned and the heaters did not work and it was often colder than outside. Make sure you don't look at the window ledges as you will find hair, cobwebs, dust and other non descriptive things up there. No place for plugs in the blocks so you have to use the silly '20p for 30 seconds' hair dryer they provided.
So to sum it up, I guess if you know what to expect then you can't be disappointed right?. I was well informed about this camp site before I went with my family but I have stayed in much nicer, cleaner campsites but none other has given my family the space and freedom to roam and play. I do think the good weather had a large part to play in our weeks stay as we were able to use the grounds.
We have just arrived home from a magic overnight stay at Haughton. (despite the fact it rained and was a bit on the chilly side!)
On arrival we were pleasantly surprised at the size of the site, the beautiful setting in a woodland area and general good upkeep.
We had a few pitch options and chose the walled garden which was right next to a play area which was very handy as we have a 4year old son, also only a minute from a clean toilet / shower block, which also has dish wash facility.
Tapped drinking water right next to our tent and clean bin area. Large grass area for our son to run about, though I guess would be busier in summer.
Lots to do for our son-places for him to cycle his bicycle,two large play areas, friends to play with, woodland walks, putting, pool and ping pong tables too although we didn't try those this time!
Also a little diesel train that takes you to Alford, which houses Transport Museum, which often does 'Family fun' days-great as son and husband are motor mad. We got to ride round the track on an old Snowplough, fire engine and a wee train, and there was also a bouncy castle next to the play area.
Alford also has hotel, a few restaurants, take aways and shops, a dry ski slope and swimming pool.
I had not been to this site since I was a child and we feel it exceeded our expectations, great for kids, we really had a lovely time and our son is exhausted from all the fun!
We stayed here for 2 nights in August 2010. Nice flat site with plenty of space and close to local village. Loads of play areas for kids and walks for the dog.
Facilities were average at best, toilets a bit dated and could have been cleaner but for 2 nights they were fine.
For scenery and location there were no grumbles at all and we would probably go back if in the area.
The shop contained only basic items and did not really carry much camping gear and was not licensed to sell alcohol but that was not a problem as local shops were nearby for the bottle of wine to have with tea.
Just spent another quick weekend on this site, been here a few times before. Lovely location in a wooded country park next to a river, plenty of walks but the shine is going off this site for us.
Booking these Grampian Council sites online is hit and miss, trying to book eventually using telephone. No problem, pitch booked through the week but on arrival (and waiting in line to book in and pay) found someone else had decided to use our pitch and we were moved 'automatically' to a smaller pitch which we could not use due to our van size. Site warden told us that this was our fault as we had not specified 'fixed' pitch when booking!
Toilets are semi-clean and could do with some updating to match site fees as paint flaking off walls and roof mounted vents covered in dust and fluff although showers are hot enough, free and normally not too busy.
The biggest problem with this site is the apparent lack of warden control, no wardens seen patrolling site during our stay which manifests itself as poor control over visitor etiquette, there are people using this site that have no ideas about acceptable protocol, multiple noisy dogs appear mandatory, loud music at night, noisy children, multiple cars & visitors are all acceptable to the wardens here.
If you like to have something to complain about we recommend a visit here soon although most tenters seemed happy enough.
We have just come back from a long weekend away. We managed to pick our own pitch quite close to the toilet block and play park as we have 4 children. There is plenty to do, and the children were never fed up. There is plenty of walks and wildlife to see as both of our springers enjoyed.
The past few times we have been there we had to leave the park to go to the local shops for any supplies but this year they have now opened a site shop which was basic but fine.
The toilet/shower blocks are clean but very dated, there is only 2 showers in one of the blocks but I never had to wait and there was plenty of hot water.
In the village is the transport museum which was excellent and it has its own t-room as well, not far from that is the Alford railway where you can take the train back to the park. We ate at the Alford bistro and could not fault is with excellent food and service.
I would say that it is not overpriced and good value for money - it is run by Aberdeenshire council.
This was our second visit to this site, the wardens were friendly and helpful. The site is situated in a beautiful country park and there are two play areas for the children as well as games room in the house where there are pool and ping pong tables available as well as an out side putting green and games to board games to rent for the children.
The toilets are situated under the main house and are entered by key code there is plenty of hot water and the showers are large and clean there are plenty toilets though they could do with an upgrade but the main thing is they were clean and fresh.
Pets are welcome on the site with plenty of dog walks. Because we had a dog we had to set up in front of the big house, but we knew from a earlier visit that this is the noisy area where the group bookings are put, so we set up to the side of the house which was nice and quiet.
We discovered Alford Dry Ski Slope on this visit where they have tube sessions available and boy was that fun though you have to phone ahead to book a session. We also had a trip on the little train which runs from the park to Alford
We will return to this site again. The only down side to this site is that there is no Warden on duty at night and there was a static caravan full of teenagers who sang and carried on through the night but we were far enough away from them to not be bothered too much by the noise
Spent 4 nights hear, lovely site set in a beautiful country park. Beautiful walks, loads of play areas, golf course, miniature railway, Transport museum all within a few miles of the park.
Site is set in woods so satellite reception is a hit or miss. Warden was very friendly. Toilets were clean but could do with a bit of modernizing.
Probably wouldn't come back here again as kids were bored after 4 nights as there did not seem to be many kids there of their age group, but would still recommend to anyone to try.
Campsite well maintained. Toilets were clean and the dish washing facilities were good the site wardens were friendly and easy going. Our son enjoyed the games room and putting as well as the little diesel train that takes you to Alford. He spent hours in the 2 on site play parks. Their were plenty of dog walks within the country park. The only thing that spoiled our stay was the group of noisy neighbours in the cluster of tents next to ours. We would definitely return as there was plenty to keep our son and the dog occupied.
I found this website so useful in my search for a campsite, that I wanted to contribute too. Just returned from a fabulous long weekend at Haughton Park, which we booked after reading reviews here. Was not disappointed. Of course the weather helped but the campsite was superb and from young to old we all had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Superb sites for tent, we were opposite the big house as we had a dog, but I would actually have chosen this site anyway. Set admist mature trees with wide open spaces. Did not feel at all cramped in. Site staff were helpful and were happy to freeze iceblocks each day for us.
There was an endless supply of very hot water and although site was pretty busy we didn't once have to queue to use facilities. Toilets dated yes, but very clean and fresh. Superb laundry available at a very modest £1 per load. Plenty of fresh water stances. Lots of people there having good times, but all was quiet by 10.30pm at night and sleep was undisturbed.
The park itself was a superb location for a family holiday.Excellent play parks dotted around, a trim track, 18 hole putting course, table tennis, pool tables (50p a go), pond dipping, woodland walks, riverside walk - extremely pretty and perfect for an evening stroll,lots of information on the notice board and ideas of things to do etc etc No shop on site but only 2 minutes drive or 10 minute walk to village. Butchers, bakers, small shops, little Co-Op etc all available.
We used the local swimming pool which was enjoyed by all. In Alford, there is a Transport museum and dry ski slope as well as the pool and a lovely little train runs all day from the camp site to Alford to add more fun for the kids. Further afield so much to do, whisky distilleries galore, or even the Granite City itself! We really can't fault our weekend, and as a first time camping family in many a year it has got us back in the mood and certainly set the standard for future trips. Cannot recommend Haughton Park enough! And very cheap too as council run! Enjoy.
Wonderful site good dish washing toilet/shower facilities. 2 nice play area for the children and a big field for ball games etc. Our son enjoyed the putting area. The dog enjoyed the walks through the country park.
The little train which runs from the country park to the town was fun for the kids.
The wardens were friendly and laid back the down side was that they were no overnight wardens which meant we were pitched next to a noisy cluster of campers out for a weekend gathering till all hour of the morning and there were a couple of cars that used the road and car park as a race track !
We will go back but will pitch a bit further away from the car park in front of the big house :)
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First time at this park and will go again. BUT! there are a few problems with this being a council run site. I believe in value for money and and I agree you get it here.
