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This was our third visit to this park after using it as a stop off point on the way to and from the West Country last year. We returned for 6 nights to explore Southport further and were happy to use Riverside as we had found the facilities to be good, the toilet and showers clean and well maintained, the shop well stocked and reasonably priced and the cafe very good. We found this still to be true but our visit was marred by being surrounded by tents at the weekend occupied by a group of adults and children celebrating a birthday, they partied noisily until 2.30am with no official intervention only settling down after a long term resident challenged them. We felt less safe and secure than on previous visits. The site would also benefit from some natural or man made wind breaks.
Please don't let the other comments put you off, we visited this site in April 2011 on the bank holiday and we had no problems whatsoever,
We were on the super pitches, yes ok they do need a little bit of weeding and tidying up,
The site was very full but the people on the site were very pleasant, we had no problems with noise or foul language,
I must say through that the toilets at the far end in the portable cabin need maintenance, 2 of our 5 were coming out the floor and wobbled when you sat on them,
Stayed here for one night. Brilliant site. Not the easiest to find.
Excellent nice hot showers! Lots of great offers on and reductions if you book your next pitch while you are there!
Went into Southport town which is always worth a visit. Only stayed for 1 night but plenty more to do and see such as Blackpool, Formby etc which are also great days out!
Stayed on this site from the 20th April and then over bank holiday weekend.
Stayed in the 40s pitches
The pitches are approx 10 meters in length and 5 meters wide.
Bad points
Not enough washing up sinks and no plug holes so remember to take your own bowls or plugs.
Although showers are free they are extremely hot to hot for my 3 year old they need individual controls
Not enough Water taps its ok when site isn't full as you can cut across pitches but they are quite a walk when carrying water they need to have at least one tap per row.
The bloody chickens waking you at 5am.
I do know that the site did have trouble with the electrics the next row from us didn't really have electrics over the whole weekend.
Security needs to be seen more over the really busy periods as some people do take the micky.
All in all I would return to this site not a bad price £118 for 5 nights over the bank holiday with electric hook up and the weather really helped.
They could do with investing some money to open the swimming pool.
This touring site offers spectacular views towards the Lake District and Morecambe Bay, with Blackpool Tower also in the distance, yet located just over 3 miles from Junctions 34 and 35 of the M6 motorway. Visitors will find just 10 electric pitches for motorhomes and touring caravans, with access to the superfast Wifi, toilets with sinks, a shower room and fresh water taps. Dogs are allowed and there is a designated field for walks.
The local village of Halton is a mile away from the site, offering a convenience store, newsagent, pharmacy, post office and fish and chip shop. The market town of Carnforth is 3 miles away, with its train station (featured in the 1945 film Brief Encounter) and supermarkets. The seaside resort of Morecambe is within 5 miles and the Lake District is only 35-minutes drive. Find out more here
Just come back from a long weekend at Riverside, which was our second visit having stayed in 2010. Its only about an hour from where we live but enjoyed our stay last year and love to visit Southport. The tent area is quite large and you can pitch where you like (if non EHU), and although our kids like the play area we pitch towards the back which is near enough to see them but far enough to avoid the noise at busy times.
Being bank holiday weekend it got very busy and a bit cramped. The people in the tent next to us had 2 tents and 3 cars and parked right next to our tent and behind our car blocking us in. As the majority of people pitch round the edge of the field there was no way for us to get off so had to ask them to move their car, so didn't really get off to a good start with our neighbours, who never spoke to us at all whilst we were there.
The park is ideal for kids and plenty of space for cycling on the site. We were on the non EHU field but there were lots of water points, toilets near by and only a short walk to the shower block, although this got busy at times as there weren't many and we had to queue so try and avoid busy times. The toilet blocks and shower block were heated (and showers were free and hot), and the toilets were closed for cleaning between 10 and 11. Remember to take your own toilet roll as there was never any left after about 6 ish until they were cleaned and refilled the folloiwng morning
There are washing up facilities, but again not many for the size of the site so queues soon formed. There is a £20 returnable deposit required for the swipe card to allow you into the site to prevent unauthorised visitors, although this didn't hep to vet the standard of people staying on the site!
The little shop has recently moved into the arcade and opens from 8.30am although it closes quite early. It has the basics but we brought most things with us so didn't need to use it. There is a Tesco and Asda within a ten minute drive which may be better if you need more choice.
There is a bar on site but we didn't visit it or try the kids entertainment so can not comment, but there was a weekly plan of events throughout the day and evening for which we were given an information leaflet on when we arrived. BBQ's are permitted and you can have camp fires as long as they are off the ground, so a lovely smell drifting across the site in the early evening. The noise seemed to die down about ten ish, but there were still a few families that ignored the no noise rule and stayed very loud into the early hours. As the beer flowed, the noise got louder and the language wasn't something we would have liked our children to hear, but saying that the language of some of the children on the site wasn't much better.
There are lots of things to see and do in Southport, and we have visited the Botanical gardens a few times where there are a few play areas for kids and tea rooms. We also cycled to leisure lakes which is only about a mile from the camp site but worth a visit if you have kids or like to watch water sports or fishing.
Our recent visit to Riverside was not as enjoyable as the first due to the noise and language of other campers, but saying that I would return again as it has the potential to be a good family site, but I would probably come when it isnt as busy
Ideally pitched next to the playground for the children and was a good playground with all facilities.
Shower block and toilets nice, clean and warm. Site was not too busy.
Entertainment was ok for the kids, but nothing of excitement but did the job.
Shop has only just opened so was slightly short of certain items but I'm sure this will improve throughout the season.
We only had one problem, boys were playing football against a wall that had a massive sign on saying 'no ball games'. But to be fair they did stop at 10pm which was fine as we weren't trying to sleep.
Staff were helpful in reception but I think maybe a bit more presence at night would be helpful.
Would I stay again - yes I would, but I can imagine it does get a bit crammed.
This site is pretty hard to describe, but it is like an 18-30 s holiday resort with caravans!
The place is tacky, loud and dirty!
The people staying here never sleep, so for people with young children, like ourselves, it was just impossible.
The bins were never emptied, the pitches were so small and a lot were residential so when we arrived several cars had to be moved from our pitch so we could get in it!
Just returned from a weekend at this site. If you like big sites then you'll enjoy this. If your looking for a quiet weekend stay well clear. Staff are very friendly, however site is not the best kept, saying that toilets and showers are clean and warm. Wife did convince me to go to bar for the children's entertainment on the Saturday evening and kids had a ball to be honest.
Seemed to be a lot of residential type tourers.
Would not return as too big and very noisy at night and staff were not around to quiet people down.
Don,t really like giving negative reviews, but, this site could be good but its the overall aspect to look at.
Firstly, never get back to us - about anything, e-mailed them regarding bar opening - no reply. Texted the 'warden' when power went off at 9pm, it did say on the leaflet, no replies after 8 pm but thought he might have been round in morning, it did come on a while later, whether this was the result of my text - I,ll never know.
Asked- in our unanswered e-mail to be sited near the toilets, which we were, but they were closed !
We did not ask however to be sited next to a caravan, pitch 237 by the way, with old carpets strewn across the back of the pitch, the front looks like he'd decided to concrete it !
The amusement arcade machines, well those that were working, were dated and even the change machines, two out of three not working.
To be fair all the staff were pleasant enough, the beer prices average and the little shop was ok.
The family room was the usual cheesy stuff, but the public also allowed in from outlying areas. The language from some of the punters was a bit 'ripe ' to say the least, and that's just the women !
All the above was relayed to the very nice girl in reception, who probably wished she'd never said 'Everything OK ? '
This touring site offers spectacular views towards the Lake District and Morecambe Bay, with Blackpool Tower also in the distance, yet located just over 3 miles from Junctions 34 and 35 of the M6 motorway. Visitors will find just 10 electric pitches for motorhomes and touring caravans, with access to the superfast Wifi, toilets with sinks, a shower room and fresh water taps. Dogs are allowed and there is a designated field for walks.
The local village of Halton is a mile away from the site, offering a convenience store, newsagent, pharmacy, post office and fish and chip shop. The market town of Carnforth is 3 miles away, with its train station (featured in the 1945 film Brief Encounter) and supermarkets. The seaside resort of Morecambe is within 5 miles and the Lake District is only 35-minutes drive. Find out more here
We were not impressed with the condition of the touring caravan pitches at Easter 2011, we found grass uncut for many weeks, pitches close together and the road ran only a few feet in front of the caravan. Children appeared to be enjoying the play area but the road through the camp runs along side it ! Main toilet block was dirty, smaller blocks were better. The upside the shop was well stocked cafe sold reasonably priced food though only small for the size of the camp bar and evening entertainment was good.
School half term and a chance to restart the caravanning season, if there is one. Not too far from home and very reasonably priced for a family of four. £33.54 for 4 nights. Hard standing was gravel, so no problem with pegs for the porch awning. Flat, and easy to move around on the gravelly roads. Good area for part-time bikers in and outside the site.
Water was individual to each caravan plot. Toilets etc were plentiful and heated, although showers were restricted to the central block, which is normal out of season. Good safe play area for children. No noise problem. The busy main road was a good distance away from the caravans. Southport is a tourist area, so plenty to amuse most people.
We visited the Botanic Gardens 4 miles away, in Churchtown. Tv reception is excellent. We were impressed, but I am not so sure what it would be like if the site was full. It is a big site. We shall return
Just returned from our first time on here, not many campers on so was quiet. Had some rain which turned the grassy area very slippy and quite muddy. Small roads in between caravan so could be awkward when site is full to move your caravan. Toilets nice and clean and heated, just been repainted. 2 parks for the kids to play, pub/club, small arcade and cafe/takeaway. Cafe shuts early and so does the shop would be better if opened late. A nice site with a river running along side. £21.50 per night so reasonably priced. Will visit again hopefully in good weather. Would recommend paying the bit extra for hard standing pitch as the grass did cause us problems
Stayed here in January, for those who thought they miss read, yes January. Not that cold as had electric heater in tent. Brilliant time fur a cheap night camping, £1 pint, free pool, free snooker. One of the best camping trips I've ever had. No one else camping so had whole field to ourselves. The showers were hot. The kids club was closed in January. Only thing I could complain about are the chickens waking you up at all hours in the morning
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No Tents 
No Caravans 
No Motorhomes 
No Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
Holiday Homes for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
No Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
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 
Fishing <10 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
Beach <10 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
This was our third visit to this park after using it as a stop off point on the way to and from the West Country last year. We returned for 6 nights to explore Southport further and were happy to use Riverside as we had found the facilities to be good, the toilet and showers clean and well maintained, the shop well stocked and reasonably priced and the cafe very good. We found this still to be true but our visit was marred by being surrounded by tents at the weekend occupied by a group of adults and children celebrating a birthday, they partied noisily until 2.30am with no official intervention only settling down after a long term resident challenged them. We felt less safe and secure than on previous visits. The site would also benefit from some natural or man made wind breaks. 
