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The site was lovely, though it was very busy. It became somewhat overcrowded in areas as the tents were pitching within each others guy area.
The toilets and facilities were nice and clean and open all the time. The shop was small but sold the basics needed to enjoy a stay.
There was a chip shop and a bar but it wasn't for us.
The playground was wonderful
It was a pretty windy time and our tent was trashed but luckily had another with us. There is a camping shop in Southport wehere we went to buy a replacement pole, but whilst there more damage had been done and beyond repair. Owners were wonderfully helpful.
Thought Riverside had fairly good reviews so decided to try it, but was a bad idea going on a busy hot weekend. Cost £24 per night for a tent, which is expensive as we usually pay that for a tent with EHU - there is no EHU for tents at all here. You also have to pay £20 deposit to get the toilet key and barrier card to get in and out so I did think the security was good.
We didn't use the cafe, but the shop sold the basics we needed.
It is a large site and you can choose wherever you want to put your tent, so we made sure we were not too far from the toilets. The site is fairly flat.
It was noisy at nightime, for the two nights there we didn't sleep at all, many dogs barking at night, and because there is a club on site people were just drinking all day at their tent then at the club in the evening, so then making a lot of noise all night shouting etc. There were a couple of cars that had their music going all day very loudly, we couldn't even hear us talking to each other! but the owners did nothing about this and this did spoil our weekend.
There is a children's park but it was packed with too many kids, you can pitch your tent next to it which I had planned to do, but was full when we got there, and I'm very glad we didn't pitch next to it as it was very noisy all day and night. But there is a large feild for kids to play on and room next to the tent too so they were happy playing on there and didn't need the park anyway.
We were on the back field so the block next to us was just toilets, if you wanted a shower you had to walk down to the other main block near the park where there is also toilets. The toilets were nice next to us,looked fairly new, they were fairly clean (ive seen worse) but they are only cleaned once every morning which on a busy weekend isnt enough, as within an hour they were messy again, and the same for the other block with the showers in, they are only cleaned once a day and within an hour they were very dirty and messy. The showers were very basic, they are like swimming pool ones where you press one button which constantly goes off so you have to keep pushing it, and is a set temperature, which was okay. There was one tiny hook behind the shower curtain to put all your stuff on which was almost useless, so make sure you take a bag to the shower that will fit in all your clothes and shoes with you, that will keep them dry.
They say its disabled friendly but it is not, most paths/roads are stones/gravel so useless for a wheelchair. There is a disabled toilet and shower in the main block near the park, but they are in the main toilets and main showers and not separate as they should be. You need someone to help you open the main door as its heavy and uphill to get into it, the disabled toilet and shower were always occupied by non-disabled people, the shower is the same as the rest but with a seat and a handrail, you cannot get your wheelchair into the cubicle with you, so you would need someone with you to take your chair in and out for you, so someone in a wheelchair would really struggle here.
For places to visit Southport is lovely and not too far away, there is loads to do there,a model railway, beach, fair, boating lake, lots of shops and places to eat so well worth a visit.
I would probably go to riverside again but at a less busy time when it would probably be quieter.
If you want a site with facilities like a shop, cafe and club then this is ideal
We only visited this site because the nearby Leisure Lakes was full over the weekend and found this one with room for two.
It has a potential to be a really good site.
Key needed for showers and toilets was a pain( though stops the many kids on the site ruining them)
Reception staff told me to leave while they nipped out somewhere, but apologised and was very polite and lots of information on offer.
Clean showers and toilets credit to them, but I have been on sites which have same levels without the keys and a couple more toilets blocks would make it better.
Uneven but large pitches, our silver pitch had a 5 inch drop onto the grass, so did our mates further up as they couldn't put us together even thou there was plenty of spaces, but could of fit another 2 cars on the pitch after the awning was up, the caravans are staggered so privacy is good. The grass was slightly overgrown, but with the weather being dismal this season it was excusable.
The warden, all thou seen doing his rounds, failed to stop the horde of 4x4's and transits (Transit's are supposed to be barred from the site) parking where they liked near the gold pitches which with it being a one way route round, found it very difficult to move the car+van round, and he didn't do much when kids was throwing gravel from the road at the caravan's at 7am! We noticed people letting friends cars in, one person let 3 cars in one by one through the security barriers, dispite a large car park!
A onsite shop/cafe/chippy is always good but seemed to open when they felt like rather than the advertised opening times but well stocked and nice chips.
The cock's and chickens running round the place was a nuisance with their 6am wake up calls and waiting for them to move off the gravel roads but had a charm to it as well.
Excellent entertaiment for the kids and adults in the evening didn't spend much time there thou as we got talking to some people behind our vans!
There was no noise after 11ish (under 18 have a 11pm curfew)
Open site, so wind on the nicest day was a hassle, as someone else mentions, storm kits needed, could do with making some improvements, wind breaks etc!
Best of all 4 miles from southport beach, lovely view at sun down if the weather is right!
Planning on stopping there for the Airshow next month, so overall not to bad!
Silver pitch £20 a night with electric - 2000w limits - £20 deposit for keys.
We normally stay in another camp site in Southport but find it too noisy at night so was a bit dubious about this one as it has a club. BUT at night time you wouldn't know it. It was very quiet and peaceful.
You have to pay £20 deposit for key to toilets/showers, but you get it back when you leave, although the toilets near the tent field were never locked only the showers.
It has 2 play areas for kids and having 2 young children they absolutely loved it. Didnt see them for most of the day.
The toilets were ok. Ran out of toilet roll pretty fast so best take your own just in case.
Showers seemed ok too, although we only stayed one night so didn't need them.
On arrival on Saturday there were donkeys there for kids to have rides on which is a wonderful idea.
The shop is really good too - and cheap.
Dog walk is the best I have seen so far. It runs round the back of the site and is excellent. Most people clean up after them.
We have booked to go back again this weekend as we were very impressed. Would recommend this site 100%.
We like this site and have been numerous times over several years.
Toilets clean with plenty of hot water.
The children's play area is excellent and been extended this year.
They have now got rid of the swimming pool and created an indoor amusement arcade and a cafe/restaurant. Everything from chips, breakfasts or Sunday lunch.
There is a bar and children's entertainer as well as an adults bar. If you do not use the bar etc, you could not hear it on the field.
There is a small shop selling the essentials.
Do not forget your £20 note as a deposit for the site entry card and toilet key. For some silly reason they do not accept cards for payment. They must have the facility as you book and pay by card over the phone.
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
This site was lovely and full of families, toilets and showers clean. Being able to pitch next to the kids park was great as we could watch our kids whilst we had a beer. We didn't use the club, but looked in at the kids club and it looked ok. We only stayed 1 night and could not be bothered cooking, the chinese takeaway in churchtown was lovely and the off license over the road from the chinese was quite cheap. Went to bed at midnight and there was no noise at all.
We do not recommend this site to disabled visitors, because If you are disabled and your carer is of the opposite sex, you can not use the toilets or showers. They claim to have disabled facilities, but all they have done is labelled cubicals inside the toilet / shower block as disabled and put a lock on which you have to pay a deposit of £20 to get a key for. We also found the older lady in reception was quite aggressive. When I said I could not find the disabled toilets to take my blind partner to, I was told that she would get a member of staff to take him into the mens and show him where the disabled cubical was, but this would be only done once as her staff were too busy to assist more than once. Also if you are in a tent you can not have electric, its against their rules.
Great site. There's is a park, amusements and a family room for the kids, there's an adults only room with entertainment, and there's a swimming pool (closed during our stay) and a chippy (unfortunately closes quite early). The shower block and facilities were all clean and modern. No hook up for tents so pick your own spot. There's free fishing also, but the bank is overgrown and impossible to get to the edge. Friendly staff, worth a visit. We'll be going again.
First time out in our caravan, and found the place excellent.
Good for exploring Southport.
Had gold pitch which had EHU and Water next to it. Toilets were spotless. Didn't use showers. Shop ok. Entertainment was very good. Kids loved play area. Pool closed at the time, was not given a reason. Arcade a bit dated.
Would go back, but like exploring, so will go somewhere different next time.
Second visit to Riverside and we tried a silver pitch this time. A word of warning here, some silver pitches are sited on a slight slope and we found it impossible to get our van on the marker as there was a van in front of us and we couldn't get the car in the right position. We gave up in the end and got a different pitch which we had no trouble with. We were very impressed with the new renovations. A decent sized shop and a great new cafe, serving food at very reasonable prices. The only problem was that it shut at 4pm. Very friendly site. Not much for the kids to do except for the park and the arcade. The toilets and showers were spotless. The only problem in the showers was lack of hanging space.It was just a curtain pulled across a hook, but apart from that it was fine. Will definitely be re-visiting.
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 returned from a weekend break. We have been here before and wasn't too keen on it last time we visited, we tried it again due to the location being close to Southport. We stayed on a gold pitch which is all service. The pitches are well separated and far apart, they also have electric pitches on the field. The site is flat, there are two play areas of good standards our 4 & 5 year old loved them and we could keep our eye on them from the van. The showers and toilets were very clean and warm. The shop is no longer open and there is nothing going on for families during the winter months, it all starts from easter and they have a kids disco on at weekends from 7.30 til 10.30pm. The site has a lot of statics and seasonal tourers, they cater for adults and there's lots of entrainment on around the country & western theme which is great if you are into that? It has a small games room with machines and video games in, the pool complex was closed and you have to pay extra to use the pool. They charge £20 barrier key deposit and you have to leave the site by 11am on departure, if you are late they deduct a fiver off the deposit which is fine if you want to stay longer. We are glad we went back to this site as the touring area is really nice and the staff are very friendly, we will definitely be going back in summer when everything is open and hopefully its a bit warmer. Make sure you take your storm straps for the awning as this site does get very windy due to it being so open!
This was our second trip out with the caravan and we opted for this site as we were taking the grandchildren.
They had a ball. The kids club was not as busy on the Friday night as it was on the Saturday night. But enough to keep them amused from 7.30 until 10.30 on both nights. They also loved the play area and settled with the other kids with no problems.
There was a separate bar/lounge with an artist on both of the nights we were there for Adults.
The campsite was flat and we had a Gold pitch that had water and electric at each pitch.
The showers and toilets were very clean, although not much room to hang your clothes etc whilst showering.
All in all a great family campsite, but if you don't have children you might want to avoid in the school holidays.
10 mins drive from Southport. In a good position. Will certainly take the grandchildren again here.
Just got back from this site. Booking was difficult as after a certain time the phone just rang. Arrived at the site book in at reception had to pay a £20 deposit for a toilet key and a swipe card to enter site. Directions to pitch were easy to follow we were stopping on a gold pitch. The camp fields were clean and not overcrowded. The pitch had own drainage, electric hook up and water and was all gravel. The toilet blocks were clean and quiet modern onlt issue was the showers no where to hang clothes and you need to keep pressing the button but water was hot. The playgrounds were central and good. Never used the club room as my daughter and friend are too old for kids club. The chippy on site was okay and reasonable priced. The shop was small and did not stock a lot and was closed at 6. I really liked this site and would recommend a gold pitch I will be going back and this time I might try the club. Its close enough to go to southport by car or by bus as the stop is just outside the site. Southport is ok with good shopping and a fun fair and swimming pool
Just visited this site over the August Bank Holiday. Overall the site was clean and well maintained, including the toilets and showers. There were 2 toilet blocks and 1 central toilet and shower block (these were closed at intervals for daily cleaning). The shop was very basic for the size of the site.
The pitches are quite small compared to other sites we have been to. We were pitched close to the two play areas and the noise wasn't too bad, although the older kids congregated on them at night and my 6 year old was sworn at during the day!
There were large gatherings of families and friends and therefore 'gangs' of children seemed to form around the site and some who used bad language, which my wife and two children overheard.
The children's club in the evening was noisy and chaotic. Children were supposed to be supervised by an adult - but some were clearly not. They had a tuck shop every night and there was an endless queue for sweets and fizzy drinks!
There is also a nightclub on site and a lounge bar for adults and although we did not hear the noise from these in the evenings, we did hear noise from a nearby country and western club.
The pool looked ok but is expensive as you have to purchase a 2 day pass at a cost of £32 for a family of 4 and you can probably go to Splashworld for a day for a similar price.
This site is ideally based for visiting Southport, but it is not ideal for peace and quite.
Site was very well laid out, the shower & toilet blocks were very clean,with good lighting, the shower were good,there was no additional charges for using them, the only down side was there was no where to hang clothes outside of wash area. The playground is very good.
There does not appear to be any set pitching areas for your tent and appears the best pitching areas go early if you have children there are a lot of tents pitched around the playground, there is a tree area that offers some protection from the wind,as when we were there the wind was a key factor with very little breaking the wind at the top end of the tent field.T he shop sold basic items,the onsite pub sounds great from the website but parts of it children are not allowed,the family room was only open on Saturday night whilst we were there,the reception staff were friendly & very busy as it took a few phone calls to book a pitch.
The onsite chip shop was great,we did not use the laundrette.This was our first time camping as a family, we went the weekend of the golf open but we will definitely go back as this is a great base to explore the local area Southport it's a great place for Kids and we found plenty to do in the town for young and old
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Is Riverside Holiday Park child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
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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 
We stayed here bank holiday august weekend 2009. 
