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What a fantastic site. Very clean and well situated for Southport, via the quiet coastal road. We stayed here for the first time on hard standing pitch.
On our arrival we were made to feel very welcome by the friendly staff, and were escorted to our pitch by the little buggy. Help was offered and accepted on placing our caravan on the pitch.
Electric hook up and water facilities, recycling bins for all those bottles of beer.
The toilet block is very well maintained and contains plenty of sinks, showers, scullery, laundry, iron, disabled toilet and shower, etc. The price is exceptionally reasonable and we will definitely return for a longer stay than our two nights.
Playground is good, we did not experience any noise from the road or airfield, but there is a field of grass pitches, with separate toilets ( excellent showers), which if pitching on the road side of the field, could be noisy.
We did not see any pubs within immediate walking distance, but the short 5 minute drive to Southport was ideal for us. An excellent tranquil site that probably benefits from not having a bar or pool.
The only snag is that it is closed for our wedding anniversary ( site open from March til January) Valentines Day.
Excellent site, immaculately clean with several beautiful hanging baskets around the site.
Spar shop within 10 mins easy walk amd Ainsdale 20-25mins walk with pubs/restaurants/shops and a train station that will take you to Liverpool or Southport. Also bus to Southport within 5 mins walk.
Walk to beach over sand dunes (if you are fit!)- approx 20 mins.
Loved it - will definitely return.
Woodvale airdrome next to site but only small planes go over (no night noise).
Just spent a weekend at this site, and I have to say I was very impressed.
We had 3 children with us, aged between 3 and 5, and they all had a great time, free to roam about on their scooters/bikes.
The staff were all really helpful, showed us to our pitch (hardstanding), and even helped my husband to set up. Great!
We were pitched right next to the playground (just through a small wooded area), fine for our 3, but I have to say older children would not have been impressed with it. A few swings and a small climbing frame. It was beautifully kept though, and nice soft sand if they fell over.
Older children seemed to all have bikes with them, and were safe around the site area.
Immaculatey clean toilets/showers, you needed a key to use them (was on the fob with the barrier, £10 deposit required).
Ainsdale beach (lovely sandy beach) just up the road, £4 to park, but you can park on the beach. Children had great fun passing away the afternoon in the sandhills. Great for kite flying too.
Visited Southport, usual seaside town, had a nice Chinese buffet too, very reasonable (can't remember name, but on complex with cinema and Premier inn). Lunch for the five of us was only £25!
No on site shop, just some soft drinks nad ice-creams from what I saw, but there is a large tesco up the road to stock up.
Excellent site with absolutely spotless toilet and shower facilities, new washing up cabin and widely spaced neatly kept pitches. Yes, the road can be noisy, yes the wind blows across the site like no tomorrow - but we were very impressed none the less.
The staff are very helpful and friendly and it is a stones throw from the fabulous Ainsdale beach. In fact, the site is perfectly placed to explore the area.
Shops are not far away, as is a reasonable fish and chip shop (it is becoming a tradition on our first night's!) and it is so easy to find.
Take a trip to Crosby to look at the Anthony Gormley statue installation - very atmospheric!
We spent the Royal Wedding Bank Holiday weekend at Willowbank and we were very happy with our stay. We booked quite late with 2 other families and the staff were very accommodating when trying to pitch us close to each other.
Our pitches were grass but had plastic mesh underneath to create a semi-hardstanding which worked well. When we first arrived we were a little disappointed to find that the toilet block nearest to us was a portable cabin but, once inside, our fears disappeared as they were sparkling clean.
The showers in there were fully adjustable electric ones with lift off hoses so made showering kids great. The other block was equally clean but the showers in there were fixed head and the non-adjustable push button type so we stuck to the portable cabin.
The dish washing facilities were great with plentiful hot water and lots of space. The only small issue was the fresh water tap which soaked you if you didn't have a filler tube - only got caught out the first time!
The kids enjoyed the play area and the ball games field, the dog walk was quite short but perfectly adequate, but the site would benefit from a small shop although there is a large Tesco a short drive away.
Lots to do in the area, Southport is very clean and well maintained but don't expect to see the sea as it goes a very long way out. We enjoyed a lovely afternoon at the Botanical Gardens which has a great aviary, a small crazy golf course (small fee) and a couple of playgrounds and, best of all, is free!
The site is easy to find with good access and, although it is close to the road, we didn't find the noise intrusive.
We enjoyed our stay very much and we hope to visit Willowbank again.
I have used this site several times now and have found it to be clean friendly and just what you need for a relaxing break. Toilets are clean and the pitches well spaced. I have had a corner pitch in the old camping field twice now and I love it!. Would recommend this site to anyone who wants a quiet relaxing break near to the beach. Our dog loves the beach and it goes on forever. Last but not least the staff a really helpful and friendly puts you in a good mood straight away when arriving.
First time on this site. It was easy to find being just off the main road to Southport from L'Pool. The road noise was not intrusive ( and I am one who would find it so!). Off season there is just the one toilet block open but it provided hot showers and clean toilets.There is another for high season. Washing up facilities would be stretched if site more than half full as there's only 1 sink per block. The site is 50/50 touring and statics but they are kept separated. No tents unfortunately. There are hardstandings for wet weather. Wardens were friendly. The pitches are a tad on the smallish side but suited us.There's a security barrier (£10 deposit). Overall an enjoyable site to stay on. Plenty to doin the area and shops and eating places are 5 minutes away. Southport is only 10 minutes by car and there are buses 250 yards away.
We have just arrived back from here after spending one night, just to check our caravan was in good working order for the coming weekends further afield ahead.
Excellent site, friendly staff, immaculately clean toilet and shower blocks. Staff were very helpful and friendly even though we arrived later than expected. The gentleman even showed us to our pitch and helped us level the caravan up.
Very secure site, with fob operated barriers. Plenty of space around our pitch. We needed a longer EHU cable and reception happily obliged and loaned us one free of charge, which was nice. Showers nice and hot and plenty of them. Dog walk was adequate for our little yorkie.
No traffic noise at all on our pitch and we had a really good nights sleep. Would certainly recommend Willowbank and we will be booking again very soon.
We found the site very clean, grass smart and well cut. Toilets were very clean and well maintained, No late noise, we found it to be very peaceful. Full marks to all the staff as the site is a credit to them and they cannot do to much to make your stay excellent.
We have just returned home after a lovely week spent at Willowbank and have had a totally different experience to the previous reviewer. Yes, some pitches are quite close to the busy road, as was ours, but we were made aware beforehand that we may experience some road noise and we didn't find it a problem even though I am I light sleeper, and the lovely big pitches more than made up for it.
We did hear the police helicopter one night but that could happen anywhere, and the adjacent airfield which we found out was an airforce training field was more of a novelty than a nuisance and we wouldn't consider ourselves to be plane spotters !
We found the walk to the beach through dunes very enjoyable and the nature reserve was lovely, though you do need to be reasonably fit to complete these walks but we had researched before we booked and so we knew what to expect. There is well stocked shop just ten minutes walk from the site. The shower block is immaculate and the staff friendly and helpful. We have rebooked already !
Website describes as being surrounded by belt of dense woodland, and this just isn't true at the rear. Our pitch was roughly 10 feet from the very busy A565 and we had constant traffic noise / sirens throughout the night. The site is also adjacent to a very busy airfield. Great if you're a spotter, but not much fun if you want a lie in. First plane up at 6.30am when we were there.
Also the claim regards walks to the nature reserve, and coast. This would be accurate for serious walkers only, and certainly not suitable to walk small children the distance. Its a good 20/30 minute walk to the nature reserve and approximately 45 minutes to the coast. You also have to cross the coastal road to do so, and its a nightmare. We stood for 10 minutes at the entrance to the nature reserve, which is just after a blind bridge, waiting for a break in traffic to dash across. Why the council haven't put a footbridge here I don't know?
On the positives, yes well kept, clean toilet blocks, children's play areas, and plenty of hook ups.
Overall, its expensive, for what it is, as we did feel we'd spent a night in a lay by, and you do need a car to go anywhere or to pick up supplies, as no shop on site or local pub.
Just back from 6 day visit to this site and have to echo everything said in previous posts. Site is immaculate, toilets and showers spotless, grounds manicured, transport to Southport (15 minutes) & Liverpool (40 minutes) within walking distance, both great days out. Wardens very friendly.
Good sized site, plenty of room for children to cycle. The only down for us was that there was no shop for essentials eg bread / milk. You could order newspapers in advance. But that wouldn't put us off coming back. We would definitely recommend.
My wife and I have just spent the season, April/Sept on this park.During this time we had 90 days in the van. The park has got to be up there with the best that we have seasoned on.The facilities are the best we have encountered, the park wardens absolutely brilliant, nothing to much trouble. There is a small playground for children, opposite the reception, a football field for a 'kick around', a dog walk that takes you close to the Wodvale Airfield, which is spotless.There is also a disabled toilet and shower.
There are hard standing, along with the grass standing,pitches all with electric hook-up.
The toilet block is spotless not surprising as it has 3/4 clean-outs a day.The disposal points are very closely situated to the rest of the facilities.
The Park is very well situated to The Red Squirrel Reserve in Formby (2mls),The 100 'Beach Statues at Crosby (6mls)Ainsdale,Birkdale and Southport all within 4mls.You can choose to walk 500yds to the bus stop and catch the bus to either of the towns mentioned or a trip into Liverpool for the day.Once you have booked your pitch you will find a mine of onfo in reception
Of places to visit, you can also order daily papers for the days your on the park.Yes we will definitely be back next year. John & Veronica.
We spent a week at Willowbank over Easter and found it an ideal location for visiting Liverpool, Southport and Lancashire. The site had a mixture of hardstanding and grass pitches (all level)
and due to the bad weather the grass pitches were somewhat soggy.
There were 2 toilet blocks, one of which was a portacabin. They were always clean but with only 3 showers you may need to queue at peak times. The site was next to the main road so although had easy access was noisy and plane noise could also be heard.
The staff were very friendly and helped position you van. It was secure with a barrier pass being needed to enter. There was a fenced area for ball games and a play area by reception. The dog walk was small and just a narrow track but at least there was somewhere on site. Further afield was southport dunes and formby beach for good walks.
Tesco was a short drive away and a little further afield Aldi.
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Is Willowbank Holiday Home And Touring Park child friendly? YES, it accepts children & has a playground View all facilities
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No Tents 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics 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 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar <1 mile 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <5 miles 
Wild Swimming <5 miles 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire <5 miles 
Golf <5 miles 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach <1 mile 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
What a fantastic site. Very clean and well situated for Southport, via the quiet coastal road. We stayed here for the first time on hard standing pitch. 
