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We stayed with 6 year old twin grandchildren at Half Term, so it was quite busy, with children everywhere. I'd imagine it would be very different in term time.
It's a lovely site with plenty of trees and birds, generous pitches, quite close to the M50 but it's not a particularly busy road so we didn't find traffic noise intrusive, and it was very quiet at night.
There was space for the youngsters to play near the van, plus a sports pitch and a separate, large play area for climbing, sliding and exploring.
There's also an indoor play barn with a sandpit, table football, table tennis etc, plus a nice little shop with the essentials and a few kids' toys.
We ordered takeaway pizzas for the children which they greatly enjoyed.
It was very useful to have sinks and mirrors in the shower cubicles, as well as a seat. However, there weren't enough showers to meet demand in the hot weather and long queues formed at times. We noted this and showered earlier.
All in all, we had a very pleasant stay and would definitely recommend the site. via mobile
The owners of this site are really lovely and its clear that the visitors are very important to them - child friendly.
However, pitches are jam packed together with little open space for children to play near the tent. We were lucky to be next to the play area so our children had space to run around there.
I might give this site a go again in a few years when this children are big enough to play on their own in areas out of site from the tent.
The site on the whole is well kept and looks pretty, but very near to the motorway, which you could hear day and night.
Would recommend this site for adults and families with children ages 10 +.
I visited this site in early August and, despite being relatively full (in the area I was in, at least), it was still pretty peaceful. I had concerns about the road noise being so close to the motorway, but it wasn't too bad.
I was met on arrival by one of the (new) owners who was very welcoming. He showed us to our pitch, which was in the bottom section of the site.
At check-in I also pre-ordered some of their homemade pizzas, which were delivered to our pitch at the requested time and were very tasty - a great idea, especially to have on arrival day when the last thing you want to do after setting up is to then have to cook!
However, I didn't see much more of the owners, which was especially disappointing when I wanted to buy the kids an ice cream.
The site itself is nice with lots of distinct areas so you don't necessarily feel like you're on a huge site. There was also lots of areas for the kids to play.
We mostly used the 'football pitch' area for playing frisbee or bat & ball, as it was closest to us. We did go up to the play area once, but it had been taken over somewhat by a large group of kids that were obviously camped very close to it.
The washing-up facilities were fine, but there were only 3 sinks, with one being outside with no shelter, so not very usable in bad weather. And the main toilet/shower block needs major renovation (I'm hopeful this is top of the list for the new owners to do in the off season).
There were only 2 toilets and 2 showers (in the ladies, at least), which really isn't much for a site of that size. The shower cubicles were quite small, so I used the separate family shower room as it was me plus 2 kids. However, the showers were a fixed temperature, which was scalding hot (even uncomfortable for me), so trying to get the kids washed was challenging.
Also, the water drained really badly & sprayed out like mad, so it was a struggle to find somewhere to keep things dry. Although I did see someone cleaning them most days, they didn't seem to keep that clean - perhaps a quick clean later in the day might be a good idea too.
My other main complaint was that I wasn't far from the chemical disposal point (which I didn't need to use) and, after the first couple of days, it really started to smell & this smell wafted over to our pitch, which was really unpleasant.
That said, the site has great potential and as it has only recently been taken over by new owners, I will give them the benefit of the doubt that major improvements will soon be made.
The location is convenient - not far off the M50, and there's lots to do nearby, although most things you need to drive to. We did go for a bike ride from the site, through the woods, and round the lake, which was nice.
We also visited the International Bird of Prey Centre and took a trip to the River Wye for a walk and spot of canoeing. Tip: if you want to go canoeing with younger children, not all places will let you go out with younger children, but Wyedean Canoe & Adventure Centre did.
Also, the food (& view) at Ye Olde Ferrie Inn is amazing but worth booking as it gets very busy.
Staff seemed to be very “absent” and we didn’t see anyone at all after the initial check-in - even this had to be prompted by calling a mobile number from the entrance driveway which was challenging due to poor mobile signal.
Pitches were small and it was tricky fitting the caravan, awning and car onto the area allocated. The pitch next to us was vacant so we used that to park on but I wouldn’t want to be there when it was full as space would be very tight.
Amenities were within a building a short walk from our pitch - showers were a bit “tired” and had a very annoying feature where lights were motion-activated - problem was that if you were in one of the toilet or shower cubicles it would not register your presence so I regularly finished an evening shower in darkness.
This could easily be resolved by extending the time that the lights remain on - when the lights switch off inside 10 mins it’s somewhat annoying to say the least! I’m pretty certain that the showers weren’t cleaned daily despite website stating that they were closed between 11 & 12 for daily cleaning.
The grey waste water disposal point required you to lift a heavy wastemaster up to a raised drain - this would present difficulties to anyone not able to do that and could easily be resolved by either lowering the drain or at least installing a ramp to help you overcome this. Again, a simple fix that would eliminate this seemingly obvious oversight.
Sadly, what had been a largely peaceful site was spoiled on our last day of when the quietness was shattered by an extended period of a concrete floor being cut and drilled in the main building using a disc-cutter - I appreciate that this may have been to make improvements but these should surely be done when there aren’t paying customers on site?
We requested a late check out on our final day as 11am seemed unusually early - so we called the site telephone number on our penultimate day to arrange this but only had this call returned when we were already in the car on our way home during the late afternoon on our final day!
The operation of the campsite did seem to be a bit of an afterthought for the managers /owners. We were originally attracted to the site online by the promise of home-cooked pizzas on-site. We enquired about these prior to arrival but got no promised call-back to say if these would be available or not during our stay. Didn’t see anyone in reception to ask again so we ate elsewhere.
The site has potential but I feel that improvements are needed for this to be fulfilled. via mobile
When you arrive you may need to call reception to check in. It’s worth taking a mobile phone with an O2 SIM card. We are with Virgin and had no phone signal, but we occasionally got a data signal. Luckily one of the children was with O2.
The new owners were very welcoming and showed us to a pitch in a pretty spot. It’s a nice small site and nicely spread out. We used the badminton net, the play area, the washing up sinks and the freezer. No complaints about any of them.
They sell ice creams at reception but unfortunately didn’t catch anyone there to buy one. We did pre order pizzas and they were delivered to the tent and were good and good value. There is motorway noise but it’s no big deal.
Definitely a site we will return to and explore the woods and the pub and the farm that sells goat’s ice cream! via mobile
The actual site COULD BE lovely. It's a nice enough location and there's a grass football pitch and a small play park area for the kids; indeed there were loads of kids there who all played well and had a brilliant time!
But the facilities are poor. They're inadequate, dirty and generally neglected, and the site is dotted with areas of building materials (half used pallets of bricks etc), broken down old storage buildings, and a huge barn full of timber, stone flags etc. It's like camping in a building yard!
If someone were to buy it, spend some money on it, and take a bit of pride in it I'd consider visiting again, but as it is there no chance! via mobile
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
No Laundry 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
No Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar <5 miles 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
Fishing <10 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
Horse Riding <5 miles 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <5 miles 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
Watersports <10 miles 
No Boat Launch 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <5 miles
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
We stayed with 6 year old twin grandchildren at Half Term, so it was quite busy, with children everywhere. I'd imagine it would be very different in term time. 
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