caravanning and camping in Europe and the UK http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:10:13 +0000 240 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39457-fangfoss-park-fangfoss/ hi, this campsite has a lot of potential, great area, lovely helpful lady on reception. But there are some downsides to this site. First when you drive down the main thoroughfare to your pitch you can feel as though you are in a travellers site, as old and new caravans are stored next to pitches. Those with seasonal pitches have grass and weeds growing high around their vans. Toilets are closed at 10pm, its ok for us with vans but as for those with tents it can be quite annoying.Main gates are closed at 10pm too. Finally be careful of the warden...his manner with peoples children can leave a lot to be desired, he looks as though he just doesnt want to be there, but remember his wife is a lovely lady better to talk to her on reception if you have any problems

Read more and add your own review]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:10:13 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39457-fangfoss-park-fangfoss/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39406-mr-moos-cl-mr-moos-caravan-site/ Great central location for visits to Scarborough, Bridlington etc... and only 40 minutes from York and Flamingo Land. I have now stayed here 2 years running and would recommend it to anyone especially families as there is a large flat enclosed field for the kids to play in safely. The ice cream parlour is excellent with friendly staff and great tasting ice cream of many wonderful flavours,they also do light lunches at resonable prices. I have found the easiest route is via the A 165 onto the B 1249 through Beeford and onto Skipsea.The only thing i think is missing is maybe a shower block, but for £9.75 (2010 prices) per night with hook up you can't go wrong. I will be visiting for many years to come.

Read more and add your own review]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:43:27 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39406-mr-moos-cl-mr-moos-caravan-site/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39387-hollands-wood-caravan-park-and-campsite-hollands-wood/ To be honest camping was not our first holiday choice and if it hadn't been for the fact that our 4 year old son thought it would be a great idea we probably wouldn't have gone. It also didn't help that we were camping virgins so we left home kind of expecting the worst.We were greeted at the entrance by friendly staff who explained that we could pitch where we liked so long as it was within the site boundaries.We found an open pitch, setup the tent and did our cursory walk around the site (minding the cow and horse manure which our son thought was hilarious). We checked out the kitchen, laundry and shower/toilet blocks which were well stocked and clean and breathed a sigh of relief.We did realise however that we had pitched too close to the main road and could hear the traffic despite being more than 300 yards away. (Never mind, lesson learned!). Our son loved the whole camping experience and slept better than he normally does at home so wasn’t affected.We had a fantastic 6 days on site and were thinking of asking if there was an opportunity to stay longer but on the final night we returned late from a day out to find that several large tents had pitched together into a large huddle approx 4 feet from ours (there is a limit of 6 meters) and we had to endure screaming children (and adults) til at least midnight. Shortly after that we were woken by an argument (again between adults) which lasted at least another hour.Our camping extension idea came to an abrupt halt that evening and we left the next morning with mixed feelings about our stay.It was a shame that the campsite patrol team didn't notice either how close the group had pitched next to our tent or how disrespectful they were to other campers by making so much noise. Our overall experience was fantastic and have taken away a few tips for making our next stay a better one - we will simply take more care in our pitch choice (and set a 6 meter land mine perimeter of course) or choose a site where large groups are not permitted.We are already looking at a better quality tent and look forward to planning our next excursion.

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David]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:53:22 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39368-campsite-review-riverside-caravan-and-camping-park/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39349-highburn-house-country-holiday-park-highburn-house/ my family have just returned from a weeks holiday in wooler we stayed at highburn house where we have stayed twice before we found the owners very helpful and pleasant on arrival /during and departure the grandkids loved the site as did my wife and myself it is a lovely well layed out site very good value for your money.... a pleasant walk into the village we reccomend the fish/chip shop in wooler we would definatly reccomend this site to anyone we all had a great time on this site yours sincerly jimmy/sheila clough

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The site was billed as a quiet site, with hot shower facilities. The site was quiet, but the showers were often freezing cold in the morning, as the boiler couldn't cope with the demand for water and this also meant that the outdoor washing up facilities were also cold. There was only one shower for each sex but to be honest, they were far from clean unless you got in their just after the cleaner had visited. This site needs more showers and to clean them more often - every morning at 7.30am they were nothing short of filthy. Also, there was no heating which is OK in the summer, but I would imagine could be freezing in March and April.

The site had a dogs allowed policy but dogs were to remain on leads at all times. Sadly there was one lady with quite a large dog who allowed it to roam around freely - and the site owners said nothing. At one stage the dog started barking like mad at a ball which really scared our 2 year old daughter. It was our last night - if it hadn't of been, we may have left.

The site has a lot of free-range chickens roaming around. This wasn't a problem, until they decided to foul outside your awning - in which case you got shoes covered in the mess and it stank. That only happened to us one day, but when it did, we had to clean the kids shoes and that was a pain.

Overall the site was clean and the owners very friendly. The 11pm no noise rule was often observed at 10pm and there was the use of a fridge in the owners house. The local pub (Sorrell Inn) was very nice and did some good offers on food and Real Ale on Sunday for £2.25 a pint. There was also a small beach and quay about 3 miles away at Bawdsey which the kids loved. The location was easy to get too, quiet, and peaceful. However, the owners need to invest in a better shower block, a new boiler and do something about the blasted chickens cr@ping everywhere. For £20 a night I expected better washing facilities.]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:41:32 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39347-st-margarets-camping-and-caravan-site-shottisham-suffolk/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39319-the-ashes-exclusively-adult-caravan-park-update-by-park-owner/ Rated Five Star by Quality in TourismSee the many positive comments on our website guestbook for up to date reviewshttp://www.ashescaravanpark.co.uk/guestbook.html?revid=2592

Read more and add your own review]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:06:33 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39319-the-ashes-exclusively-adult-caravan-park-update-by-park-owner/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39288-tattershall-lakes-country-park/ has anybody been to this site and what do you think Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:10:13 +0000 http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39288-tattershall-lakes-country-park/ http://www.touringandtenting.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39260-stanford-park-owner-needs-to-learn-customer-service-skills/ To cut a long story short we had a pitch booked to arrive at the site 10AM however due to a slight delay in leaving and unexpected traffic on out trip (Quite a long 3 hour trip) we where a couple of hours late. Upon arrival the owner met us and told us he had been trying to contact us since 11am. I told him that I had not received any calls however my phone had been on a car mount for the whole trip and maybe I had a bad signal. At this point the owner became very aggressive and accused me of calling him a lier. To which I replied that I was not calling him a lier but just that my phone had not rung. It transpires that he had already given our pitch away although it was still only 1pm in the afternoon. When I asked him if he had any additional pitches he aggressively told me he did not and it was my own fault. He continued to raise his voice at me at which point I got in my car and drove off to try and find somewhere else.All in all I'm sure the camp site is very nice but the owner has some serious customer customer service issues that he needs to address with himself. For this reason I can not recommend this camp site to anyone as if you are a bit late there is every chance that you will be talked to very badly by the owner and have nowhere to stay when you arrive.

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An absolute gem for £6 per night.

http://www.beachcomber-campsite.co.uk/




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