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Not as good as before Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2024 We stayed here 2 years ago and really enjoyed it, unfortunately this time wasn't nearly as good.
They used to have a petting zoo here, but that has gone, which I understand as the upkeep must have been rather big, but they have replaced it with an arcade. This wasn't even open when we went, and you just know since its on private land they are going to jack up the lose percent. The place just felt way more money grabby, and not as friendly or welcoming as last time. The chip shop for example, was way overpriced and it was awful, couldn't even finish it. They forgot part of the order and we had to go back. The bar was overpriced also (a small fruit shoot was around £2), I get they must make a profit but really just felt like they took advantage.
Most of the stuff didn't seem very friendly, just disinterested and kind of grumpy, no friendly hellos or anything ever, which wasn't like that last time, just felt like it lost its charm and its a shame.
The facilities were still nice and clean, and they whole park did seem to be kept in order, although a lot of the patches are uneven, so if your in a tent you might wake up feeling a bit dizzy since you on slanted ground (and there is no discount for a slanted patch).
You have to travel a fair bit to get to anything good or entertaining, but I guess the beach isn't too far, but the closest supermarket or shop is a good 20 min or so drive.
They do have entertainment in the evening which was okay, but like I said, they have raised the price of the drinks.
Excellent stay
Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2024 Fantastic campsite, great location, plenty to do!
Late arrival
Medium Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2024 We got stuck in traffic on the way to the campsite which meant we arrived at 9pm. This would have been enough time to get our tent up and settled before the sun came down, but when we arrived, our name was not on the "late arrivals" board so we didn't have a pitch. There are lots of staff members on site but none of them, seemingly, could help.
I stood in the bar for 35 minutes waiting for someone to tell me where we could set up, by which time the sun had gone down and we had to do it in the dark, being told we might have to move in the morning. Hence, service I have marked down.
Other than this, the site itself is located well with some lovely woodland and farmland walks from the site. It's really geared for families. I didn't realise we would have to pay for the pool, someone advised us that it was fully booked throughout our stay so we didn't get to use it. We also didn't use the mini golf and only saw it being used once. The shop is fantastic, really well priced, some lovely baked goods and the staff in the shop were super friendly.
The facilities were always clean and there was a good system for rubbish and BBQ waste but no recycling bins that I could find. The pitches are really spacious and perfect for large family groups travelling together.
I would consider staying here again, and recommend others to stay here, but if I do I'll be calling to ensure I have a pitch ready before arriving.
Disappointed Twin Axle Caravan - Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches Jul 2024 We stayed for 10 nights with our 3 children. It's suitable for families but it's a very noisy site the quiet of cut off point is 11pm which is for a campsite and there was still noise until the early hours. I did report this to the office but still the same every night.
The showers are very small and the water is very hot for young ones, there are no family bathrooms on site. You need to pay for swimming which is pretty poor. The staff at the swimming pool and office were always lovely and polite. The pitch itself was a good space.
Recycling wasn't around on the other side of pitch so only in one area. I felt that it needed to be spread out as people don't want to walk to recycle, so it was dumped in the bin. It was a clean site.
Mixed feelings of site, we probably won't be staying again.
Wonderful place to stay
Motorhome - Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches Jul 2024 Lovely place to stay. Friendly staff. Food good. Facilities always clean.
Our holiday
Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jul 2024 Lovely, clean and relaxing campsite, only disappointed in the arcades being closed.
Our stay Single Axle Caravan - All Weather Pitches Jul 2024 I have only give one stars for parts of my review because on the first day of our stay, the parlour café shut and did not provide eateries as advertised, only chip shop or pizza which, for us, was unacceptable.
Due to this, we left our holiday after 4th day. Extremely disappointed.
10 night stay
Single Axle Caravan - All Weather Pitches Jul 2024 Great stay.
Great price and stay, but nothing was open
Medium Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Jul 2024 Great level pitch for amazing price. Wi-Fi in tents too was a big plus. Clean toilets, loads of showers and nice staff. Definite downside was that loads of facilities advertised, but nothing was open.
Apparently, entertainment only in summer holiday, swimming pool open but very limited hours. Stables closed, arcade closed, cafe closed. Then we went to the bar which was cash only, so no one could buy anything. Weirdly enough, the card machine worked in shop and swimming pool.
Disappointed Motorhome - All Weather Pitches Jun 2024 Last weekend in June, which I appreciate is not high season, but this site had very limited services open.
Bar open only for a couple of hours each day. On a Saturday night, there was only one person serving at the bar, taking drink & food orders so there was a crazy queue! Went home. No entertainment. Coffee shop serving cream teas was shut. Fish and chip shop shut on Friday night. Pizza van shut all over the weekend. Swimming pool had no lifeguard at all times. Swimming session had to be booked.
Very disappointed.
Very well-organised campsite
Medium Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches May 2024 The campsite is very well-organised for both children and adults.
Facilities are in the centre points of each field and you can find very well-stocked farm shop and pubs/restaurants with delicious food and drinks served, right next to reception at the top of the campsite.
The location is perfect if you prefer one day trips to various places - both countryside or coastal ones. These trips take you no more than 20 minutes.
Overall I would recommend this place and I will definitely be back again.
One thing which I would change is to convert a few showers in each facility building to built-in manual mixers, where you can set up water temperature, because right now there's a touch sensor with one water temperature set up.
Easter half term - left early Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Mar 2024 We arrived on Sunday, only to be told that there was no more entertainment that month, despite there being a week of the school holidays left.
Everything else activity wise was a chargeable amount, including the pool. This I could understand, but it became a very expensive time for adults, paying for things like the pool and the petting zoo, when we weren't even part of the experiences.
I think there could have been a reduced fee for supervising adults. There was also nothing really for teenage children to do, so we ended up leaving 4 days early. A very expensive holiday for just a pitch with no real activities included.
Great couple of days
Single Axle Caravan - Electric Grass Caravan Pitches Mar 2024 Great location to access loads of places for days out.
Not our usual kind of site, we really enjoyed it, the bar was a plus and the pool was good too.
Great location to explore the North Devon Coast
VW-Type Campervan - All Weather Pitches Feb 2024 Great welcome in reception. Very good site facilities - heated pool, pub / restaurant , café and petting zoo. An immaculately maintained site.
We felt a bit let down by the dated toilet block with no combined toilet / shower cubicles. The toilets took a bit of work to flush and those little square sheets of toilet paper fall mainly on the floor. We felt the shower cubicles were a bit small, so keeping your clothes dry was a challenge, but it was immaculately kept nevertheless.
Fab long weekend camping
VW-Type Campervan - All Weather Pitches Oct 2023 We are sad to hear that Petorama may not remain on site. This would be a mistake as this was a huge draw for me and the family.
Great!
Sprinter-Type Campervan - All Weather Pitches Oct 2023 Great! It's in a great location with brilliant facilities. Thanks.
What a great place, we had an amazing time!
Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Sep 2023 What a great place, we had an amazing time. Kids loved it, plenty for them to do. Facilities was spot on, clean and tidy and the kids loved the petting zoo. Have to check this out if you visit - 5 stars all round.
Excellent
VW-Type Campervan - All Weather Pitches Aug 2023 We took our Grandson here and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Loads to keep him occupied. Beautiful site, friendly staff and very clean and tidy.
We would definitely come back.
Lovely friendly campsite
Medium Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2023 A lovely, friendly, family orientated park. Good facilities with a nice cafe and pub offering a variety of and drinks from breakfast to dinner and snacks. The late evening entertainment we saw was good and there was also a lot of stuff aimed at the younger visitor earlier in the evening. All in all good value for money and would recommend.
Big site and very clean with lots of extras
Medium Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2023 Great site with great facilities. Very clean and lots of facilities. It is a very big site so lots of people if you don't mind that kind of thing.
Good site
Single Axle Caravan - Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches Aug 2023 Enjoyed this site. It had good facilities.
Unfortunately, our party was split up, even though we asked to be near to each other when we booked. We still had a lovely time though. The pool was quite small for the very large site it's for, and we were disappointed that you had to book an hour slot for it. Also priced £3.50 per person, which we all thought was a little steep for a campsite pool. The age restrictions on the pool was also a little odd. 15 years and under have to have an adult in the pool with them, usually 8 at any other site/leisure centre we have visited. The site was very clean and tidy and although I didn't need to speak to many staff, they were all pleasant and polite.
Great facilities
Motorhome - Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches Aug 2023 This campsite has everything you could possibly need. Great fun for kids, equally peaceful enough for couples looking to get away from it all. Showers had plenty of hot water, even on busy days.
Sadly not as good as previous years Motorhome - Electric Hardstanding Touring Pitches Aug 2023 Having stayed at Stowford before, we didn't hesitate to book again. However, this time was not as good as previous stays. Field 5 was too sloping to be able to level up, even with Milenco Quattro ramps.
It was school holidays but had no real entertainment to speak of. Before, there had been outdoor entertainment on the green. Chip shop was shut Monday when we arrived. The café is only open until 3:30pm, so no sit down evening meal, only food vans.
Sorry to say that will be our last Stowford visit. I cannot fault the helpfulness of the staff who went out of their way to help me with a mechanical issue. Good clean facilities.
Amazing site, great staff
Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2023 Stayed in tent with my family. It was amazing, friendly and clean. Excellent location.
Huge pitches, clean and tidy
Large Tent - Electric Grass Tent Pitches Aug 2023 This is a huge site with great sized pitches.
We stayed in field 3 in an 8 man tent with a porch and still had loads of room for the kids to play in front. Toilet block and cleaning facilities are clean and tidy. Great addition with the indoor swimming pool with the kids but would need to book.
The only bit I would criticise is The Petorama. Far too many animals in such an enclosed space. As soon as we got in, the gentleman gave a basket to my son with a baby rabbit and baby guinea pig inside and told him to sit and left us too it. Being a Vet nurse, all of this went against the grain of how I feel animals should be looked after and cared for, and feel this could be a lot better.
