Waveney River Centre Reviews

We had a nice time

Great place, we have been coming for years, but I am sad to say, it could do with some things updating, the pitch we had was very small and all dirt. Really could do with a hard surface on it and the trees cutting back to let more light in. The swimming pool is great, but the changing room floors are too wet to be able to put dry clothes on - same as the showers in the shower block and really need squeezable mops in them like other places use. The play area was full of kids but does need updating. We love being able to take our dog on the field and around the campsite but it could do with some more dog poo bins. As always, we had a lovely time and enjoyed seeing the boats, but please do look into updating.

Lovely site

2 nights stay with 2 under 10s. Small park but hours of fun. Nice small site for camping so can see the children from pitch. Pool is basic. Location is quiet and lovely setting however, marked as three stars as you have to travel at least 15 mins by car to get to anything else. Toilet facilities were warm and fairly clean but only half seemed to be available during the stay. Lovely staff! Would be ideal to have a bigger park and more open space for ball games. Very much enjoyed our stay.

Fantastic site

Fantastic site. Great pool for the kids. Staff were lovely. The food was so good, plenty to choose from. Great little shop on site too. Definitely be returning.

Great location and excellent facilities

Throughly enjoyed our stay at Waveney River Centre. Fabulous on site pub with good food and a shop. The heated indoor pool and play park for the kids were great.

Touring

The site was peaceful and relaxing. Nice view of the marina. Clean and tidy in all areas. Friendly staff. Very remote location with very tight country single road access. Facilities are minimal but convenient. Local shops near by.

Site's response

Hi Ben, many thanks for your lovely feedback. We hope to welcome you back again soon!

Mini break with my son over school hols

Staff gets the highest praise, they are fantastic in every department - from front desk to the restaurant and bar. A special mention to the swimming pool, fantastic and included in the price, which my boy loved. Location and drive in can be a bit nail-biting and just hope you don't meet anyone the other way. View if you get the top pitch for touring vehicles is great .

Nice peaceful site

Nice peaceful site with great views. Excellent site if you want to get away from it all. All facilities easily accessible. Toilets clean. We didn't use the showers as we had our own in the motorhome. The pitches were quite close together, so it felt like we didn't have a lot of privacy, but once the hedges grow later in the season, this probably wouldn't be an issue. Overall, a nice stay.

Site's response

Thank you for your lovely review, we are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back again in the future.

Weekend break

Many of the shower rooms were kept locked and cleanliness was disappointing. Need to use the ferry for long walks. Check timings. Food was good.

Site's response

Dear Alan, Many thanks for your review, we welcome all feedback as this will help us to make improvements going forward. Kind Regards, WRC Team

Good time

It was our first outing in our camper. Very impressed with the site and the facilities. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for peace and quiet.

Site's response

Dear Paul, Many thanks for your review, it is lovely to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you back to Waveney River Centre again in the future. Kind Regards, WRC Team

Lovely friendly staff

Had a lovely stay, the staff were very friendly. The toilets and showers were a little dirty, but the weather was not great, so difficult to maintain I would think.

Site's response

Dear Kirsty, Many thanks for your feedback, this will certainly help us make improvements going forward. Kind Regards, WRC Team

Okay

Site was lovely, the restaurant bar and games room was excellent. The pool was clean, as was the site. Only thing we found was the showers are pretty grubby! We would stay again but would avoid the showers at all costs!

Site's response

Dear Nigel, Many thanks for your review and feedback on the showers. We are pleased to say that we are having some refurbishment works carried out in the shower blocks very soon to help improve our services. We hope that we can welcome you back very soon. Kind Regards Management

River escape

A great place, very helpful staff. All the facilities were up to standard. There was a nice clean pool and easy access to the river.

Site's response

Dear James, Many thanks for your lovely review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope that we can welcome you back to Waveney River Centre again soon! Kind Regards, WRC Team

Nice stay

Lovely site with views over the river and marina. Good facilities with bar and a swimming pool on site. Just be aware of the narrow road to the site.

Site's response

Thank you for the lovely review, we are pleased you enjoyed the facilities we have here and hope to see you again in the future.

Nice ,clean, quiet site

A quite, clean and small site. There was good food at the hotel.

Beautiful

Absolutely beautiful site right on the broads. It was so nice we will return and the pitches are excellent.

Site's response

Thank you for leaving a lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again on your next visit.

Motorhoming

Very pleasant location.

Great site and facilities

A great, peaceful site.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are really pleased you enjoyed our facilities, and the peace & quiet! Hope to see you again in the future.

Good site, shame about the access roads

The site has a great outlook from the pitches looking over the moorings to the river. The pitches are reasonably level, I just needed to use a few inches of ramp to level left to right. The pitches had electricity, water and grey waste, all reasonably accessible. They are a little narrow, if you use an awning you will not get your car on the pitch as well. They have hedges all round and these were trimmed. The toilets were okay and acceptable cleanliness. The only real downside, which is not a fault of the campsite, is the access roads. These are a single lane with very few passing places, so you find yourself praying that you do not meet another car coming the other way. They also have hedges and bushes encroaching on the road. You are going to get scratches on your windows and caravan sides, there is almost no avoiding it. A good site as long as you don't mind spending time polishing out all the scratches afterwards.

Bloody brilliant

Well, just got home from being here and have already booked to come back. We could not fault the whole thing, not even if I wanted to be fickle could I find something that needed improvement. The site was brilliant as well as the facilities and scenery. Meant to take pictures of the site but unfortunately forgot, but did take pictures of the view.

Site's response

Thank you for your fantastic review, we are thrilled you loved our Park and the stunning views we have to offer here. Be sure to take plenty of photos on your next visit - look forward to seeing you again soon.

Little trip away in the campervan

Staff - 10/10. Location fabulous. On site shop great and the Inn was brilliant. The swimming pool was the icing on the cake, the temperature of the pool was perfect, thank you. Only points we have are that hedges could be better trimmed at the back of the pitch, was tricky to get to the electric/water. Shower block extractors not working and the showers were very dark inside. The block could do with an upgrade. Maybe put drain cleaner down all the sinks in the toilet block and shower block. All smells a bit damp and the air freshener makes it smell worse, I'd rather small some bleach or bathroom cleaner than the air freshener. Otherwise, just great and everyone was so helpful.

A great site to take in the wildlife and visit the marshes

We had a lovely few days at Waveney River Centre with a pitch with a peaceful view of the river and marshes only about 300 yards away. Peaceful from 02 Sept, when we stayed. Prior to this, I hear it is very busy and noisy children, but that might be what you are looking for. We are keen river walkers and were surprised, as were many people, that you cannot walk along the river in either directions and can only walk up to roads away from the river or around the site, as there are no paths with access either way along the river or to the marshes. A ferry to Carlton Marsh, just a very short hop in the boat that is operated by the centre, this wasn't running from Monday to Wednesday and on Thursday, it was too windy until later in the day, but we completely understand this. It is about 30 minutes drive to Lowestoft or to access Oulton Broad or Carlton Marsh from the other side, which is well worth a visit, with very well mapped out paths around the Marsh. We will recommend to friends and look forward to returning.

September stay

Lovely stay in early September, excellent service and beautiful location.

Site's response

Thank you for your review. We are delighted you had a lovely stay. We hope to see you again in the future.

Lovely find

All lovely. Booked last minute and was concerned there were spaces in August. Wanted a couple more days in the van before end or school holidays. So glad we did. Took the dog with us too and I'm sure she agreed. Only downside was the taps in the female toilet blocks, they literally spray everywhere. Once we got wise and used the disabled sink, it was fine. Also got confused about the showers. There was a big block with showers but all had a keypad on. Was worried and didn't have code. Checked everywhere for a code in our welcome pack. After checking with reception the next day, they open different ones at different times and no code was needed. Beautiful space, well looked after. Definitely recommend.

3 night stay

Great place to stay. A lovely location, nice pool and the staff were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Site's response

Thank you for your review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Disappointing

Unfortunately, my disappointment started on the road coming in to Waveney River Centre. I don't think I've ever had to hold my breath for that long! There are two roads that access the site, both single track roads, Staithe Road was apparently worse than Burgh Road (1.7 miles) which is the one I took. Yes, there are passing places but not big enough for two caravans to pass. My caravan is a small two birth and there was no room on either side. Thankfully, on the way in, nothing was coming the other way until I was nearer the entrance of the site. However, after 3 sleepless nights, I left a day early as I was worried what the journey out would be like, I came up against two cars, a truck with a boat on the back, a tractor and a quad bike that came out of nowhere! The cars and boat had to reverse back nearly 200m, it was a scary experience and had I have known about the roads, I wouldn't have gone. I spoke to the receptionist as I thought I had taken a wrong turn, but she said that was the only way in and they stagger check in/out times because of this. However, boats are in and out of the site all day. The site itself is nice looking over the Marina, pub was nice but very pricey and staff didn't smile at me once. There are no walks around the area, or none that I found, so if you wanted to go somewhere, it was a 25 min car journey. I didn't use the shower facilities as I have my own and didn't use the pool so can't comment on those. Overall, very pricey for what it is at £42 a night!