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Can anyone suggest a campsite for families, with activities for children on M4 corridor between Severn Bridge and junction 7 of M4.  Daughter down on site in North Devon, Golden Coast, nightmare!  washed out and absolutely no help whatsoever from management - awning water logged, muddy smelly mess!  They have complained till they are blue in the face but its like talking to the wall!!  They are thinking of just packing and going home (which is in Slough).  If anyone could suggest a really nice site on the way home from where she is, I might be able to tempt her!  This is the only week's holiday that the children have (ages 8, 6 and 4).  Any suggestions please...... urgent!!!

Many thanks, jill

Lincoln Farm Park at Standlake Oxfordshire. Has indoor pool and great playground for children. Handy for the Thames and lots to do in the area. Very popular though.

Brokerswood Country Park near Westbury Wiltshire. Big country park with usual activities and campsite attached.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=1012 This one is also Wiltshire and has an indoor pool. Blacklands Lakes.

And Wellington Country Park, free admission to the park - http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=1341 very handy for Junction 12 of the M4.

To be fair, the weather conditions that have hit sites all over the south west have been pretty awful.  It isn't just being unprepared for a busy weekend - I was booked into a site on Dartmoor who rang and cancelled me as they had had solid rain for 3 weeks and the site was a quagmire.  Other people have posted on this site about Golden Coast, so she isn't alone. I have children and I understand about their excitement - to be honest, she could pitch anywhere and they would be happy as it is the fun of camping that children like.

Why don't you make a list of numbers for her from the sites above or others or ring them youself to check availability and as she is in a caravan, request a hard-standing pitch?  A known alternative can be a decision-making moment! Even if she manages a couple of nights, it will be better than nothing and the forecast for this week is really good.

Good luck, I hope she salvages the situation.