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04/8/2010 at 5:31pm
Location: S.Wales
Outfit: Bailey Pageant Bordeaux
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Golden Valley charge for EVERYTHING.
There were 11 adults 1 child & 1 dog in 4 tents all with hook ups so we were paying a LOT.
Despite asking NOT to be allocated pitches under trees, we were told to pitch under trees, which when it eventually stopped raining, the trees dripped on us, so we popped up a gazebo so we could sit outside without getting wet.
Within 30 minutes (I kid you not) we were presented with a £30 bill for the gazebo. they then tried to charge us £15 for a windbreak.
We did refuse to pay the extras arguing that we'd asked for specific types of pitches & if they had fulfilled their side of the contract we wouldn't have needed the gazebo.
There are little nazi staff that wander around all the time barking orders at people, one started shouted at the children in teh play area at 9pm that it was time to go to bed.
My son was walking back from the toilets at 10.30 & was told off for not being in bed and escorted back to the tent!!!
nice site, good facilities, wouldn't go back there again if you paid me
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04/8/2010 at 8:14pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: Camplet Concorde Bailey Phoenix+ 420
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It's not really in a very good area either, why anyone would choose to camp where it is always puzzles me. You're in a much nicer surrounding area at Newhaven.
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Kate
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04/8/2010 at 9:22pm
Location: Barnsley. South Yorkshire
Outfit: BMW 3-Series and Lunar Quasar
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Golden Valley had lots of negative reviews and at the time, the site actually asked for reviews to be prohibited. We stayed quite a while ago, before it got established and we enjoyed it but I don't think we would go back now because of the price. We have stayed at far better campsites for a fraction of the cost.
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06/8/2010 at 8:32am
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: Swift Kontiki 640 Vogue
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Hi
Why not try Rivendale its quite close to Newhaven and in a far more interesting area
Regards
John
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06/8/2010 at 6:26pm
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We went to the golden Valley nice site but the people are not nice people. Wouldnt go there again ever.....
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