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Reviews of Silver Sands Holiday Park (PHolsUK)
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Silver Sands Holiday Park (PHolsUK)
Covesea West Beach
Lossiemouth
Moray (Browse area)
IV31 6SP
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Pitches: 140
Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 Evening Entertainment |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <1 mile |
 No Tennis |
 Beach On Site |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Coastside Pitches |
 Public Transport <5 miles |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: July 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Sunny Jim 60 |
8 reviews from this member |
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 Typical static site that takes tourers but appears not to really want them! We counted 24 electric sockets out of use which made it hard to find 2 pitches together.
Hard standing is a bit misleading, there are stones to pak on! Idea is good but people were just parking any where as the site didn't monitor in any way.
There were no drains for the grey waste, which had to be taken to the toilet block and pulled up 3 stairs.
Toilet block looks relatively new but bits were missing in the showers, hooks had disappeared, toilets weren't working etc, which is a big shame.
Laundry room also has 3 bathrooms which were well used. On site facilities included food and drink, swimming pool and gym.
Please improve the touring site 
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| Date of Visit: July 2016 |
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| Reviewer: Nick McP |
9 reviews from this member |
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Spent one night here with tent. This is our third year we have camped at this site and will be the last. They are obviously catering for status vans and motor homes etc and each year we have been the camping area has got smaller and smaller.
Facilities are ok, nice to have a bar but the staff aren't that great, a bit scruffy and unprofessional.
The bar is always busy and people drink copious amounts of alcohol which is fine if you want that type of holiday.
The best bit about this site is how close it is to RAF Lossiemouth. Great watching the Tornados and Typhoons.
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| Date of Visit: April 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Kerry74 |
4 reviews from this member |
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I stayed here for one night with my husband and two young children in our Motorhome recently.
First the positives; brilliant location for the beach, on site shop and chip shop (which we didn't use), good children's play area, gated entry and warm shower.
Negatives; unprofessional staff - (not unpleasant), but not very knowledgable about the different types of pitches available. Also, when I returned the gate card on departure, the receptionist didn't bother to enquire as to whether or not we enjoyed our stay. Although the showers were nice and warm, the cubicles leaked water all over the floor where you get dressed. The shower hose leaked and one of the cubicles had a broken lock. Surely all these things are easily fixed? Our pitch was thankfully far away from the evening entertainment noise, the downside being that it was quite a distance to the toilet/shower block. On the way to the beach, there is an area of the park that looks like a rubbish tip. Presumably a section where decrepit statics were dismantled, but not very well! There is no effort to shield the view of this unsightly mess from site users.
We didn't use the pool or the bar, so we can't comment on these facilities. I think this site could benefit from improved management, the points I have mentioned are easily rectified and knowledgable helpful staff is the very least I would expect. When I am next visiting Moray I'll be looking elsewhere for a campsite, unless there are some improvements.
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| Date of Visit: May 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: ArchieRosie |
1 review from this member |
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We booked in at silver sands for a few days on the basis of location and the introduction of new serviced, hard standing pitches, as well as the upgraded toilet and shower block.
Location was excellent, with easy access to Lossiemouth and Elgin. The sight is also located at the beach, which is fantastic.
Unfortunately, the silver sands website was misleading in terms of their new hard standing, serviced pitches. The pitches are too small and only the area for the caravan was hard standing. Located next to this was an area of grass that was not even the same length as the pitch for the van. If pitching my awning on this grass area, only two thirds of the awning would have been on the grass. The other third would have been sitting on soil, which would have turned very muddy in the rain. In addition to this, there is no space allocated to park your car next to the caravan and awning. All new hard standing pitches are small and tightly crammed in together with very tight access roads. I was unable to reverse the van onto the pitch given the close proximity of the neighbouring pitches. Surrounding areas to access the electric and water supplies were also very muddy - again, not hard standing and far from ideal when it rains. Our neighbours on the next pitch explained that some people actually got stuck trying to manoeuvre their car and/or caravan in this area due to the soil and mud.
I can't help but think if silver sands had created slightly less new hard standing pitches, but allowed for more space on each pitch and made each pitch and the surrounding area all hard standing (with room for your car) this could have been a valuable addition to the site.
I did not stay on the new serviced, hard standing pitch and requested to be moved to one of the older grass pitches. The ground at that pitch was not very level so not great for the awning, but at least it was not as muddy.
During our stay the noise and loud music on the Sunday evening was not acceptable and it went on until the early hours of the Monday morning. Also there were many groups of people drinking from early on the Sunday afternoon creating an intimidating atmosphere, which was not great when you are visiting for a quiet break with young family.
The site was not very clean in terms of rubbish and many of the bins were overflowing onto the ground for the first couple of days.
Although the toilet and shower block had been recently updated, the finish was very poor, e. G. Some of the shower doors would not close properly/were hanging off into the cubicle. The shower and toilet block was not kept clean and given the weather, it became very dirty and muddy. It was not acceptable that only on the morning of our final day did I see a cleaner in the toilet block for the first time.
With all of the above said, the site is in a great location, has an excellent park for the kids and even has it's own shop and fish and chip shop on site. Nevertheless, unfortunately we will not be returning to silver sands.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Capt-thow |
1 review from this member |
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Just spent a weekend at this campsite. Had glorious weather and the area is beautiful. Great for dog lovers as beach is so close by. The site was full which is of course a great sign and the kids were all having fun. This site is now under new management and small changes for the good have been made however the one area they really do need to focus on is the toilet block. There is one large block for the site and this is not adequate. The toilets/showers are dated and awful. The shower pressure is zero and there really needs to be more cleaning rounds particularly at peak season. Been in lots of campsites and if the toilets are clean and showers good it really does make you rerun time and time again. Hope management can invest in new modern toilet block rather than focus attention on the sales side of things.
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Hermesheralded |
1 review from this member |
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Been on this park one year seasonal pitch. Club and its facilities five star, good bars. Restaurants serving three meals daily, chippy for take aways, shop for most needs, children's slot machine, play room, bouncy castle, and pony riding some weekends.
Large mixed site, really open with long beaches a short walk over the dunes. Gentle beach access. Head for the lighthouse (being turned into a museum and visitor centre this year)
New owners took over in May big strides forward in all fields, more staff. Toilet block updated with new shower and lighting and cleaned five to six times daily, with permanent staff in daylight at school holidays promised. Play areas sparse at best, a pirate ship last year but as I write diggers and toys moving in, looks like a climbing centre slide etc.
Local facilities: 2 miles - Lossiemouth, no path on road, small town facilities, coop main store. 5 miles - ELgin great shop 2 superstores Asda Tesco, good high street, M&S Aldi Lldl, Saturday market.
We're are pensioners so we like a slow pace with minimum fuss and just enjoy the scenery, love it here. Hermesheralded
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| Date of Visit: June 2013 |
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| Reviewer: 67shaun |
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Went here to meet other family members who had booked to stay here.
Reception was good, minimum fuss and easy entry to the site.
The grass pitch which we were allocated was very uneven and covered in rabbit holes making pitching the awning very difficult to say the least.
Toilet and shower facilities were pretty poor and the in a very dirty condition, despite the site not being all that busy.
Hopefully, the new owners have got pockets which are deep enough to make all the improvements which are much needed. Given the size and location of the site it has the potential to be a fabulous place. Unfortunately, we will not be returning until we hear these alterations have been made.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Barracudafish |
11 reviews from this member |
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We have used this site for several years now and in February 2012 it changed management.
There was no control on site, there were children running everywhere and playing in the chemical toilet block. Nice!
Thank god I was in a motorhome because I would not wash my pans in the washing up area, it was disgusting and had no plugs.
The beach, usually one of my favourite places was dirty, people left litter and worse and there had been no attempt to clean it up.
All in all I was very disappointed and shall not return until I am sure that things have improved.
I did speak to the management who were understanding but had no solutions to the problems. Ie: irresponsible parents with unattended kids!
One family partied until 2pm and my vocabulary of foul words was increased threefold in the space of 3 hours between 11pm and 2am, need I say more!
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: WAXDUCK |
1 review from this member |
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Great beaches and good location for exploring the local area.
Facilities letting it down badly ie- Shower block in need of tidying up and other areas of the site in need of repair to. Also very little for young kids to do on site.
We were kept up till 0200 due to drunks in the campsite in tents and caravans playing loud music, no attempt was made by warden to control this.
Also no refund made to us as we left the in the morning. Wont be staying there again.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Ericsonya7 |
7 reviews from this member |
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The site is near a great location. Beach is lovely and the dog enjoyed swimming in the sea.
The toilet and shower block require updating and it was not particularly clean. Went to the bar, no atmosphere so walked into Lossiemouth.
We walked to Lossiemouth which took about 20 minutes, but worth a walk to the harbour and other beach.
The beach pub, think this is the name, used to be the old swimming baths, is really friendly, do excellent meals and allows dogs in. They have two outside areas.
Would not return to this site.
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