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Reviews of Presthaven Beach Resort (haven Holidays)
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Presthaven Beach Resort (haven Holidays)
Presthaven Sands
Gronant
Prestatyn
Denbighshire (Browse area)
LL19 9TT
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| Date of Visit: October 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Lizitait2 |
5 reviews from this member |
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 We had booked up for a 3 night stay on a super pitch expected to get a hard standing instead got a bog! Very muddy the trains went by every 10 min from early morning to late at night. The complex its self is brilliant but the walk to the main complex is about 20 min from the tourers, the road not very well lit and a horible journey when cold and wet. Needless to say had a good time - great for the money 
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Stiggycow |
10 reviews from this member |
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We booked to stay here for one week and ended up staying for two.There is lots to see and do around the area. The price is really good if you can get offer price,we paid £52 ffor the first week and £65 for the second.
There is a train line very close but we never heard any more than a whoosh as they passed, much quieter than any main road we have stayed near.
The showers are a pain as the water stops when you stop pressing the button in, but there was always nice hot water. The entertainment centre is a 20 min walk away but there is a pub just outside the camp and over the railway bridge that has live music and does admit children. I think you get what you pay for and in this respect Haven holidays are fine.
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| Date of Visit: June 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Monty...!!! |
9 reviews from this member |
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Just spent 6 nights here booked on-line for a bargain £50. The touring field was level a little patchy in places where groundsheets had been. The complex itself was about half a mile away and so was the beach although is a nice walk through the dunes. The Anchorage Inn and play area for the children was right in front of our van, children friendly food was nice although I think a little over priced.
Toilets/Showers were kept spotless and had a few make do locks fitted which in fairness did the job. We used the laundry to wash and dry a few clothes which was about £4 and the clothes were dry. We spent quite a lot of time at the pool at no extra cost as you get free passes to use the entertainment and leisure complexes. There were all the usual shops and facilities fast food and diner at the complex bit of a fun fair normal things u would expect at an haven site.
Back to the touring field it was not very well sheltered from the wind it got a little blustery mid week and we had to take the awning down before it blew away (and thanks to the nice guy from behind us who helped us)
All in all we enjoyed our stay but I could not help help feeling the touring was pushed to the edge of the site out of the way and was very static orientated with quite a bit owner exclusive stuff going on but I would return and give it 8 out of !0.
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| Date of Visit: March 2006 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Wayne/marina |
2 reviews from this member |
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We arrived on site at 12pm and were given a warm welcome and some info on whats on offer. We could not fault the staff at this site they where fantastic very helpful. Its the facilities that really good do with updating or just fixing up a bit. The shower block was a mess with some doors having no locks on them, and the toilet doors being the same. The touring area was miles away from the main complex with no lighting on the drive ways. Also when it rains the footpath to the shower block becomes impassible.
On the goodside we where close to the little pub on site which as a good pint and nice food and children are allowed, but this can get very smokey in busy times.
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| Date of Visit: August 2005 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Tazlad |
3 reviews from this member |
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When we booked our holiday we thought it would be a great site to visit, well we were wrong. The main area for the pool, pub and amusments as well as the fair ground are about 1/2 mile at the other end of the site. The other thing that is not listed is that where the touring caravans are put there is a train line about 20 foot the rear of you van, and they run till about 12.00am and start to run again about 5.30am.. So you can guess that we did not get alot of sleep.
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| Date of Visit: July 2005 |
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| Reviewer: Minty |
1 review from this member |
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We were disappointed with this site. The touring area has been reduced to a tiny area on the very edge of the campsite which was a very long walk from the main entertainment etc. There was no lighting on the night time. We were pitched right next to a busy main line train route with trains going all night. In a tent this can be quite startling when a heavy freight train comes within yards at a speed! The toilets were clean but several had no locks on and the showers were difficult to master due to you having to constantly lean on the button to get any water. We have two young sons who would normally be able to wash themselves but did not have the strength to push the button on their own.
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| Reviewer: Sugarnspice |
1 review from this member |
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September 2004
We've been a bit skint this year what with one thing and another so a foreign holiday was outa the question but I really like my holidays so I refused to go without one. I went on a mission to find a cheap holiday in this country and trawled through the internet and leafed through tons of brochures to find the ideal cheap family break. I didn't fancy staying in a B & B or a hotel but a caravaning holiday quite appealed to me. I've stayed in a few caravans in the past and enjoyed the whole experience, they are such cosy little things. My quest for the ideal break took me to the Haven holidays website where they have a fantastic selection of family holidays at very reasonable prices.
After joining up to the Haven website I put in a few searches for holidays at various places. Once the search results were in I was quite suprised by the prices, much cheaper than their competitors Butlins and Pontins. I'd stayed at a Haven camp with my family when I was a child and thoroughly enjoyed myself so I decided to stick with this company and choose one of their parks. In the end we plumped to go to the Presthaven Sands resort which is in North Wales close by Rhyl and Llandudno in a little town called Prestatyn, it's also the park where I went as a child. So how much was the holiday and what did it include?
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At most of the Haven Holiday parks you can choose either a chalet or a caravan to stay in. There is a wide choice of different caravans available ranging from simple small and cheap ones to well equipped large and expensive ones. Because our family just consists of myself, my Husband and our 2 year old Son we just needed a simple small caravan. We chose a 2 bedroomed 3 star caravan and decided to stay for a whole week. The dates we booked were 10th September to the 17th September (Friday to Friday as it's cheaper that way) We also payed an extra £10 for the week to have a cot for our Son to sleep in as he hadn't slept in a proper bed before and we were worried about him falling out. The total cost of the holiday was £261 which included the cot charge and entertainment passes.Was checking in easy?
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Our booking information informed us to check-in no earlier than 4.00pm which was fine by us as we didn't want to set off too early and we had quite a distance to travel anyway. We arrived at the park at approximately 4.30pm and followed the signs which directed us to where the check-in desk was situated. As it turned out the check-in desk was actually situated inside one of the bars where there was a massive queue of holiday makers all waiting to be allocated their caravans. I was expecting to be stood there hours but the efficiency of the staff made sure we were seen to within 10 minutes. The friendly male staff member who dealt with us was very efficient and took a few details before handing us our keys and showing us how to find our caravan by marking it out on the park map.
After checking in we were directed towards the linen area. You have to pay a £10 deposit for a family pack of linen which includes bed sheets. duvet covers, towels and pillow cases. Exchanging a crisp £10 note for a bag of linen we then made our way to our home for the week hoping the rest of our holiday experience would be just as good. So far everything had run smoothly and efficiently and the staff all seemed jolly and friendly.What's the location of the park like?
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The location is perfect. This caravan park sits right next to the sand dunes which leads onto Prestatyns beach. Literally a 5 minute walk from most of the caravans and you are right there next to the sea. Around the outside of the park are a couple of other small caravan sites, a couple of pubs, a cafe and a shop. Preshaven is by no means situated in a busy and lively place, but who needs to be next to a massive town when you've got eveything you could want within the park. Was our caravan 'home' for the week up to scratch?
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Our caravan was situated at the far end of the park away from all the noise of the entertainment facilities. Inside the caravan it was nothing special but it was everything we needed. At one end was a small cosy living room with a colour TV and a dining table, then there was a small and compact but well equipped kitchen, nextdoor to the kitchen was a small bathroom (with a small bath doubling as a shower). The bedrooms were again small but as there was only 3 of us it didn't matter. One of the bedrooms had a bunkbed, a small single bed and a small wardrobe the other had a double bed and a largish wardrobe.
The cot which we requested was firmly fixed onto the small bed but there was no way Jake was going to fit into that. The cot was tiny and would have only been suitable for a tiny baby, not a big baby like our little terror. So we had to come up with a solution as to where Jake was going to sleep. A-ha, we stuck him in the double bed in the bedroom and me and Hubby decided to sleep on the convertible sofa bed in the living room which suited us down to the ground because it meant we could watch telly in bed at nights. So yes we were very pleased with our accomodation and weren't too bothered by the cot situation, although it would have been nice to know it wasn't a full size cot.And what about the park entertainment?
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A wide variety of entertainment is provided at this park, whoever you are and whatever your age is there should be at least something which appeals to you. In fact there's so much entertainment provided that we didn't even get to see or do half of it.
Our favourite place to dump our bums was the huge bar where we initially checked in. During the day this bar would have Rory the tiger and his pals singing on stage and doing dance routines, childrens reps playing games with all the kiddies, talent contests, quizzes etc.......you name it, they had/did it. By night this bar was jam packed with every age group imaginable for more of the same kind of entertainment. The dance floor was a fantastic place for all the little kiddies as they used to dance around and play little games together. Jakey loved himself here, made lots of friends and gained a bit of independance. There's another couple of bars situated in various parts of the camp but unfortunately we didn't have the time to do the rounds. The park is just too vast to fit everything in when it's only a weeks holiday.Are there any other entertainment facilities apart from the bars?
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Oh yes!!! There is a huge heated indoor swimming pool with water chutes which is supervised by qualified lifeguards. The pool is open from approximately 10 in the morning until 6 at night and is completely free so long as you have an entertainment pass (entertainment pass included in price of holiday) One thing that struck me as very strange though was the fact you're *Not* allowed to take pictures in the swimming pool area. Why??? I haven't a blooming clue but I ignored them and took the pictures anyway because it was the first time Jake had been in a pool. (I was a spectator y'see, I don't like swimming) So I took my pictures and just put up with the telling off I got from one of the lifeguards. Why aren't we allowed to take piccies? Come on Haven, everyone takes piccies of their kiddies in the pool when they're on holiday. Dur!!!! As for the outside pool, well that was closed for the season during our stay but it looked a fair size and had a couple of slides.
Then there's the amusement arcades. One of the arcades is more for the adults and has 30p play machines and a wide variety of others. The other arcade is more for the kiddies and has plenty of 5p play machines and 2p falls to keep them entertained. We stuck to the kiddie arcade because the machines seemed to be set to a fairer level and were easier to win on.
A fairground. Oh yes there *is* an actual mini fairground here. You've got the dodgems, a huge inflatable slide, a spinny thing that goes round LOL, a little train, tea cups and trampolines. Don't get too excited though because these are NOT free, the cost is about £1 - £1.50 per ride which I suppose is very expensive if you've got a couple of kids to pay for.And what about bikes to hire?
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Yes there are bikes to hire. There are also the 4 - 6 seater go-cart type things which you can hire out per the hour. I didn't hire a bike so unfortunately i'm not able to tell you the price but I hired a go-cart which was £5 for the hour. £5 may sound a little steep but it is for more than one person so if you split the cost it works out remarkably cheap. Our go-cart was damn hard to pedal though, whether it's because i'm getting older or because it was slightly rusty I don't know, but we took it back after 40 minutes as we were too knackered to carry on pedalling.Is Presthaven easy to navigate?
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For such a huge site it is very easy to navigate. Wherever you want to go there are signposts directing you straight there. The park must easily be a mile from one end to the other so a car is really the best way to get around, and you can't get lost if you follow the footpaths or roads.Is the park maintained well?
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Some parts are maintained very well such as the caravans, equipment within the caravans, the grass was well cut etc.......but some things were pretty abysmal. For example the road leading through the campsite had huge craters in it which desperately needed filling with concrete. Someone is going to break their leg falling down one of them holes or a car will end up getting damaged, Haven will end up with a lawsuit if they're not careful.
Another thing that bugged the hell out of me was the state of the bar area sometimes. During the afternoon the bar would close for a couple of hours and in this time the bar would NOT be cleaned. Therefore going to the bar at night I would notice drinks spilt and rubbish all over the dancefloor where the kiddies were about to play. The tables would be littered with empty glasses from earlier in the day and ashtrays would still be full. Surely when the bar is closed it's the perfect time for cleaning it up, isn't it??? Obviously not!!! All the cleaning was left until last thing at night so the bar area would be disgusting by 8pm every night.And the other amenities???
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There was a couple of decent shops onsite that sold everything from bacon and eggs, to booze, to gifts. The shops were reasonably priced and were always fully stocked. If you wanted to eat out there's either the pub near the entrance (which we didn't go in) a diner or a couple of takeaway places.
The diner was extortionately priced and was always just about empty. We had our Sunday lunch in here and it cosy over £15 for two sunday lunches and two drinks. It tasted nice but certainly was not worth that much. One of the takeaway places was Harry Ramsdens. I love Harry Ramsden food but this place gives it a bad name. The staff obviously DID NOT WANT to be working in a chippy, were impolite, miserable arses, and totally unhelpful. On the one occasion we ventured into here they'd apparently run out of nearly everything we wanted and instead of telling us what they HAD got they just let us carry on asking for things and answered HAVEN'T GOT to everything. Well after these two experiences we ate in our caravan most of the time which we really enjoyed as we felt we were having a *real* caravan holiday rather than just sleeping at the caravan.Is this a suitable holiday for disabled people?
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Well I would say yes to this one as I saw many caravans which had ramps to enable wheelchairs or pushchairs easy access. All the entertainment facilities are on one level, no nasty flights of stairs anywhere. One thing I would point out is as i've mentioned before the park is vast so wheelchair users may find it tiring travelling from place to place, especially if their caravan is at the far end.What about a bus service?
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Yes there are bus stops throughout the park which you can catch connecting buses to Rhyl and Llandudno from (probably more places too) We took the car so had no need for the bus but I saw them quite frequently at the bus stop opposite our caravan.Were the Haven staff good at their jobs?
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Apart from the ones who worked in the Harry Ramsden chippy I can't fault any of them. The Haven entertainers were fantastic, I have no idea where they get their energy from as it seemed they were working 24/7. All day every day the same ones would be working, sometimes doing more than one job. You'd find childrens entertainers playing with the kiddies all day then you'd see the same ones at night dressed up doing songs and dance routines from musicals. Very helpful, very friendly, very good at their jobs and very talented. Oh how I wish I could be young free and single again and have a go at their job. No complaints on the staff front (apart from the chippy miseryguts)Anything else to know?
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A lot of the caravans on this site are privately owned and privately rented, Haven doesn't own all the caravans. They have caravans to sell and spare sites ready right at this moment. If you would like to own a caravan here take a browse around the haven website where I'm sure you'll be able to find out more information. If you don't like caravans you can even stay in one of the chalets onsite which doesn't even cost much more than a caravan. OR take your own caravan or tent and pay per night for a little patch of land.My overall conclusion
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I tell you what, I had the time of my life. I'd forgotten how much fun holidays in this country could be but it was fantastic. I can't pinpoint what it was about this holiday that made it so special but me and hubby still rave about it now. Yes there were a few things which weren't up to standard such as the road maintenance, the teeny weeny cot, the cleanliness of the bar area, but who cares??? I loved myself, Jake loved himself and Kris did too. That's all that matters!!! The nights we spent in the caravan were so cosy, probably something to do with the rain pouring down and the wind howling mind, but to me cosiness is what caravan holidays are all about. We will definitely be booking another holiday through Haven at some point in the near future, maybe we'll go back here or maybe we'll try another of the Haven parks, we're undecided as yet. I wholeheartedly recommend Presthaven Sands to everyone who fancies a good cheap holiday.
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| Reviewer: Goldfish |
5 reviews from this member |
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21/05/04
Spent 3 lovely hot sunny days on this site with our two kids and had a great time!
We booked it a while ago and it only cost £14.00 for 2 nights with hook up-bargain!!!!!
Although the touring site is a good walk away from the main site facilities, there was a pub, lovely play area for children and a bouncy castle nearby. You could also easily access the footpath to the beach which was a couple of minutes away.
The shower block was immaculate at all hours of the day and night.
Lots of lovely wild animals around for the children to watch and a nice base to tour North Wales. The entertainment was great and the room where the childrens story, shows etc was non smoking (which I was pleased about).
The beer in the pubs and clubs is quite pricey. The food on site was excellent value for money.
A great site overall, we will be returning really soon!
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| Reviewer: hazel green |
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sept 2001
excellent site great for kids
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| Reviewer: elaine mcdonald |
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october 2002
I can safely say that it was one off the most relaxing holidays i have taken in a long time.The staff on the complex were more than execllent towards the children The whole holiday they were always willing to help from the security to the management.The caravan was without fault it had everything you could possible require to cater for a family,with plenty off room through-out,so that you are not falling over yourself or the kids. The site was always clean even when they were always busy. I look forward to going again very soon
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