Reviews of Steadings Park Camping And Caravan Site

Management response: Thankyou for your review and recognising we run a professional clean and tidy site. We're sorry that you feel disgruntled by the fact that we do enforce the few key rules that we and the majority of our customers believe are sensible and for the benefit and safety of all our visitors. We aren't a regimented site but we do enforce the points you mention as these are fundamental points that draw people to our site for a safe, peaceful and relaxing break.

As you were fully aware we have a no noise or vehicle movements on site after 2300hrs and the barrier automatically locks down at this time so it wasn't a case of the night warden being awkward when you arrived at the barrier at 2315 and asked to be allowed to drive through.

We are one of the few sites locally that permit and encourage campfires but on the basis that you use our raised off the ground firepits (which are safe and prevent damage to the grass) and you purchase logs from the site. In your case you had a very small flimsy bbq on a few blocks and your children were pulling branches from the hedges and clearly having a campfire and not a bbq !

Our pitches at 12m wide and nearly 20m deep are more than adequate accommodate tent/caravan and car with space to spare and they are clearly marked out. Your neighbours have a right to have the space they have paid for and that's why you were asked to move your vehicle back onto your own pitch.

From past experience we know that children, footballs, caravans & cars don't mix hence why we have nearly two acres specifically for the children with a second play area (open 0900-2300 - even when it rains !) and a large football / games pitch. As such we don't allow ball games in the camping fields. In the case you mention there had been a complaint from another customer and there were two very expensive motorhomes parked only some 20m from where the children were playing football.

We do operate two toilet blocks, the main one being for use by all and then we have a second block with two family wet-rooms and baby changing - specifically aimed at those with younger children so parents can ensure the soap and water comes into contact with the kids at shower time !