Holme Valley Camping & Caravan Park Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Excellent site with superb amenities at reasonable rates."
• "River Holme runs through campsite, fab for children to play in, even fishing on site."
• "The campsite as a whole is spotless the toilets and showers are great."
• "Nice little play area, little fishing pond, shop."
• "A lovely little shop, fabulous toilets and shower facilities and clothes washing facilities."
• "The communal bathroom were absolutely clean and quite new, the shower block was perfect with plenty of room."
• "Shower and toilet blocks are always spotless."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately my experience with the shower and toilet facilities wasn't good. No toilet paper at 9am in the morning and the showers very disappointing."
• "The showers are pretty bad, but the toilets are very clean and well managed."
• "Toilets both blocks need a deep clean with bleach used in all the grout, in showers and round the washbasin it is black."
• "However, the toilets/shower room, particularly the men's left a lot to be desired."
• "Toilet facilities gave the impression that they're not often maintained and are quite outdated."
• "The toilets and shower facilities had a very bad odour, and was generally unclean, and poorly maintained."
• "By 10pm, you go to get ready for bed, you can't put your toothbrush etc down as there is toilet roll, and sludge everywhere and going to the toilet you are standing in other people's waste."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff really friendly."
• "The staff on site were very friendly and helpful, as were the guests."
• "Really helpful staff and it's clear they have really thought about their covid precautions."
• "The staff were very friendly and accommodating and assisted us as we struggled to get the van level."
• "Everyone that we met were always friendly and chatty and willing to help when needed."
• "The staff are really friendly and helpful can't wait for our holiday in August."
• "Each member of staff encountered has been really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The lady actually lied to us saying the pitch was taken."
• "The staff were quite rude and kept me waiting whilst chit chatted."
• "Absolutely disgusting behavior by the management of this site, we had a pitch booked for months then they decided to cancel us 2 weeks before our visit, disgusting attitude over the phone also."
• "However, we were not greeted with a good reception or smile."
• "Worst camping experience ever never would recommend the staff are rude and unlawful."
• "Terrible customer service - why take booking in full? If you weren’t sure why not speak to colleagues and then update me."
• "I informed the receptionist, who apologised and said there was nothing she could do as we were leaving today."

Location and Environment

Pros:

• "Lovely woodland setting. Many walks in the area. Easy walk into Holmefirth where there are lots of eateries."
• "It's a lovely campsite with a great atmosphere."
• "Very peaceful and quiet with walks near by through woodland, beautiful landscape and views."
• "The location of the site is good and is picturesque with a nice walking trail."
• "Riverside spot, centre of a network of walks."
• "The location is really really nice with a pond (you can fish in it!) and a lovely river crossing the entire site; few minutes walk and you are in the center of a very nice village with many pubs and restaurant."
• "Gorgeous site and surroundings."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, I didn’t have a good stay after being woken by a smell of burning and a dome filled with smoke at 2 am."
• "Shame some visitors ruin it for others - some parents are incapable of controlling their children."
• "The lane/driveway to the site is in very poor condition and needs urgent attention to the holes in it."
• "The Entry road to the site is in need of attention."
• "On the bottom field it can be a little noisy with the road not too far away."
• "Not a good place to camp after some rain."
• "Just had one week on the worst pitch ever, stuffed in a corner around the far side of the green pond. Very overgrown no sun can get through dark and depressing."