Whitegate Leisure Camping and Caravan Site Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Excellent location, toilets, showers, etc, are very good."
• "The campsite is simple, the showers are warm, nice WC, simple water and washing up area."
• "Superb large pitches with electric, showers and toilets superb."
• "Toilets and showers were extremely clean and disinfected regularly."
• "Facilities very clean and modern."
• "The toilet block was clean and warm and the showers were nice and hot."
• "Shower and toilets were immaculate."
• "The toilet/shower block was modern and excellently maintained."

Cons:

• "Just the ground uneven for some pitches and muddy access."
• "Our only dislike was that the washing up area was outside."
• "No covering over the outdoor, cobbled-together dish-washing sink."
• "The only hooks are in the shower cubicles; I would expect to see at least two in the toilet cubicles and at least two per wash basin."
• "Inadequate (albeit modern and very clean) toilet block."
• "Facilities a little rudimentary."
• "Toilet block shuts at 10:30pm and there are signs up to say clean them yourself after using with your own cleaning products."
• "No shelter over the washing up station."

Location and Views

Pros:

• "Beautiful views all around this quiet site."
• "Location just what I wanted."
• "Great little site for access to the local farm shop and vineyard within walking distance."
• "Fantastic walk right from the site down to a reservoir with lots of different routes to take."
• "This has to be one of my favourite camping trips. The campsite is surrounded by views and walks."
• "The views were spectacular and owners friendly and helpful."
• "Lovely rural site."
• "Lovely quiet campsite with amazing views."

Cons:

• "A bit of a walk into Holmfirth, but great for local walks and cycling."
• "The road to the site from Holmfirth was very steep."
• "Steep walk in and out of Holmfirth."
• "The site is quite exposed on top of a hill so a bit windy."
• "The noisy wind turbine. Really destroyed the peace and quiet."
• "There is a wind powered generator in the next field which is noisy and spoils the peach and quiet, especially at night."
• "Scenery around the site and driving in.Clean toilet block. Location to holmfirth-long 40 minute walk but £6-7 taxi."
• "Nice site, 2 miles above holmfirth. Toilets and showers great conditions. Pitch itself is a bit uneven."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The welcome was a warm one."
• "Owners very nice people, helpful and approachable."
• "We were met with a lovely welcome and given lots of useful local information."
• "The owners were absolutely fantastic."
• "Very friendly owners. Hot shower for our dog after a walk."
• "The owner was on site when we arrived and he explained everything we needed to know."
• "The staff were just second to none."
• "The whole experience was fantastic. The owners friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The owner was around watching you all the time and demanded money from me before I had even unhitched my caravan."
• "Staff don’t know how to line up vans in pitches."
• "Aggressive staff, I would go as far as to say neurotic."
• "The otherwise idyllic scenery here is badly spoilt by the owners themselves who have developed a scrap yard at the back of their house."
• "Very aggressive and totally uncalled for."
• "I didn't appreciate her shouting at us when we were trying to have a good time! Very unprofessional and rude."
• "Me and my family went and stayed here for one night it was a lovely place and the owner was lovely. On the other hand his daughter Sue was very rude and disrespectful."
• "Well what can I say other than if you're planning on getting away to enjoy yourself then you need to AVOID this place as Sue will sure as hell do everything she can to stop that."