Address: Cymbeline Way, Colchester, CO3 4AG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441206545551
Rating: 4.2
based on 172 reviews.
Location & Accessibility
Pros:
"The site is ideally located for access to Chelmsford, London and a whole host of places including a zoo which is approx 20 minutes drive away and Colchester town centre is easily accessible by bus."
"If you want to visit Colchester, this site is perfect."
"Convenient location in mid Essex."
"Close base for Colchester, Tiptree, Mouldan and many other great sites to visit."
"Nice centrally located site if you are visiting Colchester town."
"Good site to pitch up as only a small drive to Colchester town Centre or the zoo which is very popular."
"It was walkable into Colchester."
Cons:
"Being so close to the A12."
"Very near slip road on A12 so do get traffic noise."
"Close to the A12 for access to all areas around."
"It's a bit noisy from the A12 but at least it's got easy access."
"There is a road nearby which you can hear now and again, but you soon forget about it."
"Only draw back (which is out of their control) is the A12. I'm not a light sleeper but could hear it at night, you can't see it but you can definitely hear it."
"The only drawback is the noise intrusion from the A12."
Facilities & Cleanliness
Pros:
"Loved the space, very tidy site, clean toilets and plenty of hot water."
"The facilities were very good too - large shower cubicles and good toilet facilities too!"
"The shower/toilets were clean. The whole park was well looked after."
"Really clean loos and showers."
"Facilities clean and maintained as were the pitches and grounds surrounding."
"The facilities were super clean and well maintained."
"Toilets and showers were very clean."
Cons:
"The toilet/shower block badly needed updating and the shower turned off after a few seconds, making it difficult to wash your hair or even have a decent shower."
"Considering the cost of the pitch (£40.00) we were disappointed with the facilities which we thought was a bit dated."
"The facilities are clean and tidy but a bit dated."
"The showers are a little dated and you have to keep pressing the button to keep the water flowing plus the temperature is not changeable."
"Showers not being as clean as they could be. Flies were on the wall.. dead and lots of them."
"Everything dirty building work going on diggers huge lorries passing your vans."
"2 or the 3 facilities blocks were closed which meant the one available was rather busy."
Staff & Service
Pros:
"The staff were lovely and friendly and liked to have a chat."
"Very helpful, friendly staff."
"Staff are very friendly & very helpful."
"The staff were really friendly and lovely."
"Staff were lovely."
"The staff were lovely, really friendly."
"Staff super friendly."
Cons:
"A teenager on desks couldn't answer my questions. No Staff around when needed."
"One member of staff was unhelpful but she was the only one."
"The staff are quite sullen and unfriendly and I felt like I was completely transparent to them most of the time."
"the man behind the counter was totally unconcerned about our issues and did not even attempt to investigate or resolve these problems."
"We were called by the site, and were then told the total price was wrong by an extremely rude woman with no apology for the error."
"The staff are very friendly and helpful, especially the site manager June and her husband."
"Staff very helpful with lots of local knowledge about shops, places to eat etc."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Value for money and if you're looking for a peaceful no hassle time this is the place."
"This site is still worth a visit, lovely staff, and a fair price."
"Lovely staff, and a fair price."
"Without a doubt a ten out of ten holiday experience!"
"We liked Everything about the site it's perfect for us and for family holidays, it's lovely and clean staff are helpful and friendly, we will definitely be coming back and really thinking about getting a seasonal pitch we loved it there and the kids made lots of friends it was the most relaxing holiday we have had."
"Friendly on arrival and during our stay and very helpful."
"What a lovely little site with all you need for a relaxing stay."
Cons:
"At £84 for 3 nights we felt this was too expensive and no compensation was offered."
"Expensive for what you get."
"We wont be coming back as found it expensive for what it offered."
"Very expensive. Facilities described as '5 star' are no better than we have seen for half the price elsewhere."
"It was quite expensive to pitch up as there was nothing there except a children's play area."
"The only criticism I have is we had to pay to park in their car park to visit someone that has a caravan there."
"We enjoyed our stay but the roadworks which continued throughout the night were very noisy. We won't be coming back as found it expensive for what it offered."
Noise Level
Pros:
"There was some road noise as expected but it did not impact on our stay at all."
"There was noise from traffic but I stopped noticing it after a while and it didn't interrupt our sleep."
"The A12 Didn't bother us but I could imagine if you wanted real peace and quiet this would be a tad distracting."
"Quite a bit of noise from the adjacent main road but we soon got used to that."
"A12 noise quite loud but you do get used to it!"
"There is a road nearby which you can hear now and again, but you soon forget about it."
"The present owners have made many improvements but they cant stop the road noise which takes a couple days to adjust to."
Cons:
"There is a lot of traffic noise which you cannot do anything about."
"There is some noise from the A12 but I expected this as I had read reviews prior to arriving."
"It is like parking next to the M25, traffic noise 24/7 that is impossible to ignore."
"its right bang next to the dual motorway the noise is horrible and constant even through the night."
"Continuous road noise spoils the otherwise green and leafy surroundings."
"Unfortunately, it is right next to a major road and there is road noise all the time."
"The road noise from the A12 is HORRENDOUS. Its constant 24hrs a day."