Steeple Bay Holiday Park Reviews Summary

Location & Scenery

Pros:

• "Lovely location with lovely scenary, ideal for all family's."
• "Great location between the seaside and the country and amazing sunsets."
• "The place right on the estuary for great walks and beautiful sunsets."
• "Views across the estuary are lovely."
• "Beautiful view of the creek if you take a stroll down there."
• "The location was stunning for walking and enjoying the wildlife in the estuary."
• "Clean caravan, beautiful views of Blackwater estuary."

Cons:

• "To get to most places you need to drive, we tried to walk along the Estuary to St Lawrence but when you reach the sailing club, you cannot walk any further."
• "Please be aware before you book, this is NOT a coastal bay, it is a muddy river estuary."
• "The 'beach' on the Estuary was not suited for walking dogs, absolutely covered in thick like tar mud from walking along."
• "This site is in the middle of nowhere, the nearest places to visit are 50 min away in Southend."
• "There is nothing else nearby. Not even a shop."
• "It's in the middle of nowhere and you can only access outside the park by car nothing in walking distance."
• "Small sandy areas by the water but no good for swimming unless you're a very strong swimmer."

Accommodation & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "In the middle of nowhere. Lovely setting. And nice clean accommodation."
• "Very clean and tidy caravan park."
• "The caravan was spotless, the staff friendly, warm and quite clearly love working there."
• "Nice clean, modern and well equipped caravan."
• "Caravan was great, hygiene perfect."
• "The caravan was very clean and cannot fault."
• "The caravan was lovely and clean."

Cons:

• "The caravan was full of flies, the smell was horrific! Stains on the carpet, microwave, oven and bathroom literally covered in brown grime."
• "Didn’t have all the bedding the caravan hadn’t even been hovered from the previous person being there."
• "The caravan that we stayed in was very nice and clean."
• "The caravan hasn’t been cleaned at all. The carpet it’s dirty, like someone stepped with mud."
• "Caravan had cobwebs, food left in microwave, kitchen utensils were non existent."
• "The caravan wasn't cleaned properly and there were like ants or flies crawling all over the place."
• "Our caravan hadn't been cleaned at all."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Girls on reception were smiley."
• "Staff are pleasant."
• "Staff are polite and will do the best to help you."
• "Been here since Friday and had a lovely weekend. Upgraded by the lovely Rose and Tara who have been amazing an accomedated our every need this weekend and have been so friendly and cheerful."
• "Nick the park warden was very helpful and welcoming. Staff friendly and hardworking."
• "The staff were really nice, I found and I just saw that they were clearly understaffed and possibly a bit tired but still had a smile on their face!"
• "Very well kept and clean park with the club house restaurant and shop staff been very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Robotic reception staff."
• "The lifeguards were rude and more interested in eating their food."
• "The club house was noisy and unruly nothing was organised, the food and service in the club house was awful."
• "Reception team are just rude and not helpful."
• "The staff are very unfriendly and not happy to talk."
• "The manager was rude and unhelpful."
• "Staff rude and useless."

Entertainment & Activities

Pros:

• "The entertainment was brilliant very inclusive and you could really feel the undercurrent of support the entertainers had for each other this was very palpable."
• "Lewis was brilliant for the evening entertainment."
• "Really enjoyed my stay this weekend, staff were friendly and the caravan was clean."
• "The entertainment was boring except park star Rhys's act with fire."
• "Pedal car hire was great and they had Segway hire that the kids enjoyed."
• "The fishing is great plenty of places to sea fish from and a lovely lake."
• "There is lots to do for children, amazing children's entertainment."

Cons:

• "Lack of entertainment through the main season, yet the prices are still hiked up."
• "There is no heated pool. No activity for teenager."
• "No entertainment after the bingo at 8."
• "Food and drink at the clubhouse expensive and horrendous quality."
• "Facilities aren't great, clubhouse is dated and food wasn't all that, amusements not much good."
• "This holiday park is such a poor excuse of a place, the most disappointing part is that there is hardly nothing to do here."
• "No amenities nothing to do in the area for kids. Entertainment was boring."