Acorn Camping and Caravan Site Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Exceptional friendliness and warmth of staff especially Rachel."
• "The lady who checked us in after hours was excellent and gave us all the information needed for our stay."
• "Awesome campground with friendly and accommodating staff."
• "Everyone is very sweet and pleasant so don’t be shy in popping to the shop for an economical coffee or breakfast treat."
• "Very clean site, lovely staff very polite and helpful."
• "Staff friendly and very helpful."
• "The staff were really helpful and friendly, and the cafe food was lovely."

Cons:

• "The only thing that let's it down is the lack of toilet facilities."
• "Very over priced for what you get."
• "Only fly in the ointment is the on-site manager who was rude, grumpy and lacked crucial training in customer service."
• "We had a large group of people, friends of the owners, who made quite a lot of noise the first night and nothing was done about it."
• "The park operators need to address the long term issue of whether the park is dog friendly or whether it’s going to turn into a free for all kennels."
• "Children in the play area unruly and not respecting any rule set down."
• "Some guests zoomed around on those illegal electric scooters which really upset my dog."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Good toilet/showers for those camping."
• "Excellent hot, strong, showers, plenty of toilets."
• "The shower blocks were very clean and tidy with lots of space and separate cubicles."
• "Dog friendly, clean toilets and free showers with no queues."
• "Lovely clean facilities and hot showers!"
• "Shower facility is probably the best I've seen on a camping, it had a powerful waterstream and was clean and tidy."
• "The toilets and showers are about a 1minute walk away and in clean condition."

Cons:

• "Shower and toilet block needs updating."
• "The whole toilet block could do with some attention, as it all needs some maintenance."
• "Facilities could be good but maintained to a minimum standard, sometimes less."
• "Showers and toilet block needs an update."
• "The shower block was dated but functional."
• "Filthy toilets and showers, no control over kids running riot."
• "The facilities hadn't been updated over recent years and needed a little TLC."

Location and Environment

Pros:

• "This park sits on the coastline where the beaches are right on its doorstep with a beautiful historic village which people visit from all over the world views of the countryside/coastline are absolutely stunning."
• "Great play facilities for the little ones, plus wonderful views of fields, hedgerows and trees."
• "Campsite in a beautiful surrounding and close to (within walking distance) all local amenities and beach."
• "Location near the costal path and lovely little town llantwit major."
• "Walking distance to beach, breathtaking views of swarming crows, and open countryside."
• "Great location for visiting all of the Vale of Glamorgan."
• "Location in vale of Glamorgan close to coastal walks, beach, and lovely small town."

Cons:

• "Very loud, woke up several times from shouting matches."
• "Only thing that let's it down is people with no regard to being loud and talking til 2am."
• "Not much to do around the immediate area."
• "It's on a hill which is horrible to climb when muddy and wet."
• "Narrow roads, and stupid high speed bumps, every 10 mts."
• "The shop and cafe closed at 4pm which could have stayed open a little longer."
• "Time of when camp to be quite 11pm is late when other campers have tv,s on."