Folly Farm Caravan and Campsite Winchester Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Lovely toilets and shower blocks."
• "Toilets and showers very modern and spotless as was the site."
• "Immaculately clean toilets and showers, with plenty of hot water."
• "All the facilities you could need which were spotless."
• "The toilet and shower blocks were always clean and tidy and well stocked up with toilet roll, hand soap and anti-bac gel."
• "The toilets and showers are immaculate (and I am very fussy)."
• "Facilities clean, well maintained."

Cons:

• "Some of the showers weren't great, one just dribbles out."
• "The toilet block was dated and showers not great but cleaned regularly."
• "Toilet and shower facilities are not great.. it could all do with a good clean, and they need to get rid of shower curtains and the mould."
• "Five toilets and three showers to that many pitches is an absolute joke."
• "Toilet block also had quite a muddy wet floor at times - despite being regularly cleaned to keep on top of it."
• "The loos and showers were poorly ventilated and there were not enough of them."
• "The showers could do with updating; the grouting was little mouldy."

Location & Surroundings

Pros:

• "Lovely lay out in quiet location."
• "Location was lovely with nice countryside views and pitches were adequately sized."
• "Campsite is in walking distance of local pub, which serves lovely food."
• "Nice surroundings, nice countryside and the stars were beautiful."
• "Really nice peaceful campsite in a lovely spot close to Winchester."
• "The countryside around was beautiful."
• "Lovely rural location west of Winchester."

Cons:

• "A very remote location for a motorhome as not much within walking distance."
• "Awkward to find, satnav postcode is ½ mile from the site."
• "Closeness to road meant there was a bit of road noise, but only during the day..."
• "The pitches were all very close together and unless you were in the tree line there was no shade."
• "There are no shops nearby, the nearest are Aldi and Waitrose on the outskirts of Winchester, about 4 miles away so it is advisable to arrive with whatever you will need immediately."
• "The setting is beautiful, well-located for shops, the city, walks on the downs and so on whilst being just far enough 'away from it all' for peace and quiet."
• "We liked the views of fields and trees all around the site."

Staff & Management

Pros:

• "Owner approachable and easy to get hold off."
• "Owner came round to say hello, ask if we were OK and needed anything, very polite, welcoming and friendly."
• "The owners was unbelievable and so so kind and friendly they was super."
• "Owners checked in to make sure we were OK, and pointed us in the direction of where their details were if we needed them."
• "David was incredibly helpful and friendly, the site is beautiful and the views are stunning!"
• "Called reception when we initially arrived and they were very helpful and answered on the first attempt to call."
• "Very helpful and friendly site owners."

Cons:

• "No staff seen in the four days we were there."
• "Never even saw the 'reception' open."
• "No owner presence probably because they knew they would be moaned at."
• "I wasn't feeling the love from the owners."
• "We didn't see a single person who worked there which we have never had before."
• "It seems that nobody is working there at all, under the guise of ‘contactless due to covid’."
• "Disappointed no personal contact on arrival and then when contacted only to be told to move our tent."

Connectivity

Pros:

• "Good WiFi."
• "Was surprised to find there was free Wi-Fi on site."
• "WiFi doesn’t stretch to the pitches, this didn’t bother us as 4g signal was good enough with both of our providers."
• "Good 4g mobile signal."
• "Never got on the wifi but also didn’t mind as had great mobile signal."
• "WiFi was useful albeit temperamental."
• "We enjoyed our stay very much, in spite of Storm Anthony blowing through."

Cons:

• "The wifi signal didn't work all holiday and the phone signal wasn't strong either."
• "Wi-Fi as advertised on the website site doesn’t reach all of the pitches."
• "Wifi wasn't great but in all fairness, youre camping wifi isnt that important."
• "From our pitch was never able to connect to the wifi."
• "The wifi was not good quality but we didn’t spend time watching tv."
• "WiFi did not work."
• "Having to walk quite so far to the toilets in the middle of the night!"